Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) Projected to Release Earnings on Tuesday

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) will likely be posting its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, November 3rd. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $0.37 per share and revenue of $43.72 million for the quarter. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM ET.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.39 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $11.14 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $46.72 million. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending had a return on equity of 9.60% and a net margin of 24.44%. On average, analysts expect Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending to post $1.60 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1.62 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Stock Down 0.7%

Shares of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending stock opened at $10.48 on Tuesday. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $11.69 and a 200 day moving average price of $12.82. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a fifty-two week low of $10.31 and a fifty-two week high of $15.07. The firm has a market cap of $517.58 million, a P/E ratio of 11.03 and a beta of 0.55.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 27th. Stockholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be given a $0.36 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $1.44 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 13.7%. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 151.58%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently weighed in on NCDL. Wall Street Zen upgraded Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, July 25th. UBS Group raised Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and dropped their price target for the company from $14.75 to $13.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 1st. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reduced their price objective on Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending from $15.00 to $13.50 and set a “market perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, August 10th. Finally, Zacks Research raised shares of Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 21st. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, two have assigned a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $13.62.

About Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NYSE: NCDL) is a closed-end investment company that has elected to be regulated as a business development company. The company provides financing to privately owned, primarily U.S.-based middle-market businesses.

NCDL invests mainly in senior secured loans and other debt investments, with a focus on companies that may have limited access to traditional bank financing. Its portfolio may also include unitranche loans, subordinated debt and, to a lesser extent, equity or equity-related investments.