Ares Capital (ARCC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) is expected to post its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect Ares Capital to post earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $766.4810 million for the quarter. Individuals can find conference call details on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The investment management company reported $0.50 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.51 by ($0.01). The business had revenue of $614.00 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $748.76 million. Ares Capital had a return on equity of 10.48% and a net margin of 44.94%.During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $0.61 EPS. On average, analysts expect Ares Capital to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ares Capital Stock Performance

Shares of ARCC opened at $20.08 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. The stock has a market capitalization of $14.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.80 and a beta of 0.68. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $21.07 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $21.55. Ares Capital has a 12 month low of $18.26 and a 12 month high of $23.84.

Ares Capital Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were given a dividend of $0.48 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.6%. Ares Capital’s dividend payout ratio is 93.66%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ares Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ares Capital in the 2nd quarter worth about $36,000. Blue Chip Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Ares Capital in the 2nd quarter worth about $204,000. First Trust Advisors LP acquired a new stake in shares of Ares Capital in the 2nd quarter worth about $219,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Ares Capital in the 1st quarter worth about $273,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Ares Capital by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 16,502 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $365,000 after acquiring an additional 1,000 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.38% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

ARCC has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed an “outperform” rating on shares of Ares Capital in a research report on Thursday, July 31st. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on shares of Ares Capital from $23.00 to $22.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, October 1st. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Ares Capital from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, October 19th. Wells Fargo & Company upped their price target on shares of Ares Capital from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ares Capital in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Eight research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Ares Capital has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.63.

About Ares Capital

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.