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ARCC

Ares Capital NasdaqGS:ARCC Stock Report

Last Price

US$19.22

Market Cap

US$10.7b

7D

-0.3%

1Y

9.6%

Updated

24 Sep, 2023

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Ares Capital Corporation

NasdaqGS:ARCC Stock Report

Mkt Cap: US$10.7b

ARCC Stock Overview

Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies.

ARCC fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation4/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance1/6
Financial Health2/6
Dividends4/6

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Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Ares Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$19.22
52 Week HighUS$20.17
52 Week LowUS$16.53
Beta1.04
1 Month Change-0.10%
3 Month Change5.20%
1 Year Change9.58%
3 Year Change40.29%
5 Year Change11.81%
Change since IPO27.96%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

Better Buy: Ares Capital Or Oaktree Specialty Lending? - Big Yields +10%

Oct 17

Ares Capital: A More Aggressive Fed Is Good For Its Earnings

Oct 07

Where Prospect Capital Clearly Beats Ares Capital

Sep 28

Better Buy: Ares Capital's 9.3% Yield Or FS KKR's 12.6%

Sep 16

Why We Own Ares Capital Instead Of Owl Rock Capital

Sep 07

Better Buy: Ares Capital's 8.8% Yield Or SLR Investment's 11%

Aug 24

More Attractive After Quarterly Results: Ares Capital Or Oaktree Specialty Lending?

Aug 09

Ares Capital Is Sliding And I Am Buying This 8% Yielding BDC

Aug 01

Ares Capital Non-GAAP EPS of $0.46 beats by $0.02, TII of $479M beats by $12.79M

Jul 26

Better 9%+ Yield Buy: Owl Rock Vs. Ares Capital

Jul 15

Load Up The Truck With 9.3% Yielding Ares Capital

Jun 28

Ares Capital: 10% Yield, Benefits From Rising Rates, Analyst Upgrades, 5% Discount

Jun 17

Ares Capital Stock: 2 Reasons A Dividend Cut Could Be Coming

Jun 02

Ares Capital Stock: Our Top Pick For The Rising Interest Rate Environment

May 12

Ares Capital: Bag This 8% Yield And Call It A Day

Apr 28

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Versus 15 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q2 + Q3 2022 Dividend Projection)

Mar 28

Ares Capital Stock: 3 Reasons Why Dividend Growth Is Set To Continue

Mar 11

Ares Capital Corp: The BDC King Retains Its Crown

Feb 20

Ares Capital: Best-Of-Breed BDC's 7.4% Yield Is A Buy

Feb 08

Ares Capital Yielding 7.7% Hits It Out Of The Park

Jan 23

Ares Capital: Dividend Strategy To Help Prepare For The New Market Realities

Jan 14

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q1 + Q2 2022 Dividend Projection)

Dec 16

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Post Q3 2021 Earnings)

Dec 08

Ares Capital: A Smart, Safe, Growing 8% Yielder You Can Count On

Nov 29

Ares Capital: 7.6% Yield, Outperforming The Market

Oct 29

Ares Capital: Book Value Premium And Growing Credit Risks Exacerbate Downside Risk

Oct 21

Why Buy A CD When I Can Buy Ares Capital?

Oct 15

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q4 2021 Dividend Projection)

Sep 17

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 1 (Post Q2 2021 Earnings)

Sep 10

Ares Capital: 8.2% Yield, Have Your Cake And Eat It Too

Sep 01

Ares Capital Scores Big, Again, But ...

Aug 23

Ares Capital: A Monster Dividend With Plenty Of Potential

Jul 29

Invest In The American Dream With This Blue-Chip BDC: Ares Capital - Yield 8.1%

Jul 06

Ares Capital: Despite The Risks, This 8.0% Yield BDC Is Compelling

Jun 14

Ares Capital Q1 2021 Earnings Preview

Apr 27

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend, And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers - Part 2 (Includes Q1 2021 Dividend Projection)

Jan 10

Ares Capital prices $650M debt offering

Jan 07

Ares Capital's NAV, Dividend And Valuation Vs. 14 BDC Peers (Post Q3 2020 Earnings - Remains Attractively Valued)

Dec 29

Ares Capital: An Excellent Portfolio Income Booster With 9.4% Yield

Dec 14

Ares Capital (ARCC) Investor Presentation - Slideshow

Nov 19

Shareholder Returns

ARCCUS Capital MarketsUS Market
7D-0.3%-4.0%-3.1%
1Y9.6%11.0%15.1%

Return vs Industry: ARCC underperformed the US Capital Markets industry which returned 11% over the past year.

Return vs Market: ARCC underperformed the US Market which returned 15.1% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is ARCC's price volatile compared to industry and market?
ARCC volatility
ARCC Average Weekly Movement1.7%
Capital Markets Industry Average Movement1.3%
Market Average Movement5.5%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market14.2%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market2.5%

Stable Share Price: ARCC is less volatile than 75% of US stocks over the past 3 months, typically moving +/- 2% a week.

Volatility Over Time: ARCC's weekly volatility (2%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2004n/aRobert DeVeerhttps://www.arescapitalcorp.com

Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors.

Ares Capital Corporation Fundamentals Summary

How do Ares Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
ARCC fundamental statistics
Market CapUS$10.71b
Earnings (TTM)US$887.00m
Revenue (TTM)US$2.43b

12.1x

P/E Ratio

4.4x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report
ARCC income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$2.43b
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$2.43b
Other ExpensesUS$1.54b
EarningsUS$887.00m

Last Reported Earnings

Jun 30, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)1.59
Gross Margin100.00%
Net Profit Margin36.52%
Debt/Equity Ratio110.6%

How did ARCC perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison

Dividends

10.0%

Current Dividend Yield

111%

Payout Ratio