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Financial Services - Asset Management - NASDAQ - US
$ 22.41
0.674 %
$ 15.6 B
Market Cap
10.99
P/E
1. INTRINSIC VALUE

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Jul, 6, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one ARCC stock under the worst case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 22.4 USD, Ares Capital Corporation is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Jul, 6, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one ARCC stock under the base case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 22.4 USD, Ares Capital Corporation is HIDDEN

This DCF valuation model was last updated on Jul, 6, 2025.

The intrinsic value of one ARCC stock under the best case scenario is HIDDEN Compared to the current market price of 22.4 USD, Ares Capital Corporation is HIDDEN

2. FUNDAMENTAL ANALYSIS

Price Chart ARCC

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$23.0$23.0$22.5$22.5$22.0$22.0$21.5$21.5$21.0$21.0$20.5$20.5$20.0$20.0$19.5$19.5$19.0$19.0$18.5$18.515 Jan15 JanFeb '25Feb '2515 Feb15 FebMar '25Mar '2515 Mar15 MarApr '25Apr '2515 Apr15 AprMay '25May '2515 May15 MayJun '25Jun '2515 Jun15 JunJul '25Jul '25
FINANCIALS
1.71 B REVENUE
4.40%
1.6 B OPERATING INCOME
-14.61%
1.52 B NET INCOME
0.00%
-2.13 B OPERATING CASH FLOW
-416.44%
0 INVESTING CASH FLOW
0.00%
2.42 B FINANCING CASH FLOW
953.52%
599 M REVENUE
52.42%
434 M OPERATING INCOME
17.30%
-1 M NET INCOME
-0.28%
-299 M OPERATING CASH FLOW
-11.57%
-481 M INVESTING CASH FLOW
0.00%
181 M FINANCING CASH FLOW
-64.09%
Balance Sheet Ares Capital Corporation
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Current Assets 927 M
Cash & Short-Term Investments 635 M
Receivables 516 M
Other Current Assets -224 M
Non-Current Assets 26.7 B
Long-Term Investments 26.7 B
PP&E 0
Other Non-Current Assets 0
96.65 %Total Assets$27.6b
Current Liabilities 865 M
Accounts Payable 406 M
Short-Term Debt 0
Other Current Liabilities 459 M
Non-Current Liabilities 0
Long-Term Debt 0
Other Non-Current Liabilities 0
46.94 %53.06 %Total Liabilities$865.0m
EFFICIENCY
Earnings Waterfall Ares Capital Corporation
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Revenue 1.71 B
Cost Of Revenue 768 M
Gross Profit 940 M
Operating Expenses 113 M
Operating Income 1.6 B
Other Expenses 73 M
Net Income 1.52 B
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RATIOS
55.04% GROSS MARGIN
55.04%
93.38% OPERATING MARGIN
93.38%
89.11% NET MARGIN
89.11%
11.40% ROE
11.40%
5.39% ROA
5.39%
5.68% ROIC
5.68%
FREE CASH FLOW ANALYSIS
Free Cash Flow Analysis Ares Capital Corporation
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Net Income 1.52 B
Depreciation & Amortization 0
Capital Expenditures 0
Stock-Based Compensation 0
Change in Working Capital 0
Others -2.08 B
Free Cash Flow -2.13 B
3. WALL STREET ANALYSTS ESTIMATES
Wall Street Analysts Price Targets Ares Capital Corporation
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Wall Street analysts predict an average 1-year price target for ARCC of $21.8 , with forecasts ranging from a low of $20.5 to a high of $22 .
ARCC Lowest Price Target Wall Street Target
20.5 USD -8.52%
ARCC Average Price Target Wall Street Target
21.8 USD -2.79%
ARCC Highest Price Target Wall Street Target
22 USD -1.83%
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4. DIVIDEND ANALYSIS
2.06% DIVIDEND YIELD
0.48 USD DIVIDEND PER SHARE
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5. COMPETITION
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6. Ownership
Insider Ownership Ares Capital Corporation
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7. News
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8. Profile Summary

Ares Capital Corporation ARCC

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COUNTRY US
INDUSTRY Asset Management
MARKET CAP $ 15.6 B
Dividend Yield 2.06%
Description Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
Contact 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA, 90067 https://www.arescapitalcorp.com
IPO Date Oct. 5, 2004
Employees 1200
Officers Ms. Lisa A. Morgan Chief Compliance Officer Mr. Bennett Rosenthal Co-Founder & Chairman Emeritus Mr. Kort Schnabel Chief Executive Officer, Partner & Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending Mr. Scott C. Lem Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer Ms. Jana Markowicz Chief Operating Officer Mr. Won Jae Cho Chief Accounting Officer Mr. John W. Stilmar Partner & Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations Mr. Michael J. Arougheti Executive Vice President & Director Mr. James Miller President Mr. Joshua M. Bloomstein J.D. Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary