Ares Capital Corp (ARCC) stock
Close on Nov 13, 2026Market cap $13.84BP/E 15.7Yield 10.02%
Key statistics
Valuation at the latest close; fundamentals over fiscal , balances at Sep 30, 2026
Valuation
- Market cap
- $13.84B
- P/E ratio
- 15.7
- Price to sales
- –
- Price to book
- 0.99
- Dividend yield
- 10.02%
- Free cash flow yield
- –
Fundamentals
- Net income
- $875.00M
- EPS, diluted
- $1.22
- Book value per share
- $19.37
- Diluted shares
- 720M
Trading
- Next earnings
- Feb 3, 2027 (estimated, before the open)
- Previous close
- $19.11
- Open
- $19.20
- Day's range
- $19.01 – $19.25
- Volume
- 2,709,598
- Average volume (20 days)
- 4,737,487
- Beta (5 years)
- 0.72
- 52-week range
- $17.40 – $21.14
- RSI (14 days)
- 51.9
- Volatility (1 year)
- 19.5%
- Relative volume
- 0.60×
- WACC
- 8.7%
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Market cap history
Month-end market cap since 2014, using shares outstanding reported at the time
Total return vs. the S&P 500
Price change plus reinvested dividends, to the close on Nov 13, 2026. The S&P 500 is measured by the SPY fund.
| Period | ARCC | S&P 500 | Difference | ARCC per year | S&P 500 per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | +3.3% | -3.0% | +6.3 pts | ||
| 3 months | -2.7% | -2.8% | +0.1 pts | ||
| Year to date | +2.3% | +11.5% | −9.2 pts | ||
| 1 year | +4.4% | +13.5% | −9.0 pts | ||
| 3 years | +29.7% | +77.7% | −48.0 pts | +9.0% | +21.1% |
| 5 years | +47.6% | +72.6% | −25.0 pts | +8.1% | +11.5% |
| 10 years | +219.2% | +308.2% | −89.0 pts | +12.3% | +15.1% |
Thirteen years at a glance
Fiscal years 2013 to 2025 and trailing twelve months, USD
Net income
EPS, diluted
Press releases
Releases Ares Capital filed with the SEC as exhibits to Form 8-K or 6-K
- Results
- Update
- Results
- News
- Results
- Results
About Ares Capital
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company operating as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company regulated as a business development company. Externally managed by Ares Capital Management, an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation, the firm focuses on generating current income and capital appreciation. It provides customized financing solutions primarily to middle-market corporate borrowers, typically defined as businesses with annual earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization between $10 million and $250 million. The company's principal offerings consist of first lien senior secured loans—including unitranche structures—as well as second lien senior secured loans, subordinated debt instruments, preferred equity, and occasional minority common equity stakes.
Company profile, executives and historyAres Capital stock: common questions
What is Ares Capital's stock price?
ARCC closed at $19.17 on Nov 13, 2026, up 0.31% on the day. Over the past 52 weeks it traded between $17.40 and $21.14.
What is Ares Capital's market cap?
Ares Capital was worth $13.84B at the close on Nov 13, 2026: the share price times the diluted shares outstanding.
What is ARCC's P/E ratio?
ARCC trades at 15.7 times earnings, based on diluted earnings per share of $1.22 over the twelve months to Sep 30, 2026.
Does Ares Capital pay a dividend?
Yes. Ares Capital paid $1.92 per share over the last twelve months, a yield of 10.02% at the latest price.
When does Ares Capital report earnings next?
Ares Capital is expected to report Q4 FY2026 results on Feb 3, 2027, before the open. The date is estimated from its past reporting pattern until the company confirms it.
How has ARCC stock performed over the past year?
Including dividends, ARCC returned +4.4% over the past year, against +13.5% for the S&P 500.
How many ARCC shares are sold short?
36M shares were sold short at the latest FINRA report, 5.06% of the float, or 7.5 days of average trading volume.
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