OCSL

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (OCSL) Risks & Opportunities Analysis (2026)

Invetso Score: 5.8/10 — Balanced · Last Updated: 2026-08-01

Overall Score

Balance Sheet Liquidity

Current ratio remains strong at 3.92x, indicating ample near-term liquidity.

Debt remains meaningful with debt-to-equity at 1.04x and debt-to-assets at 0.50x, so leverage is still a watch item.

Profitability Cash Flow

Gross margin is high at 80.5% and EBITDA margin is 70.0%, supporting solid operating economics.

Free cash flow yield is attractive at 13.4%, but interest coverage is only 1.20x and net margin is 15.1%, leaving limited cushion if earnings soften.

Valuation

Valuation looks reasonable with price-to-free-cash-flow at 7.48x and price-to-book at 0.83x.

However, price-to-earnings is 26.8x, which is not especially cheap given modest return on equity of 3.0%.

Sources

  • Company filings (10-K, 10-Q, investor presentations)
  • Financial and market data providers
  • Public news and industry information

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