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    Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)

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    FINANCIAL SERVICES • ASSET MANAGEMENT • NASDAQ

    $18.92
    +0.33 (+1.78%)

    Market Cap: $13.35B

    Last updated: Oct 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM ET

    Earnings

    Performance (10Y)

    Beat Rate
    67%(26/39)
    Avg Surprise
    +4.14%
    Streak
    1 Q

    Upcoming Estimates

    Period ending Sep 30, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.48
    Range$0.47 - $0.49
    14 analysts
    EPS Revisions
    1
    0
    7d
    1
    0
    30d
    EPS Estimate DriftChange to current
    90d ago$0.48-1.2%
    60d ago$0.48-1.0%
    30d ago$0.48+0.1%
    7d ago$0.48+0.1%
    Current$0.48
    Revenue Consensus
    $776M
    Range$749M - $790M
    11 analysts
    Period ending Dec 31, 2026
    EPS Consensus$0.48
    Range$0.45 - $0.56
    14 analysts
    Revenue Consensus
    $774M
    Range$718M - $809M
    12 analysts
    PeriodReportedEst.SurpriseB/MYoY
    Dec 26EST
    		-$0.48---
    Sep 26EST
    		-$0.48---
    Jun 26
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.47$0.47+0.00%Beat-6.0%
    Mar 26
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.47$0.48-2.08%Miss-6.0%
    Dec 25
    Reported Feb 4
    		$0.50$0.50+0.38%Beat-9.1%
    Sep 25
    Reported Oct 28
    		$0.50$0.50+0.00%Beat-13.8%
    Jun 25
    Reported Jul 29
    		$0.50$0.51-1.96%Miss-18.0%
    Mar 25
    Reported Apr 29
    		$0.50$0.54-7.41%Miss-15.3%
    Dec 24
    Reported Feb 5
    		$0.55$0.58-5.17%Miss-12.7%
    Sep 24
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.58$0.59-1.69%Miss-1.7%
    Jun 24
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.61$0.58+5.17%Beat+3.4%
    Mar 24
    Reported May 1
    		$0.59$0.60-1.67%Miss+3.5%
    Dec 23
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.63$0.60+5.00%Beat+0.0%
    Sep 23
    Reported Oct 24
    		$0.59$0.58+1.72%Beat+18.0%
    Jun 23
    Reported Jul 25
    		$0.59$0.57+3.51%Beat+28.3%
    Mar 23
    Reported Apr 25
    		$0.57$0.59-3.39%Miss+35.7%
    Dec 22
    Reported Feb 7
    		$0.63$0.56+12.50%Beat+8.6%
    Sep 22
    Reported Oct 25
    		$0.50$0.49+2.04%Beat+6.4%
    Jun 22
    Reported Jul 26
    		$0.46$0.44+4.55%Beat-13.2%
    Mar 22
    Reported Apr 26
    		$0.42$0.47-10.64%Miss-2.3%
    Dec 21
    Reported Feb 9
    		$0.58$0.49+18.37%Beat+5.5%
    Sep 21
    Reported Oct 26
    		$0.47$0.45+4.44%Beat+20.5%
    Jun 21
    Reported Jul 28
    		$0.53$0.42+26.19%Beat+35.9%
    Mar 21
    Reported Apr 28
    		$0.43$0.42+2.38%Beat-20.4%
    Dec 20
    Reported Feb 10
    		$0.55$0.40+37.50%Beat+25.0%
    Sep 20
    Reported Oct 27
    		$0.39$0.38+2.63%Beat-22.0%
    Jun 20
    Reported Aug 4
    		$0.39$0.38+2.63%Beat-20.4%
    Mar 20
    Reported May 5
    		$0.54$0.43+25.58%Beat+12.5%
    Dec 19
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.44$0.45-2.22%Miss-8.3%
    Sep 19
    Reported Oct 30
    		$0.50$0.46+8.70%Beat+13.6%
    Jun 19
    Reported Jul 30
    		$0.49$0.44+11.36%Beat+28.9%
    Mar 19
    Reported Apr 30
    		$0.48$0.42+14.29%Beat+41.2%
    Dec 18
    Reported Feb 12
    		$0.48$0.41+17.07%Beat+26.3%
    Sep 18
    Reported Oct 31
    		$0.44$0.39+12.82%Beat+22.2%
    Jun 18
    Reported Aug 1
    		$0.38$0.39-2.56%Miss+11.8%
    Mar 18
    Reported May 2
    		$0.34$0.38-10.53%Miss+6.3%
    Dec 17
    Reported Feb 13
    		$0.38$0.37+2.70%Beat-9.5%
    Sep 17
    Reported Nov 2
    		$0.36$0.35+2.86%Beat-
    Jun 17
    Reported Aug 2
    		$0.34$0.36-5.56%Miss-
    Mar 17
    Reported May 3
    		$0.32$0.38-15.79%Miss-
    Dec 16
    Reported Feb 22
    		$0.42$0.39+7.69%Beat-

    Dividends

    Dividend Metrics

    Forward Yield10.15%
    Forward Annual Dividend$1.92
    Payout Ratio116.76%
    FrequencyQuarterly
    Pay MonthsMar, Jun, Sep, Dec

    Growth

    3Y CAGR+0.88%
    5Y CAGR+3.71%
    ARCC dividend history and ex-dividend datesRun ARCC in the free DRIP calculator

    Key Metrics

    Valuation
    P/E Ratio9.75EV/EBITDA24.11x
    Price/FCFN/AFCF YieldN/A
    Profitability
    Profit Margin30.90%Operating Margin75.60%
    ROE6.88%ROIC3.14%
    Financial Health
    Debt/Equity1.14xInterest Coverage1.71x
    Current RatioN/AQuick RatioN/A
    Trading Statistics
    Beta0.66Avg Volume4.66M
    52-Week High$19.8352-Week Low$16.55

    Technical Indicators Dashboard

    Moving Averages

    SMA 10$18.68
    SMA 20$18.96
    SMA 50$19.23
    SMA 200$18.50
    EMA 10$18.76
    EMA 20$18.89
    EMA 50$18.97
    EMA 200$18.69

    MACD

    Line: -0.16Signal: -0.14Hist: -0.02

    ADX

    ADX: 25.6+DI: 15.0-DI: 18.4

    Aroon & PSAR

    Aroon Up8.0
    Aroon Down76.0
    PSAR$18.30

    Bollinger Bands

    Upper Band$19.60
    Lower Band$18.32
    %B Position678%(Upper)
    Band Width0.47

    RSI (14-Day)

    Neutral
    49.1

    Momentum Oscillators

    Stoch %K33.3
    Stoch %D27.5
    Williams %R-47.3
    ROC (10d)-1.3%
    Momentum-0.24
    CCI (20d)-27.8
    MFI (14d)32.1

    Volatility Measures

    ATR (14d)$0.37(2.0%)
    StdDev (20d)0.32
    Hist Vol15.1%(Low)

    Volume Flow

    VWAP$18.86
    OBV-87.7M
    AD Line-14.8B
    CMF (20d)-0.182

    Volume Metrics

    Avg Vol (20d)4.6M
    Vol Ratio0.9x
    VWMA (20d)$18.99

    Pivot Points

    R3$18.97
    R2$18.84
    R1$18.71
    Pivot Point$18.58
    S1$18.45
    S2$18.32
    S3$18.19

    Advanced Oscillators

    TSI-17.12
    Ultimate Osc50.4
    KST-32.34

    Financial Data

    QuarterJun 2026Mar 2026Dec 2025Sep 2025Jun 2025Mar 2025Dec 2024Sep 2024Jun 2024Mar 2024Dec 2023Sep 2023
    Total Revenue$369.00M$379.50M$847.20M$506.00M$568.00M$317.00M$451.20M$737.00M$519.00M$648.00M$670.00M$645.00M
    Cost of RevenueN/A$213.00M$188.00M$195.00M$172.00M$172.00M$174.00M$181.00M$160.00M$144.00M$144.00M$132.00M
    Gross ProfitN/A$550.00M$447.00M$460.00M$407.00M$274.00M$393.00M$432.00M$372.00M$495.00M$444.00M$528.00M
    Operating Expenses$195.00M$152.00M$231.00M$343.00M$215.00M$96.00M$112.00M$315.00M$195.00M$217.00M$32.00M$194.00M
    R&D$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    SG&A$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Operating IncomeN/A$404.00M$529.00M$431.00M$378.00M$248.00M$370.00M$406.00M$347.00M$456.00M$422.00M$503.00M
    Interest Income$709.00M$642.00M$1.00B$555.00M$615.00M$602.00M$581.00M$576.00M$682.00M$660.00M$1.36B$623.00M
    Interest Expense$214.00M$213.00M$419.00M$0$188.00M$186.00M$382.00M$0$174.00M$159.00M$298.00M$145.00M
    Income Before Tax$174.00M$227.50M$408.20M$371.00M$353.00M$221.00M$345.20M$386.00M$324.00M$461.00M$718.00M$451.00M
    Income Tax Expense$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0$0
    Net Income$174.00M$227.50M$408.20M$371.00M$353.00M$221.00M$345.20M$386.00M$324.00M$461.00M$718.00M$451.00M
    EBITDA$180.00M$233.50M$620.20M$168.00M$357.00M$225.00M$343.20M$424.00M$326.00M$433.00M$638.00M$455.00M
    EBIT$174.00M$227.50M$616.20M$163.00M$353.00M$221.00M$339.20M$422.00M$324.00M$431.00M$638.00M$451.00M
    * Some calculated fields are derived from available data when not provided by source

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    ARCC Valuation and Fair Value

    P/E
    9.8x
    Forward P/E
    10.0x
    EV/EBITDA
    24.1x
    PEG
    3.7x
    P/B
    1.0x
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    ARCC Profitability: Margins, ROIC and FCF

    Operating margin
    75.6%
    Net margin
    30.9%
    ROIC
    3.1%
    ROE
    6.9%
    FCF margin
    -32.4%

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    Sector: Financial Services

    ARCC Analyst Ratings

    Consensus
    Buy
    Analysts
    14
    Strong Buy
    4
    Buy
    7
    Hold
    3
    Sell
    0
    Strong Sell
    0

    ARCC Bull Case vs Bear Case

    Bull case

    • ARCC has a 30.9% net profit margin.
    • 78.6% of ARCC's analyst ratings are Buy or Strong Buy.

    Bear case

    • ARCC beat EPS estimates in 12.5% of its last 8 reported quarters.

    ARCC Earnings: Beat Rate and Next Report

    Beat rate
    1 of 8 quarters (12.5%)
    Average surprise
    -2.2%
    EPS estimate (fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    $0.48
    Estimate revisions (30 days, fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2026)
    1 up, 0 down

    ARCC Dividend

    Forward yield
    10.1%
    Payout ratio
    116.8%
    3Y DPS growth
    0.9%
    5Y DPS growth
    3.7%
    Pay months
    Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
    ARCC dividend history

    Frequently Asked Questions About ARCC

    What is ARCC's current dividend yield?

    Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) has a forward dividend yield of 10.15%.

    Does ARCC pay dividends?

    Yes, Ares Capital Corporation pays dividends with a forward dividend yield of 10.15%.

    What is ARCC's P/E ratio?

    Ares Capital Corporation has a price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio of 9.75.

    What is ARCC's market cap?

    Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) has a market capitalization of $13.35B with a current stock price of $18.92.

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