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

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NYSE:NCDL) is projected to announce its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, November 3rd. Analysts expect Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending to announce earnings of $0.37 per share and revenue of $43.72 million for the quarter. Interested persons can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings overview 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 released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 6th. The company reported $0.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $11.14 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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%

NCDL opened at $10.48 on Tuesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $517.58 million, a P/E ratio of 11.03 and a beta of 0.55. The firm’s 50 day moving average is $11.69 and its 200-day moving average is $12.82. Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending has a 52-week low of $10.31 and a 52-week high of $15.07.

Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Dividend Announcement

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

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