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$ 18.91 - $ 23.81 52-Week Range
Ticker Information

Ticker

ARCC

Company Name

ARES CAPITAL CORP

Sector

Financial Services

Industry

Asset Management

Exchange

NASDAQ

ARES CAPITAL CORP - Payout Ratio (based on EPS) Chart Analysis (TTM)

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ARCC - Payout Ratio (EPS) Historical data
DateDividends per ShareEarnings per SharePayout Ratio (based on EPS)
6/30/2025$ 1.92$ 2.0494.12%
3/31/2025$ 1.92$ 2.0494.12%
12/31/2024$ 1.92$ 2.4478.69%
9/30/2024$ 1.92$ 2.6273.28%
6/30/2024$ 1.92$ 2.8966.44%
3/31/2024$ 1.92$ 2.9864.43%
12/31/2023$ 1.92$ 2.7569.82%
9/30/2023$ 1.95$ 2.3782.28%
6/30/2023$ 1.93$ 1.69114.2%
3/31/2023$ 1.9$ 1.3146.15%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • ARES CAPITAL CORP's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) Payout Ratio (EPS) stands at 216%.
  • Over the past 5 years, ARES CAPITAL CORP's average Payout Ratio (EPS) has been 90.43%.
  • The median Payout Ratio (EPS) for ARES CAPITAL CORP during this period was 78.08%
  • ARES CAPITAL CORP reached its highest Payout Ratio (EPS) over the past 5 years at 216%.
  • The lowest Payout Ratio (EPS) recorded by ARES CAPITAL CORP in the same timeframe 41.13%

ARES CAPITAL CORP's Payout Ratio (EPS) vs. competitors

We picked the following companies as peers based on multiple factors, including sector, industry, market capitalization and revenue

Payout Ratio (EPS) Benchmarks
CompanyPayout Ratio (EPS)
SEIC : SEI INVESTMENTS CO 18.05%RYAN : RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC 102.22%JHG : JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 59.02%TPG : TPG INC 915.79%FDS : FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 30.08%EWBC : EAST WEST BANCORP INC 27.26%HLI : HOULIHAN LOKEY INC 37.38%ERIE : ERIE INDEMNITY CO 40.04%FHN : FIRST HORIZON CORP 38.22%AMG : AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC 0.27%

Definition of Payout Ratio (based on EPS)

[Calculation] Measures the ratio between a company’s dividend per share [DPS] and its earnings per share [EPS]. The dividend of a company with a low payout ratio tends to be future proof.
DPS / EPS
(=) Payout Ratio (EPS)
Payout Ratio (EPS) for ARES CAPITAL CORP is calculated as follows: DPS [ $ 1.62 ] / EPS [ $ 0.75 ]
(=) Payout Ratio (EPS) [ 216% ]

ARCC - Payout Ratio (based on EPS), Last 5 years

41.13%

Minimum

Jun 30, 2021

216%

Maximum

Sep 30, 2020

90.43%

Average

78.08%

Median

Payout Ratio (EPS) Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of Payout Ratio (EPS) for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average Payout Ratio (EPS) of the companies is 25.63% with a standard deviation of 30.83%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
Payout Ratio (EPS) in the Market:
filtered constituents2.15K
min0%
max122.64%
average25.63%
median15.35%
std30.83%