Ares Capital Corporation
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Ratios
Valuation ratios (P/E, P/S, EV/EBITDA and the other multiples) are based on the closing price at the end of each period, not on the current price. Margins and returns are shown in percent, multiples without a unit, per-share figures in the reporting currency, net debt in millions.
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| Valuation | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11.8 | 10.9 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 10.0 | 8.6 | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 10.7 | 10.1 | – | 139.4 | 19.1 | 14.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 8.9 | 10.9 | 16.5 | 15.2 | 12.0 | 8.8 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.6 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 11.4 | 11.3 | 10.6 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 13.8 | |
| 7.1 | 7.0 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 8.3 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.7 | |
| 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.0 | |
| 12.0 | 12.0 | 15.2 | 20.2 | 19.1 | 10.8 | 15.6 | 13.7 | 9.2 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 12.6 | 13.9 | 19.5 | 40.3 | 14.8 | 8.5 | 8.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 15.1 | 18.9 | 16.8 | 14.4 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | – | – | 7.8 | – | – | – | – | |
| 18.9 | 17.8 | 23.8 | 31.5 | 29.4 | 15.3 | 20.6 | 17.6 | 11.5 | 13.2 | 15.4 | 16.7 | 19.0 | 26.9 | – | 99.3 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 24.0 | 34.4 | 29.6 | 23.4 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.8 | – | – | 12.3 | – | – | – | – | |
| 16.8 | 7.3 | – | – | – | – | 13.5 | 13.0 | 12.2 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 10.2 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 3.4 | 11.0 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 1,146.0 | 10.2 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 10.7 | 79.7 | 10.0 | 14.7 | 22.3 | 10.1 | 23.6 | 14.5 | 11.3 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 12.0 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 12.5 | |
| 5.9% | 13.7% | -23.3% | -28.1% | -28.9% | -29.0% | 7.4% | 7.7% | 8.2% | 10.0% | 9.0% | 9.8% | 9.8% | 8.5% | 29.2% | 9.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% | 0.1% | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.5% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 9.3% | 1.3% | 10.0% | 6.8% | 4.5% | 9.9% | 4.2% | 6.9% | 8.8% | 8.9% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 8.1% | 8.3% | 8.0% | |
| Margins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 73.9% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 78.8% | 79.9% | 81.5% | 82.2% | 83.2% | 81.8% | 80.4% | 78.7% | 76.7% | 76.8% | 12.9% | 31.3% | 59.4% | 67.7% | 85.4% | 86.4% | 85.3% | 84.9% | 83.2% | 78.7% | 73.5% | 66.3% | 64.2% | 67.7% | 73.2% | 75.5% | 76.9% | 76.0% | 73.5% | 72.0% | 68.2% | 68.3% | 68.3% | 66.9% | 64.2% | 67.0% | |
| 63.4% | 67.2% | 63.8% | 64.1% | 65.0% | 70.4% | 75.8% | 78.1% | 79.6% | 78.4% | 77.4% | 75.5% | 73.2% | 72.6% | -5.8% | 14.9% | 48.0% | 58.6% | 78.8% | 80.5% | 78.7% | 77.9% | 75.5% | 69.1% | 62.8% | 54.8% | 56.9% | 61.4% | 68.3% | 71.2% | 72.3% | 71.4% | 68.8% | 67.2% | 63.5% | 63.6% | 63.5% | 62.0% | 59.0% | 62.9% | |
| 60.0% | 64.3% | 61.4% | 61.4% | 62.3% | 68.5% | 73.7% | 76.3% | 77.8% | 76.7% | 75.8% | 74.0% | 71.8% | 71.1% | -10.6% | 10.9% | 45.8% | 56.4% | 77.6% | 79.2% | 77.3% | 76.4% | 73.6% | 66.8% | 59.5% | 50.2% | 53.4% | 58.8% | 66.8% | 70.3% | 71.3% | 69.6% | 66.5% | 64.7% | 60.9% | 61.4% | 60.7% | 58.5% | 54.2% | 41.5% | |
| 41.9% | 96.1% | -228.4% | -250.4% | -247.0% | -199.0% | 46.8% | 47.6% | 49.7% | 59.5% | 59.9% | 71.3% | 75.0% | 61.1% | 437.4% | 138.8% | 83.5% | 85.5% | 0.4% | 40.1% | 44.0% | 45.6% | 45.9% | 53.1% | 60.6% | 10.4% | 81.4% | 48.1% | 26.6% | 54.1% | 21.9% | 36.5% | 49.5% | 54.5% | 57.6% | 57.9% | 58.0% | 51.4% | 50.6% | 46.0% | |
| Returns | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7.9% | 9.2% | 6.5% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 9.4% | 11.0% | 11.9% | 12.8% | 11.8% | 11.3% | 10.5% | 10.1% | 10.6% | -0.5% | 0.7% | 4.5% | 6.7% | 19.2% | 20.7% | 18.3% | 17.7% | 15.0% | 11.1% | 8.6% | 6.3% | 6.6% | 8.6% | 11.9% | 13.6% | 14.3% | 13.6% | 12.4% | 11.4% | 9.6% | 9.6% | 9.5% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 6.9% | |
| 4.5% | 5.1% | 3.8% | 3.9% | 4.2% | 5.4% | 6.2% | 7.1% | 7.6% | 6.7% | 5.9% | 5.6% | 5.1% | 5.3% | -0.2% | 0.3% | 2.1% | 3.0% | 9.2% | 9.3% | 8.2% | 7.5% | 6.9% | 4.8% | 3.7% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 4.0% | 5.6% | 6.4% | 7.0% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 5.4% | 4.6% | 4.7% | 4.4% | 4.2% | 3.7% | 3.1% | |
| Balance Sheet & Debt | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3,434 | 3,651 | 4,070 | 8,872 | 8,670 | 3,791 | 9,954 | 8,595 | 3,747 | 4,918 | 5,762 | 5,583 | 6,473 | 13,766 | 7,842 | -178 | -154 | -227 | -282 | -349 | -1,168 | -352 | -670 | -160 | 11,617 | 12,673 | 10,867 | 11,009 | -485 | 798 | -494 | -587 | -473 | – | – | 1,977 | – | – | – | – | |
| 7.8 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 17.6 | 16.3 | 5.5 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 8.6 | 17.0 | – | -3.0 | -0.5 | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.2 | -0.7 | -0.2 | -0.5 | -0.1 | 13.6 | 19.3 | 15.3 | 11.9 | -0.4 | 0.5 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.3 | – | – | 1.4 | – | – | – | – | |
| 57.0% | 55.9% | 58.7% | 57.2% | 58.4% | 57.5% | 56.6% | 59.1% | 59.7% | 56.6% | 52.6% | 53.2% | 51.0% | 50.1% | 41.6% | 46.1% | 46.6% | 44.3% | 47.6% | 44.8% | 44.6% | 42.5% | 45.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.7% | 46.1% | 46.6% | 47.2% | 47.1% | 48.9% | 47.4% | 47.1% | 47.3% | 48.3% | 48.3% | 46.5% | 45.8% | 45.8% | 45.5% | |
| 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | – | – | 0.2 | – | – | – | – | |
| Per Share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1.32 | 1.51 | 1.09 | 1.13 | 1.20 | 1.57 | 1.86 | 2.04 | 2.20 | 2.01 | 1.95 | 1.82 | 1.74 | 1.85 | -0.08 | 0.10 | 0.73 | 1.14 | 3.42 | 3.80 | 3.45 | 3.38 | 2.81 | 2.02 | 1.54 | 1.12 | 1.20 | 1.56 | 2.20 | 2.57 | 2.86 | 2.73 | 2.49 | 2.32 | 1.94 | 1.95 | 1.92 | 1.86 | 1.60 | 1.34 | |
| 2.20 | 2.35 | 1.78 | 1.84 | 1.92 | 2.29 | 2.52 | 2.67 | 2.83 | 2.63 | 2.57 | 2.46 | 2.42 | 2.60 | 0.72 | 0.95 | 1.60 | 2.03 | 4.41 | 4.79 | 4.46 | 4.43 | 3.82 | 3.02 | 2.60 | 2.24 | 2.25 | 2.66 | 3.30 | 3.65 | 4.02 | 3.93 | 3.74 | 3.59 | 3.19 | 3.17 | 3.17 | 3.18 | 2.96 | 3.22 | |
| 16.59 | 16.45 | 16.67 | 16.55 | 16.50 | 16.66 | 16.85 | 17.07 | 17.17 | 17.14 | 17.23 | 17.30 | 17.27 | 17.41 | 15.31 | 15.82 | 16.46 | 16.96 | 17.79 | 18.36 | 18.85 | 19.15 | 18.76 | 18.16 | 18.04 | 17.89 | 18.11 | 18.26 | 18.58 | 18.89 | 20.09 | 20.07 | 20.11 | 20.39 | 20.22 | 20.19 | 20.20 | 20.48 | 19.59 | 19.35 | |
| 0.92 | 2.25 | -4.06 | -4.60 | -4.75 | -4.55 | 1.18 | 1.27 | 1.41 | 1.56 | 1.54 | 1.76 | 1.82 | 1.59 | 3.15 | 1.32 | 1.34 | 1.74 | 0.02 | 1.92 | 1.96 | 2.02 | 1.75 | 1.61 | 1.57 | 0.23 | 1.83 | 1.28 | 0.88 | 1.98 | 0.88 | 1.43 | 1.85 | 1.96 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.84 | 1.63 | 1.50 | 1.48 | |
Showing the most recent 40 periods — older statements are on file for this stock.
Data as of: October 8, 2026 · Source: fundamental data & SEC filings (annual and quarterly reports, 10-K/10-Q)
Note: pure fact-based analysis, not investment advice and not a solicitation to buy or sell. All figures without guarantee.