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Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Sixth Street Specialty Lending recorded quarterly FCF Payout Ratio of 1.67 in Q1 2026, down 395.15% quarter-over-quarter from 0.57 in Q4 2025, and down 679.87% year-over-year from 0.29 in Q1 2025.

Sixth Street Specialty Lending's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 6 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 1.67 for Q1 2026.

  • In Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio fell 679.87% year-over-year to 1.67; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.76 (down 28.88% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.42, up 111.44% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio came in at 1.67 for Q1 2026 at Sixth Street Specialty Lending, down from 0.57 in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, FCF Payout Ratio ranged from a high of 1.24 in Q3 2023 to a low of 2.72 in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 0.31 and a median of 0.3 in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Across the five-year window, FCF Payout Ratio soared 987.93% in 2023 and sank 679.87% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Sixth Street Specialty Lending's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 0.54 in 2022, then plunged by 185.81% to 0.47 in 2023, then sank by 182.97% to 1.32 in 2024, then surged by 142.8% to 0.57 in 2025, then sank by 395.15% to 1.67 in 2026.
  • According to Business Quant data, FCF Payout Ratio over the past three periods registered 1.67, 0.57, and 2.72 for Q1 2026, Q4 2025, and Q3 2025 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 0.37
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 0.10
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 2.44
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 0.18
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -0.02
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -0.45
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 0.21
10 Sixth Street Specialty Lending - - 92.60 Mn -1.67

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -1.67
Dec 31, 2025 0.57
Sep 30, 2025 -2.72
Jun 30, 2025 0.25
Mar 31, 2025 0.29
Dec 31, 2024 -1.32
Sep 30, 2024 -0.65
Jun 30, 2024 0.38
Mar 31, 2024 -0.75
Dec 31, 2023 -0.47
Sep 30, 2023 1.24
Jun 30, 2023 -0.38
Mar 31, 2023 -0.61
Dec 31, 2022 0.54
Sep 30, 2022 -0.14
Jun 30, 2022 -0.30
Mar 31, 2022 0.49
Dec 31, 2021 -1.34