ARCC vs FSK vs TRIN Stock Comparison

Ares Capital, FS KKR Capital and Trinity Capital Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARCC Ares Capital Corp
$19.35 +3.8% 1M -5.1% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
–
Business Development Companies Financial Services
3 wins
FSK FS KKR Capital Corp
$11.69 +8.1% 1M -21.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.27B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.32B
Div. yield
0.22%
Business Development Companies Financial Services
3 wins
TRIN Trinity Capital Inc.
$17.70 +1.8% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$1.70B
P/E
10.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.06M
Div. yield
0.13%
Business Development Companies Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Trinity Capital leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Trinity Capital 4, Ares Capital 3, FS KKR Capital 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARCCFSKTRINLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.80B $3.27B $1.70B ARCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.8x -8.7x 10.6x TRIN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 7.4x 8.7x FSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% -20.1% -13.5% ARCC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.3% -28.5% 208.4% TRIN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.22% 0.13% FSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% -21.0% +22.8% TRIN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.6%/yr -11.6%/yr +0.5%/yr TRIN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.5% 34.3% 21.4% ARCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 69/100 39/100 FSK

Percentile Scorecard

ARCCFSKTRIN

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARCCFSKTRIN
Valuation 37 #106 of 168 91 #16 of 168 7 #157 of 168
Growth 67 #55 of 163 20 #131 of 163 32 #111 of 163
Profitability 57 #67 of 154 77 #36 of 154 31 #107 of 154
Financial Health 57 #70 of 161 94 #10 of 161 78 #36 of 161
Shareholder Returns 29 #97 of 136 65 #48 of 136 47 #72 of 136
Overall 49 69 39
  • ARCC ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FSK ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • TRIN ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARCCFSKTRINSPY
1 month +3.8%+8.1%+1.8% -5.9%
3 months -1.4%-1.7%+0.5% -4.6%
6 months +2.1%+6.8%+4.0% +0.2%
Year to date -4.3%-21.1%+20.8% +7.5%
1 year -5.1%-21.0%+22.8% +8.2%
3 years -1.0%-40.8%+22.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year -0.3%-16.0%+7.1% +19.0%
5 years -7.9%-46.1%+2.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year -1.6%-11.6%+0.5% +9.4%
10 years +26.7%-68.4%— +251.5%
10 years, per year +2.4%-10.9%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureARCCFSKTRINSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.5%34.3%21.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.6%36.1%21.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.650.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.26-0.611.07 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-58.8%-49.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.0%-27.5%-5.5% -5.9%
52-week high $21.03$16.13$18.74 $779.14
52-week low $17.45$9.91$14.18 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARCCFSKTRIN
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 11.9x -8.7xmedian 11.9x 10.5xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.7x 2.5xmedian 2.7x 22.7xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.1x —median 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.2xmedian 5.4x 1.7xmedian 5.4x -3.7xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.3xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.88median 0.34 0.18median 0.34 0.81median 0.34

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARCCFSKTRIN
Revenue $3.09B $1.32B $77.06M
Net income $875.00M -$375.00M $160.62M
Free cash flow $1.15B $1.92B -$476.65M
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $-1.34 $1.69
Cash & equivalents $722.00M – $20.66M
Total debt $15.12B $51.00M $893.57M
Shares (diluted) 720.00M 280.24M 95.11M
Enterprise value $11.55B $3.27B $1.61B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARCCFSKTRIN
P/E 15.9x -8.7x 10.5x
P/FCF 12.2x 1.7x -3.7x
P/Operating cash flow 12.2x 1.7x -3.7x
P/S 4.5x 2.5x 22.7x
P/B 1.0x 0.6x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 9.2x 2.5x 34.0x
EV/FCF 24.8x 1.7x -5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.8x 1.7x -5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.88 0.18 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCCFSKTRIN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% -20.1% -13.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% -9.6% 67.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.8% -272.0% 13.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -49.4% 40.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.8% -271.9% -15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -49.4% 12.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 173.5% 156.7% -35.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -1.8% -255.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 173.5% 156.7% -35.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -1.8% -232.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCCFSKTRIN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin 28.3% -28.5% 208.4%
FCF margin 37.1% 146.2% -618.6%
Operating cash flow margin 37.1% 146.2% -617.4%
Return on equity – – 12.4%
Return on assets – – 5.6%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -5.1x -3.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – 17.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCCFSKTRIN
Debt / assets 49.4% 0.4% 30.5%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 13.2x 0.0x -1.9x
Liabilities / assets 54.4% 57.3% 54.8%
Equity / assets 45.6% 42.7% 45.2%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCCFSKTRIN
Dividend yield 9.9% 17.2% 12.5%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – -18.7%
Shareholder yield 9.2% 17.2% -6.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – -192.5% 133.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 37.5% -45.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -7.9% 68.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -2.8% 41.2%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARCCFSKTRIN
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 7.4xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.77FY2026 $1.57FY2026 $2.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -11.9%FY2026 -32.9%FY2026 -2.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.2% 0.0% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.88BFY2026 $1.07BFY2026 $393.40MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.7%FY2026 -29.3%FY2026 +34.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +11.2% +4.2% +2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCCFSKTRIN
Held by institutions 33.7% 38.2% 25.7%
Institutions holding 782 440 172
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.8% +0.4% +12.1%
Institutions buying 379 183 92
Institutions selling 255 185 44
Buyers to sellers 1.49 0.99 2.09

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARCCFSKTRIN
ARCC 1.00 0.69 0.62
FSK 0.69 1.00 0.54
TRIN 0.62 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCC, FSK and TRIN?

Ares Capital (ARCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Capital (ARCC) $13.80B, FS KKR Capital (FSK) $3.27B, Trinity Capital (TRIN) $1.70B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCC, FSK and TRIN?

Trinity Capital (TRIN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Capital (ARCC) 15.8x, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -8.7x, Trinity Capital (TRIN) 10.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, FS KKR Capital (FSK) is cheapest (Ares Capital (ARCC) 10.9x, FS KKR Capital (FSK) 7.4x, Trinity Capital (TRIN) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ares Capital (ARCC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ares Capital (ARCC) +2.3%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -20.1%, Trinity Capital (TRIN) -13.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Trinity Capital (TRIN) has the highest net margin (Ares Capital (ARCC) 28.3%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -28.5%, Trinity Capital (TRIN) 208.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Trinity Capital (TRIN) returned the most: Ares Capital (ARCC) -5.1%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -21.0%, Trinity Capital (TRIN) +22.8%. Over five years, Trinity Capital (TRIN) compounded fastest (Ares Capital (ARCC) -1.6%/yr, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -11.6%/yr, Trinity Capital (TRIN) +0.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FS KKR Capital (FSK) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Capital (ARCC) 0.00%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) 0.22%, Trinity Capital (TRIN) 0.13%. Ares Capital (ARCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ares Capital (ARCC) has been the steadiest (Ares Capital (ARCC) 19.5%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) 34.3%, Trinity Capital (TRIN) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARCC, FSK and TRIN?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Trinity Capital (TRIN) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.