Growth Metrics

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

Ares Capital has reported EBITDA Margin over the past 6 years, most recently at 52.95% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly EBITDA Margin rose 213.0% to 52.95% in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 48.33% through Mar 2026, down 185.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 47.77% for FY2025, 159.0% down from the prior year.
  • EBITDA Margin was 52.95% for Q1 2026 at Ares Capital, up from 48.8% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBITDA Margin peaked at 57.34% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 44.58% in Q3 2023.
  • The 5-year median for EBITDA Margin is 50.07% (2023), against an average of 50.34%.
  • Year-over-year, EBITDA Margin soared 1348bps in 2022 and then tumbled -1166bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBITDA Margin shows it stood at 57.34% in 2022, then dropped by -13bps to 50.07% in 2023, then dropped by -2bps to 49.01% in 2024, then fell by 0bps to 48.8% in 2025, then increased by 8bps to 52.95% in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ARCC's EBITDA Margin are 52.95% (Q1 2026), 48.8% (Q4 2025), and 44.63% (Q3 2025).