Quarterly report [Sections 13 or 15(d)]

DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXABLE INCOME (Tables)

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DIVIDENDS, DISTRIBUTIONS AND TAXABLE INCOME (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Dividends Payable
A summary of dividends paid during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 is as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026 2025 2026 2025
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
Regular dividends per share $ 0.33  $ 0.35  $ 1.03  $ 1.06 
Supplemental dividends per share 0.03  0.01  0.05  0.02 
Total dividends per share $ 0.36  $ 0.36  $ 1.08  $ 1.08 
Total regular dividends $ 14,964  $ 16,502  $ 47,141  $ 47,386 
Total supplemental dividends 1,360  472  2,279  940 
Total dividends
$ 16,324  $ 16,974  $ 49,420  $ 48,326 
Schedule of Taxable Income and to Total Distributions Declared to Common Stock Reconciliation
A reconciliation of “Net increase in net assets resulting from operations” to taxable income and to total distributions declared to common stockholders for the nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025 is as follows:
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026 2025
(estimated, in thousands)
Net increase in net assets resulting from operations $ 60,641  $ 58,693 
Net unrealized appreciation (15,505) (35,886)
Income tax provision 6,647  2,176 
Pre-tax book income not consolidated for tax purposes (3,198) (11,924)
Book income and tax income differences, including debt origination, structuring fees, dividends, realized gains and changes in estimates (5,228) 27,980 
Estimated taxable income (1) 43,357  41,039 
Taxable income earned in prior year and carried forward for distribution in current year 14,984  20,348 
Taxable income earned prior to period end and carried forward for distribution next period (25,693) (27,547)
Dividend payable as of period end and paid in the following period —  17,016 
Total distributions accrued or paid to common stockholders $ 32,648  $ 50,856 
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(1)MSIF’s taxable income for each period is an estimate and will not be finally determined until MSIF files its tax return for each year. Therefore, the final taxable income, and the taxable income earned in each period and carried forward for distribution in the following period, may be different than this estimate.
Schedule of Provision for Income Taxes MSC Income’s provision for income taxes was comprised of the following for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2026 and 2025:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2026 2025 2026 2025
(in thousands)
Net investment income taxes
Current tax expense (benefit):
Federal $ (70) $ (38) $ (1,340) $ 80 
State and other
(2) 108  288  449 
Excise 159  (39) 448  240 
Total current tax expense (benefit) 87  31  (604) 769 
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal 826  474  4,467  1,716 
State and other
148  (52) (421) 8 
Total deferred tax expense 974  422  4,046  1,724 
Total net investment income tax provision $ 1,061  $ 453  $ 3,442  $ 2,493 
Investment valuation related taxes
Deferred tax expense (benefit):
Federal 1,129  1,051  2,308  (362)
State and other 260  150  897  45 
Total deferred tax expense (benefit) 1,389  1,201  3,205  (317)
Total investment valuation related income tax provision (benefit) $ 1,389  $ 1,201  $ 3,205  $ (317)
Total income tax provision $ 2,450  $ 1,654  $ 6,647  $ 2,176