Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) — Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of December 2025: 1.87x

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.87x as of December 2025. Operating cash flow of $53.75 Million exceeds net income of $28.73 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. Explore MSDL long-term investments to assets to see how much of total assets are deployed in long-term investments.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.87x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$53.75 Million
USD

Net Income

$28.73 Million
USD

Data as of

Dec 2025
Most recent filing

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Cash Flow Quality Index (2020–2025)

Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund across 6 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Check Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund tangible book value ratio to evaluate the tangible quality of the company's equity base.

Annual Cash Flow Quality Index for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (2020–2025)

Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. For live market cap and the full company financial profile, see MSDL stock market capitalisation.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 1.24x $150.90 Million $122.09 Million ▲ +32.2%
2024 0.93x $201.47 Million $215.56 Million ▲ +16.2%
2023 0.80x $185.78 Million $231.01 Million ▼ -67.9%
2022 2.50x $121.59 Million $48.54 Million ▲ +208.1%
2021 0.81x $67.69 Million $83.25 Million ▲ +19.7%
2020 0.68x $12.43 Million $18.30 Million
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.