NCDL (Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending) Total Payout Yield %: 19.28 (As of Jul. 18, 2026)

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What is Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Total Payout Yield %?

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending NCDL -2.31% 29 Total Payout Yield % is 19.28 as of Jul. 18, 2026. GuruFocus rates NCDL with a GF Score™ of 29/100. The stock has 5 warning signs investors should review.

Total Payout Yield % is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchases of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. It is a measure of shareholder return.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's current Total Payout Yield % is 19.28%.


Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Total Payout Yield % Explanation

Similar to Dividend Yield, Total Payout Yield % is a measurement of shareholder return. Dividends is not the only way that companies are able to distribute their excess cash back to the shareholders. The other way to distribute the cash is a stock repurchase. The stock repurchase buys back the company's own shares from the marketplace. This results in a reduced number of oustanding shares, making each share worth a greater percentage of the corporation.


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Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Total Payout Yield % Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield % 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.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Total Payout Yield % Chart

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Annual Data
Trend Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Total Payout Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 -12.60 25.50

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Quarterly Data
Dec21 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Total Payout Yield % 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 30.60 27.06 14.66 13.49 14.15

NCDL vs PDT, HKHC, VINP: Total Payout Yield % Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Total Payout Yield % 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 Total Payout Yield % vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield % falls into.


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Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Total Payout Yield % Calculation

Total Payout Yield % is a measure of shareholder return.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield % for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2025 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) / Market Cap
=- (-65.746 + 0 + -102.252) / 658.82258
=25.50%

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's annualized Total Payout Yield % for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2026 is calculated as

Total Payout Yield %=- (Repurchase of Stock + Issuance of Stock + Cash Flow for Dividends) * Annualized Factor / Market Cap
=- (0 + 0 + -22.224) * 4 / 628.20264
=14.15%

* 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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What does a Total Payout Yield % of 19.28 mean?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) has a Total Payout Yield % of 19.28 as of Jul. 18, 2026. Total Payout Yield is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. View historical data on Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and its competitors.
Is Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield % too high?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's current Total Payout Yield % is 19.28. 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 Total Payout Yield % compare to PDT and HKHC?
Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's Total Payout Yield % of 19.28 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 Total Payout Yield % for an Asset Management company?
A good Total Payout Yield % depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Total Payout Yield % 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 Total Payout Yield % mean?
A high Total Payout Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Total Payout Yield is the percent a company has paid to its shareholders through net repurchase of shares and dividends based on its Market Cap. View historical data on Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending and its competitors. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending's current Total Payout Yield % is 19.28. 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 Total Payout Yield % of 19.28. The current Total Payout Yield % is 19.28. 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 Total Payout Yield % calculated?
Total Payout Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL), the current Total Payout Yield % is 19.28 as of Jul. 18, 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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