Ares Capital (ARCC) Price to Earnings (2020 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) Price to Earnings was 15.67 for Q3 2026, up 46.2% from 10.72 a year earlier and up 13.1% from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Price to Earnings (2020 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Price to Earnings at Ares Capital was 11.18, up 15.7% from FY2024.
- By year, Price to Earnings came in at 9.66 in FY2024 (+26.2%), 7.66 in FY2023 (-52.1%), 15.98 in FY2022 (+152.4%) and 6.33 in FY2021 (-57.1%).
- The Q3 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q4 2022.
- Year over year, Price to Earnings gained in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 29.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Price to Earnings in five years was Q1 2025 (growth of 55.6%); the low point was Q4 2023 (a decline of 52.1%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q3 2026 came in at 13.86 (Q2 2026), 11.25 (Q1 2026) and 11.18 (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.64 Bn | -328.33 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 15.76 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.86 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 11.25 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 11.18 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 10.72 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.46 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 11.64 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 9.66 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 8.57 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.17 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 9.74 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 10.33 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 12.45 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 11.80 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 14.93 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.98 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 10.61 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 8.57 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 7.35 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 6.33 |
API Access
Ares Capital Price to Earnings API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "price-to-earnings", "ticker": "ARCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=price-to-earnings&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();