Is CGBD a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

CGBD is classified a Question Mark under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the CGBD distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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CGBD Income Quality Score

Name: CGBD Income Quality Score
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Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) has an Income Quality Score of 44/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. (CGBD) is a business development company (BDC) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

44/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

BDC

Exchange

NASDAQ

Trailing Yield (TTM)

18.5%

Rank in BDC Universe

27 of 44

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending, Inc.

44Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Business Development Company

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

25/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

92/100

Total Return

56/100

Max Drawdown

20/100

Volatility

38/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
drawdown severe
1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Deep Unrecovered Drawdown

Distribution Safety

6Years raised

2Years cut

10Years of data

CutCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20171.22Held
20181.68Raised
20191.74Raised
20201.47Cut
20211.5Raised
20221.64Raised
20231.76Raised
20241.87Raised
20251.65Cut
20260.75Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.