ARCC Stock - Ares Capital Corporation
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Financial Statements
| Metric | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | FY2021 | FY2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $2.37B | $2.17B | $1.20B | $2.05B | $858.00M |
| Gross Profit | $1.71B | $1.64B | $741.00M | $1.68B | $541.00M |
| Gross Margin | 72.2% | 75.5% | 62.0% | 81.9% | 63.1% |
| Operating Income | $1.59B | $1.54B | $655.00M | $1.60B | $503.00M |
| Net Income | $1.52B | $1.52B | $600.00M | $1.57B | $484.00M |
| Net Margin | 64.3% | 70.3% | 50.2% | 76.4% | 56.4% |
| EPS | $2.44 | $2.75 | $1.21 | $3.51 | $1.14 |
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. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
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Recent Analyst Actions
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 30th 2025 | B. Riley Securities | Upgrade | Buy | $23.5 |
| February 6th 2025 | Raymond James | Downgrade | Market Perform | - |
| December 12th 2024 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Overweight | - |
| December 2nd 2024 | Wells Fargo | Upgrade | Overweight | $23 |
| January 8th 2024 | B. Riley Securities | Downgrade | Neutral | $21 |
| June 16th 2023 | B. Riley Securities | Initiation | Buy | $20.5 |
| April 18th 2023 | Wells Fargo | Downgrade | Equal Weight | $18← $20 |
| April 28th 2022 | Hovde Group | Upgrade | Outperform | - |
| April 27th 2022 | JP Morgan | Upgrade | Overweight | $22 |
Earnings History & Surprises
ARCCEPS Surprise History
Quarterly EPS Details
| Period | Report Date | Estimated EPS | Actual EPS | Surprise | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Q2 2026 | Apr 27, 2026 | — | — | — | — |
Q1 2026 | Feb 4, 2026 | $0.50 | — | — | — |
Q4 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 0.0% | = MET |
Q3 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.50 | -1.2% | ✗ MISS |
Q2 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | $0.53 | $0.50 | -5.7% | ✗ MISS |
Q1 2025 | Feb 5, 2025 | $0.58 | $0.55 | -5.2% | ✗ MISS |
Q4 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.58 | -3.3% | ✗ MISS |
Q3 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 | $0.58 | $0.61 | +5.2% | ✓ BEAT |
Q2 2024 | May 1, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.59 | -1.7% | ✗ MISS |
Q1 2024 | Feb 7, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.63 | +5.0% | ✓ BEAT |
Q4 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | $0.58 | $0.59 | +1.7% | ✓ BEAT |
Q3 2023 | Jul 25, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.58 | +1.8% | ✓ BEAT |
Q2 2023 | Apr 25, 2023 | $0.59 | $0.57 | -3.4% | ✗ MISS |
Q1 2023 | Feb 7, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.63 | +10.5% | ✓ BEAT |
Q4 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 | $0.50 | $0.50 | 0.0% | = MET |
Q3 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 | $0.43 | $0.52 | +20.9% | ✓ BEAT |
Q2 2022 | Apr 26, 2022 | $0.47 | $0.42 | -10.6% | ✗ MISS |
Q1 2022 | Feb 9, 2022 | $0.50 | $0.52 | +4.0% | ✓ BEAT |
Q4 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 | $0.45 | $0.47 | +4.4% | ✓ BEAT |
Q3 2021 | Jul 28, 2021 | $0.43 | $0.53 | +23.3% | ✓ BEAT |
Latest News
Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $22
➖ NeutralRBC Capital Maintains Outperform on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $23
➖ NeutralWells Fargo Maintains Overweight on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21
➖ NeutralAres Capital Q3 Adj. EPS $0.50, Inline, Sales $782.000M Beat $768.602M Estimate
📈 PositiveAres Capital's Q3 earnings estimated to take a hit
📉 NegativeLive On CNBC, Bryn Talkington Announces Bought Blue Owl Technology Finance; Bought Ares Capital
📈 PositiveUBS Maintains Neutral on Ares Capital, Lowers Price Target to $21
➖ NeutralAres Capital reverses course as shares shoot up after six straight sessions of declines
📈 PositiveLUCID CAPITAL MARKETS Initiates Coverage On Ares Capital with Buy Rating, Announces Price Target of $22.5
📈 PositiveAres Capital's Q2 earnings estimated to be hit by lower net investment income
📉 NegativeAres Capital snaps six straight sessions of gains
📉 NegativeFrequently Asked Questions about ARCC
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