Financial Services
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation(OCSL)
Live Price
Offline$11.59
+0.17% today
1Y Change
-14.53%
Window
Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
- Market Cap
- $1.13B
- Revenue Growth
- +60.9%
- EPS Growth
- -45.8%
- Dividend Yield
- 12.6%
Coverage: 246 bars ยท Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026
Research Briefing
A compact read on the setup, peer context, quarterly changes, and recent earnings reaction.
Research Snapshot
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) is a Financial Services stock with a market cap of $1.13B and listed on NASDAQ. The stock last traded around $11.59 and down 14.5% across the available one-year price window (Jun 26, 2025 โ Jun 18, 2026). Baseline metrics include revenue growth of +60.9%, EPS growth of -45.8%, a dividend yield of 12.6%. What stands out right now is revenue +60.9%, EPS -45.8%, free cash flow +646.5% with operating margin 39.7% and ROIC 2.7%. The dividend matters to the case here, with a current yield around 12.6%. Valuation already assumes a fairly strong business story at P/E 35.1 and price/sales 5.2. Overall, the current profile looks closer to a turnaround or cyclical reset than a generic broad-market placeholder. Stock Foundry combines OCSL price history, valuation, growth, dividend context, earnings, analyst forecasts, news, related Financial Services peers on this page.
Sector Context
How this name stacks up against nearby peers on first-pass metrics.
Revenue Growth
Above sector median
+60.9% vs +3.4% peer median
Operating Margin
Above sector median
+39.7% vs +4.7% peer median
What Changed This Quarter
Latest report context and the signals most likely to have changed the story.
Latest report is on the board
2026 was reported on May 7, 2026, but the surprise data is still limited.
The operating picture looks softer than before
Revenue is at +60.9% and EPS is at -45.8%, with operating margin around 39.7%.
Shareholder return is still part of the story
The stock is still offering a dividend yield around 12.6%, which matters if the thesis depends on income as much as growth.
Earnings Reaction Memory
How the stock has tended to move after recent reports.
Across the last 3 reported quarters, the stock averaged -0.1% over the next 5 trading days and finished higher after 1 of those reports.
View quarter-by-quarter reaction table
| Quarter | EPS ฮ | 1D | 5D | 20D |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 May 7, 2026 | โ | -0.5% | -1.0% | -2.4% |
2026 Feb 4, 2026 | +7.9% | -3.3% | -1.5% | -8.6% |
2025 Nov 18, 2025 | +3.6% | -0.1% | +2.3% | -3.2% |
Benchmark Edge
OCSL vs SPY, QQQ, and Sector ETFs
Normalized return, excess return, max drawdown, and calendar-year wins against the benchmarks investors actually use.
OCSL
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Normalized return
SPY
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S&P 500
Excess Return
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Relative to SPY
OCSL Max Drawdown
-26.57%
Trailing 1Y
SPY Max Drawdown
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Trailing 1Y
Calendar-Year Returns
Uses the longest available daily history for OCSL and SPY.
Company Overview
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation
NASDAQ Global Select
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is a business development company specializing in investments in middle market, bridge financing, first and second lien debt financing, unsecured and mezzanine loan, mezzanine debt, senior and junior secured debt, expansions, sponsor-led acquisitions, preferred equity and management buyouts in small and mid-sized companies. It seeks to invest in education services, business services, retail and consumer, healthcare, manufacturing, food and restaurants, construction and engineering, and media and advertising sectors. It invests between $5 million to $75 million principally in the form of one-stop, first lien, and second lien debt investments, which may include an equity co-investment component in companies with enterprise value between $20 million and $150 million and EBITDA between $3 million and $50 million. The fund has a hold size of up to $75 million and may underwrite transactions up to $100 million. It primarily invests in North America. The fund seeks to be a lead investor in its portfolio companies.
- Leadership
- Armen Panossian
- IPO Date
- Jun 12, 2008
- Street Address
- 333 South Grand Avenue
- Mailing
- Los Angeles, CA, 90071
- Region
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- Reporting Currency
- USD
- Investor Line
- 213-830-6300
- Last Updated
- May 3, 2026
Key Fundamentals
Valuation, growth, profitability, and balance sheet signals.
Valuation
- P/E
- 35.1
- EV/EBITDA
- 31.0
- Price/Sales
- 5.2
- Price/Book
- 0.8
Growth
- Revenue
- +60.9%
- EPS
- -45.8%
- Free Cash Flow
- +646.5%
Profitability
- Gross Margin
- 62.2%
- Operating Margin
- 39.7%
- Net Margin
- 14.9%
- ROE
- 2.2%
- ROIC
- 2.7%
Balance Sheet
- Debt/Equity
- 1.12
- Current Ratio
- 1.78
Earnings Reports
Latest News
Official Releases
Company announcements and filings-style updates.
Next Step
Keep the research moving
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