Ares Capital Corporation ARCC
19.01 USD -0.41 (-2.11%)
At closeNov 3, 2026, 4:10 PM EST
19.02 +0.01 +0.05%
After hours · Nov 3, 4:10 PM ET
18.98 Day range 19.35
17.40 52-week range 21.14
- YTD
- -6.03%
- 1 year
- -6.86%
Analyst view
Consensus: strong buy
Strong buy
Price target (mean) 21.00 +10.5% upside
Now 19.01
- Target (low)
- 20.00
- Target (mean)
- 21.00
- Target (high)
- 23.00
Ratings (0m) 13 12 buy · 1 hold · 0 sell
- Strong buy4
- Buy8
- Hold1
- Sell0
- Strong sell0
Recommendation trend
- This month 13
- 1 month ago 14
- 2 months ago 14
Earnings and revenue estimates
Consensus for the coming quarters and fiscal years
| Period | EPS estimate | Low – high | Year ago | EPS growth | Revenue estimate | Revenue growth | Analysts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current quarter | 0.47512 | 0.46 – 0.49 | 0.50 | -5.0% | 781.33M | -1.5% | 13 |
| Next quarter | 0.47667 | 0.46 – 0.50 | 0.47 | +1.4% | 791.43M | +3.7% | 12 |
| Current year | 1.88 | 1.85 – 1.98 | 2.01 | -6.4% | 3.08B | +0.8% | 13 |
| Next year | 1.94 | 1.89 – 2.02 | 1.88 | +3.2% | 3.29B | +7.0% | 13 |
Upgrades and downgrades
The latest rating changes
| Date | Firm | Action | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2026 | UBS | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| Sep 1, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Jul 30, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 2, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jun 12, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Downgrade | Overweight | Equal-Weight |
| Apr 29, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 29, 2026 | Truist Securities | Maintained | Buy | Buy |
| Apr 22, 2026 | Citizens | Maintained | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| Apr 16, 2026 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Mar 13, 2026 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Mar 13, 2026 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Feb 9, 2026 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Feb 5, 2026 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 29, 2025 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Oct 14, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Oct 10, 2025 | LUCID CAPITAL MARKETS | Initiated | — | Buy |
| Oct 1, 2025 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jul 31, 2025 | JMP Securities | Maintained | Market Outperform | Market Outperform |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Jul 30, 2025 | Keefe, Bruyette & Woods | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Jul 30, 2025 | B. Riley Securities | Upgrade | Neutral | Buy |
| Jul 16, 2025 | UBS | Maintained | Neutral | Neutral |
| Jun 27, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| May 6, 2025 | RBC Capital | Maintained | Outperform | Outperform |
| Apr 30, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 28, 2025 | Wells Fargo | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
| Apr 24, 2025 | JP Morgan | Maintained | Overweight | Overweight |
