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ARCC · Ares Capital Corp

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$19.90 -0.03 (-0.15%) At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$14.28B
Shares
718.02M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$19.90 Open$19.93 Day$19.89–20.00 52W close$17.45–22.49 Avg vol 30d4.2M Short int39.7M · 5.5% float · 8.4d Short vol52% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 29, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 9 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 29, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Strong Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 15.2 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +3%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +5%
      above
      RSI (14) 58
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 49%
      mid-range
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return +6%
      trailing
      6-month return +5%
      trailing
      YTD return −2%
      this year
      Relative strength −8%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -3% holders QoQ · +78 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.53% of float · ▼ -3.5% MoM · 8.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      792 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 69
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      EPS growth −24%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 12.2
      below peers
      Buyback $1.0B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $15.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 20%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −22%
      past year
      ATR 1.4%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      1 · 4 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +5% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      58 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      49% Neutral
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      -3% holders QoQ · +78 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      5.53% of float · ▼ -3.5% MoM · 8.4 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      792 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $17 Now $20 · 49% Range high $22
      vs 200-day avg +3% vs 50-day avg +5%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Number of portfolio company investments 619 As of June 30, 2026
      Percentage of floating rate securities at fair value 71% As of June 30, 2026
      Weighted average grade of the portfolio at fair value 3.1 As of June 30, 2026
      Weighted average yields on debt and other income producing securities at amortized cost 10.3% As of June 30, 2026
      Weighted average yields on debt and other income producing securities at fair value 10.5% As of June 30, 2026
      Weighted average yields on total investments at amortized cost 9.3% As of June 30, 2026
      Weighted average yields on total investments at fair value 9.4% Q2-26
      Debt/equity ratio 1.12 FY-25
      Debt/equity ratio, net of available cash 1.08 FY-25

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Asset Management — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      ARCC
      Ares Capital Corp
      this stock
      $14.28B -1.6% 12.2 5.5%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      $382.35B +9.6% +16.2% 28.2 0.6%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $107.65B -7.1% +9.2% 32.2 2.9%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $96.57B -14.9% -11.0% 1.4%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $94.03B -9.2% 0.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      792
      % held
      35.5%
      Net QoQ
      -2.8M sh
      Top holder
      MORGAN STANLEY
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      42
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      39.7M
      Days to cover
      8.4d
      Change
      -1.5M sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      52%
      As of
      Aug 26, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      179.8K
      Value
      $3.4M
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      55.8%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Pete Sessions
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 24, 2026
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Net income (FY)
      $1.3B
      EPS diluted
      $1.86
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      $1.0B
      Remaining
      $1.0B
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 14, 2026
      This year
      19
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 29, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ARCC +0.5% +6.4% +4.7% +6.1% -1.6%
      SPY -0.4% +5.0% +12.4% +2.6% +12.3%
      vs SPY +0.9% +1.3% -7.7% +3.5% -14.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.48 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Declared · upcoming
      $0.48 / share · ex Sep 15, 2026
      Cut 5.9%
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.92 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      9.65%
      Buyback program · as of Mar 31, 2026
      Authorized
      $1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      $0
      Remaining
      $1.00B
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1287750 CUSIP 04010L103 13F (30d) 557 filings 538 filers Visit website Investor relations