Ares Capital (ARCC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) is anticipated to release its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 27th. Analysts expect Ares Capital to post earnings of $0.4761 per share and revenue of $776.38 million for the quarter. Investors can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July 29th. The investment management company reported $0.47 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, hitting the consensus estimate of $0.47. Ares Capital had a return on equity of 9.80% and a net margin of 30.91%. The firm had revenue of $768.00 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $770.19 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.50 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Ares Capital to post $1.91 EPS for the current fiscal year and $1.94 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ares Capital Price Performance

Ares Capital stock opened at $18.41 on Tuesday. Ares Capital has a one year low of $17.40 and a one year high of $21.14. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.28 and a current ratio of 1.28. The business has a fifty day moving average of $19.44 and a two-hundred day moving average of $18.98. The company has a market cap of $13.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.64 and a beta of 0.61.

Ares Capital Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th were paid a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 10.4%. Ares Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 142.22%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ARCC has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Ares Capital from $19.00 to $18.50 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Truist Financial reduced their price objective on shares of Ares Capital from $22.00 to $21.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 30th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Ares Capital in a report on Friday, September 4th. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods lowered their target price on shares of Ares Capital from $21.00 to $20.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Ares Capital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Saturday, September 19th. Eight analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $20.39.

Ares Capital Company Profile

Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a business development company that provides financing to middle-market companies. The company primarily invests in first-lien senior secured loans, second-lien loans, subordinated debt, and, to a lesser extent, equity securities. Its investments are generally designed to support acquisitions, recapitalizations, refinancings, growth initiatives, and other corporate activities.

Founded in 2004, Ares Capital is externally managed by Ares Capital Management LLC, an affiliate of Ares Management Corporation.