Ares Capital (ARCC) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Operating Margin came in at 47.79% in Q2 2026, up 81.0% year-over-year from 26.4% in Q2 2025, and down 9.75% quarter-over-quarter from 52.95% in Q1 2026.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Operating Margin (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Operating Margin for 6 consecutive years, with 47.79% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Operating Margin rose 81.0% year-over-year to 47.79% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 48.52%, a 20.0% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 47.77%, down 159.0% from the prior year.
- Operating Margin was 47.79% for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, down from 52.95% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Operating Margin peaked at 57.34% in Q4 2022 and troughed at 44.58% in Q3 2023.
- A 5-year average of 50.19% and a median of 49.54% in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Margin.
- Across the five-year window, Operating Margin surged 1348 bps in 2022 and tumbled 1166 bps in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Operating Margin stood at 57.34% in 2022, then fell by 13 bps to 50.07% in 2023, then slipped by 2 bps to 49.01% in 2024, then decreased by 0 bps to 48.8% in 2025, then retreated by 2 bps to 47.79% in 2026.
- The last three Operating Margin figures came in at 47.79% (Q2 2026), 52.95% (Q1 2026), and 48.8% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Operating Margin (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.39 Bn | 14.01 Bn | - | 47.79% |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.76 Bn | 5.49 Bn | - | 55.61% |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.62 Bn | 5.38 Bn | - | 44.07% |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.39 Bn | 5.33 Bn | - | 62.71% |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 5.20 Bn | 4.99 Bn | - | 41.14% |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.68 Bn | 4.64 Bn | - | 62.31% |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.48 Bn | 3.37 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.38 Bn | 3.34 Bn | - | 45.39% |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.47 Bn | -134.94 Mn | - | 8.79% |
| 10 | MidCap Financial Investment | 2.07 Bn | 2.02 Bn | - | 48.03% |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 47.79% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 52.95% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 48.80% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 44.63% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 46.98% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 50.82% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 49.01% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 48.13% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 52.85% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 47.36% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 50.07% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 44.58% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 50.47% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 51.78% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 57.34% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 56.24% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 55.74% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 47.95% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 47.26% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 42.76% |