Sixth Street Specialty Lending

TSLX Q2 2025 Earnings

Reported Jul 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM ET · SEC Source

Q2 25 EPS

$0.56

BEAT +6.12%

Est. $0.53

Q2 25 Revenue

$115.0M

BEAT +4.16%

Est. $110.4M

vs S&P Since Q2 25

-42.5%

TRAILING MARKET

TSLX -26.6% vs S&P +15.9%

Market Reaction

Did TSLX Beat Earnings? Q2 2025 Results

Sixth Street Specialty Lending posted a solid beat in the second quarter of 2025, with adjusted net investment income of $0.56 per share clearing the $0.53 consensus estimate by 6.12%, while revenue of $115.02 million topped expectations by 4.16% and… Read more Sixth Street Specialty Lending posted a solid beat in the second quarter of 2025, with adjusted net investment income of $0.56 per share clearing the $0.53 consensus estimate by 6.12%, while revenue of $115.02 million topped expectations by 4.16% and grew 26.1% year over year. The headline driver was a sharp swing in unrealized gains, as the business development company recorded $45.04 million in net unrealized gains compared to net unrealized losses of $9.49 million in the year-ago quarter, lifting net income to $59.00 million, or $0.63 per share. That improvement came despite total investment income declining to $115.02 million from $121.81 million a year ago, a compression largely attributed to lower reference rates pulling the portfolio's weighted average yield to 11.7% from 13.8%. Net asset value per share edged up to $17.17 from $17.04 at quarter-end March 2025, and non-accrual investments fell to 0.6% of portfolio fair value, while the board declared a $0.46 base dividend and a $0.05 supplemental dividend for the coming quarter.

Key Takeaways

  • Lower interest rates reduced investment income but also reduced net expenses on debt outstanding
  • Higher activity-based fee income partially offset interest rate declines
  • Net unrealized gains of $45.0 million from investments drove net income growth
  • Restructuring of Lithium Technologies reduced non-accrual investments from 1.2% to 0.6% of portfolio fair value
  • Continued overearning of base quarterly dividend supported NAV per share growth
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TSLX YoY Financials

Q2 2025 vs Q2 2024, source: SEC Filings