Why is OCSL down?
Down 7% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%.
“The decrease of $1.5 million primarily reflected $0.6 million of lower adjusted total investment income and $0.6 million of higher net expenses.”
OCSL's Quality Score rose 4 points on Mon, Nov 2, to 4.
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Down 7% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%.
“The decrease of $1.5 million primarily reflected $0.6 million of lower adjusted total investment income and $0.6 million of higher net expenses.”
| Holding it back | Above a flat or falling 200-day average |
| Latest filing | 10-Q, Aug 5 |
After its last 4 reports it closed -0.8% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.
Below Averagefor quality, not price, 5 of 14 chart checks firingWhat the Quality Score means
OCSL is #9 of 29 by Quality Score among Business Development Companies.
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Net income over four quarters: OCSL $42.2M, GBDC $172M, TSLX $89.0M, PFLT $50.2M.
Reports Tue Nov 17, before the open (in 15 days). Confirmed.
What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.
The figures are not read from the release yet.
“The decrease for the quarter was primarily driven by lower total investment income and higher income-based (“Part I”) incentive fees (net of fees waived), partially offset by lower interest expense.”
OCSL's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.
No outlook figures read from this release.
“The increase for the quarter was primarily driven by higher Part I incentive fees (net of fees waived), partially offset by lower interest expense due to lower average borrowings outstanding during the quarter.”
From its results filing (SEC filing · Aug 5)
| Reported | Gap | Reaction | 5 sessions |
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| Aug 5, 2026 | 0.0% | -0.6% | +5.6% |
| May 5, 2026 | -4.4% | -5.7% | -6.2% |
| Feb 4, 2026 | -0.2% | +3.3% | +1.5% |
One insider bought $22K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest:
Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.
Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp is a specialty finance company. The company provides lending services and invests in small and mid-sized companies. The company's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from debt investments, and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation from equity investments. The company provides customized, one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets. The company operates as a single reportable segment and derives revenues from investing in originated loans and other securities, including broadly syndicated loans, of U.S. private companies and manages the business on a consolidated basis.
OCSL scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #9 of 29 in Business Development Companies by Quality Score, with 5 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 7% over three years while the S&P 500 rose 89%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.
OCSL scores 4 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #9 of 29 in Business Development Companies by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind OCSL's 4.
One insider bought $22K across 1 filing in the last 6 months. No open-market sales on record. The newest is Armen Panossian, Insider, who bought $22K on Aug 12.
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