Is NCDL a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

NCDL 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 NCDL 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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NCDL Income Quality Score

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Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NCDL) has an Income Quality Score of 39/100, classified as a Question Mark with medium confidence, based on a 3-year income and total-return history.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. (NCDL) is a business development company (BDC) and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 7, 2026Lookback: 3-year

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Long-term focused3-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 6 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

39/100

Question MarkMedium confidence

Asset Type

BDC

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

13.3%

Rank in BDC Universe

31 of 45

Lookback

3-year

Data as of

July 7, 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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IQ Signal Scores

6 quality, distribution and risk signals combined into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

0/100

Distribution Trend

30/100

Total Return

11/100

Max Drawdown

95/100

Volatility

90/100

Yield Consistency

100/100

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IQ Score History

IQ Score trajectory since 2026

NCDL's IQ Score has 38 recorded points from 2026-01-30 to 2026-07-07, most recently 38, ranging between 15 and 39 over the period. Over that window NCDL recorded 2 classification changes. The chart above plots the score against the methodology's Friend and Foe thresholds and overlays a base-100 normalised price line for capital-preservation context.

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NCDL distribution history & safety

Across 3 years of distribution data (2024–2026), NCDL recorded 0 annual increases and no distribution cuts. Distribution stability is a core IQ Score signal — a long record free of cuts supports a stronger classification, while repeated cuts weaken it. Per-year figures are shown in the panel above.

Annual increases

2024–2026

Distribution cuts

2024–2026

Years of data

2024–2026

13.3%

Trailing yield (TTM)

As of snapshot

Stable

Distribution trend

Over available history

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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.