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OCSL (Oaktree Specialty Lending) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF : 5.42 (As of Jun. 02, 2025)


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What is Oaktree Specialty Lending Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF?

As of today (2025-06-02), Oaktree Specialty Lending's current share price is $14.415. Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 was $2.66. Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is 5.42.

The historical rank and industry rank for Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF or its related term are showing as below:

OCSL' s Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.02   Med: 7.37   Max: 140.57
Current: 5.5

During the past years, Oaktree Specialty Lending's highest Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF was 140.57. The lowest was 5.02. And the median was 7.37.

OCSL's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF is ranked better than
81.33% of 498 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 19.23 vs OCSL: 5.50

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller. He uses E10 for his Shiller PE Ratio calculation. E10 is the average of the inflation adjusted earnings per share of a company over the past 10 years. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF. The Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share is the average of the inflation adjusted free cash flow per share of a company over the past 10 years.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's adjusted free cash flow per share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was $0.722. Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share for the past 10 years together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share, which is $2.66 for the trailing ten years ended in Mar. 2025.

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Historical Data

The historical data trend for Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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Oaktree Specialty Lending Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Chart

Oaktree Specialty Lending Annual Data
Trend Sep15 Sep16 Sep17 Sep18 Sep19 Sep20 Sep21 Sep22 Sep23 Sep24
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only - - - 29.12 7.21

Oaktree Specialty Lending Quarterly Data
Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25
Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 7.18 7.86 7.21 5.12 5.78

Competitive Comparison of Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF

For the Asset Management subindustry, Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF, along with its competitors' market caps and Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF falls into.


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Oaktree Specialty Lending Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Calculation

Like the Shiller PE Ratio, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF takes the Free Cash Flow per Share from the past 10 years, adjusts it for inflation, and then calculates the average. This average is then used for the P/FCF calculation. Because it considers this 10-year average, it's often referred to as the CAPFCF Ratio.

The Shiller PE Ratio was first used by professor Robert Shiller to measure the valuation of the overall market. The similar calculation is applied by GuruFocus to calculate the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF for today is calculated as

Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF=Share Price/ Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share
=14.415/2.66
=5.42

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Oaktree Specialty Lending's Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2025 is calculated as:

For example, Oaktree Specialty Lending's adjusted Free Cash Flow per Share data for the three months ended in Mar. 2025 was:

Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare=Free Cash Flow per Share/CPI of Mar. 2025 (Change)*Current CPI (Mar. 2025)
=0.722/134.9266*134.9266
=0.722

Current CPI (Mar. 2025) = 134.9266.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Quarterly Data

Free Cash Flow per Share CPI Adj_FreeCashFlowPerShare
201506 5.523 100.684 7.401
201509 -1.970 100.392 -2.648
201512 0.302 99.792 0.408
201603 1.340 100.470 1.800
201606 -0.071 101.688 -0.094
201609 1.720 101.861 2.278
201612 3.761 101.863 4.982
201703 2.315 102.862 3.037
201706 0.836 103.349 1.091
201709 3.400 104.136 4.405
201712 1.290 104.011 1.673
201803 0.385 105.290 0.493
201806 0.738 106.317 0.937
201809 -1.275 106.507 -1.615
201812 1.849 105.998 2.354
201903 -0.258 107.251 -0.325
201906 1.300 108.070 1.623
201909 1.703 108.329 2.121
201912 -0.925 108.420 -1.151
202003 -1.662 108.902 -2.059
202006 -1.834 108.767 -2.275
202009 1.167 109.815 1.434
202012 0.342 109.897 0.420
202103 -2.642 111.754 -3.190
202106 1.284 114.631 1.511
202109 -3.234 115.734 -3.770
202112 0.386 117.630 0.443
202203 -1.499 121.301 -1.667
202206 0.388 125.017 0.419
202209 1.083 125.227 1.167
202212 -1.797 125.222 -1.936
202303 0.631 127.348 0.669
202306 0.632 128.729 0.662
202309 3.158 129.860 3.281
202312 0.014 129.419 0.015
202403 -0.221 131.776 -0.226
202406 -0.732 132.554 -0.745
202409 1.161 133.029 1.178
202412 1.750 133.157 1.773
202503 0.722 134.927 0.722

Add all the adjusted free cash flow per share together and divide 10 will get our Cyclically Adjusted FCF per Share.

Please note that we use the CPI data of the country/region where the company is headquartered. If the CPI data for that country/region is not available, then we will use the CPI data of the United States as default.


Oaktree Specialty Lending  (NAS:OCSL) Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF Explanation

Compared with the regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow, which works poorly for cyclical businesses, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF smoothed out the fluctuations of free cash flow during business cycles. Therefore it is more accurate in reflecting the valuation of the company.

If a company has consistent business performance, the Cyclically Adjusted Price-to-FCF should give similar results to regular Price-to-Free-Cash-Flow.


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Oaktree Specialty Lending Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
Address
333 South Grand Avenue, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA, USA, 90071
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.
Executives
Armen Panossian officer: Chief Executive Officer 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Phyllis R Caldwell director AMERICAN CAPITAL, LTD., 2 BETHESDA METRO CENTER, 12TH FLOOR, BETHESDA MD 20814
Craig A Jacobson director C/O EXPEDIA, INC., 333 108TH AVENUE NE, BELLEVUE WA 98004
Matthew Stewart officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Christopher Mckown officer: See Remarks C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Ashley Pak officer: Chief Compliance Officer C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Mathew Pendo officer: Chief Operating Officer C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Leonard M Tannenbaum director, officer: CEO and President 525 OKEECHOBEE BLVD., SUITE 1770, WEST PALM BEACH FL 33401
Deborah Ann Gero director 333 SOUTH GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Richard Ruben director C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Melvin Carlisle officer: Chief Financial Officer C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Bruce Zimmerman director C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 S. GRAND AVENUE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Marc Gamsin director 1999 AVENUE OF THE STARS, SUITE 2150, LOS ANGELES CA 90067
John Frank director C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, 333 SOUTH GRAND 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071
Edgar Lee officer: See Remarks C/O OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P., 333 SOUTH GRAND AVE, 28TH FLOOR, LOS ANGELES CA 90071