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Oaktree Specialty Lending Q4 2025 earnings summary

Complete event summary combining all related documents: earnings call transcript, report, and slide presentation.
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Q4 2025 earnings summary18 Nov, 2025

Executive summary

  • Achieved GAAP net investment income of $0.41 per share and adjusted net investment income of $0.40 per share in Q4, up from $0.38 and $0.37 per share in the prior quarter, with full coverage of the $0.40 per share dividend.

  • Net asset value per share declined to $16.64 from $16.76 in the prior quarter, reflecting unrealized depreciation.

  • Non-accruals reduced to 2.8% of portfolio at fair value, down 20 bps sequentially and 100 bps year-over-year.

  • Management remains disciplined and selective in capital deployment due to ongoing market uncertainty.

Financial highlights

  • Adjusted net investment income for Q4 was $35.4 million ($0.40/share), and GAAP net investment income was $35.8 million ($0.41/share).

  • Adjusted total investment income for Q4 was $76.9 million; total investment income was $77.3 million.

  • Net realized and unrealized losses, net of taxes, were -$0.13 per share; adjusted net realized and unrealized losses were -$0.12 per share.

  • Portfolio at fair value totaled $2.85 billion across 143 companies.

  • Weighted average cost of borrowings was 6.5%, down from 6.6% in Q3.

Outlook and guidance

  • Lower base rates expected to impact net investment income in the December quarter, but levers such as increasing leverage, optimizing JVs, and reducing non-accruals are available.

  • Management expects to remain disciplined and selective in capital deployment due to ongoing market uncertainty.

  • Liquidity and capital resources are considered sufficient to invest in market opportunities as they arise.

  • No outsized repayments or material changes in deployment or leverage expected for the December quarter.

  • No repeat of the high-spread Walgreens deal anticipated in the next quarter.

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Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, 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.

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