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Ares Capital (ARCC) Operating Margin (2021 - 2025)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has disclosed Operating Margin for 5 consecutive years, with 48.8% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Operating Margin fell 21.0% to 48.8% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 47.77% through Dec 2025, down 159.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 47.77% for FY2025, 159.0% down from the prior year.
  • Operating Margin for Q4 2025 was 48.8% at Ares Capital, up from 44.63% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Margin was 57.34% in Q4 2022, with the low at 42.76% in Q3 2021.
  • Average Operating Margin over 5 years is 49.6%, with a median of 48.91% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Operating Margin skyrocketed 1348bps in 2022, then crashed -1166bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 47.26% in 2021, then increased by 21bps to 57.34% in 2022, then fell by -13bps to 50.07% in 2023, then fell by -2bps to 49.01% in 2024, then decreased by 0bps to 48.8% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Operating Margin over the past three periods came in at 48.8%, 44.63%, and 46.98% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.