---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001544206-26-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "CGBD"
cik: "0001544206"
company_name: "Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-14T18:35:38.119807+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.55
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Carlyle Secured Lending Q1 NII $0.36/sh; NAV down 2.3% to $15.89; declares $0.35 dividend

## Summary
- Net investment income of $0.36 per share (GAAP and adjusted) for Q1 2026.
- NAV per share decreased 2.3% to $15.89 from $16.26 at Dec 31, 2025.
- Total fair value of investments stood at $2.3B as of March 31, 2026.
- Declared Q2 2026 dividend of $0.35/share, payable July 16 to holders of record June 30.
- Management reset base dividend to align with current earnings, with potential for future supplements.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001544206-26-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: CGBD
- cik: 0001544206
- company_name: Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-11T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.55
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.55
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544206/000154420626000032/0001544206-26-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544206/000154420626000032/csl-20260511.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001544206-26-000032
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001544206-26-000032.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001544206-26-000032.txt

## Source-grounded claims
- claim_id: d0133ffcdf84208377ad4b3e11966add3fade649
  claim: Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. reported first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: EPS $0.36 per common share of Net Investment Income and Adjusted Net Investment Income.
  evidence_excerpt: For the first quarter of 2026, we reported $0.36 per common share of Net Investment Income and Adjusted Net Investment Income, a non-GAAP financial measure described below.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1544206/000154420626000032/0001544206-26-000032-index.htm

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