Ares Capital/$ARCC

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About Ares Capital

Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position) and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, the company also invests in subordinated loans and preferred equity, it also makes common equity investments.

Ticker

$ARCC
Sector
Primary listing

Employees

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Ares Capital Metrics

BasicAdvanced
$13B
9.39
$2.03
0.75
$1.92
10.05%

What the Analysts think about Ares Capital

Analyst ratings (Buy, Hold, Sell) for Ares Capital stock.

Bulls say / Bears say

Portfolio investments at fair value grew to $27.886 billion as of June 30, 2025, up from $27.130 billion at March 31, 2025, marking a 2.8% quarter-over-quarter increase driven by active new deployments and valuation appreciation. (SEC Q2 10-Q) (SEC Q1 10-Q)
Ares Capital bolstered its liquidity by amending and restating its senior secured credit facility in April 2025—raising commitments from $4.513 billion to $5.283 billion—and then further upsizing to $5.493 billion by July 2025, leaving approximately $6.8 billion undrawn as of June 30, 2025. (SEC Q1 10-Q) (SEC Q2 10-Q)
The company realized net gains of $34 million in Q2 2025 compared to a $16 million loss in Q2 2024, reflecting improved exit pricing and disciplined portfolio management. (SEC Q2 10-Q)
Ares Capital’s core EPS declined to $0.50 in Q2 2025 from $0.61 a year earlier, an 18% year-over-year drop that highlights margin pressure in its underlying operations. (SEC Q2 10-Q)
Net investment income fell 12% to $342 million ($0.49 per share) in Q2 2025 from $386 million ($0.62 per share) in Q2 2024, signaling softer recurring earnings amid lower yields on its portfolio. (SEC Q2 10-Q)
Loans on non-accrual status rose to 2.0% of investments at amortized cost as of June 30, 2025, from 1.5% at March 31, 2025, pointing to a modest deterioration in credit quality. (SEC Q2 10-Q) (SEC Q1 10-Q)
Data summarised monthly by Lightyear AI. Last updated on 7 Oct 2025.

Ares Capital Financial Performance

Revenues and expenses
QuarterlyAnnual
Q3 24
QoQ growth
Revenue
$37B
-39.75%
Net income
$45B
107.52%
Profit margin
37.65%
6.78%

Ares Capital Earnings Performance

Company profitability
QuarterlyAnnual
Q4 23
Q1 24
Q2 24
Q3 24
Q4 24
Actual
$3.69
$2.85
$2.45
$2.42
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Expected
$3.55
$2.61
$2.05
$2.31
$3.94
Surprise
3.94%
9.20%
19.51%
4.63%
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