Richard Sloan from the University of Michigan was first to document what is referred to as the "accrual anomaly". His 1996 paper found that shares of companies with small or negative accruals vastly outperform (+10%) those of companies with large ones.
As of Dec. 2025, FS Specialty Lending Fund has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE:FSSL) Sloan Ratio % Explanation
A former University of Michigan researcher, Richard Sloan's 1996 paper found that shares of companies with small or negative accruals vastly outperform (+10%) those of companies with large ones. In fact, for the 40-year period between 1962 and 2001, buying the lowest accrual companies and shorting the highest accrual companies resulted in an average annual compounded return of 18%, more than double the S&P 500's 7.4% annual return over the same period.
If the Sloan Ratio is between -10% and 10%, the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
If the Sloan Ratio is less than between -25% and -10% on the negative side, and between 10% and 25% on the positive side, this is a warning stage of accrual build up.
If the Sloan Ratio is less than -25% or greater than 25%, and this ratio is consistent over several quarters or even years, be careful. Earnings are highly likely to be made up of accruals.
As of Dec. 2025, FS Specialty Lending Fund has a Sloan Ratio of 0.00%, indicating the company is in the safe zone and there is no funny business with accruals.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Sloan Ratio % Related Terms
FS Specialty Lending Fund Sloan Ratio % Historical Data
* 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.
For the Asset Management subindustry, FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio %, along with its competitors' market caps and Sloan Ratio % 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Sloan Ratio % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio % falls into.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Sloan Ratio % Calculation
Earnings contain a lot of non cash earnings which is called accruals. The Sloan ratio is a way to identify firms with low non-cash or accrual-derived earnings relative to their cash flow.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was 21.622 (Dec. 2024 ) + 34.431 (Mar. 2025 ) + 18.21 (Jun. 2025 ) + 0 (Dec. 2025 ) = $74.3 Mil.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Cash Flow from Operations for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was -96.471 (Dec. 2024 ) + 7.106 (Mar. 2025 ) + 175.111 (Jun. 2025 ) + 0 (Dec. 2025 ) = $85.7 Mil.
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Cash Flow from Investing for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Dec. 2025 was 0 (Dec. 2024 ) + 0 (Mar. 2025 ) + 0 (Jun. 2025 ) + 0 (Dec. 2025 ) = $0.0 Mil.
* 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio % too high?
FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. Overall, FS Specialty Lending Fund has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio % compare to MFIC and AWF?
FS Specialty Lending Fund's Sloan Ratio % of 0.00% can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Sloan Ratio % for an Asset Management company?
A good Sloan Ratio % depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Sloan Ratio % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Sloan Ratio % mean?
A high Sloan Ratio % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Sloan ratio measures earnings quality based on the amount of accruals. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund stock overvalued right now?
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a current Sloan Ratio % of 0.00%. The current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00%. FS Specialty Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Sloan Ratio % calculated?
Sloan Ratio % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL), the current Sloan Ratio % is 0.00% as of Dec. 2025. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
FS Specialty Lending Fund is a United States-based externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation by investing mainly in private and public credit in a broad set of industries, sectors, and sub-sectors. Its investment policy is to invest mainly in a portfolio of secured and unsecured floating and fixed-rate loans, bonds, and other types of credit instruments, which, under normal circumstances, will represent at least eighty percent of the Company's total assets.
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