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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.18%
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Strong Long Term Fundamental Strength with an average Return on Equity (ROE) of 13.18%
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Flat results in Dec 25
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With ROE of 9.07%, it has a very attractive valuation with a 0.90 Price to Book Value
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High Institutional Holdings at 34.73%
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Below par performance in long term as well as near term
Total Returns (Price + Dividend) 
TimePeriod
Price Return
Dividend Return
Total Return
3 Months
-9.24%
0%
-9.24%
6 Months
-14.66%
0%
-14.66%
1 Year
-16.22%
0%
-16.22%
2 Years
-8.83%
0%
-8.83%
3 Years
4.88%
0%
4.88%
4 Years
-10.39%
0%
-10.39%
5 Years
0.99%
0%
0.99%
Ares Capital Corp. for the last several years.
Risk Adjusted Returns v/s 
News
No Recent News for the Company
Announcements 
No announcement available
Corporate Actions 
No corporate action available
Quality key factors 
Factor
Value
Sales Growth (5y)
18.46%
EBIT Growth (5y)
21.48%
EBIT to Interest (avg)
3.97
Debt to EBITDA (avg)
Negative Net Debt
Net Debt to Equity (avg)
0
Sales to Capital Employed (avg)
0
Tax Ratio
5.26%
Dividend Payout Ratio
103.31%
Pledged Shares
0
Institutional Holding
34.73%
ROCE (avg)
19.34%
ROE (avg)
13.18%
Valuation key factors
Factor
Value
P/E Ratio
10
Industry P/E
Price to Book Value
0.90
EV to EBIT
5.51
EV to EBITDA
5.51
EV to Capital Employed
0.89
EV to Sales
3.80
PEG Ratio
NA
Dividend Yield
8.31%
ROCE (Latest)
16.19%
ROE (Latest)
9.07%
Technicals key factors
Indicator
Weekly
Monthly
MACD
Bearish
Bearish
RSI
Bullish
No Signal
Bollinger Bands
Mildly Bearish
Bearish
Moving Averages
Bearish (Daily)
KST
Bearish
Bearish
Dow Theory
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
OBV
No Trend
Mildly Bearish
Shareholding Snapshot : Dec 2025
Shareholding Compare (%holding) 
Majority shareholders
Foreign Institutions
Domestic Funds
Held in 24 Schemes (3.01%)
Foreign Institutions
Held by 101 Foreign Institutions (6.83%)
Strategic Entities with highest holding
Highest Public shareholder
Quarterly Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25 - QoQ
Dec'25
Sep'25
Change(%)
Net Sales
635.00
1,017.00
-37.56%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
529.00
641.00
-17.47%
Interest
210.00
209.00
0.48%
Exceptional Items
0.00
0.00
Consolidate Net Profit
293.00
404.00
-27.48%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
833.10%
630.30%
20.28%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is -37.56% vs 23.72% in Sep 2025
Consolidated Net Profit
QoQ Growth in quarter ended Dec 2025 is -27.48% vs 11.91% in Sep 2025
Annual Results Snapshot (Consolidated) - Dec'25
Dec'25
Dec'24
Change(%)
Net Sales
3,145.00
2,929.00
7.37%
Operating Profit (PBDIT) excl Other Income
2,191.00
2,324.00
-5.72%
Interest
793.00
715.00
10.91%
Exceptional Items
0.00
-14.00
100.00%
Consolidate Net Profit
1,299.00
1,522.00
-14.65%
Operating Profit Margin (Excl OI)
696.70%
793.40%
-9.67%
USD in Million.
Net Sales
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is 7.37% vs 19.75% in Dec 2024
Consolidated Net Profit
YoY Growth in year ended Dec 2025 is -14.65% vs 0.00% in Dec 2024
About Ares Capital Corp. 
Ares Capital Corp.
Capital Markets
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company. The Company operates as a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. The Company's investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. It invests primarily in the United States middle-market companies. It may from time to time invest in larger or smaller (in particular, for investments in early-stage and/or venture capital-backed) companies. It invests primarily in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and mezzanine debt, generally in a first lien position), second lien senior secured loans, and mezzanine debt, which in some cases includes an equity component. It invests in various industries, such as automotive services, business services, consumer products, and containers and packaging. Ares Capital Management LLC serves as its investment advisor.
Company Coordinates 
Company Details
245 Park Ave Fl 44 , NEW YORK NY : 10167-4400
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