Valuation: Ares Capital

Market Cap 14.29B 12.26B 11.51B 10.51B 19.84B 1,363B 19.94B 136B 52.79B 688B 53.65B 52.49B 2,277B P/E 2026 *
15.2x
P/E 2027 * 10.4x
Enterprise Value 29.64B 25.44B 23.88B 21.81B 41.16B 2,827B 41.36B 283B 110B 1,426B 111B 109B 4,725B EV / Sales 2026 *
9.58x
EV / Sales 2027 * 9.29x
Free-Float
99.44%
Yield 2026 *
9.65%
Yield 2027 * 9.65%
Manager TitleAgeSince
Chief Executive Officer 49 2025-04-29
President - 2025-04-29
Director of Finance/CFO 49 2024-02-14
Director TitleAgeSince
Director/Board Member 68 2003-12-31
Director/Board Member 68 2009-12-31
Chairman 53 2014-06-30
Change 5-day change 1-year change 3-year change Capi.($)
+0.31%+1.63% - - 14.31B
-0.15%-1.30%-16.47%+43.69% 115B
+0.86%-1.77%-22.54%+82.35% 96.57B
-0.55%-0.78%-20.65%+42.02% 32.47B
+0.69%+0.16%+48.59%+79.15% 22.18B
-0.06%+3.03%+38.43%+35.75% 17.8B
+0.14%-0.83%-24.48%+63.41% 17.43B
-1.27%+5.78% - - 17.06B
-0.15%+0.51%-10.56%+3.43% 14.31B
+0.78%+4.78%-7.16%+111.58% 12.13B
Average +0.10%+2.17%-1.85%+57.67% 38.3B
Weighted average by Cap. +0.18%+1.11%-11.11%+58.69%

Financials

2026 *2027 *
Net sales 3.09B 2.66B 2.49B 2.28B 4.3B 295B 4.32B 29.5B 11.43B 149B 11.62B 11.37B 493B 3.19B 2.74B 2.57B 2.35B 4.43B 304B 4.45B 30.41B 11.78B 153B 11.98B 11.72B 508B
Net income 934M 802M 753M 687M 1.3B 89.12B 1.3B 8.91B 3.45B 44.96B 3.51B 3.43B 149B 1.37B 1.18B 1.1B 1.01B 1.9B 131B 1.91B 13.07B 5.06B 65.95B 5.15B 5.03B 218B
Net Debt 15.36B 13.18B 12.37B 11.3B 21.32B 1,465B 21.43B 146B 56.74B 739B 57.66B 56.41B 2,447B 15.33B 13.16B 12.35B 11.28B 21.29B 1,462B 21.39B 146B 56.64B 738B 57.56B 56.31B 2,443B
Logo Ares Capital
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).
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