Ares Capital (ARCC) EBT Margin (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported EBT Margin of 25.03% for Q1 2026, down 38.0% year-over-year from 40.38% in Q1 2025, and up 12.15% on a QoQ basis from 22.32% in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 25.03% in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly EBT Margin fell 38.0% year-over-year to 25.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.73% (down 389.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 21.79%, down 366.0% from the prior year.
- EBT Margin improved to 25.03% in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 22.32% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBT Margin topped out at 35.31% in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 17.9% in Q3 2025.
- The 5-year median for EBT Margin is 25.41% (2025), against an average of 26.63%.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when EBT Margin surged 1240 bps; it then sank 1145 bps in 2023.
- Tracing ARCC's EBT Margin over 5 years: stood at 35.31% in 2022, then decreased by 21 bps to 27.86% in 2023, then fell by 13 bps to 24.37% in 2024, then slipped by 8 bps to 22.32% in 2025, then climbed by 12 bps to 25.03% in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC EBT Margin figures stand at 25.03% (Q1 2026), 22.32% (Q4 2025), and 17.9% (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBT Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 42.43% |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 40.22% |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 10.72% |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 52.02% |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 5.59% |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | 25.53% |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 23.41% |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | 52.23% |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 22.41% |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.69 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - | 25.03% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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% |