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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.

ARCC

$20.04

+$0.03 (+0.15%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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ARCC Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$19.96
Previous Close
$20.01
Day's Range
19.94–20.12
52-Week Range
17.40–22.51
Volume
2.53M
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.
0.63
Valuation
Market Cap
$14.39B
P/E Ratio
14.96
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
10.36
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.
4.63
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
−1.27%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.92+9.60%
Ex-Dividend Date
September 15, 2026
Earnings Date
October 27, 2026estimated
Avg Volume
4.63M

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

ARCC Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+4.37%
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 September 4, 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*$0.962—
2025$1.924+0.0%
2024$1.924+0.0%
2023$1.924+2.7%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$0.962—
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+100.0%
2016$0.762—

Most recent payment: $0.48 per share, ex-dividend June 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 561 stocks
MetricARCCAsset Management medianvs median
P/E14.9610.3445% above
P/S ratio4.6310.4256% below
Profit margin30.91%24.09%6.8 pts above

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) carries a market capitalisation of $14.39B. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

ARCC last closed at $20.04 on September 4, 2026. That is +$0.03 (+0.15%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $17.40 to $22.51. The latest close sits 15.17% 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 6.8 percentage points above the Asset Management median of 24.09%. 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 14.96 times earnings. That is 44.68% above the Asset Management median of 10.34. The forward P/E on file is 10.36. The PEG ratio, which sets the P/E against expected earnings growth, reads 3.72. Measured against sales, the shares trade at 4.63 times revenue. On price-to-sales that is 55.54% below the Asset Management median of 10.42. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.63. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 25.62%. The trailing one-year price return is −1.27%. Measured over 10 years, that is +12.17% a year compounded.

Growth & Income

ARCC pays a dividend yielding 9.6%. That is 1.5 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. 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 2 payments totalling $0.96 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.92 a share.

So far in 2026 the price is +4.37%. 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 $14.39B 15.0
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $182.35B 26.9
Blackstone Inc. BX $162.74B 30.5
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR $99.50B 34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. Ares Capital Corporation trades at a P/E of 15.0.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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