Ares Capital ARCC
NASDAQ ARCC
$19.66 -0.04 (-0.20%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Ares Capital (ARCC) Price to Earnings (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Price to Earnings came in at 91.76 in Q2 2026, down 8.86% year-over-year from 100.67 in Q2 2025, and up 31.2% quarter-over-quarter from 69.94 in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Ares Capital (ARCC) Price to Earnings (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Price to Earnings for 6 consecutive years, with 91.76 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Price to Earnings fell 8.86% year-over-year to 91.76 in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 21.49, a 6.56% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 23.35, up 14.46% from the prior year.
  • Price to Earnings was 91.76 for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, up from 69.94 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Price to Earnings peaked at 113.28 in Q3 2025 and troughed at 46.09 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 75.88 and a median of 76.59 in 2023 frame the typical range for Price to Earnings.
  • Across the five-year window, Price to Earnings plunged 50.98% in 2022 and jumped 62.56% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Price to Earnings stood at 46.09 in 2022, then soared by 40.53% to 64.76 in 2023, then grew by 29.79% to 84.06 in 2024, then rose by 8.0% to 90.78 in 2025, then increased by 1.07% to 91.76 in 2026.
  • The last three Price to Earnings figures came in at 91.76 (Q2 2026), 69.94 (Q1 2026), and 90.78 (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.73 Bn -
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.69 Bn 5.42 Bn -
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.52 Bn 5.28 Bn -
4 Main Street Capital 5.26 Bn 5.20 Bn -
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 5.05 Bn 4.84 Bn -
6 Hercules Capital 4.64 Bn 4.59 Bn -
7 FS KKR Capital 3.37 Bn 3.27 Bn -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.34 Bn 3.30 Bn -
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.48 Bn -129.09 Mn -
10 MidCap Financial Investment 2.07 Bn 2.03 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 91.76
Mar 31, 2026 69.94
Dec 31, 2025 90.78
Sep 30, 2025 113.28
Jun 30, 2025 100.67
Mar 31, 2025 85.42
Dec 31, 2024 84.06
Sep 30, 2024 81.49
Jun 30, 2024 61.93
Mar 31, 2024 76.26
Dec 31, 2023 64.76
Sep 30, 2023 76.93
Jun 30, 2023 60.50
Mar 31, 2023 55.64
Dec 31, 2022 46.09
Sep 30, 2022 51.04
Jun 30, 2022 57.01
Mar 31, 2022 98.37
Dec 31, 2021 72.39
Sep 30, 2021 104.13