Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) Investor presentation summary
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Investor presentation summary
2 Mar, 2026Overview and organization
Focuses on specialty lending, providing financing solutions with a $2.1B market cap and $3.4B in total assets as of 12/31/2025.
Operates as part of a $125B+ platform with 300+ investment professionals and 78 direct lending specialists.
Senior leadership team averages over 250 years of collective experience; recent leadership transition announced.
Portfolio is 89% first lien, 96% floating rate, and 79% of debt investments have call protection.
99% of investments are directly originated, with 64% to sponsor businesses and 36% to non-sponsor channels.
Track record
Originated $53.3B in investments with a realized average gross unlevered IRR of 17% on fully exited investments.
Achieved 13.2% average annual ROE on net income and 164% economic return since IPO, outperforming BDC peers.
Maintained stable or increasing base dividends for 49 consecutive quarters, with 125% average coverage over five years.
NAV per share has grown from $14.71 to $21.12 (pre-supplemental/special dividends) since inception.
Demonstrated lower losses and higher asset selectivity compared to industry peers.
Liquidity and funding profile
Total liquidity of $1.1B as of 12/31/2025, with $514M undrawn revolver capacity and $1.6B in unsecured notes.
71% of debt is unsecured, with asset coverage for unsecured notes at 2.3x.
Weighted average remaining debt maturity is ~3.4 years; 96.3% of portfolio is floating rate.
Strong relationships with 19 banks and over 200 unsecured note investors.
Liquidity exceeds unfunded commitments by 5.7x, supporting disciplined capital management.
Latest events from Sixth Street Specialty Lending
- Adjusted NII and ROE exceeded guidance, with strong liquidity and a new JV to boost returns.TSLX
Q4 202513 Feb 2026 - Q3 2025 saw strong net investment income, stable NAV, and robust new investment activity.TSLX
Q3 20253 Feb 2026 - Q2 2024 saw strong net investment income, record NAV, and robust portfolio yields.TSLX
Q2 20242 Feb 2026 - Q3 2024 net investment income was $0.59 per share, with strong yield and stable dividends.TSLX
Q3 202416 Jan 2026 - 2024 net investment income, ROE, and NAV per share exceeded guidance and drove higher dividends.TSLX
Q4 20246 Jan 2026 - Proposal seeks approval to issue shares below NAV, with board support and dilution safeguards.TSLX
Proxy Filing1 Dec 2025 - Annual meeting to elect directors, ratify auditor, and review governance and compensation.TSLX
Proxy Filing1 Dec 2025 - Director elections and auditor ratification headline the May 2025 Annual Meeting agenda.TSLX
Proxy Filing1 Dec 2025 - Shareholders will vote on authorizing share issuances below NAV, with board support and dilution limits.TSLX
Proxy Filing1 Dec 2025