Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. TSLX
At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:42 PM EST
After hours · Nov 3, 4:42 PM ET
- YTD
- -17.59%
- 1 year
- -20.94%
- Market cap
- 1.71B
- Revenue (ttm)
- 408.93M
- Profit margin
- 21.77%
- EPS (ttm)
- 0.93
- Shares out
- 95.34M
- P/E ratio
- 19.25
- Forward P/E
- 9.71
- Dividend
- 1.68 (9.25%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Sep 14, 2026
- YTD return
- -17.59%
- 1-year return
- -20.94%
- Volume
- 437.93K
- Avg volume
- 480.93K
- Open
- 18.17
- Previous close
- 18.17
- Day's range
- 17.84 – 18.17
- 52-week range
- 16.04 – 22.84
- Beta
- 0.64
- Analysts
- Buy
- Price target
- 19.77 (+10.5%)
- Earnings date
- Nov 3, 2026
6M -1.87 (-9.46%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 3.50B
- PEG ratio
- 1.28
- Price / sales
- 4.17
- Price / book
- 1.10
- Dividend yield
- 9.25%
- Payout ratio
- 203.23%
- Revenue growth
- -14.90%
- Free cash flow
- 148.07M
- Total cash
- 153.50M
- Total debt
- 1.92B
- Return on equity
- 5.63%
- Short % of float
- 4.22%
- 50-day average
- 17.85
- 200-day average
- 18.21
Analyst view
Consensus: buy
- Target (low)
- 17.50
- Target (mean)
- 19.77
- Target (high)
- 23.00
- Strong buy4
- Buy6
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Next earnings
Nov 3, 2026
Expected Nov 3, 2026. Consensus EPS estimate 0.43825.
Financials — quick view
Earnings
| Report date | Quarter ending | EPS estimate | EPS reported | Surprise | Surprise % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 2026 | Sep 30, 2026 | 0.4377 | — | — | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | 0.4226 | 0.43 | +0.01 | +1.75% |
| May 5, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | 0.49 | 0.42 | -0.07 | -14.29% |
| Feb 12, 2026 | Dec 31, 2025 | 0.50 | 0.52 | +0.02 | +4.00% |
| Nov 4, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | 0.52 | 0.53 | +0.01 | +1.92% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | 0.53 | 0.56 | +0.03 | +5.66% |
Upgrades / downgrades
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 2, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 7, 2026 | JP Morgan | main | Neutral | Neutral |
| May 7, 2026 | RBC Capital | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 7, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | main | Outperform | Outperform |
| May 7, 2026 | Truist Securities | main | Buy | Buy |
About Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (NYSE: TSLX) is a business development company, private equity, loan and mezzanine fund. The fund provides senior secured loans (first-lien, second-lien, and unitranche), unsecured loans, mezzanine debt, and investments in corporate bonds and equity securities and structured products, non-control structured equity, and common equity with a focus on co-investments for organic growth, acquisitions, market or product expansion, restructuring initiatives, recapitalizations, growth capital, buyout, and refinancing. The fund invests in business services, software & technology, healthcare, energy, consumer & retail, manufacturing, internet services, consumer products, hotel, gaming, leisure, transportation, human resource support services, oil, gas, consumable fuels, pharmaceuticals, industrials, royalty related businesses, education, and specialty finance. The fund seeks to finance and lending to middle market companies principally located in the United States. The fund invests in companies with enterprise value between $50 million and $1000 million or more and EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million and equity investment between $15 million and $100 million. The debt transaction size is between $15 million and $350 million. The fund invests across the spectrum of the capital structure and can arrange syndicated transactions of up to $500 million and hold sizeable positions within its credits.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
News
Sixth Street (TSLX) Tops Q3 Earnings and Revenue Estimates Sixth Street Specialty Q3 Adj. EPS $0.44, Inline, Sales $98.956M Beat $98.247M Estimate
How to Build $4,200 a Month in Dividend Income From Three Income Buckets: SDY, TSLX, and UTG
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. Schedules Earnings Release and Conference Call to Discuss its Third Quarter Ended September 30, 2026 Financial Results
Sixth Street Specialty Lending: Dividend Cut Saved This BDC's Premium
Forget Dividend Cuts: These 2 BDCs Are Built To Last Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Sixth Street Specialty, Raises Price Target to $19.5
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Q2 Earnings Call Highlights
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. (TSLX) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Sixth Street (TSLX) Surpasses Q2 Earnings and Revenue Estimates
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Insider holders
| Insider | Relation | Latest transaction | Date | Shares held |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BRUCK ROSS ANTHONY | Officer | Purchase | May 10, 2026 | 18,250 |
| COVINGTON P. EMERY | Director | Purchase | Mar 5, 2026 | 15,000 |
| GRAF MICHAEL A | Chief Financial Officer | Purchase | Feb 25, 2026 | 7,204 |
| PECK JOSHUA | Officer | Purchase | Mar 1, 2026 | 3,140 |
| PLUSS STEVEN | Officer | Purchase | Feb 26, 2026 | 51,500 |
| STANLEY ROBERT J | Chief Executive Officer | Purchase | Nov 17, 2025 | 24,907 |
Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRS Ohio | 6.25% | 5,940,289 | 106.27M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Sixth Street Partners Management Company, L.P. | 2.86% | 2,714,226 | 48.56M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC | 2.63% | 2,500,571 | 44.74M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Progeny 3, Inc. | 2.61% | 2,476,398 | 44.30M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| UBS Group AG | 2.50% | 2,373,275 | 42.46M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| Van Eck Associates Corporation | 2.49% | 2,366,266 | 42.33M | Jun 29, 2026 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| VanEck ETF Trust-VanEck BDC Income ETF | 1.79% | 1,704,638 | 30.50M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Putnam ETF Trust-Putnam BDC Income ETF | 0.75% | 710,232 | 12.71M | Jul 30, 2026 |
| First TRT Exch-Trd Fd. VIII-FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Inco | 0.16% | 153,935 | 2.75M | Aug 30, 2026 |
| RIVERNORTH OPPORTUNITIES FUND INC.-Rivernorth Opportunities Fund Inc | 0.11% | 100,000 | 1.79M | Jun 29, 2026 |
| WisdomTree Trust-WisdomTree Private Credit and Alternative Income Fund | 0.11% | 100,853 | 1.80M | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Tidal ETF Trust-Sound Enhanced Fixed Income ETF | 0.06% | 53,219 | 952.09K | Aug 30, 2026 |
