Ares Capital Corporation

Ares Capital Corporation

Financial Services

NASDAQ:ARCC · NASDAQ Global Market

Market Cap $13.80B Beta 0.62 P/E (TTM) 12.0
$19.22 +0.76%

+$0.15 today

52W Low $17.40High $23.42

Vol 3.48M · Avg 6.33M

EPS (TTM)$1.60
Div Yield9.99%
Asset Management

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

9.1%

avg 10.3%

ROIC

6.7%

avg 30.3%

ROA

4.2%

avg 5.1%

Analysis

ROE is currently the strongest return metric at 9.1% versus its period average of 10.3%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

David A. Sachs

Partner67

James Miller

President & Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending49$40,000.00<0.01%

John W. Stilmar

Partner & Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations

Kort Schnabel

CEO & Co-Head of U.S. Direct Lending49$40,500.00<0.01%

Mark R. Affolter

Partner for U.S. Direct Lending$0.00<0.01%

Ryan S. Cascade

Partner for U.S. Direct Lending

Michael J. Arougheti

Executive Vice President & Director54$40,500.00<0.01%

Mitchell S. Goldstein

Co-Chairman, Partner & Co-Head of Ares Credit Group59$195,358.000.03%

Rajiv Chudgar

Managing Director

Scott C. Lem

Chief Financial Officer & Treasurer48$39,463.00<0.01%

Won Jae Cho

Chief Accounting Officer43$270.00<0.01%

Jana Markowicz

Chief Operating Officer45$25,176.00<0.01%

Lisa A. Morgan

Chief Compliance Officer50

Michael A. Dieber

Partner & Head of Portfolio Management$40,500.00<0.01%

Ian Fitzgerald

Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary51$13,031.10<0.01%

Bennett Rosenthal

Co-Founder, Director, Partner & Chairman of Private Equity Group63$0.00<0.01%

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

5

$968,792.94

Sells

0

$0.00

Net Sentiment

+$968,792.94

Net buying

Most Active

SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT

2 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
Feb 9, 2026

MARKOWICZ JANA

Direct

Buy15.0K$19.20$288,000.00
Feb 6, 2026

Lem Scott C

Direct

Buy5.2K$19.29$100,037.94
Feb 5, 2026

HENSON MARY BETH

Direct

Buy4.0K$19.14$76,560.00
Feb 5, 2026

SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT

Direct

Buy12.5K$19.13$239,125.00
Oct 31, 2025

SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT

Direct

Buy13.0K$20.39$265,070.00

Analysis

Insiders reported 5 buys worth $968,792.94 and 0 sells worth $0.00 over the last 12 months. That adds up to net buying of $968,792.94. SCHNABEL MICHAEL KORT was the most active insider with 2 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/A-18.4%
+3.5% (13yr)3 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A-0.9%
+12.4% (13yr)2 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/A-9.3%
+10.1% (13yr)2 analysts
EBITN/AN/A-8.6%
+13.7% (13yr)2 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at -0.9% over three years. Forward estimates point to EBIT at +13.7% (13yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages ARCC?

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) lists 16 active executives. The top listed executive is David A. Sachs, Partner.

Are ARCC insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $20.82M.

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