Oaktree Specialty Lending OCSL
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$12.66 -0.11 (-0.86%)
At close: Sep 9, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)

Oaktree Specialty Lending's (OCSL) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 47.27% in Q2 2026, down 176.0% year-over-year from 62.2% in Q2 2025, and down 3.18% quarter-over-quarter from 48.83% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Oaktree Specialty Lending has disclosed Operating Margin across 6 years of filings, most recently posting 47.27% for Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, Operating Margin fell 176.0% year-over-year to 47.27%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 48.71% (up 34.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 48.45%, up 259.0% from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin came in at 47.27% for Q2 2026 at Oaktree Specialty Lending, down from 48.83% in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Operating Margin ranged from a high of 63.94% in Q2 2022 to a low of 44.56% in Q1 2024.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 50.24%, with a median of 48.86% recorded in 2026.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Margin slumped 1589 bps in 2023 and soared 653 bps in 2025.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 49.11% in 2022, then fell by 8 bps to 45.1% in 2023, then gained by 14 bps to 51.43% in 2024, then fell by 5 bps to 48.9% in 2025, then retreated by 3 bps to 47.27% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Operating Margin figures were 47.27% in Q2 2026, 48.83% in Q1 2026, and 48.9% in Q4 2025.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Operating Margin (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.39 Bn 14.01 Bn - 47.79%
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.76 Bn 5.49 Bn - 55.61%
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.62 Bn 5.38 Bn - 44.07%
4 Main Street Capital 5.39 Bn 5.33 Bn - 62.71%
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 5.20 Bn 4.99 Bn - 41.14%
6 Hercules Capital 4.68 Bn 4.64 Bn - 62.31%
7 FS KKR Capital 3.48 Bn 3.37 Bn - -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.38 Bn 3.34 Bn - 45.39%
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.47 Bn -134.94 Mn - 8.79%
10 Oaktree Specialty Lending 1.15 Bn 1.11 Bn - 47.27%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 47.27%
Mar 31, 2026 48.83%
Dec 31, 2025 48.90%
Jun 30, 2025 49.04%
Mar 31, 2025 51.09%
Dec 31, 2024 51.43%
Jun 30, 2024 45.34%
Mar 31, 2024 44.56%
Dec 31, 2023 45.10%
Jun 30, 2023 48.05%
Mar 31, 2023 48.36%
Dec 31, 2022 49.11%
Jun 30, 2022 63.94%
Mar 31, 2022 62.36%
Dec 31, 2021 54.82%
Sep 30, 2021 35.63%