Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) Stock Analysis

Company Overview

The market values Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) at $294.78M. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

ARDC last closed at $12.30 on September 4, 2026. That is −$0.01 (−0.08%) against the previous close. The 52-week range on file runs from $11.60 to $15.03. The latest close sits 6.03% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

In fiscal 2025, Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. reported revenue of $25.57M. That is −37.93% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $41.20M. Net income for the same year was $22.38M. That is −41.08% against the prior fiscal year. The reported profit margin is 0%. That is 24.1 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Trailing earnings per share are 0.21.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$43.42M in 2022 to $25.57M in 2025. Of those 4 years, 3 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The trailing P/E ratio stands at 58.57. That is 5.7 times the Asset Management median of 10.34. 561 Asset Management companies report these metrics, and the medians quoted come from that group.

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 16.87%. Over the trailing twelve months the price has returned −8.19%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +7.77%.

Growth & Income

ARDC pays a dividend yielding 10.97%. That is 2.9 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. At the indicated rate that is $1.35 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is August 21, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 11 calendar years; 2026 shows 8 payments totalling $0.90 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.36 a share.

2026 is still running; the price is −1.58% year to date. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2023 at +32.42%; the weakest is 2022 at −22.18%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.