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Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.

CGBD

BDC

Business Development Company (Carlyle) — investment-company accounting; high margins are structural, not exceptional.

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Latest revenue

$25.6M

as of 2026-03-31

Latest net income

$-4.2M

as of 2026-03-31

Net margin

-16.4%

as of 2026-03-31

9.7
of 10

ActaClear Score

Strong
#83 of 4096 in industry
new
Profitability·25%
9.9
Growth·15%
9.9
Value·20%
10.0
Quality·20%
9.9
Momentum·20%
8.6

Computed from 5 years of SEC fundamentals + latest market data, ranked within industry (4096 peers). 10 = best in industry, 5 = median, 0 = worst. Refreshed Jun 6, 2026.

2.09
Price / FV

Fair value · DCF

Deeply overvalued
~52% downside at this growth
2.8% / yr
-5%30%
Terminal growthWACC 6.4% · 10y forecast
Current price
$10.64
DCF fair value
$5.10
FCF base (last FY)
$69.97M
Net debt
$1.53B

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Price · 5Y

-5.3% / yr 25.0 pts / yr vs S&P 500 23.6% total
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delayed ≤15 min
$10.63
Market cap
$739.1M
Enterprise value
$2.54B
P/E (trailing)
10.6×
Forward P/E
P/B
0.66×
Dividend yield
18.3%
52-wk high
$14.49
52-wk low
$10.50
Beta
Shares out
69.5M

5-year trend

What this company does

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Item 1. Business Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc., a Maryland corporation, is a specialty finance company that is a closed-end, externally managed, non-diversified management investment company. We have elected to be regulated as a BDC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the “Investment Company Act” or the “1940 Act”). For U.S. federal income tax purposes, we have elected to be treated as a RIC under Subchapter M of the Code. We were formed in February 2012, commenced investment operations in May 2013 and began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market, under the symbol “CGBD,” upon completion of our initial…

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Generated from CGBD's filing dated 2026-02-24

Key risks

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Table of Contents Risk Factors An investment in the Company involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider these risk factors, together with all of the other information included in this report, before you decide whether to make an investment in the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company’s investment objective will be achieved or that an investor will receive a return of its capital. In addition, there will be occasions when the Investment Adviser and its affiliates may encounter potential conflicts of interest in connection with the Company. The risks set out below are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or…

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Generated from CGBD's filing dated 2026-02-24

Profitability

Net margin

68.2%

17.3%

Return on equity

6.0%

39.0%

Return on assets

2.5%

49.2%

Leverage

Debt / equity

1.39×

40.1%

Long-term debt / equity

1.31×

23.6%

Debt / assets

58.2%

16.8%

Earnings tracker

QuarterRevenueYoYNet incomeYoYNet margin

Q1 2026

2026-03-31

$25.6M+15.0%$-4.2M-130.0%-16.4%

Q4 2025

2025-12-31

$24.4M-3.4%$17.4M-18.6%71.3%

Q3 2025

2025-09-30

$27.3M+6.7%$23.9M+21.9%87.4%

Q2 2025

2025-06-30

$28.6M+2.8%$14.6M-22.0%51.1%

Q1 2025

2025-03-31

$22.3M-23.8%$14.1M-52.0%63.0%

Q4 2024

2024-12-31

$25.2M$21.4M84.7%

Q3 2024

2024-09-30

$25.6M-8.3%$19.6M-34.6%76.5%

Q2 2024

2024-06-30

$27.9M+0.1%$18.7M+297.8%67.3%

Year-over-year change vs the same fiscal quarter one year prior. Revenue + net income sourced from SEC 10-Q / 10-K filings — no analyst-consensus dependency.

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Insider activity

Insider buying

$368.7K

Insider selling

$380.3K

Net activity

−$11.6K

Distinct insiders

5

Open-market trades over the last 365 days.

Recent transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
2026-05-15

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale3,450$11.22$38.7K
2026-05-15

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale1,720$11.21$19.3K
2026-05-15

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale885$11.22$9.9K
2026-03-20

Francis Taylor

Treasurer

Purchase232$11.22$2.6K
2026-03-09

Alex Chi

CEO

Purchase9,000$10.79$97.1K
2026-03-06

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale3,500$11.29$39.5K
2026-03-06

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale901$11.28$10.2K
2026-03-04

Thomas M Hennigan

CFO and President

Purchase4,430$11.26$49.9K
2025-11-14

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale7,085$11.87$84.1K
2025-11-13

Thomas M Hennigan

CFO

Purchase8,400$12.04$101.1K
2025-11-10

Nelson Joseph

PAO

Purchase1,500$11.84$17.8K
2025-08-20

Thomas M Hennigan

CFO

Purchase7,285$13.75$100.2K
2025-08-18

John G. Nestor

Director

Sale13,238$13.49$178.6K

Source: SEC Form 4 filings. Officers, directors, and 10%+ owners must disclose share transactions within two business days. RSU grants and tax-withholding rows are excluded by default — compensation activity is not a trading signal.

Who owns CGBD

Institutional value

$168.8M

Total shares held

15.8M

Distinct holders

102

-48 vs prior

As of

2026-03-31

Prior: 2025-12-31

Filers with $100M+ AUM disclose holdings 45 days after quarter end.

Top institutional holders

#ManagerSharesValueQoQ changeAction
1Creative Planning3.2M$35.4M-234.0K (-6.8%)Trimmed
2CHOREO, LLC1.4M$15.7M+3.1K (+0.2%)Added
3Invesco Ltd.1.3M$14.3M+423.2K (+47.7%)Added
4UBS Group AG1.2M$13.5M+374.3K (+43.4%)Added
5Muzinich & Co., Inc.737.7K$8.1M+1.3K (+0.2%)Added
6Russell Investments Group, Ltd.587.2K$6.4M+384.5K (+189.8%)Added
7Legal & General Group Plc551.6K$6.0M+32.7K (+6.3%)Added
8Mariner, LLC548.5K$6.0M+4.6K (+0.9%)Added
9Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc.519.7K$5.7M+0 (+0.0%)No change
10CF Capital LLC387.5K$4.2M-524.7K (-57.5%)Trimmed
11BlackRock, Inc.283.5K$3.1M-210.7K (-42.6%)Trimmed
12NOVARE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC251.4K$2.8M+10.3K (+4.3%)Added
13Cliffwater LLC207.3K$2.3M+0 (+0.0%)No change
14HAGER INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, LLC200.5K$2.2M-23.7K (-10.6%)Trimmed
15WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN199.2K$2.2M-70.6K (-26.2%)Trimmed
16HighTower Advisors, LLC196.7K$2.2M+126.5K (+180.3%)Added
17SRS Capital Advisors, Inc.190.3K$2.1M+155.4K (+444.8%)Added
18WCG Wealth Advisors LLC186.7K$2.0M+39.5K (+26.9%)Added
19GFS Advisors, LLC40.6K$2.0M-9.1K (-18.3%)Trimmed
20Significant Wealth Partners LLC162.3K$1.8MNew

Source: SEC Form 13F-HR. Positions aggregated across sub-managers within each firm. Options (puts/calls) excluded — common stock only.

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