Valuation: Ares Capital Corporation

Capitalization 13.46B 11.6B 10.47B 10.05B 18.32B 1,237B 19.18B 124B 49.6B 593B 50.5B 49.42B 2,121B P/E ratio 2026 *
9.67x
P/E ratio 2027 * 9.75x
Enterprise value 30.08B 25.93B 23.41B 22.46B 40.96B 2,764B 42.86B 277B 111B 1,325B 113B 110B 4,740B EV / Sales 2026 *
9.5x
EV / Sales 2027 * 9.57x
Free-Float
95.42%
Yield 2026 *
10.2%
Yield 2027 * 10.2%
1 day-1.37%
1 week+0.64%
Current month+0.64%
1 month-2.95%
3 months-10.85%
6 months-16.49%
Current year-7.37%
1 week 18.17
Extreme 18.17
19.43
1 month 18.17
Extreme 18.17
20.11
Current year 18.17
Extreme 18.17
21.14
1 year 18.17
Extreme 18.17
23.42
3 years 16.95
Extreme 16.95
23.84
5 years 16.53
Extreme 16.5312
23.84
10 years 7.9
Extreme 7.9
23.84
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 49 29/04/2025
President - 29/04/2025
Director of Finance/CFO 49 14/02/2024
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 68 31/12/2003
Director/Board Member 79 31/12/2003
Director/Board Member 68 31/12/2009
Change 5d. change 1-year change 3-years change Capi.($)
-1.37%+0.64%-18.56%-2.34% 13.46B
-4.46%-2.62%-23.94%+23.39% 86.46B
-4.46%+4.16%-20.77%+63.53% 81.43B
-6.01%-1.79%-29.01%+33.65% 24.69B
-0.93%-7.59%+4.83%+19.65% 17.79B
-5.36%-5.94%+13.72%+43.49% 17.66B
-2.53%-1.13%+29.13%-7.12% 13.66B
-2.16%-7.22%+30.60%+178.73% 11.67B
+1.25%-4.71%0.00%+82.02% 8.31B
+1.50%+2.76%-5.34%+98.93% 7.53B
Average -2.45%-2.57%-1.93%+53.39% 28.27B
Weighted average by Cap. -3.77%-0.95%-13.03%+44.32%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 3.17B 2.73B 2.46B 2.36B 4.31B 291B 4.51B 29.13B 11.67B 140B 11.88B 11.63B 499B 3.31B 2.85B 2.57B 2.47B 4.5B 304B 4.71B 30.43B 12.19B 146B 12.41B 12.15B 521B
Net income 1.41B 1.22B 1.1B 1.05B 1.92B 130B 2.01B 13B 5.21B 62.24B 5.3B 5.19B 223B 1.43B 1.24B 1.12B 1.07B 1.95B 132B 2.04B 13.18B 5.28B 63.14B 5.38B 5.26B 226B
Net Debt 16.62B 14.33B 12.94B 12.41B 22.63B 1,527B 23.69B 153B 61.26B 732B 62.37B 61.04B 2,620B 18.19B 15.68B 14.16B 13.59B 24.77B 1,672B 25.93B 167B 67.05B 802B 68.27B 66.82B 2,867B
Logo Ares Capital Corporation
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company focused on providing direct loans and other investments in private middle market companies in the United States. The Company invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position), and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, it also invests in subordinated debt, which in some cases includes an equity component, and preferred equity. It also may invest up to 30% of its portfolio in non-qualifying assets. Its investment activities are focused on industries, such as software and services, health care services, commercial and professional services, financial services, commercial and professional services, insurance services, energy, food and beverage and others. The Company is externally managed by Ares Capital Management LLC (investment adviser).
Employees
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Date Price Change Volume
06/03/26 18.74 $ -1.37% 10,568,633
05/03/26 19.00 $ -0.68% 7,877,015
04/03/26 19.13 $ +0.95% 7,500,048
03/03/26 18.95 $ -0.16% 9,904,709
02/03/26 18.98 $ +1.93% 11,465,493
Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
14
Last Close Price
18.74USD
Average target price
22.27USD
Spread / Average Target
+18.83%

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