Ares Capital ARCC
NASDAQ ARCC
$18.86 -0.30 (-1.57%)
At close: Oct 2, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

Ares Capital (ARCC) Price to Earnings (2022 - 2026)

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Ares Capital's (ARCC) Price to Earnings was 13.86 for Q2 2026, up 20.9% from 11.46 a year earlier and up 23.2% from the prior quarter.

Analysis

Ares Capital (ARCC) Price to Earnings (2022 - 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 Q2 2026 figure ranks as the highest quarterly Price to Earnings since Q1 2023.
  • Year over year, Price to Earnings gained in six of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 23.3%.
  • 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 Q2 2026 came in at 11.25 (Q1 2026), 11.18 (Q4 2025) and 10.72 (Q3 2025).
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Rocket Companies 44.95 Bn 30.63 Bn -
2 Orix 41.97 Bn 42.47 Bn -
3 Royalty Pharma 33.14 Bn 33.05 Bn -
4 Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae 24.99 Bn 24.99 Bn -
5 Affirm Holdings 23.75 Bn 17.44 Bn -
6 Synchrony Financial 23.25 Bn -44.72 Bn -
7 Royal Gold 19.67 Bn 18.90 Bn 390.45 Mn
8 Annaly Capital Management 14.04 Bn 5.13 Bn -
9 Ares Capital 13.76 Bn 11.19 Bn -
10 Federal Home Loan Mortgage 12.58 Bn -6.16 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
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 7.80
Mar 31, 2024 7.48
Dec 31, 2023 7.66
Sep 30, 2023 8.63
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
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