Ares Capital Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

According to 14 analysts polled by S&P Global, Ares Capital stock has a consensus rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $20.77. The average 1-year stock price forecast is 11.43% higher than the current stock price, while the lowest is $19 (+1.93%) and the highest is $23 (+23.39%).

Price Target: $20.77 (+11.43%)

Analyst Consensus: Buy

Price Target

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Target	Low	Average	Median	High
Price	$19	$20.77	$21	$23
Change	+1.93%	+11.43%	+12.66%	+23.39%

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

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Rating	May '26	Jun '26	Jul '26	Aug '26	Sep '26	Oct '26
Strong Buy	8	7	7	7	7	7
Buy	4	4	4	4	4	4
Hold	2	3	3	3	3	3
Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Strong Sell	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	14	14	14	14	14	14

Latest Forecasts

Analyst	Firm	Rating	Rating	Action	Price Target	Upside	Date
Melissa Wedel UBS	UBS	Hold Maintains $21	Hold	Maintains	$21	+12.66%	Oct 20, 2026
Finian O'Shea Wells Fargo	Wells Fargo	Hold Maintains $19	Hold	Maintains	$19	+1.93%	Aug 26, 2026
Derek Hewett Bank of America Securities	Bank of America Securities	Buy Reiterates $21	Buy	Reiterates	$21	+9.98%	Aug 21, 2026
Richard Shane J.P. Morgan	J.P. Morgan	Buy Maintains $19 → $19	Buy	Maintains	$19 → $19	+1.93%	Aug 5, 2026
Arren Cyganovich Truist Financial	Truist Financial	Buy Reiterates $22 → $21	Buy	Reiterates	$22 → $21	+12.66%	Jul 30, 2026

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Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year

3.09B

from 3.05B

1.40%

from 3.05B

Revenue Next Year

3.20B

from 3.09B

3.36%

from 3.09B

EPS This Year

1.91

from 2.01

-5.06%

from 2.01

EPS Next Year

1.94

from 1.91

1.53%

from 1.91

Fiscal Year	FY 2021	FY 2022	FY 2023	FY 2024	FY 2025	FY 2026
Period Ending	Dec 31, 2021	Dec 31, 2022	Dec 31, 2023	Dec 31, 2024	Dec 31, 2025	Dec 31, 2026
Revenue	1.82B	2.10B	2.61B	2.99B	3.05B	3.09B
Revenue Growth	20.45%	15.17%	24.71%	14.38%	2.07%	1.40%
Net Income	1.57B	600.00M	1.52B	1.52B	1.30B	931.25M
EPS	-	-	-	-	2.01	1.91
EPS Growth	-	-	-	-	-13.73%	-5.06%
Forward PE	11.53	8.37	8.52	9.81	10.32	9.77
Dividend / Share	1.62	1.75	1.92	1.92	1.92	1.92
Dividend Growth	1.25%	8.03%	9.71%	-	-	-
No. Analysts	-	-	-	-	-	12

EPS and Forward PE are based on non-GAAP adjusted numbers.

Revenue Forecast

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Revenue	2026	2027	2028
High	3.1B
Avg	3.1B
Low	3.0B

Revenue Growth

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Revenue Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	2.7%
Avg	1.4%
Low	-0.4%

EPS Forecast

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EPS	2026	2027	2028
High	1.99
Avg	1.91
Low	1.88

EPS Growth

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EPS Growth	2026	2027	2028
High	-1.0%
Avg	-5.1%
Low	-6.5%