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$ 19.86Close
$ 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 - Return on Equity Chart Analysis (TTM)

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ARCC - ROE Historical data
DateShareholders EquityNet Income Common StockReturn on Equity
6/30/2025$ 14.03B$ 1.35B9.64%
3/31/2025$ 13.67B$ 1.31B9.61%
12/31/2024$ 13.36B$ 1.52B11.4%
9/30/2024$ 12.77B$ 1.58B12.35%
6/30/2024$ 12.36B$ 1.68B13.62%
3/31/2024$ 11.87B$ 1.69B14.26%
12/31/2023$ 11.2B$ 1.52B13.59%
9/30/2023$ 10.81B$ 1.28B11.86%
6/30/2023$ 10.35B$ 887M8.57%
3/31/2023$ 10.05B$ 667M6.64%
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Key Performance Insights, Last 5 Years

  • ARES CAPITAL CORP's latest trailing twelve months (TTM) ROE stands at 4.45%.
  • Over the past 5 years, ARES CAPITAL CORP's average ROE has been 11.98%.
  • The median ROE for ARES CAPITAL CORP during this period was 11.63%
  • ARES CAPITAL CORP reached its highest ROE over the past 5 years at 20.67%.
  • The lowest ROE recorded by ARES CAPITAL CORP in the same timeframe 4.45%

ARES CAPITAL CORP's ROE vs. competitors

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

ROE Benchmarks
CompanyROE
SEIC : SEI INVESTMENTS CO 29.48%RYAN : RYAN SPECIALTY HOLDINGS INC 9.13%JHG : JANUS HENDERSON GROUP PLC 8.8%TPG : TPG INC 6.28%FDS : FACTSET RESEARCH SYSTEMS INC 24.73%EWBC : EAST WEST BANCORP INC 14.54%HLI : HOULIHAN LOKEY INC 18.75%ERIE : ERIE INDEMNITY CO 28.61%FHN : FIRST HORIZON CORP 9.11%AMG : AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP INC 13.66%

Definition of Return on Equity

[Calculation] Return on Equity (ROE) measures net income [NetIncCmn] as percentage of [Equity]. A high ROE shows an effective use of investor capital, but it doesn't consider any risks related to financial leverage [Debt].
Net Inc. Cmn. / Equity
(=) ROE
ROE for ARES CAPITAL CORP is calculated as follows: Net Inc. Cmn. [ $ 310M ] / Equity [ $ 6.96B ]
(=) ROE [ 4.45% ]

ARCC - Return on Equity, Last 5 years

4.45%

Minimum

Sep 30, 2020

20.67%

Maximum

Jun 30, 2021

11.98%

Average

11.63%

Median

ROE Benchmark Analysis

The chart above depicts the distribution of ROE for companies in the Total Stock Market. The average ROE of the companies is 1.61% with a standard deviation of 22.54%.
The following table provides additional summary stats:
ROE in the Market:
filtered constituents3.13K
min-66.24%
max73.25%
average1.61%
median6.45%
std22.54%