Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.

NYSE:TSLX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$2.0b

Sixth Street Specialty Lending Future Growth

Future criteria checks 1/6

Sixth Street Specialty Lending's revenue is forecast to decline at 5.7% per annum while its annual earnings are expected to grow at 5.1% per year. EPS is expected to grow by 4% per annum.

Key information

5.1%

Earnings growth rate

4.0%

EPS growth rate

Capital Markets earnings growth13.0%
Revenue growth rate-5.7%
Future return on equityn/a
Analyst coverage

Good

Last updated08 May 2025

Recent future growth updates

No updates

Recent updates

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A BDC Worthy Of Your Capital

May 08

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A Quality Dividend Powerhouse For Long-Term Investors

Apr 21

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Improved Fundamentals But Expensive

Mar 13

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: I Like The Quality, But Not At 31% Premium

Feb 15

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Strong Liquidity Enables Navigation Of Lower Interest Rates

Feb 03

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Lower Interest Rates Won't Hurt Its Income Potential

Jan 10

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Underwhelming Performance And Rising Non-Accruals (Rating Downgrade)

Nov 17

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: 10% Yield Is Getting Less Sustainable

Nov 10

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: How's Dividend After Interest Rate Cut

Oct 15

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A 10% BDC Yield For A Recession

Sep 05

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Good Way To Play Defense In BDC Sector

Aug 22

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Defensive BDC To Buy When Volatility Hits

Aug 15

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: An 8.7% Dividend Worth Considering

Jul 16

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Consistent Performance Justifies Premium

Jul 05

Sixth Street Lending: You Can Get A 9% Yield, But The Stock Is No Bargain

Jun 22

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A Top Notch BDC To Buy On A Pullback

Jun 02

Sixth Street Continues Thriving, Proving To Be A Solid Long-Term Dividend Investment

May 13

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Still Thriving Despite The Headwinds

Mar 18

Sixth Street Lending Q4: Smooth Sailing For This 10% Yielding BDC

Feb 21

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Trades At A Premium To Nav Due To High Quality

Feb 10

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: 8% Yield And NAV/Share Growth

Jan 26

Switching Walk From Main Street Capital To Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Jan 08

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A Top BDC Selling At A Fair Price (Rating Downgrade)

Dec 15

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Outperforming, Strong Earnings

Nov 17

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: The 9.2% Yield Is One To Hold

Oct 13

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Best Of Breed In BDC Space

Sep 04

TSLX: The Golden Age Of Private Credit

Aug 23

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: 10% Yield, Strong Q1 Earnings

Jul 28

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: The 9.4% Dividend Yield Is Getting Fatter

Jul 21

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: 9.7% Yield And Investment Grade Credit Rating

Jun 09

TSLX: Another Quarter Of Outperformance For This 11.2% Yielding BDC

May 23

Sixth Street Specialty Lending goes ex-dividend on Monday

Feb 24

Sixth Street Specialty Lending raises base dividend by 2% to $0.46

Feb 16

10%-Yielding Sixth Street Specialty Lending Is A Buy

Jan 20

Sixth Street: You Can Still Get A 10% Yield On Your Purchase

Jan 09

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A 10%-Yielding Gift For Investors

Nov 02

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Buy This 8.6% Yield Before The Rebound

Aug 19

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: A Solid BDC At The Right Price

Aug 10

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. raises quarterly base dividend

Aug 03

Sleep Well At Night With 8.0% Yielding Sixth Street

May 28

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Have Your Cake And Eat It Too

Mar 19

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Best-Of-Breed BDC With 7.2% Core Yield

Mar 10

Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Safe High Yield For A Rich Retirement

Mar 02

Buy This Inflation Resistant Dividend Monster: Sixth Street

Dec 19

Sixth Street: An Excellent BDC That Gives You Stocking Stuffers

Dec 07

7.4% Yield Plus Bonus: Buy Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Sep 23

Pound For Pound, Sixth Street Is One Of The Best BDCs Around

Jul 13

Bag A 7.6% Yield With Sixth Street Specialty Lending

Jun 21

Earnings and Revenue Growth Forecasts

NYSE:TSLX - Analysts future estimates and past financials data (USD Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsFree Cash FlowCash from OpAvg. No. Analysts
12/31/2027404187N/AN/A1
12/31/2026436199N/A498
12/31/2025444196N/A1247
3/31/2025481176170170N/A
12/31/2024483187-45-45N/A
9/30/2024478187-102-102N/A
6/30/20244742111010N/A
3/31/2024459217-229-229N/A
12/31/2023438222-237-237N/A
9/30/2023419217-96-96N/A
6/30/2023382187-376-376N/A
3/31/2023338120-379-379N/A
12/31/2022309108-225-225N/A
9/30/2022287104-352-352N/A
6/30/2022281124116116N/A
3/31/2022280196109109N/A
12/31/202127921222N/A
9/30/2021262223-68-68N/A
6/30/2021263250-323-323N/A
3/31/2021270288-35-35N/A
12/31/2020270178145145N/A
9/30/2020274162133133N/A
6/30/2020273111211211N/A
3/31/202026563-137-137N/A
12/31/2019251155-378-378N/A
9/30/20192601316868N/A
6/30/20192531382929N/A
3/31/2019257124201201N/A
12/31/2018262119N/A119N/A
9/30/2018236132N/A-285N/A
6/30/2018225119N/A-263N/A
3/31/2018218117N/A-187N/A
12/31/2017211112N/A82N/A
9/30/2017212118N/A209N/A
6/30/2017213130N/A182N/A
3/31/2017201148N/A95N/A
12/31/2016192137N/A-42N/A
9/30/2016186100N/A-151N/A
6/30/201617972N/A-117N/A
3/31/201617857N/A-143N/A
12/31/201517364N/A-191N/A
9/30/201517682N/A-99N/A
6/30/201516791N/A-202N/A
3/31/201516884N/A-75N/A
12/31/201416385N/A-149N/A
9/30/201414592N/A-240N/A
6/30/201413090N/A-244N/A

Analyst Future Growth Forecasts

Earnings vs Savings Rate: TSLX's forecast earnings growth (5.1% per year) is above the savings rate (2.8%).

Earnings vs Market: TSLX's earnings (5.1% per year) are forecast to grow slower than the US market (14% per year).

High Growth Earnings: TSLX's earnings are forecast to grow, but not significantly.

Revenue vs Market: TSLX's revenue is expected to decline over the next 3 years (-5.7% per year).

High Growth Revenue: TSLX's revenue is forecast to decline over the next 3 years (-5.7% per year).

Earnings per Share Growth Forecasts

Future Return on Equity

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

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2025/05/11 07:11
End of Day Share Price 2025/05/09 00:00
Earnings2025/03/31
Annual Earnings2024/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
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

Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. is covered by 15 analysts. 10 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Mark DeVriesBarclays
Derek HewettBofA Global Research
Derek HewettBofA Global Research