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ARCC

Ares Capital Corp
$18.38 -0.09 (-0.49%) At close · Jul 8
Market Cap
$13.22B
Shares
718,022,845

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$18.38 Open$18.44 Day$18.25–18.50 52W$17.40–21.79 Avg vol 30d4.9M Short int46.7M · 6.5% float · 8.0d Short vol39% Last earningsApr 28, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Apr 28
Up next
Next earnings call
Jul 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 2 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Apr 28, 2026
AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

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

      Equibles Rating blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Neutral
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Fair Quant / Vol Very Low
      Market backdrop VIX 15 · calm Equity put/call 0.55
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −5%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg −2%
      below
      RSI (14) 46
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 22%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Very Weak
      1-month return −2%
      trailing
      6-month return −8%
      trailing
      YTD return −7%
      this year
      Relative strength −15%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Neutral
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      52 of 814 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +145.6K sh shares · +5 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.51% of float · ▲ +1.7% MoM · 8.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      814 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 69
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Fair
      EPS growth −24%
      Y/Y
      Valuation P/E 11.3
      below peers
      Buyback $1.0B
      remaining
      Balance sheet $15.4B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very Low
      Volatility 19%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −19%
      past year
      ATR 1.7%
      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 · 1
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −5% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      −2% Neutral
      RSI (14)
      46 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      22% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Mixed
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $19 › 200d $19 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      52 of 814 funds reported for Jun 30 · net +145.6K sh shares · +5 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      6.51% of float · ▲ +1.7% MoM · 8.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      814 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $17 Now $18 · 22% 52-wk high $22
      vs 200-day avg -5% vs 50-day avg -2%

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

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Number of new portfolio companies 18 Q1-26
      annualized ROE non-GAAP 9.6% Q1 2026 call
      available liquidity $6B Q1 2026 call
      borrowers' LTM EBITDA growth (weighted average) 9% Q1 2026 call
      core earnings per share non-GAAP $0.47 Q1 2026 call
      number of portfolio companies 607 Q1 2026 call
      Debt/equity ratio 1.12 FY-25
      Number of portfolio company investments 603 FY-25
      Weighted average yields on debt and other income producing securities at amortized cost 10.3% FY-25
      Weighted average yields on debt and other income producing securities at fair value 10.3% FY-25
      Weighted average yields on total investments at amortized cost 9.4% FY-25
      Weighted average yields on total investments at fair value 9.3% FY-25

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      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
      $13.22B -6.7% 11.3 6.5%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      $340.25B -2.7% +16.2% 25.7 0.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $97.56B -5.8% 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $91.84B -19.8% +9.2% 31.7 3.1%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $87.64B -24.3% -11.0% 1.7%

      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 Accumulating
      Holders
      816
      % held
      35.8%
      Reported
      52 of 814
      Top holder
      MORGAN STANLEY
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      38
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      46.7M
      Days to cover
      8.0d
      Change
      +776.9K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      39%
      As of
      Jul 10, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      15.1K
      Value
      $288.3K
      As of
      Jun 12, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      65.3%
      Week of
      May 4, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Pete Sessions
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Nov 1, 2023
      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
      Jun 22, 2026
      This year
      15
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Apr 28, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      ARCC -0.8% -2.1% -7.8% -0.8% -6.7%
      SPY -0.2% +0.8% +7.4% -0.2% +9.3%
      vs SPY -0.6% -2.9% -15.2% -0.6% -16.0%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.48 / share · ex Jun 15, 2026
      Paid (TTM)
      $1.92 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      10.45%
      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) 80 filings 53 filers Visit website Investor relations