Ares Capital Corporation
ARCC | NASDAQ
$19.44
+$0.04 (+0.21%)
At close: Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 PM ET
$19.51
+$0.07 (+0.35%)
Pre-market:
Sep 22, 2026, 5:22 AM ET
Market Data
Market Cap $13.93B
Enterprise Value $13.58B
Beta 0.63
Average Volume 4.81M
Shares Outstanding (Diluted) 718M
Shares Change YoY 3.31%
Institutional Ownership 34.46%
Exchange NASDAQ
ISIN US04010L1035
Price Performance
Price Change 1M -2.5%
Price Change 3M 8.7%
Price Change 6M 7.6%
Price Change YTD -4.9%
Price Change 1Y -7.2%
Price Change 3Y 1.1%
Price Change 5Y -3.2%
1M CAGR (ann.) 1.4%
1Y CAGR (ann.) 1.7%
5Y CAGR (ann.) 9.5%
All-Time CAGR 11.6%
Valuation
PE Ratio 14.40
Forward PE 9.95
PEG Ratio -0.42
Forward PEG 9.87
PS Ratio 6.57
Forward PS 4.40
PB Ratio 1.00
P/FCF Ratio 13.13
P/Adj. FCF Ratio 13.13
P/OCF Ratio 13.14
EV/Sales 6.39
EV/EBIT 10.79
EV/EBITDA 10.79
EV/FCF 12.77
Earnings Yield 6.9%
FCF Yield 7.6%
Adj. FCF Yield 7.6%
Financial Health
Net Cash $383M
Total Debt $0
Cash & Short-Term Investments $383M
Total Assets $30.5B
Current Ratio 1.14
Quick Ratio 1.14
Debt / Equity Ratio 1.14
Debt / EBITDA 0.00
Debt / FCF 0.00
OCF / Debt N/A
Interest Coverage 1.81
Altman Z-Score 0.71
Piotroski F-Score 4
Margins & Profitability
Gross Profit Margin 67.0%
Operating Profit Margin 59.7%
EBITDA Margin 70.6%
Net Profit Margin 41.5%
FCF Margin 50.0%
Adj. FCF Margin 50.0%
SBC / Revenue 0.0%
SBC Impact (per share) N/A
Returns
Return on Assets 3.1%
Return on Equity 6.8%
Return on Invested Capital 1526.5%
Return on Capital Employed 4.9%
Return on Tangible Assets 3.1%
Historical Growth (CAGR)
Revenue CAGR 3Y 12.1%
Revenue CAGR 5Y 0.1%
Revenue CAGR 10Y 11.7%
EPS CAGR 3Y -6.3%
EPS CAGR 5Y -19.1%
EPS CAGR 10Y 0.1%
FCF CAGR 3Y 4.1%
FCF CAGR 5Y 4.7%
FCF CAGR 10Y 25.7%
Analyst Forecasts
Analyst Rating Buy
Analyst Count 32
EPS Growth Next 3Y N/A
Revenue Growth Next 3Y N/A
Earnings Date Oct 26, 2026
EPS Estimate (next Q) $0.48
EPS Growth Est (next Q) -4.0%
Revenue Est (next Q) $776.38M
Revenue Growth Est (next Q) 18.5%
Fair Value Estimates
Graham Number $24.24
Graham Upside 24.7%
Lynch Fair Value $6.75
Lynch Upside -65.3%
Price Target $19
Price Target Upside -2.3%
Cash Flow
Operating Cash Flow $1.06B
Free Cash Flow $1.06B
Adj. Free Cash Flow $1.06B
FCF Per Share $1.48
OCF Per Share $1.48
OCF/S Ratio 46.0%
Income Statement
Revenue $2.13B
Gross Profit $1.36B
Operating Income $1.27B
EBITDA $1.26B
Net Income $960M
EPS (Diluted) $1.35
Revenue / Employee $500K
Profit / Employee $225.88K
Employees 4,250
Dividends
Annual Dividend $1.92
Dividend Yield 9.88%
Payout Ratio 142.2%
FCF Payout Ratio 125.0%
Adj. FCF Payout Ratio 125.0%
Dividend Growth (YoY) 0.0%
Pay Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 14, 2026
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