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Ares Capital (ARCC) Return on Sales (2021 - 2025)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has disclosed Return on Sales for 5 consecutive years, with 0.2% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Sales fell 3.0% to 0.2% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.2% through Dec 2025, down 4.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.2% for FY2025, 4.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Sales for Q4 2025 was 0.2% at Ares Capital, up from 0.16% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Sales was 0.33% in Q2 2022, with the low at 0.16% in Q3 2025.
  • Average Return on Sales over 5 years is 0.25%, with a median of 0.24% recorded in 2022.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Sales rose 11bps in 2022, then decreased -9bps in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Return on Sales stood at 0.26% in 2021, then grew by 25bps to 0.32% in 2022, then decreased by -22bps to 0.25% in 2023, then decreased by -9bps to 0.23% in 2024, then fell by -12bps to 0.2% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales over the past three periods came in at 0.2%, 0.16%, and 0.21% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.