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

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) is a Asset Management stock listed on NYSE and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

ARDC

$11.23

$0.00 (0.00%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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ARDC Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026

Trading

Open: $11.22
Previous Close: $11.23
Day's Range: 11.15–11.25
52-Week Range: 11.15–13.99
Volume: 145.00K

Valuation

Market Cap: $269.14M
P/E Ratio: 53.48
EPS (ttm): 0.21

Financials (FY)

Revenue (FY): $25.57M−37.93%
Net Income (FY): $22.38M−41.08%
Shares Outstanding: 23.97M
1-Year Return: −8.74%

Dividend and dates

Dividend: $1.35+12.02%
Ex-Dividend Date: October 19, 2026
Avg Volume: 100.37K

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

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, ARDC closed at $11.23, −8.74% over 1 year.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) has a market capitalization of $269.14M.

In fiscal 2025, ARDC reported revenue of $25.57M.

ARDC Stock Return by Calendar Year

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) 10-year return: what $10,000 became

1 year: $10,000 $9,126; −8.74%
5 years: $10,000 $11,096; +10.96%
10 years: $10,000 $18,820; +88.20%

If you had invested $10,000 in Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) 10 years ago, at the close on October 21, 2016, it would have been worth $18,820 at the close on October 21, 2026: +88.20% in total, +6.53% 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.

−22.18%+32.42%−10.14%

2016*2017201820192020202120222023202420252026*

Year	Return
2026 (partial year)	−10.14%
2025	−3.05%
2024	+21.10%
2023	+32.42%
2022	−22.18%
2021	+23.17%
2020	+2.61%
2019	+21.31%
2018	−8.76%
2017	+18.41%
2016 (partial year)	+8.27%

As of October 21, 2026.

ARDC Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends December

RevenueNet income

2022202320242025

Fiscal year	Revenue	Net income	Net margin
2025	$25.57M	$22.38M	87.5%
2024	$41.20M	$37.98M	92.2%
2023	$59.70M	$56.35M	94.4%
2022	−$43.42M	−$46.11M	106.2%

Fiscal year	Revenue	Gross profit	Operating income	Net income	Net margin
2025	$25.57M	—	—	$22.38M	87.5%
2024	$41.20M	—	—	$37.98M	92.2%
2023	$59.70M	—	—	$56.35M	94.4%
2022	−$43.42M	—	—	−$46.11M	106.2%

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

ARDC Dividend History

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$1.36−3.9% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 12 payments

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026*	$0.90	8	—
2025	$1.36	12	−3.9%
2024	$1.42	12	+4.0%
2023	$1.36	12	+13.3%

Year	Dividends per share	Payments	Change
2026 (partial year)	$0.90	8	—
2025	$1.36	12	−3.9%
2024	$1.42	12	+4.0%
2023	$1.36	12	+13.3%
2022	$1.20	12	+2.1%
2021	$1.18	12	−2.5%
2020	$1.21	12	−6.9%
2019	$1.30	12	+0.0%
2018	$1.30	12	−4.1%
2017	$1.35	13	+555.8%
2016	$0.21	2	—

Most recent payment: $0.11 per share, ex-dividend August 21, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

ARDC Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks

Metric	ARDC	Asset Management median	vs median
P/E	53.48	9.44	5.7x the median

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

The market values Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) at $269.14M. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry.

ARDC last closed at $11.23 on October 21, 2026. The close was unchanged from the previous session. The 52-week range on file runs from $11.15 to $13.99. The latest close sits 0.72% 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. 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 53.48. That is 5.7 times the Asset Management median of 9.44. 512 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 16.9%. Over the trailing twelve months the total return is −8.74%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +6.53%.

Growth & Income

ARDC pays a dividend yielding 12.02%. That is 3.1 percentage points above the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. At the indicated rate that is $1.35 a share a year. The ex-dividend date on file is October 19, 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 total return is −10.14% 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.

Peer Comparison

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) 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 Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.	ARDC	$269.14M	53.5
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 Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. trades at a P/E of 53.5.

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 Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. is a closed-ended fixed income fund launched by Ares Management LLC. The fund is managed by Ares Capital Management II LLC. It primarily invests in the U.S. securities and companies. The fund primarily invests in debt instruments such as senior loans made primarily to companies whose debt is rated below investment grade, corporate bonds that are primarily high yield issues rated below investment grade, equity securities of CLOs and debt securities issued by CLOs, and other fixed-income instruments. It focuses on such factors as the overall macroeconomic environment, financial markets, and company specific research and analysis, to create its portfolio. Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. was formed on November 27, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States..

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