Ares Capital ARCC
NASDAQ ARCC
$19.94 +0.16 (+0.83%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 12:18 PM EDT

Ares Capital (ARCC) EPS (Basic) (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) posted quarterly EPS (Basic) of $0.2 for Q2 2026, down 8.86% year-over-year from $0.22 in Q2 2025, and down 16.18% quarter-over-quarter from $0.24 in Q1 2026.

Ares Capital (ARCC) EPS (Basic) (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported EPS (Basic) for 6 consecutive years, with $0.2 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • In Q2 2026, EPS (Basic) fell 8.86% year-over-year to $0.2; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $0.77 (down 16.3% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $0.89, down 22.99% from the prior year.
  • EPS (Basic) fell to $0.2 in Q2 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $0.24 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, EPS (Basic) topped out at $0.38 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at $0.16 in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, EPS (Basic) has averaged $0.26 across 5 years, with a median of $0.26 in 2023.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — EPS (Basic) soared 104.52% — and 2025, when it slumped 36.33%.
  • Ares Capital's EPS (Basic) stood at $0.38 in 2022, then retreated by 19.1% to $0.31 in 2023, then fell by 21.6% to $0.24 in 2024, then retreated by 29.06% to $0.17 in 2025, then advanced by 17.64% to $0.2 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's EPS (Basic) at $0.2 in Q2 2026, $0.24 in Q1 2026, and $0.17 in Q4 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) EPS (Basic) (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 178.80 Bn 164.93 Bn - 12.39
2 Blackstone 114.74 Bn 112.23 Bn - 2.95
3 Kkr 97.20 Bn -179.87 Bn - 0.74
4 Brookfield 93.46 Bn 46.05 Bn - 0.16
5 Brookfield Asset Management 83.65 Bn 82.15 Bn - 0.57
6 Apollo Global Management 78.31 Bn 52.94 Bn 10.54 Bn 2.26
7 State Street 51.47 Bn 51.47 Bn - 3.72
8 Ameriprise Financial 51.22 Bn 40.17 Bn 4.72 Bn 12.12
9 Northern Trust 34.01 Bn 34.01 Bn - 4.28
10 Ares Capital 14.31 Bn 13.93 Bn - 0.20

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 0.20
Mar 31, 2026 0.24
Dec 31, 2025 0.17
Sep 30, 2025 0.17
Jun 30, 2025 0.22
Mar 31, 2025 0.25
Dec 31, 2024 0.24
Sep 30, 2024 0.26
Jun 30, 2024 0.32
Mar 31, 2024 0.24
Dec 31, 2023 0.31
Sep 30, 2023 0.26
Jun 30, 2023 0.31
Mar 31, 2023 0.32
Dec 31, 2022 0.38
Sep 30, 2022 0.33
Jun 30, 2022 0.30
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 0.43
Sep 30, 2021 0.20