ARCC vs OTF vs FSK Stock Comparison

Ares Capital, Blue Owl Technology Finance and FS KKR Capital Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCC Ares Capital Corp
$19.12 -1.2% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
10.04%
Business Development Companies Financial Services
4 wins
FSK FS KKR Capital Corp
$11.16 +0.5% 1M -26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.12B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.32B
Div. yield
18.01%
Business Development Companies Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionARCCOTFFSKLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.80B $4.41B $3.12B ARCC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.7x 11.8x -8.3x OTF
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 8.0x 7.1x FSK
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2.3% +55.6% -20.1% OTF
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.3% 28.7% -28.5% OTF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 10.04% 16.60% 18.01% FSK
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.2% -32.7% -26.6% ARCC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.3%/yr — -12.7%/yr ARCC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.3% 33.8% 33.8% ARCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 46/100 71/100 FSK

Percentile Scorecard

ARCCOTFFSK

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

AxisARCCOTFFSK
Valuation 39 #103 of 169 25 #127 of 169 92 #14 of 169
Growth 66 #55 of 159 20 #128 of 159 19 #129 of 159
Profitability 60 #59 of 146 21 #116 of 146 81 #29 of 146
Financial Health 54 #71 of 153 71 #45 of 153 94 #10 of 153
Shareholder Returns 31 #93 of 135 93 #11 of 135 71 #40 of 135
Overall 50 46 71
  • ARCC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • OTF ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • FSK ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARCCOTFFSKSPY
1 month -1.2%-6.0%+0.5% +0.7%
3 months +1.5%-2.4%+5.8% +3.7%
6 months -0.2%-15.3%-0.8% +7.1%
Year to date -5.5%-33.7%-24.6% +12.8%
1 year -7.2%-32.7%-26.6% +11.9%
3 years +0.7%—-40.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +0.2%—-16.1% +22.8%
5 years -10.8%—-49.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.3%—-12.7% +10.9%
10 years +23.5%—-71.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +2.1%—-11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARCCOTFFSKSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.3%33.8%33.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.7%33.6%35.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.630.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.97-0.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-46.6%-58.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.1%-34.3%-30.8% -1.2%
52-week high $21.03$14.68$16.13 $779.14
52-week low $17.45$8.85$9.91 $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.

MultipleARCCOTFFSK
P/E now vs peer median 15.7xmedian 11.7x 11.8xmedian 11.7x -8.3xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 2.7x 3.4xmedian 2.7x 2.4xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 6.5x -2.8xmedian 6.5x 1.6xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x 0.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median -0.87median 0.33 -0.46median 0.33 0.17median 0.33

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 monthsARCCOTFFSK
Revenue $3.09B $1.31B $1.32B
Net income $875.00M $375.08M -$375.00M
Free cash flow $1.15B -$1.56B $1.92B
EPS (diluted) $1.22 $0.81 $-1.34
Cash & equivalents $722.00M – –
Total debt $15.12B $7.16B $51.00M
Shares (diluted) 720.00M 460.88M 280.24M
Enterprise value $11.56B $4.41B $3.12B

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
MetricARCCOTFFSK
P/E 15.7x 11.8x -8.3x
P/FCF 12.1x -2.8x 1.6x
P/Operating cash flow 12.1x -2.8x 1.6x
P/S 4.5x 3.4x 2.4x
P/B 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 0.6x 0.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 9.1x 8.9x 2.4x
EV/FCF 24.6x -7.4x 1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.6x -7.4x 1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.87 -0.46 0.17

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCCOTFFSK
Revenue growth (1Y) 2.3% 55.6% -20.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 28.7% -9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -35.8% -25.0% -272.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -12.0% -2.8% -49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -36.8% -24.3% -271.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -18.0% -25.9% -49.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 173.5% -1,214% 156.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -206.7% -1.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 173.5% -1,214% 156.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -206.7% -1.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCCOTFFSK
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin 28.3% 28.7% -28.5%
FCF margin 37.1% -119.5% 146.2%
Operating cash flow margin 37.1% -119.5% 146.2%
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -4.2x -5.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCCOTFFSK
Debt / assets 49.4% 47.5% 0.4%
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.9x 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 13.2x -4.6x 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 54.4% 49.9% 57.3%
Equity / assets 45.6% 50.1% 42.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCCOTFFSK
Dividend yield 10.0% 16.6% 18.0%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 4.1% –
Shareholder yield 9.3% 20.6% 18.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 165.7% -192.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -39.8% 37.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 178.6% -7.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 53.1% -2.8%

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.

ConsensusARCCOTFFSK
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 8.0xFY2026 7.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.79FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $1.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.9%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026 -32.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +8.3% 0.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.89BFY2026 $1.42BFY2026 $1.07BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 +23.3%FY2026 -29.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +18.0% +4.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCCOTFFSK
Held by institutions 33.7% 42.5% 38.2%
Institutions holding 781 190 438
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.8% +19.2% +0.4%
Institutions buying 380 150 183
Institutions selling 254 27 183
Buyers to sellers 1.50 5.56 1.00

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.

ARCCOTFFSK
ARCC 1.00 0.58 0.66
OTF 0.58 1.00 0.50
FSK 0.66 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCC, OTF and FSK?

Ares Capital (ARCC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Capital (ARCC) $13.80B, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) $4.41B, FS KKR Capital (FSK) $3.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCC, OTF and FSK?

Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Capital (ARCC) 15.7x, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) 11.8x, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -8.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, FS KKR Capital (FSK) is cheapest (Ares Capital (ARCC) 10.7x, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) 8.0x, FS KKR Capital (FSK) 7.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ares Capital (ARCC) +2.3%, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) +55.6%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -20.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) has the highest net margin (Ares Capital (ARCC) 28.3%, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) 28.7%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -28.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ares Capital (ARCC) returned the most: Ares Capital (ARCC) -7.2%, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) -32.7%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -26.6%. Over five years, Ares Capital (ARCC) compounded fastest (Ares Capital (ARCC) -2.3%/yr, FS KKR Capital (FSK) -12.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

FS KKR Capital (FSK) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Capital (ARCC) 10.04%, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) 16.60%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) 18.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ares Capital (ARCC) has been the steadiest (Ares Capital (ARCC) 19.3%, Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) 33.8%, FS KKR Capital (FSK) 33.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ares Capital (ARCC) 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.