Ares Capital Corporation

NasdaqGS:ARCC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$12.5b

Ares Capital Valuation

Is ARCC undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

4/6

Valuation Score 4/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of ARCC when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: ARCC ($20.61) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($28.48)

Significantly Below Fair Value: ARCC is trading below fair value by more than 20%.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for ARCC?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

ARCC key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue8.8x
Enterprise Value/EBITDAn/a
PEG Ratio-0.6x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does ARCC's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

Insufficient data to calculate this valuation analysis check
The above table shows the PE ratio for ARCC vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Averagen/a
ARCC Ares Capital
7.4x-12.2%US$12.5b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: Insufficient data to calculate ARCC's Price-To-Earnings Ratio vs. peers for valuation analysis.


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does ARCC's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Capital Markets Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a14.4%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Industry Avg.n/a14.4%
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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: ARCC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the US Capital Markets industry average (19.7x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is ARCC's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

ARCC PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio7.4x
Fair PE Ratio10.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: ARCC is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (7.4x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (10.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst ARCC forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$20.61
US$21.97
+6.6%
3.9%US$24.00US$20.50n/a15
Apr ’25US$20.39
US$21.67
+6.3%
4.6%US$24.00US$20.00n/a15
Mar ’25US$20.23
US$21.63
+6.9%
4.5%US$24.00US$20.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$20.08
US$21.03
+4.7%
4.7%US$24.00US$20.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$20.03
US$20.94
+4.5%
5.1%US$24.00US$19.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$19.92
US$20.94
+5.1%
5.1%US$24.00US$19.00n/a16
Nov ’24US$19.19
US$20.94
+9.1%
5.1%US$24.00US$19.00n/a16
Oct ’24US$19.47
US$20.89
+7.3%
4.7%US$24.00US$19.75n/a16
Sep ’24US$19.50
US$20.89
+7.1%
4.7%US$24.00US$19.75n/a16
Aug ’24US$19.53
US$20.89
+7.0%
4.7%US$24.00US$19.75n/a16
Jul ’24US$18.79
US$20.44
+8.8%
5.9%US$24.00US$18.00n/a16
Jun ’24US$19.02
US$20.43
+7.4%
6.1%US$24.00US$18.00n/a15
May ’24US$18.26
US$20.43
+11.9%
6.1%US$24.00US$18.00US$20.8515
Apr ’24US$18.28
US$21.13
+15.6%
5.1%US$24.00US$20.00US$20.3915
Mar ’24US$19.35
US$21.13
+9.2%
5.1%US$24.00US$20.00US$20.2315
Feb ’24US$19.68
US$20.89
+6.2%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$20.0814
Jan ’24US$18.47
US$20.87
+13.0%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$20.0315
Dec ’23US$19.30
US$20.87
+8.1%
3.0%US$22.00US$20.00US$19.9215
Nov ’23US$19.58
US$21.00
+7.3%
2.8%US$22.00US$20.00US$19.1914
Oct ’23US$16.88
US$21.54
+27.6%
5.4%US$24.00US$20.00US$19.4714
Sep ’23US$19.30
US$21.54
+11.6%
5.4%US$24.00US$20.00US$19.5014
Aug ’23US$19.80
US$21.46
+8.4%
6.4%US$24.00US$19.00US$19.5314
Jul ’23US$18.86
US$22.43
+18.9%
5.6%US$24.00US$19.00US$18.7914
Jun ’23US$19.51
US$22.43
+15.0%
5.6%US$24.00US$19.00US$19.0214
May ’23US$20.27
US$22.57
+11.4%
4.1%US$24.00US$21.00US$18.2614

Analyst Forecast: Target price is less than 20% higher than the current share price.


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