Ares Capital (ARCC) Expected to Announce Earnings on Tuesday

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) is anticipated to announce its Q3 2025 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 28th. Analysts expect the company to announce earnings of $0.50 per share and revenue of $766.4810 million for the quarter. Investors may review the information on the company’s upcoming Q3 2025 earningreport for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM ET.

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The investment management company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.51 by ($0.01). Ares Capital had a net margin of 44.94% and a return on equity of 10.48%. The business had revenue of $614.00 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $748.76 million. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.61 earnings per share. On average, analysts expect Ares Capital to post $2 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Ares Capital Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ARCC opened at $20.08 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.14, a quick ratio of 1.14 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.01. Ares Capital has a twelve month low of $18.26 and a twelve month high of $23.84. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $21.07 and a two-hundred day moving average of $21.54. The stock has a market cap of $14.16 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.80 and a beta of 0.68.

Ares Capital Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th were paid a $0.48 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.92 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.6%. Ares Capital’s payout ratio is currently 93.66%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

ARCC has been the subject of several analyst reports. Capital One Financial set a $22.50 price target on Ares Capital in a research note on Friday, October 10th. UBS Group lowered their target price on Ares Capital from $22.50 to $21.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, October 14th. Citigroup reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Ares Capital in a report on Thursday, July 31st. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Ares Capital from $22.00 to $23.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of Ares Capital in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Ares Capital has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $22.63.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Ares Capital

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. WFA of San Diego LLC acquired a new position in shares of Ares Capital in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $36,000. Blue Chip Partners LLC bought a new stake in Ares Capital during the 2nd quarter valued at $204,000. First Trust Advisors LP bought a new stake in shares of Ares Capital in the 2nd quarter worth $219,000. Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Ares Capital in the 1st quarter worth $273,000. Finally, AQR Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Ares Capital by 6.5% in the 1st quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 16,502 shares of the investment management company’s stock worth $365,000 after buying an additional 1,000 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 27.38% of the company’s stock.

About Ares Capital

Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors.