Ares Capital (ARCC) EBIT Margin (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly EBIT Margin came in at 52.95% in Q1 2026, up 213.0% year-on-year from 16.92% in Q1 2025, and up 13.48% on a QoQ basis from 46.66% in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) EBIT Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of EBIT Margin data on file, last reported at 52.95% in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBIT Margin rose 213.0% year-over-year to 52.95% in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was 47.16%, a 229.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 46.36%, down 166.0% from the prior year.
  • EBIT Margin for Q1 2026 stood at 52.95%, up from 46.66% in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, EBIT Margin for ARCC reached as high as 56.24% in Q3 2022 and fell as low as 43.22% in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, EBIT Margin has averaged 49.2% across 5 years, with a median of 48.8% in 2023.
  • Across the five-year window, EBIT Margin jumped 1461 bps in 2022 and slumped 1212 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, EBIT Margin stood at 54.53% in 2022, then declined by 11 bps to 48.8% in 2023, then declined by 2 bps to 47.83% in 2024, then dropped by 2 bps to 46.66% in 2025, then increased by 13 bps to 52.95% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent EBIT Margin figures were 52.95% in Q1 2026, 46.66% in Q4 2025, and 43.22% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBIT Margin (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,261.80 Bn 1,217.21 Bn 18.56 Bn 175.98%
2 BlackRock 165.12 Bn 151.98 Bn - 42.01%
3 Blackstone 103.58 Bn 101.13 Bn - 44.01%
4 Brookfield Asset Management 76.31 Bn 75.26 Bn - 68.31%
5 Apollo Global Management 73.95 Bn 73.95 Bn -409.00 Mn 24.88%
6 State Street 51.18 Bn 51.18 Bn - 72.52%
7 Ameriprise Financial 50.08 Bn 40.82 Bn 4.57 Bn 18.44%
8 Raymond James Financial 34.03 Bn 19.06 Bn - 31.56%
9 Northern Trust 33.84 Bn 33.84 Bn - 170.02%
10 Ares Capital 13.56 Bn 13.06 Bn - 52.95%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 52.95%
Dec 31, 2025 46.66%
Sep 30, 2025 43.22%
Jun 30, 2025 45.91%
Mar 31, 2025 50.82%
Dec 31, 2024 47.83%
Sep 30, 2024 48.13%
Jun 30, 2024 51.13%
Mar 31, 2024 46.50%
Dec 31, 2023 48.80%
Sep 30, 2023 44.12%
Jun 30, 2023 49.53%
Mar 31, 2023 51.46%
Dec 31, 2022 54.53%
Sep 30, 2022 56.24%
Jun 30, 2022 53.65%
Mar 31, 2022 45.00%
Dec 31, 2021 45.75%
Sep 30, 2021 41.63%