Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026)
Oaktree Specialty Lending's Payout Ratio came in at 3.10 for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Jun 30, 2026), down 9.0% from 3.41 a year earlier but up 13.8% from the prior quarter.
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Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) Payout Ratio (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025 (ended Sep 30, 2025), Oaktree Specialty Lending's Payout Ratio was 4.37, up 43.1% from FY2024.
- Going back by fiscal year, Payout Ratio was 3.05 in FY2024 (+99.0%), 1.53 in FY2023 (-61.1%), 3.94 in FY2022 and 0.34 in FY2021.
- The five-year range for quarterly Payout Ratio is 1.48 (fiscal Q1 2024) to 48.48 (fiscal Q1 2023).
- Year-over-year, Payout Ratio increased in five of the last seven quarters, with growth averaging 32.6%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Payout Ratio over five years came in fiscal Q1 2025 (growth of 114.2%), and the weakest in fiscal Q1 2024 (a decline of 96.9%).
- Business Quant data shows OCSL's Payout Ratio at 2.73 (Q2 2026), 4.29 (Q1 2026) and 4.37 (Q4 2025) in the three fiscal quarters before Q3 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - |
| 10 | Oaktree Specialty Lending | 1.05 Bn | 796.60 Mn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 3.10 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.73 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 4.29 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 4.37 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 3.41 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 18.61 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 3.18 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.05 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.60 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.68 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.48 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 1.53 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.00 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.64 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 48.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.94 |
API Access
Oaktree Specialty Lending Payout Ratio API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=OCSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "payout-ratio", "ticker": "OCSL", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=payout-ratio&ticker=OCSL&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();