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Ares Capital Corporation

$19.74 -$0.70 (-3.42%)
NASDAQ · 11 Sep 2026 20:00 UTC
Previous Close
$19.68
Day Range
$19.66$19.86
Year Range
$17.4$21.85
Market Cap
14.17B
AVG Volume
4.73M
Trailing/Forward PE
14.62/10.21
PEG ratio
10.04
Dividend Yield
9.73%
Next Earnings Date
2026-10-27
Primary Exchange
NASDAQUS
Revenue (USD)
01B2B3B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Revenue (USD) by year
PeriodRevenue (USD)
20252.22B
20242.35B
20232.17B
20221.2B
20212.05B
2020858M
20191.11B
20181.12B
2017974M
2016736.45M
Net Income (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Net Income (USD) by year
PeriodNet Income (USD)
20251.3B
20241.52B
20231.52B
2022600M
20211.57B
2020484M
2019793M
2018858M
2017667M
2016473.82M
Operating Income (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Operating Income (USD) by year
PeriodOperating Income (USD)
20251.38B
20241.58B
20231.54B
2022655M
20211.6B
2020503M
2019809M
2018877M
2017686M
2016495.05M
EBITDA (USD)
0500M1B1.5B2B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC EBITDA (USD) by year
PeriodEBITDA (USD)
20251.38B
20241.58B
20231.54B
2022655M
20211.6B
2020503M
2019809M
2018877M
2017686M
2016496.05M
Cash Flows (USD)
-2B-1B01B2B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Cash Flows (USD) by year
PeriodCash Flows (USD)
20251.14B
20241.28B
20231B
2022746M
2021935M
2020734M
2019681M
2018666M
2017-1.94B
2016639.12M
EPS (USD)
012342016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC EPS (USD) by year
PeriodEPS (USD)
20251.86
20242.45
20232.67
20221.19
20213.53
20201.16
20191.86
20182.02
20171.57
20161.51
Expenses (USD)
0100M200M300MSG&ACapex2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Expenses (USD) by year
PeriodExpenses (USD)
202551M
202443M
202342M
202238M
202139M
202038M
201945M
201842M
201789M
2016242.29M
Cash & Debt (USD)
05B10B15B20BCashLong Term DebtShort Term Debt2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Cash & Debt (USD) by year
PeriodCash & Debt (USD)
2025924M
2024635M
2023535M
2022303M
2021372M
2020254M
2019167M
2018296M
2017316M
2016223M
Debt ratios
0123420182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Debt ratios by year
PeriodDebt ratios
20252.92
20242.44
20232.66
20223.39
20212.85
20202.9
20192.42
20182
Margins
0%25%50%75%100%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Margins by year
PeriodMargins
202566.89%
202471.97%
202375.48%
202266.3%
202184.88%
202067.72%
201976.77%
201881.77%
201779.88%
201679.21%
Return on Capital
0%5%10%15%20%2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Return on Capital by year
PeriodReturn on Capital
20259.07%
202411.4%
202313.59%
20226.28%
202117.67%
20206.74%
201910.62%
201811.75%
20179.4%
20169.17%
Shares Outstanding
0200M400M600M800M2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Shares Outstanding by year
PeriodShares Outstanding
2025699M
2024655M
2023554M
2022514M
2021463M
2020421M
2019429M
2018426M
2017425M
2016314M
Dividends (USD)
00.511.522017201820192020202120222023202420252026
ARCC Dividends (USD) by year
PeriodDividends (USD)
20261.44
20251.92
20241.92
20231.92
20221.87
20211.62
20201.6
20191.68
20181.54
20171.52
Employee Count
02K4K6K2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Employee Count by year
PeriodEmployee Count
20254.25K
20243.2K
20232.8K
20222.55K
20212.1K
20201.45K
20191.2K
20181K
20171K
2016930
Book Value Per Share (USD)
01020302016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Book Value Per Share (USD) by year
PeriodBook Value Per Share (USD)
202520.48
202420.39
202320.22
202218.59
202119.15
202017.05
201917.41
201817.14
201716.7
201616.45
Total Assets (USD)
010B20B30B40B2016201720182019202020212022202320242025
ARCC Total Assets (USD) by year
PeriodTotal Assets (USD)
202531.23B
202428.25B
202323.8B
202222.4B
202120.84B
202016.2B
201914.9B
201812.89B
201712.35B
20169.24B
PE Ratio
6810121416med 10.51Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ARCC PE Ratio by year
PeriodPE Ratio
Sep 2614.76
Sep 2614.99
Aug 2614.92
Aug 2614.9
Aug 2614.86
Aug 2614.97
Jul 2614.03
Jul 2611.73
Jul 2611.97
Jul 2611.73
Jul 2611.69
Jun 2611.36
Jun 2611.26
Jun 2612.02
Jun 2611.73
May 2611.86
May 2611.61
May 2611.8
May 2611.87
May 2612.02
Apr 2610.05
Apr 2610.27
Apr 269.73
Apr 269.73
Mar 269.39
Mar 269.66
Mar 269.61
Mar 2610.08
Feb 2610.02
Feb 2610.3
Feb 2610.42
Feb 2610.39
Jan 2610.35
Jan 2610.81
Jan 2610.87
Jan 2610.74
Jan 2610.63
Dec 2510.51
Dec 2510.37
Dec 2510.85
Dec 2510.93
Nov 2510.73
Nov 2510.32
Nov 2510.51
Nov 2510.51
Oct 2510.59
Oct 2510.31
Oct 2510.02
Oct 259.71
Oct 2510.35
Sep 2510.51
Sep 2511.07
Sep 2511.45
Sep 2511.53
Aug 2511.51
Aug 2511.47
Aug 2511.51
Aug 2511.59
Aug 2511.5
Jul 2511.89
Jul 2511.94
Jul 2511.75
Jul 2511.53
Jun 2511.29
Jun 2511.06
Jun 2511.08
Jun 2511.42
May 2511.34
May 2511.11
May 2511.27
May 2510.83
May 2510.7
Apr 259.08
Apr 258.78
Apr 258.57
Apr 258.59
Mar 259.52
Mar 258.76
Mar 258.56
Mar 259.26
Feb 259.41
Feb 259.37
Feb 259.36
Feb 259.15
Jan 259.53
Jan 259.43
Jan 259.33
Jan 258.84
Jan 258.93
Dec 248.86
Dec 248.6
Dec 248.73
Dec 248.94
Nov 248.91
Nov 248.86
Nov 248.66
Nov 248.66
Nov 248.45
Oct 247.89
Oct 247.92
Free Cash Flow Yield
7%8%9%10%med 8.41%Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ARCC Free Cash Flow Yield by year
PeriodFree Cash Flow Yield
Sep 267.5%
Sep 267.39%
Aug 267.42%
Aug 267.43%
Aug 267.45%
Aug 267.4%
Jul 267.89%
Jul 267.96%
Jul 267.8%
Jul 267.96%
Jul 267.99%
Jun 268.22%
Jun 268.3%
Jun 267.77%
Jun 267.96%
May 267.88%
May 268.05%
May 267.91%
May 267.87%
May 267.77%
Apr 268.75%
Apr 268.56%
Apr 269.03%
Apr 269.03%
Mar 269.36%
Mar 269.1%
Mar 269.15%
Mar 268.72%
Feb 268.77%
Feb 268.53%
Feb 268.43%
Feb 268.46%
Jan 269.25%
Jan 268.85%
Jan 268.8%
Jan 268.91%
Jan 269%
Dec 259.11%
Dec 259.22%
Dec 258.82%
Dec 258.75%
Nov 258.92%
Nov 259.27%
Nov 259.1%
Nov 259.11%
Oct 259.04%
Oct 259.14%
Oct 259.41%
Oct 259.71%
Oct 259.11%
Sep 258.97%
Sep 258.52%
Sep 258.23%
Sep 258.18%
Aug 258.2%
Aug 258.23%
Aug 258.19%
Aug 258.14%
Aug 258.2%
Jul 257.96%
Jul 257.92%
Jul 258.05%
Jul 258.21%
Jun 258.38%
Jun 258.56%
Jun 258.54%
Jun 258.29%
May 258.34%
May 258.52%
May 258.39%
May 258.73%
May 258.84%
Apr 259.27%
Apr 259.59%
Apr 259.83%
Apr 259.8%
Mar 258.85%
Mar 258.5%
Mar 258.69%
Mar 258.03%
Feb 257.91%
Feb 257.94%
Feb 257.95%
Feb 258.13%
Jan 257.81%
Jan 257.89%
Jan 257.98%
Jan 258.41%
Jan 258.34%
Dec 248.4%
Dec 248.65%
Dec 248.52%
Dec 248.32%
Nov 248.35%
Nov 248.4%
Nov 248.6%
Nov 248.59%
Nov 248.8%
Oct 248.4%
Oct 248.38%
Price to Sales
55.566.577.5med 6.27Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ARCC Price to Sales by year
PeriodPrice to Sales
Sep 266.13
Sep 266.22
Aug 266.2
Aug 266.19
Aug 266.17
Aug 266.21
Jul 265.83
Jul 266.35
Jul 266.48
Jul 266.35
Jul 266.33
Jun 266.15
Jun 266.1
Jun 266.51
Jun 266.35
May 266.42
May 266.29
May 266.39
May 266.43
May 266.51
Apr 265.88
Apr 266.01
Apr 265.7
Apr 265.7
Mar 265.49
Mar 265.65
Mar 265.62
Mar 265.9
Feb 265.86
Feb 266.03
Feb 266.1
Feb 266.08
Jan 266.28
Jan 266.56
Jan 266.59
Jan 266.51
Jan 266.45
Dec 256.37
Dec 256.29
Dec 256.58
Dec 256.63
Nov 256.51
Nov 256.26
Nov 256.38
Nov 256.37
Oct 256.42
Oct 256.33
Oct 256.15
Oct 255.96
Oct 256.35
Sep 256.45
Sep 256.8
Sep 257.03
Sep 257.07
Aug 257.06
Aug 257.04
Aug 257.06
Aug 257.11
Aug 257.06
Jul 257.24
Jul 257.27
Jul 257.15
Jul 257.02
Jun 256.88
Jun 256.73
Jun 256.74
Jun 256.95
May 256.91
May 256.76
May 256.86
May 256.6
May 256.52
Apr 255.88
Apr 255.68
Apr 255.55
Apr 255.56
Mar 256.16
Mar 255.83
Mar 255.7
Mar 256.16
Feb 256.26
Feb 256.23
Feb 256.23
Feb 256.09
Jan 256.34
Jan 256.27
Jan 256.21
Jan 255.88
Jan 255.94
Dec 245.89
Dec 245.72
Dec 245.81
Dec 245.95
Nov 245.93
Nov 245.89
Nov 245.76
Nov 245.76
Nov 245.62
Oct 245.5
Oct 245.51
EV/EBITDA
12.51517.52022.525med 20.19Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ARCC EV/EBITDA by year
PeriodEV/EBITDA
Sep 2618.11
Sep 2618.25
Aug 2618.21
Aug 2618.19
Aug 2618.17
Aug 2618.23
Jul 2617.68
Jul 2623.02
Jul 2623.25
Jul 2623.02
Jul 2623
Jun 2622.69
Jun 2622.59
Jun 2623.3
Jun 2623.03
May 2623.15
May 2622.92
May 2623.09
May 2623.16
May 2623.29
Apr 2620.43
Apr 2620.65
Apr 2620.14
Apr 2620.14
Mar 2619.81
Mar 2620.07
Mar 2620.02
Mar 2620.47
Feb 2620.41
Feb 2620.68
Feb 2620.79
Feb 2620.76
Jan 2620.09
Jan 2620.53
Jan 2620.59
Jan 2620.46
Jan 2620.37
Dec 2520.25
Dec 2520.12
Dec 2520.57
Dec 2520.65
Nov 2520.45
Nov 2520.07
Nov 2520.25
Nov 2520.25
Oct 2520.32
Oct 2519.7
Oct 2519.42
Oct 2519.11
Oct 2519.73
Sep 2519.89
Sep 2520.43
Sep 2520.8
Sep 2520.87
Aug 2520.85
Aug 2520.81
Aug 2520.85
Aug 2520.93
Aug 2520.84
Jul 2521.08
Jul 2521.13
Jul 2520.94
Jul 2520.73
Jun 2520.51
Jun 2520.28
Jun 2520.3
Jun 2520.62
May 2520.55
May 2520.33
May 2520.49
May 2520.07
May 2519.94
Apr 2517.07
Apr 2516.77
Apr 2516.57
Apr 2516.6
Mar 2517.48
Mar 2516.48
Mar 2516.29
Mar 2516.97
Feb 2517.11
Feb 2517.07
Feb 2517.07
Feb 2516.86
Jan 2517.22
Jan 2517.13
Jan 2517.03
Jan 2516.57
Jan 2516.64
Dec 2416.58
Dec 2416.33
Dec 2416.45
Dec 2416.66
Nov 2416.63
Nov 2416.58
Nov 2416.38
Nov 2416.39
Nov 2416.18
Oct 2414.87
Oct 2414.9
Price/Operating Cashflow
1011121314med 11.89Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ARCC Price/Operating Cashflow by year
PeriodPrice/Operating Cashflow
Sep 2613.33
Sep 2613.54
Aug 2613.48
Aug 2613.45
Aug 2613.42
Aug 2613.52
Jul 2612.67
Jul 2612.55
Jul 2612.82
Jul 2612.55
Jul 2612.52
Jun 2612.16
Jun 2612.05
Jun 2612.88
Jun 2612.56
May 2612.7
May 2612.43
May 2612.64
May 2612.71
May 2612.87
Apr 2611.43
Apr 2611.68
Apr 2611.07
Apr 2611.07
Mar 2610.68
Mar 2610.99
Mar 2610.93
Mar 2611.47
Feb 2611.4
Feb 2611.72
Feb 2611.86
Feb 2611.82
Jan 2610.81
Jan 2611.3
Jan 2611.36
Jan 2611.22
Jan 2611.11
Dec 2510.98
Dec 2510.84
Dec 2511.34
Dec 2511.43
Nov 2511.21
Nov 2510.79
Nov 2510.99
Nov 2510.98
Oct 2511.06
Oct 2510.94
Oct 2510.63
Oct 2510.29
Oct 2510.98
Sep 2511.14
Sep 2511.74
Sep 2512.15
Sep 2512.22
Aug 2512.2
Aug 2512.16
Aug 2512.21
Aug 2512.29
Aug 2512.2
Jul 2512.57
Jul 2512.62
Jul 2512.42
Jul 2512.19
Jun 2511.94
Jun 2511.69
Jun 2511.71
Jun 2512.07
May 2511.99
May 2511.74
May 2511.92
May 2511.45
May 2511.31
Apr 2510.79
Apr 2510.42
Apr 2510.17
Apr 2510.2
Mar 2511.3
Mar 2511.77
Mar 2511.51
Mar 2512.45
Feb 2512.65
Feb 2512.59
Feb 2512.59
Feb 2512.3
Jan 2512.8
Jan 2512.67
Jan 2512.54
Jan 2511.89
Jan 2512
Dec 2411.91
Dec 2411.56
Dec 2411.73
Dec 2412.01
Nov 2411.98
Nov 2411.91
Nov 2411.63
Nov 2411.65
Nov 2411.36
Oct 2411.9
Oct 2411.94
Price to Book
0.80.911.11.2med 1.03Dec 24Apr 25Jul 25Oct 25Feb 26May 26Sep 26
ARCC Price to Book by year
PeriodPrice to Book
Sep 261.02
Sep 261.04
Aug 261.03
Aug 261.03
Aug 261.03
Aug 261.03
Jul 260.97
Jul 260.96
Jul 260.98
Jul 260.96
Jul 260.96
Jun 260.93
Jun 260.92
Jun 260.98
Jun 260.96
May 260.97
May 260.95
May 260.96
May 260.97
May 260.98
Apr 260.91
Apr 260.93
Apr 260.88
Apr 260.88
Mar 260.85
Mar 260.88
Mar 260.87
Mar 260.91
Feb 260.91
Feb 260.93
Feb 260.95
Feb 260.94
Jan 260.98
Jan 261.03
Jan 261.03
Jan 261.02
Jan 261.01
Dec 251
Dec 250.99
Dec 251.03
Dec 251.04
Nov 251.02
Nov 250.98
Nov 251
Nov 251
Oct 251.01
Oct 250.99
Oct 250.97
Oct 250.94
Oct 251
Sep 251.01
Sep 251.07
Sep 251.1
Sep 251.11
Aug 251.11
Aug 251.11
Aug 251.11
Aug 251.12
Aug 251.11
Jul 251.14
Jul 251.15
Jul 251.13
Jul 251.11
Jun 251.09
Jun 251.06
Jun 251.06
Jun 251.1
May 251.09
May 251.07
May 251.08
May 251.04
May 251.03
Apr 251.04
Apr 251
Apr 250.98
Apr 250.98
Mar 251.08
Mar 251.08
Mar 251.06
Mar 251.14
Feb 251.16
Feb 251.16
Feb 251.16
Feb 251.13
Jan 251.18
Jan 251.16
Jan 251.15
Jan 251.09
Jan 251.1
Dec 241.09
Dec 241.06
Dec 241.08
Dec 241.1
Nov 241.1
Nov 241.09
Nov 241.07
Nov 241.07
Nov 241.04
Oct 241.08
Oct 241.08
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