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Ares Capital Corporation ARCC

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Ares Capital Corporation

Overview of Ares Capital Corporation

ARCC NMS
Financial Services Asset Management Large Cap
Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC), is a Large Cap company, in the Asset Management industry, last closed at $17.86, about 18.8% undervalued vs fair value, -17.5% 1Y return, ranked 557/1004 in sector.
$17.86
-1.16%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 20.8%
Market Cap
$12.82B
Enterprise Value
$28.18B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.arescapitalcorp.co...
HQ Los Angeles, CA
Fiscal year Dec 31

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Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$12
$21
$40
Current: $17.86 +19% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Large Cap

Financial Services - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Interest Income
$2.2B
1%%
Interest Expense
$736.0M
Net Interest Income
$1.4B
-3.7%%
Total Revenue
$1.5B
-13.4%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Financial Services

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Return on Equity
9.1%
Fair

Net Income / Equity - key bank profitability metric

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$7.7B
592.8% of Net Income

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health some concerns
Moderate efficiency issues detected. Review active leaks below for improvement areas.
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Ares Capital Corporation's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
64
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Moderate
Scores based on quantitative metrics and qualitative factors

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Pricing Power

Moderate
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Trade-Off Ledger™

Where management spends the performance budget - Growth, Profitability, or Safety

Generic Industrial / Default vs Industry Peers 97% Coverage
Trade-Off Triangle Visualization A ternary plot showing ARCC's balance between Growth (33.3%), Profitability (38.0%), and Safety (28.7%). Growth 33% Safety 29% Profitability 38%

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Growth

53th percentile vs peers
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Key Signals
Revenue CAGR 3Y 25.1% 69p EPS CAGR 3Y 17.1% 80p Rev Growth YoY -13.4% 39p EPS Growth YoY -23.8% 34p TSR 0.5% 51p
Strengths
  • Eps Cagr 3Y in top 20% of peers (17.1%, 80th percentile)
  • Operating Margin in top 20% of peers (1.51, 96th percentile)
  • Gross Profit Margin in top 20% of peers (1.64, 94th percentile)
  • Net Debt/Ebitda in top 20% of peers (18.35, 98th percentile)
Risks

No significant risks identified for this axis.

Profitability

61th percentile vs peers
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Safety

46th percentile vs peers
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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Ares Capital Corporation.

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