Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation

NasdaqGS:OCSL Stock Report

Market Cap: US$1.1b

Oaktree Specialty Lending Future Growth

Future criteria checks 3/6

Oaktree Specialty Lending's revenue is forecast to decline at 1.1% per annum while its annual earnings are expected to grow at 45.4% per year. EPS is expected to grow by 43.3% per annum.

Key information

45.4%

Earnings growth rate

43.25%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets earnings growth11.6%
Revenue growth rate-1.1%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated13 Mar 2026

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Deep Discount To NAV And A 14.6% Dividend Yield

Mar 31

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Solid Income Value After 27% Dividend Cut

Mar 17

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Dividend Cut, What Now?

Feb 26

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Dividend Cut As Expected, But Is This Enough?

Feb 05

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Conditions Haven't Materially Improved Yet

Jan 20

Why OCSL Could Surprise Bulls

Dec 19

Oaktree Specialty Lending: 14% Yield, Trading At 89 Cents On The Dollar

Dec 13

BlackRock TCP Vs. Oaktree Specialty: Both Are Likely To Cut, One Of Them Sooner

Nov 24

Oaktree Specialty Lending: The Insider Buying Is Bullish

Oct 08

Oaktree Specialty Lending: How Good Is This 14% Yield?

Oct 02

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Excess Software Lending May Compound 'Value Trap' Risk

Sep 25

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Risky 13% Yield

Aug 26

Oaktree Specialty Lending: A Buying Opportunity With A 13% Yield

Aug 20

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Admitting My Mistake And Downgrading This BDC

Aug 02

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Built For Stability And Success

Jul 20

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Priced Attractively, But Dividend May Be Threatened

Jul 03

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Plenty Of Reasons To Remain Bullish

Jun 13

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Credit Issues Continue To Hold Back Performance

May 10

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Love The 11% Yield, Didn't Like The Earnings

May 02

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Trading At A Premium To NAV

Mar 24

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Time To Capitalize On The Market's Overreaction

Mar 13

Oaktree Specialty: Fear Creates 11%-Yielding Buying Opportunity (Rating Upgrade)

Feb 11

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Buy The Panic And Lock In An 11% Yield

Feb 02

Oaktree Speciality Lending: 10% Yielder With A De-Risked Profile

Jan 21

Oaktree Specialty Lending: A Sustainable 10.3% Dividend Yield

Jan 15

BDCs: Oaktree Capital Looks Less Attractive Than Trinity Capital

Sep 17

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Another Dividend Increase As Conservative Marks Push The NAV 5% Lower

Aug 12

Oaktree Specialty Lending raises dividend by 3% to $0.17/share

Aug 04

Oaktree Specialty Lending's Recession-Safe 10.2% Yield Is On Sale

Jul 01

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Investment Grade Dividend Grower Yielding 9.1%

May 13

Oaktree Specialty Lending: An 8.4% Yielding BDC With Another Strong Quarter

Feb 14

Oaktree Specialty Lending: A Rare Combination Of Compelling Valuation And Dividend Growth

Jan 10

OCSL: OK Q3 Results But Internals Look Better

Nov 23

A Rare 8% Yield BDC Offering Dividend Growth, Equity Upside: Oaktree Specialty Lending

Oct 14

8.2% Yield: Buy The Turnaround At Oaktree Specialty Lending

Sep 30

Buy This Dividend Growth Stock Currently Yielding 8.0%: Oaktree

Aug 29

Oaktree Specialty Lending: Improving Portfolio Quality Supports A Bullish Thesis

Jul 01

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NasdaqGS:OCSL - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
9/30/2028297125N/AN/A1
9/30/2027298130N/AN/A6
9/30/2026299110N/AN/A6
12/31/20253053211N/A
9/30/202531734228228N/A
6/30/202533446323323N/A
3/31/20253549242242N/A
12/31/202437055162162N/A
9/30/2024382581919N/A
6/30/202438967167167N/A
3/31/2024396103276276N/A
12/31/2023398115340340N/A
9/30/2023379117229229N/A
6/30/2023348855151N/A
3/31/2023309102626N/A
12/31/20222773-111-111N/A
9/30/2022263292222N/A
6/30/202225653-238-238N/A
3/31/2022258137-185-185N/A
12/31/2021236211-223-223N/A
9/30/2021209237-231-231N/A
6/30/20211892711919N/A
3/31/2021158345-144-144N/A
12/31/202015091-93-93N/A
9/30/202014339-153-153N/A
6/30/2020134-17-128-128N/A
3/31/2020136-1182020N/A
12/31/20191401128585N/A
9/30/2019148126N/A216N/A
6/30/2019151146N/A76N/A
3/31/2019147150N/A50N/A
12/31/2018143105N/A80N/A
9/30/201813947N/A54N/A
6/30/2018136-112N/A279N/A
3/31/2018149-142N/A283N/A
12/31/2017160-153N/A374N/A
9/30/2017178-197N/A487N/A
6/30/2017201-75N/A410N/A
3/31/2017221-74N/A367N/A
12/31/2016235-78N/A329N/A
9/30/2016248-67N/A165N/A
6/30/2016252-66N/A-24N/A
3/31/2016258-40N/A277N/A
12/31/2015265-19N/A380N/A
9/30/201526515N/A146N/A
6/30/201527846N/A354N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: OCSL's forecast earnings growth (45.4% per year) is above the savings rate (3.4%).

Earnings vs Market: OCSL's earnings (45.4% per year) are forecast to grow faster than the US market (15.6% per year).

High Growth Earnings: OCSL's earnings are expected to grow significantly over the next 3 years.

Revenue vs Market: OCSL's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-1.1% per year).

High Growth Revenue: OCSL's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-1.1% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

Future ROE: Insufficient data to determine if OCSL's Return on Equity is forecast to be high in 3 years time

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/12 02:33
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/10 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/09/30

Data Sources

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Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation is covered by 21 analysts. 7 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Kannan VenkateshwarBarclays
James FotheringhamBMO Capital Markets Equity Research
Mitchel PennBrean Capital Historical (Janney Montgomery)