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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) Stock Analysis

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) is a Asset Management stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ARCC

$18.40

−$0.11 (−0.59%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ARCC Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$18.56
Previous Close
$18.51
Day's Range
18.36–18.58
52-Week Range
17.40–21.14
Volume
2.94M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
0.66
Valuation
Market Cap
$13.21B
P/E Ratio
13.73
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
9.52
PEG RatioThe P/E ratio divided by the expected earnings growth rate. It puts a high P/E in the context of how fast profits are growing.
3.72
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
4.25
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
1.34
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.51B−12.08%
Net Income (FY)
$1.30B−14.65%
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
30.91%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
718.02M
1-Year Return
−0.34%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.92+10.37%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 15, 2026
Earnings Date
October 27, 2026
Avg Volume
4.33M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ARCC closed at $18.40, −0.34% over 1 year.

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) has a market capitalization of $13.21B.

In fiscal 2025, ARCC reported revenue of $1.51B.

ARCC Stock Return by Calendar Year

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $9,966
−0.34%
5 years
$10,000 $13,680
+36.80%
10 years
$10,000 $30,184
+201.84%

If you had invested $10,000 in Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $30,184 at the close on October 21, 2026: +201.84% in total, +11.68% a year, with dividends reinvested. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−4.18%
2025+1.07%
2024+19.78%
2023+20.03%
2022−3.84%
2021+36.14%
2020+0.86%
2019+31.30%
2018+8.81%
2017+4.50%
2016 (partial year)+11.73%

As of October 21, 2026.

ARCC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.51B$1.30B86.3%
2024$1.71B$1.52B88.8%
2023$1.65B$1.52B92.4%
2022$741.00M$600.00M81.0%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.51B——$1.30B86.3%
2024$1.71B——$1.52B88.8%
2023$1.65B——$1.52B92.4%
2022$741.00M——$600.00M81.0%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of December 31, 2025.

ARCC Dividend History

$1.92+0.0% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.443—
2025$1.924+0.0%
2024$1.924+0.0%
2023$1.924+2.7%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.443—
2025$1.924+0.0%
2024$1.924+0.0%
2023$1.924+2.7%
2022$1.874+15.4%
2021$1.624+1.3%
2020$1.604−4.8%
2019$1.684+9.1%
2018$1.544+1.3%
2017$1.524+300.0%
2016$0.381—

Most recent payment: $0.48 per share, ex-dividend September 15, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

ARCC Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks
MetricARCCAsset Management medianvs median
P/E13.739.4445% above
P/S ratio4.258.5950% below
Profit margin30.91%74.97%44.1 pts below

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) carries a market capitalisation of $13.21B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

ARCC last closed at $18.40 on October 21, 2026. That is −$0.11 (−0.59%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $17.40 to $21.14. The latest close sits 5.75% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Ares Capital Corporation reported revenue of $1.51B. Against the prior fiscal year total of $1.71B, that is a change of −12.08%. Net income for the same year was $1.30B. That is −14.65% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 30.91%. That is 44.1 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to 1.34.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from $741.00M in 2022 to $1.51B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 4 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

On trailing earnings, the shares are priced at 13.73 times earnings. That is 45.44% above the Asset Management median of 9.44. The forward P/E on file is 9.52. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 3.72. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 4.25 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 50.49% below the Asset Management median of 8.59. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.66. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 25.65%. The trailing one-year total return is −0.34%. Measured over 10 years, that is +11.68% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

ARCC pays a dividend yielding 10.37%. That is 1.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.92 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is September 15, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.44 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.92 a share.

So far in 2026 the total return is −4.18%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2021 at +36.14%; the weakest is 2022 at −3.84%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 8 finished higher.

Peer Comparison

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
Ares Capital Corporation ARCC $13.21B 13.7
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $184.31B 25.8
Blackstone Inc. BX $127.43B 23.9
Brookfield Corporation BN $83.74B 69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. Ares Capital Corporation trades at a P/E of 13.7.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About Ares Capital Corporation

Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in growth capital, acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in sports, media & entertainment, industrials & business services, infrastructure & power, financial institution groups, software & technology, specialty healthcare, consumer, retail & services, energy and the basic and growth manufacturing, consumer products, health care products, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It invests in the United States based companies. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $30 million and $500 million, in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.

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