Ares Capital Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 9 analysts that cover Ares Capital stock have a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $22.11, which forecasts a 15.46% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $20 and the highest is $23.5.

Price Target: $22.11 (+15.46%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$20	$22.11	$22	$23.5
Change	+4.44%	+15.46%	+14.88%	+22.72%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Ares Capital stock is "Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to outperform the market over the next twelve months.

Recommendation Trends

Rating	Sep '25	Oct '25	Nov '25	Dec '25	Jan '26	Feb '26
Strong Buy	1	2	2	2	2	2
Buy	6	7	7	7	7	6
Hold	2	2	2	2	2	1
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	9	11	11	11	11	9

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Kenneth S. Lee RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $23 → $22	Buy	Maintains	$23 → $22	+14.88%	Feb 9, 2026
Finian O'Shea Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $21 → $20	Buy	Maintains	$21 → $20	+4.44%	Feb 5, 2026
Paul Johnson Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Keefe, Bruyette & Woods	Buy Maintains $23 → $22	Buy	Maintains	$23 → $22	+14.88%	Oct 29, 2025
Kenneth S. Lee RBC Capital	RBC Capital	Buy Maintains $24 → $23	Buy	Maintains	$24 → $23	+20.10%	Oct 29, 2025
Finian O'Shea Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Buy Maintains $23 → $21	Buy	Maintains	$23 → $21	+9.66%	Oct 29, 2025

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.26B

from 3.05B

6.65%

from 3.05B

Revenue Next Year

3.32B

from 3.26B

1.87%

from 3.26B

EPS This Year

1.98

from 1.86

6.72%

from 1.86

EPS Next Year

1.97

from 1.98

-0.57%

from 1.98

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026	FY 2027
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026	Dec 31, 2027
Revenue	1.82B	2.10B	2.61B	2.99B	3.05B	3.26B	3.32B
Revenue Growth	20.45%	15.17%	24.71%	14.38%	2.07%	6.65%	1.87%
EPS	3.51	1.19	2.68	2.44	1.86	1.98	1.97
EPS Growth	207.90%	-66.07%	124.71%	-8.87%	-23.81%	6.72%	-0.57%
Forward PE	-	-	-	-	-	9.66	9.71
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	16	8

Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue	2026	2027
High	3.5B	3.6B
Avg	3.3B	3.3B
Low	2.9B	2.8B

Revenue Growth

Revenue Growth	2026	2027
High	14.9%	11.2%
Avg	6.7%	1.9%
Low	-6.3%	-14.2%

EPS Forecast

EPS	2026	2027
High	2.15	2.18
Avg	1.98	1.97
Low	1.78	1.79

EPS Growth

EPS Growth	2026	2027
High	15.6%	10.1%
Avg	6.7%	-0.6%
Low	-4.0%	-9.6%

Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.