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% quarter-over-quarter from 22.32% in Q4 2025.

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

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of EBT Margin data on file, last reported at 25.03% in Q1 2026.

  • EBT Margin for Q1 2026 came in at 25.03%, down 38.0% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 21.73% (down 389.0% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 21.79%, down 366.0% from the prior year.
  • EBT Margin climbed to 25.03% in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 22.32% 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 26.63% and a median of 25.41% in 2025 frame the typical range for EBT Margin.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: EBT Margin jumped 1240 bps in 2022, then tumbled 1145 bps in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of EBT Margin shows it stood at 35.31% in 2022, then dropped by 21 bps to 27.86% in 2023, then decreased by 13 bps to 24.37% in 2024, then declined by 8 bps to 22.32% in 2025, then increased by 12 bps to 25.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's EBT Margin at 25.03% in Q1 2026, 22.32% in Q4 2025, and 17.9% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EBT Margin (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 42.43%
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 40.22%
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 10.72%
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 5.59%
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 25.53%
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 23.41%
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 52.23%
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - -
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 22.41%
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - 25.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
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%