Oaktree Specialty Lending... (OCSL)

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL ) Q2 2025 Earnings Conference Call May 1, 2025 11:00 AM ET Company Participants Clark Koury – Head-Investors Matt Pendo – President Armen Panossian –...

Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.45 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.51 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.56 per share a year ago.

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