Ares Capital (ARCC) EPS (Basic) (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly EPS (Basic) came in at $0.2 in Q2 2026, down 8.86% year-over-year from $0.22 in Q2 2025, and down 21.62% quarter-over-quarter from $0.26 in Q1 2026.
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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.
- On a quarterly basis, EPS (Basic) fell 8.86% year-over-year to $0.2 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $0.86, a 11.1% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $0.89, down 22.99% from the prior year.
- EPS (Basic) was $0.2 for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, down from $0.26 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, EPS (Basic) peaked at $0.42 in Q4 2022 and troughed at $0.18 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of $0.28 and a median of $0.27 in 2024 frame the typical range for EPS (Basic).
- Across the five-year window, EPS (Basic) soared 68.11% in 2022 and tumbled 35.62% in 2025, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, EPS (Basic) stood at $0.42 in 2022, then decreased by 22.21% to $0.32 in 2023, then dropped by 13.68% to $0.28 in 2024, then decreased by 18.38% to $0.23 in 2025, then dropped by 11.77% to $0.2 in 2026.
- The last three EPS (Basic) figures came in at $0.2 (Q2 2026), $0.26 (Q1 2026), and $0.23 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EPS (Basic) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.12 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 0.20 |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.63 Bn | 5.37 Bn | - | 0.31 |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.49 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - | 0.11 |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.20 Bn | 5.15 Bn | - | 1.82 |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 4.94 Bn | 4.73 Bn | - | 0.06 |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.66 Bn | 4.61 Bn | - | 0.32 |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.33 Bn | 3.22 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.31 Bn | 3.26 Bn | - | -0.02 |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.49 Bn | -118.08 Mn | - | -0.19 |
| 10 | MidCap Financial Investment | 2.07 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - | 0.07 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.20 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.23 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.26 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.34 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.28 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.26 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.34 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.42 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.33 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.32 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.22 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.31 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 0.20 |