Valuation: Ares Capital Corporation

Market Cap 13.54B 12.03B 11.22B 10.22B 19.3B 1,304B 19.47B 136B 52.73B 665B 50.84B 49.74B 2,136B P/E 2026 *
14.4x
P/E 2027 * 9.82x
Enterprise Value 28.9B 25.67B 23.94B 21.81B 41.18B 2,783B 41.54B 290B 113B 1,419B 108B 106B 4,559B EV / Sales 2026 *
9.34x
EV / Sales 2027 * 9.05x
Free-Float
99.44%
Yield 2026 *
10.2%
Yield 2027 * 10.2%
1 day-1.57%
1 week-1.77%
Current month-1.26%
1 month-5.75%
3 months+0.69%
6 months+4.26%
Current year-6.77%
1 week 18.78
Extreme 18.78
19.48
1 month 18.78
Extreme 18.78
20.12
Current year 17.4
Extreme 17.4
21.14
1 year 17.4
Extreme 17.4
21.14
3 years 17.4
Extreme 17.4
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 30/04/2025
President - 30/04/2025
Director of Finance/CFO 49 15/02/2024
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 68 01/01/2004
Director/Board Member 68 01/01/2010
Chairman 53 01/07/2014
Date Insider Type Main position Quantity % Market Cap. Importance
9/2/26 Buy

Chief Operating Officer

15,000 0.0021%
6/2/26 Buy

Chief Financial Officer

5,186 0.0007%
5/2/26 Buy

Chief Executive Officer

12,500 0.0017%
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
-1.57%-1.77%-6.40%+0.43% 13.54B
-0.44%-2.46%-8.71%+69.41% 164B
+1.20%-3.11%+20.78%+79.85% 146B
+1.03%-3.16%+36.40%+251.89% 98.65B
-0.44%-5.63%-33.66%+8.26% 89.39B
+1.35%+1.00%-17.58%+91.34% 82.48B
-1.04%-6.60%-29.27%+53.03% 81.05B
+0.68%+1.22%-20.84%+48.70% 71.54B
+0.77%-2.97%+51.19%+171.59% 48.34B
-0.79%-0.42%-0.22%+54.83% 43.36B
Average +0.08%-2.46%-0.83%+82.93% 83.84B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.27%-2.72%-0.89%+89.01%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 3.09B 2.75B 2.56B 2.34B 4.41B 298B 4.45B 31.08B 12.05B 152B 11.62B 11.37B 488B 3.19B 2.83B 2.64B 2.41B 4.55B 307B 4.58B 32.03B 12.42B 157B 11.97B 11.71B 503B
Net income 936M 831M 775M 706M 1.33B 90.12B 1.35B 9.4B 3.64B 45.95B 3.51B 3.44B 148B 1.37B 1.22B 1.14B 1.04B 1.96B 132B 1.98B 13.8B 5.35B 67.46B 5.16B 5.05B 217B
Net Debt 15.36B 13.64B 12.72B 11.59B 21.88B 1,479B 22.08B 154B 59.79B 754B 57.65B 56.4B 2,422B 15.33B 13.62B 12.7B 11.57B 21.85B 1,476B 22.04B 154B 59.7B 753B 57.56B 56.31B 2,418B
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
02/10/26 USD 18.86 -1.57% 5,108,648
01/10/26 USD 19.16 +0.31% 7,675,425
30/09/26 USD 19.10 -1.34% 5,857,537
29/09/26 USD 19.36 +1.20% 4,640,459
28/09/26 USD 19.13 -0.36% 3,988,644
Trader
Investor
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Global
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Quality
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ESG MSCI
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Sell
Consensus
Buy
Mean consensus
BUY
Number of Analysts
14
Last Close Price
18.86USD
Average target price
20.77USD
Spread / Average Target
+10.12%

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