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ARCC NASDAQ US

Ares Capital Corporation - Closed End Fund

Financial Services · Financial Services Website · IPO Oct 2012
$18.09
▲ +$0.36 (+2.03%)
Vol 6.7M
10
Quality Score
ok
Deep Check
2/5 ok
Mkt Cap
$14.5B
P/E
10.6
ROE
9.8%
Margin
45.2%
D/E
108.96
Beta
0.64
Div Yield
9.49%
52W
$18–$24

Wall Street Consensus

20 analysts · Apr 2026
6
Strong Buy
11
Buy
3
Hold
0
Sell
0
Strong Sell
85.0%
Buy Rating

Price Chart

Earnings

Beat rate: 0.0%
Quarter EPS Est EPS Act Surprise
Dec 2025 $0.51 $0.41 $-0.10
Sep 2025 $0.51 $0.50 $-0.01
Jun 2025 $0.52 $0.50 $-0.02
Mar 2025 $0.55 $0.50 $-0.05

Quarterly Revenue & Earnings

Quarter 2024-0… 2024-1… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-0… 2025-1…
Revenue $393.0M $275.0M $399.0M $444.0M $334.0M
Net Income $357.0M $241.0M $361.0M $404.0M $293.0M

Fundamentals Trend

Metric 2025-06-30 2025-09-02 2025-10-02 2025-11-03 2025-12-03 2026-01-02
ROE (TTM) 10.1% 10.1% 10.1% 9.8% 9.8% 9.8%
P/E (TTM) 11.27 11.68 10.58 10.69 10.84 10.62
Net Margin 48.5% 44.9% 44.9% 45.2% 45.2% 45.2%
Gross Margin 48.7% 50.3% 50.3% 49.5% 49.5% 49.5%
D/E Ratio 100.53 100.53 100.53 108.96 108.96 108.96
Current Ratio 1.07 1.07 1.07 2.23 2.23 2.23

Key Ratios

ROA (TTM)
4.7%
P/S (TTM)
4.80
P/B
1.1
EPS (TTM)
$1.99
Rev Growth 3Y
+18.0%
52W High
$23.84
52W Low
$18.26
$18.26 52-Week Range $23.84

Financial Health

Free Cash Flow
-$427.0M
Net Debt
$15.4B
Cash
$638.0M
Total Debt
$16.0B
As of Dec 31, 2025

How does ARCC compare to Financial Services peers?

Peer group: Large-cap Financial Services ($10B+) · 23 companies

ARCC AFRM CG CME COIN

ARCC valuation vs Financial Services peers

P/E ratio
10.6
57% below peers (24.9)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
P/S ratio
4.8
12% below peers (5.5)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Fair value
P/B ratio
1.1
74% below peers (4.1)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Undervalued
Div yield
9.5%
672% above peers (1.2%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Strong yield

ARCC profitability vs Financial Services peers

ROE
9.8%
30% below peers (14.0%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
Net margin
45.2%
117% above peers (20.8%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Top tier
Gross margin
49.5%
42% below peers (85.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Weak
ROA
4.7%
0% above peers (4.7%)
vs Peers
vs Industry
In line

ARCC financial health vs Financial Services peers

D/E ratio
109.0
31% above peers (83.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Above avg
Current ratio
2.2
82% above peers (1.2)
vs Peers
vs Industry
Below avg
Beta
0.6
49% below peers (1.3)
vs Peers
vs Industry
More volatile

ARCC fundamentals radar

ARCC Peer median Industry

ARCC profitability vs leverage

Bubble size = market cap · X = net margin · Y = D/E ratio

ARCC vs peers: key metrics

Latest AI Opinion

Grok BUY

Price action shows ARCC at $18.00 near its recent 52-week lows after a sharp decline from $21+ in early 2026 with high selling volume, indicating a potential oversold dip and good entry point for a swing trade if reversal momentum …

Mar 23, 2026

Insider Activity

Neutral
Buys
0
Sells
0
MARKOWICZ JANA
Chief Operating Officer · Feb 09
15000 shs
LEM SCOTT C
Chief Financial Officer · Feb 06
5186 shs
HENSON MARY BETH
Director · Feb 05
4000 shs
SCHNBELL MICHAEL KORT
Chief Executive Officer · Feb 05
12500 shs
SCHNBELL MICHAEL KORT
Chief Executive Officer · Feb 05
12500 shs
Last 90 days

Top Holders

Top 5: 8.0%
Morgan Stanley
2.45%
$306.4M
Van Eck Associates Corporat…
1.77%
$221.2M
UBS Group AG
1.56%
$195.5M
Citadel Advisors Llc
1.12%
$140.9M
Bank of America Corporation
1.10%
$137.4M
As of Dec 31, 2025

Dividends

$1.92
/ year
Mar 13, 2026 $0.4800
Dec 15, 2025 $0.4800
Sep 15, 2025 $0.4800
Jun 13, 2025 $0.4800
Mar 14, 2025 $0.4800
Dec 13, 2024 $0.4800
Sep 13, 2024 $0.4800
Jun 14, 2024 $0.4800