ARCC · Ares Capital Corp
Price
Snapshot
50 fields · last close| Market Cap | $14.05B |
| P/E | 14.30 |
| Float | 715.3M |
| Beta | 0.65 |
| Volatility 30D | 20.3% |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial Services |
| Cap tier | Large cap |
| Macro sensitivity | Moderate |
| Clavix score | 85.4 |
| Price | 19.16 |
| Change | −1.54% |
| Prev Close | 19.46 |
| Open | 19.25 |
| Day Low | 19.18 |
| Day High | 19.59 |
| Avg Vol | 5 |
| Avg $ Vol | $100.0M |
| 52W High | 21.14 |
| 52W Low | 17.40 |
| 52W Pos | 47.1% |
| From High | −9.37% |
| From Low | +10.11% |
| Max DD 1Y | −17.02% |
| Spread | 0.10% |
| Liquidity | Normal |
| SMA 20 | +2.12% |
| SMA 50 | −0.12% |
| SMA 200 | +0.86% |
| RSI (14) | 59.4 |
| Vol 90D | 17.5% |
| Vol 1Y | 19.5% |
| 1Y Range | 17–21 |
| Daily bars | 900 |
| Perf Week | +5.02% |
| Perf Month | +4.40% |
| Perf Quarter | −0.82% |
| Perf Half Y | +1.57% |
| Perf Year | −4.65% |
| Perf YTD | −6.26% |
| Prev Day | −1.54% |
| Clavix | A- |
| Debt / Eq | 1.12 |
| Curr Ratio | 1.67 |
| Int Cover | 2.0× |
| FCF Margin | 16.6% |
| Rev Growth | +3.1% |
| Profit | Profitable |
| Leverage | Moderate |
| Sector rank | 2 / 69 |
Clavix risk grade
regraded every trading dayARCC grades A-, 85.4 of 100. Steadiest on Price Stability (72), most exposed on News Sentiment (56, mixed). 3 of the 4 weighted dimensions sit above the Financial Services median. Ranks 2 of 69 in Financial Services by Clavix score.
How rough the ride is
| ARCC | Financial Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Betavs the overall market · lower is steadier | 0.65 | 1.22 |
| 30-day realized volatilityannualized, from daily closes | 20.3% | 29.4% |
| Max drawdown, past yearworst peak-to-trough fall | −17.0% | — |
| Typical daily movemedian absolute daily change | 0.72% | — |
| Days beyond ±3%of the last 252 sessions | 4 (2%) | — |
How its days are spread
Daily returns over the last 252 sessions in 1% bins. Moves beyond ±6% land in the end bins.
52-week range
The bar runs from the lowest to the highest close of the last 252 sessions; the marker is the latest close.
Drawdown from the 1-year peak
Percent below the running high over the last 12 months. Zero is a fresh high.
Market sensitivity
| ARCC | Financial Services median | |
|---|---|---|
| Beta to the markethow much it swings with the S&P 500 · lower is safer | 0.65 | 1.22 |
| Macro sensitivityrate, dollar and credit exposure bucket | Moderate | Moderate 39% of 69 |
Where it sits on the macro scale
Low means rates, the dollar and credit spreads barely move it. Very High means they drive a large share of its swings. The counts are how many Financial Services names sit in each bucket.
Where it ranks in its sector
Rank by Clavix score within the sector. Right is the top of the sector.
Price performance
| ARCC | |
|---|---|
| 1 week | +5.0% |
| 1 month | +4.4% |
| Year to date | −6.3% |
| 1 year | −4.7% |
Context for the rank, not itself a risk measure.
Recent coverage, scored
| ARCC | |
|---|---|
| Articles scoredthe most recent scored coverage, up to 30 | 30 since 8 Oct |
| Average score0 most bearish, 100 most bullish | 60 |
| Bullish · bearisharticles above 60 · below 40 | 19 · 7 |
| Directionarticles whose tone is improving vs worsening | 19 ↑ 7 ↓ |
Where the article scores land
Each bar is a 10-point band of article scores. Below 40 reads bearish, above 60 bullish.
Balance sheet, against the sector
The shaded band is the middle half of the 69 Financial Services names Clavix covers; the tick is the sector median.
Growth
| ARCC | |
|---|---|
| Revenue growthyear over year | +3.1% |
Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade. Why
0–100, higher is safer. The tick on each bar is the Financial Services median. Click a dimension for the evidence behind it. Financial Health is shown but does not count toward the grade.
Recent news
most recent scored articles · the chip is the article’s score · click to openAres Capital (ARCC) agreed to acquire MidCap Financial Investment Corporation, with Ares Management contributing $1.21 per share in cash toward the purchase price. ARCC shareholders would acquire MidCap's loan portfolio at an effective 25% discount to book value, the value recorded in financial statements.
MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (MFIC) will not hold its previously scheduled third-quarter 2026 earnings call and webcast on November 5, 2026, at 8:30 a.m. Eastern, because it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC).
An analyst rates ARCC HOLD with a fair-value estimate near $18.61, citing $0.46 per share of net investment income, earnings from the company's investments, and $0.46 of adjusted profit per share. The $0.48 dividend was not covered, shareholders' book value fell for a fourth straight quarter, and ARCC trades at 0.96 times book value but 10.1 times investment income; the headline mentions a possible discounted acquisition without providing details.
Ares Capital missed third-quarter earnings estimates as investment income fell and portfolio commitments slowed. The company also announced a $2.6 billion MidCap buyout that it expects will increase earnings.
Ares Capital agreed to acquire MidCap Financial Investment Corporation. Its year-to-date volume of transactions under review rose 25% from a year earlier, but the article provides no acquisition terms or financial impact.
Nearest peers by size
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CG | Carlyle Group Inc | B | $15.23B | 41.67 | 1.86 | Compare |
| IVZ | Invesco Ltd | B | $12.94B | — | 1.67 | Compare |
| EQH | Equitable Holdings, Inc. | B+ | $15.32B | — | 1.07 | Compare |
| FIS | Fidelity National Information Services, Inc. | B- | $15.35B | 5.96 | 0.85 | Compare |
| JKHY | Jack Henry & Associates Inc | A- | $12.56B | 24.67 | 0.52 | Compare |
| CRBG | Corebridge Financial Inc | B+ | $16.15B | 17.81 | 0.99 | Compare |
| FDS | FactSet Research Systems Inc. | B- | $12.06B | 22.75 | 0.70 | Compare |
| EVR | Evercore Inc. | B- | $11.96B | 15.95 | 1.50 | Compare |
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