NCDL (Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending) Tariff Resilience Score: 9/10 (As of Jul. 15, 2026)

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What is Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Tariff Resilience Score?

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending NCDL +0.70% 29 Tariff Resilience Score is 9 as of Jul. 15, 2026. GuruFocus rates NCDL with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,690 Asset Management companies, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending ranks better than 99.53% on this metric.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has the Tariff Resilience Score of 9, which implies that the company might have Highly Resilient.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has NCDL's focus on direct lending to U.S. middle-market companies limits its exposure to international tariffs, providing high resilience against tariff impacts.

Tariff Resilience Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to measure a company's exposure to international trade tariffs, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as global supply chain dependencies, manufacturing locations versus sales markets, import / export balance and percentage of revenue, and more.

The company's exposure to international trade tariffs based on these criteria:

1. Global supply chain dependencies
2. Manufacturing locations versus sales markets
3. Import/export balance and percentage of revenue
4. Historical impact from previous tariff changes
5. Available mitigation strategies (alternative suppliers, pricing power)
6. Industry-specific tariff exemptions or vulnerabilities

Based on the research, GuruFocus believes Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending might have Highly Resilient.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending  (NYSE:NCDL) Tariff Resilience Score Explanation

The Tariff Resilience Score ranges from 0 to 10, with 10 as the most resilient. GuruFocus divided Moat Score into following 3 categories:

Tariff Resilience Score Resilience Level
7 - 10Highly Resilient
4 - 6Average Resilient
0 - 3Highly Vulnerable

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Tariff Resilience Score Related Terms

NCDL vs PDT, HKHC, VINP: Tariff Resilience Score Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Tariff Resilience Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Tariff Resilience Score 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.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Tariff Resilience Score vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Tariff Resilience Score distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Tariff Resilience Score falls into.


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What does a Tariff Resilience Score of 9 mean?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) has a Tariff Resilience Score of 9 as of Jul. 15, 2026. Tariff Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to measure a company's exposure to international trade tariffs, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as global supply chain dependencies, manufacturing locations versus sales markets, import / export balance and percentage of revenue, and more. According to the industry distribution chart, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending ranks #8 out of 1690 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 0.5%.
Is Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Tariff Resilience Score too high?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's current Tariff Resilience Score is 9. Based on the distribution chart, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending ranks #8 out of 1690 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the top quartile — a strong position relative to peers. Overall, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a GF Score™ of 29/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Tariff Resilience Score compare to PDT and HKHC?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending ranks #8 out of 1690 companies for Tariff Resilience Score. This places Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending in the top 1% of its industry — outperforming the majority of peers. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Tariff Resilience Score for an Asset Management company?
A good Tariff Resilience Score depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Tariff Resilience Score 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 Tariff Resilience Score mean?
A high Tariff Resilience Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Tariff Score is a ranking system developed by GuruFocus to measure a company's exposure to international trade tariffs, rated on a scale from 0 to 10. It takes into account key factors such as global supply chain dependencies, manufacturing locations versus sales markets, import / export balance and percentage of revenue, and more. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's current Tariff Resilience Score is 9. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending stock overvalued right now?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) has a current Tariff Resilience Score of 9. The current Tariff Resilience Score is 9. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's overall GF Score™ is 29/100 with 5 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Tariff Resilience Score calculated?
Tariff Resilience Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), the current Tariff Resilience Score is 9 as of Jul. 15, 2026. 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.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Business Description

Other Exchanges O7A:Germany
Address 375 Park Avenue, 9th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10152
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp is a specialty finance company focused predominantly on investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company. The company's investment objective is to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns through current income by investing in senior secured loans to private equity-owned U.S. middle market companies. It invests in senior secured loans that typically pay floating interest rates and are senior in the capital structure to junior debt and equity.
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