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Credit Fears Put Blue Owl on Track For Worst Month Since 2022

Georgie McKay, Natalia Kniazhevich
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Blue Owl Capital Inc. suffered its worst monthly stock decline on record in February 2026, dropping 23% amid growing investor concerns over the $1.8 trillion private credit sector’s instability. The firm’s affiliated business development company, Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp., also plummeted 16%—its steepest monthly loss ever—mirroring broader market anxiety in private credit. The downturn reflects escalating fears about credit risks, liquidity pressures, and potential defaults within the rapidly expanding private credit industry, which has more than doubled in size since 2020. Blue Owl, headquartered in New York, is a major player in private credit, making its struggles a bellwether for sector-wide volatility and investor sentiment. This performance marks the firm’s worst month since 2022, signaling deeper systemic unease as private credit faces its first major stress test in years.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Private Credit Boom:Blue Owl offices in New York.Shares of Blue Owl Capital Inc. notched the worst monthly decline on record, as investor anxiety deepened over turbulence in the $1.8 trillion private credit industry.Blue Owl’s stock fell 23% in February.

Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp., one of the firm’s business development companies, fell 16% for the same period, also the worst month on record.

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