Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)
| Market Cap | 12.90B -14.0% |
| Revenue (ttm) | 3.05B +2.1% |
| Net Income | 1.30B -14.7% |
| EPS | 1.86 -23.8% |
| Shares Out | 718.02M |
| PE Ratio | 9.66 |
| Forward PE | 9.29 |
| Dividend | $1.92 (10.69%) |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 13, 2026 |
| Volume | 8,280,051 |
| Open | 18.19 |
| Previous Close | 18.19 |
| Day's Range | 17.91 - 18.30 |
| 52-Week Range | 17.59 - 23.42 |
| Beta | 0.63 |
| Analysts | Buy |
| Price Target | 21.60 (+20.27%) |
| Earnings Date | Apr 28, 2026 |
About ARCC
Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in growth capital, 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. The fund will also consider investments in industries ... [Read more]
Financial Performance
In 2025, Ares Capital's revenue was $3.05 billion, an increase of 2.07% compared to the previous year's $2.99 billion. Earnings were $1.30 billion, a decrease of -14.65%.
Financial StatementsAnalyst Summary
According to 10 analysts, the average rating for ARCC stock is "Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $21.6, which is an increase of 20.27% from the latest price.
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