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ARCC

Ares Capital Corp Russell 3000
$19.11Close $13.7BMarket cap $17.02 – $20.0152-week range Late-januaryNext report · estimated

Highlights

Strengths

  • Near its high 4% below its 52-week high

Cautions

  • Not in an uptrend 5 of 8 trend conditions
  • Lagging the market RS 44 · weaker than 56% of stocks over 12 months
  • Earnings shrinking EPS −22% year on year

Price

Filing Results Screen pick 52-week high and low Adjusted prices

Key figures

FY to Dec 31, 2025 · filed Oct 27, 2026
Off 12-month high 4%
1wk up 2.5% price change
1mo up 0.1% price change
12-month return up 2% market up 11% · its own down 11%
F-score — — Not assessed
Altman Z — Unknown
P/E 10.6× price / earnings
PEG — P/E / EPS growth
P/B 1.0× price / book
Earnings yield — EBIT / enterprise value
Cheaper than — of the market · not assessed
Revenue growth — year on year
EPS growth down 22% latest quarter · +32 pts
Sales growth — latest quarter
ROE up 9% return on equity
Free cash margin — -$1.7B FCF
D/E 1.12 long-term debt / equity
Net debt / EBITDA —
Interest cover —EBIT / interest

Trade setup

ATR% 1.7% $0.33 a day · 2×ATR $18.45
RS 44 / 99 vs the universe
Trend 5 / 8 200-day not rising, under 30% off the low, RS under 70
Relative volume 1.1× vs 50-day average
Up/down volume 0.85 50 sessions
Implied move — no scheduled report
Trend template · 5 of 8
  • Price above the 150 and 200-day averages: passes
  • 150-day average above the 200-day: passes
  • 200-day average rising for a month: fails
  • 50-day average above the 150 and 200-day: passes
  • Price above the 50-day average: passes
  • At least 30% above the 52-week low: fails
  • Within 25% of the 52-week high: passes
  • RS rank 70 or higher: fails

Screen verdict

Did not qualify for any screen.

Warning signs

2 flagged
  • Shareholders diluted The share count rose 6.8% over the year, from 672m to 718m shares. Each existing share owns a smaller fraction of the company than it did a year ago.
  • Profit not backed by cash Reported profit of $1.3B came with -$1.7B of operating cash flow. Profit that cash does not follow is the classic signature of aggressive accounting.
Last reported Oct 27, 2026
Results reaction Oct 27, 2026-1% vs market2 sessions after results

Financials

6 fiscal years · from filings
Net income Profit left after every cost, interest and tax for the year. A column below the line is a loss. Methodology $1.3B -15% on FY2024
$0 $2B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · $484.0M FY2021 · $1.6B FY2022 · $600.0M FY2023 · $1.5B FY2024 · $1.5B FY2025 · $1.3B
Free cash flow Cash from running the business less what it spent on equipment and buildings: the cash a year actually left behind, which profit alone does not show. Not shown for banks and insurers, whose cash moves with their loans. Methodology -$1.7B
-$2.5B $0 $1B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · -$580.0M FY2021 · -$2.5B FY2022 · -$1.4B FY2023 · $511.0M FY2024 · -$2.1B FY2025 · -$1.7B
Cash and long-term debt Cash on the balance sheet at the year's end beside debt due after a year. Net cash is cash less that debt; net debt is the shortfall. Debt some filers do not tag shows as a gap, not as zero. Methodology $15.4B net debt
  • Cash
  • Long-term debt
$0 $20B FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · Cash $326.0M FY2021 · Cash $372.0M · Long-term debt $11.0B FY2022 · Cash $303.0M · Long-term debt $12.2B FY2023 · Cash $535.0M · Long-term debt $11.9B FY2024 · Cash $635.0M · Long-term debt $13.7B FY2025 · Cash $638.0M · Long-term debt $16.0B
Shares outstanding Shares in issue at the year's end. A rising count means each share owns a smaller slice of the company (stock pay, share sales); a falling one, buybacks. The chart's scale is fitted to the count, so a small change looks large: read the percentage. Methodology 718m +69.7% since FY2020
718m 423m FY20 FY21 FY22 FY23 FY24 FY25 FY2020 · 423m FY2021 · 468m FY2022 · 519m FY2023 · 582m FY2024 · 672m FY2025 · 718m
  FY2020Dec 31, 2020 FY2021Dec 31, 2021 FY2022Dec 31, 2022 FY2023Dec 31, 2023 FY2024Dec 31, 2024 FY2025Dec 31, 2025
Net income $484.0M $1.6B $600.0M $1.5B $1.5B $1.3B
Earnings per share $1.14 $3.51 $1.16 $2.65 $2.44 $1.86
Free cash flow -$580.0M -$2.5B -$1.4B $511.0M -$2.1B -$1.7B
Cash $326.0M $372.0M $303.0M $535.0M $635.0M $638.0M
Long-term debt — $11.0B $12.2B $11.9B $13.7B $16.0B
Shareholders' equity $7.2B $8.9B $9.6B $11.2B $13.4B $14.3B
Shares outstanding 423m 468m 519m 582m 672m 718m

Filings

SEC EDGAR
FiledReportPeriod to Lag
Oct 27, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2026 27d
Jul 29, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2026 29d
Apr 28, 2026 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2026 28d
Feb 4, 2026 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2025 35d
Oct 28, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2025 28d
Jul 29, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2025 29d
Apr 29, 2025 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2025 29d
Feb 5, 2025 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2024 36d
Oct 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Sep 30, 2024 30d
Jul 30, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Jun 30, 2024 30d
May 1, 2024 Quarterly ↗ Mar 31, 2024 31d
Feb 7, 2024 Annual ↗ Dec 31, 2023 38d

Current reports

FiledDisclosed
Oct 27, 2026 Results · Other events ↗
Oct 27, 2026 Material agreement · Regulation FD ↗
Sep 15, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation · Other events ↗
Aug 14, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
Jul 29, 2026 Results · Other events ↗
Jul 22, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation ↗
Jun 22, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation ↗
Jun 8, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation · Other events ↗
May 26, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation ↗
May 11, 2026 Material agreement · New obligation · Other events ↗
May 8, 2026 Shareholder vote ↗
Apr 28, 2026 Results · Other events ↗