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ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)

As-reported financials and recent SEC filings for ARES CAPITAL CORP, latest fiscal period FY2025. Financial statements come straight from the company’s EDGAR filings; valuation figures such as P/E and market cap use market data.

About ARES CAPITAL CORP

Ares Capital Corporation is a financial services company that invests primarily in middle-market companies through loans and equity investments. It provides capital structuring services and earns income from interest, dividends, and fees related to its investments. The company serves businesses seeking financing solutions, particularly in the software and technology sectors.

Snapshot

Revenue
Revenue growth (YoY)
Net income
$1.30B
Diluted EPS
$1.86
Gross margin
Operating margin
Net margin
FCF margin
ROE
9.1%
P/E (TTM)
Market cap
Debt / equity
1.1×

Fundamentals are from SEC filings. P/E and market cap are derived from recent market prices, refreshed on a rolling basis (typically within the past week).

Peer comparison

Where Ares Capital’s fundamentals sit among the 52 business development companies. Each figure is ranked only against peers that report it, from lowest (left) to highest (right).

ROE9.1%
72nd percentile of 48
Debt / equity1.12×
31st percentile of 33

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Percentiles describe where a figure sits among business development company peers reporting it (100th = highest). They are position within a peer group, not a rating, and not investment advice.

Institutional ownership

Held by 6 quant / multi-strat books among the superinvestors we track; no conviction manager currently reports a position.

Conviction investors
0
+6 quant / multi-strat
Initiated / added
3
0 new, 3 added
Reduced / exited
3
3 trimmed, 0 exited
Combined position
$233.6M
reported long value
InvestorAs ofPosition valueSharesChange
Two Sigma InvestmentsquantQ1 2026$131.7M7.3MAdded
Citadel AdvisorsquantQ1 2026$52.6M2.9MReduced
D. E. ShawquantQ1 2026$35.8M2.0MAdded
Millennium ManagementquantQ1 2026$8.3M463.0KReduced
Point72 Asset ManagementquantQ1 2026$3.5M194.1KReduced
AQR Capital ManagementquantQ1 2026$1.7M96.9KAdded

From quarterly Form 13F filings, which can be up to 45 days delayed. Long US-listed positions only: excludes short positions, options, cash, bonds, and non-US holdings, so this is not a manager’s complete portfolio. Counts are of the investors we track, not all institutions. Not investment advice.

Income statement (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Revenue
Gross profit
Operating income
Net income$1.30B$1.52B$1.52B$600.0M$1.57B
Diluted EPS$1.86$2.44$2.68$1.19$3.51

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Balance sheet (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Cash and equivalents$638.0M$635.0M$535.0M$303.0M$372.0M
Current assets
Total assets$31.23B$28.25B$23.80B$22.40B$20.84B
Current liabilities
Long-term debt$15.99B$13.73B$11.88B$12.21B$11.02B
Total liabilities$16.92B$14.90B$12.60B$12.84B$11.97B
Total equity$14.32B$13.36B$11.20B$9.55B$8.87B

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Cash flow (as reported)

 FY2025FY2024FY2023FY2022FY2021
Operating cash flow$-1.72B$-2.13B$511.0M$-1.36B$-2.46B
Capital expenditure
Free cash flow

Figures as reported to the SEC. Underlined values link to the filing they came from; dotted values are calculated by us from reported figures; “adj” means restated for a stock split (hover to see the figure as filed). Full methodology.

Quarterly trend (as reported)

QuarterRevenueRevenue YoYNet incomeDiluted EPS
Q1 FY2026$92.0M$0.13
Q4 FY2025$293.0M$0.41
Q3 FY2025$404.0M$0.57
Q2 FY2025$361.0M$0.52
Q1 FY2025$241.0M$0.36
Q4 FY2024$357.0M$0.55
Q3 FY2024$394.0M$0.62
Q2 FY2024$322.0M$0.52

Latest 8 reported quarters, from company XBRL filings on SEC EDGAR.

Company facts

ExchangeNasdaq
SectorFinancials
Fiscal year endDecember 31
Latest fiscal periodFY2025
SEC filings since2013
SEC CIK1287750

Recent SEC filings

10-K/A2026-03-23
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10-K2026-02-04
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10-Q2026-04-28
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8-K2026-07-22
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8-K2026-06-22
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8-K2026-06-08
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8-K2026-05-26
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Data sourced from SEC EDGAR (public domain). Figures are as-reported and may be unaudited or restated; verify against the source filing before relying on them. Informational only. Not investment advice.