Ares Capital ARCC
NASDAQ ARCC
$19.68 +0.02 (+0.10%)
At close: Sep 10, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

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

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly EBT Margin came in at 19.92% in Q2 2026, down 182.0% year-over-year from 24.29% in Q2 2025, and down 20.42% quarter-over-quarter from 25.03% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

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

Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported EBT Margin for 6 consecutive years, with 19.92% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, EBT Margin fell 182.0% year-over-year to 19.92% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 21.28%, a 233.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 21.79%, down 366.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin was 19.92% for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, down from 25.03% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, EBT Margin peaked at 35.31% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 17.9% in Q3 2025.
  • A 5-year average of 26.26% and a median of 25.22% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • Across the five-year window, EBT Margin soared 1240 bps in 2022 and plunged 1145 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, EBT Margin stood at 35.31% in 2022, then slipped by 21 bps to 27.86% in 2023, then retreated by 13 bps to 24.37% in 2024, then dropped by 8 bps to 22.32% in 2025, then fell by 11 bps to 19.92% in 2026.
  • The last three EBT Margin figures came in at 19.92% (Q2 2026), 25.03% (Q1 2026), and 22.32% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.74 Bn - 19.92%
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.63 Bn 5.37 Bn - 24.07%
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.49 Bn 5.25 Bn - 13.43%
4 Main Street Capital 5.20 Bn 5.15 Bn - 113.52%
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 4.94 Bn 4.73 Bn - 8.96%
6 Hercules Capital 4.66 Bn 4.61 Bn - 41.43%
7 FS KKR Capital 3.33 Bn 3.22 Bn - -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.31 Bn 3.26 Bn - -2.12%
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.49 Bn -118.08 Mn - -29.09%
10 MidCap Financial Investment 2.07 Bn 2.03 Bn - 8.35%
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 19.92%
Mar 31, 2026 25.03%
Dec 31, 2025 22.32%
Sep 30, 2025 17.90%
Jun 30, 2025 21.74%
Mar 31, 2025 25.41%
Dec 31, 2024 24.37%
Sep 30, 2024 22.97%
Jun 30, 2024 29.80%
Mar 31, 2024 24.68%
Dec 31, 2023 27.86%
Sep 30, 2023 22.44%
Jun 30, 2023 28.23%
Mar 31, 2023 29.29%
Dec 31, 2022 35.31%
Sep 30, 2022 33.89%
Jun 30, 2022 34.66%
Mar 31, 2022 26.82%
Dec 31, 2021 27.41%
Sep 30, 2021 21.49%