Ares Capital (ARCC) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.55 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.58 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.63 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -5.17%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this private equity firm would post earnings of $0.59 per share when it actually produced earnings of $0.58, delivering a surprise of -1.69%.Over the last four quarters, the ...

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ____________________________________________________________________________ FORM 10-K ý ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2024 OR o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the transition period from _____ to _____ Commission File No. 814-00663 ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant a ...

Exhibit 99.1 ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES DECEMBER 31, 2024 FINANCIAL RESULTS AND DECLARES FIRST QUARTER 2025 DIVIDEND OF $0.48 PER SHARE DIVIDEND DECLARATIONS New York, NY — February 5, 2025 — Ares Capital Corporation ("Ares Capital") (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a first quarter 2025 dividend of $0.48 per share. The first quarter 2025 dividend is payable on March 31, 2025 to stockholders of record as of March 14, 2025. (1) All per share amounts and weighted averag ...

The Finance group has plenty of great stocks, but investors should always be looking for companies that are outperforming their peers. Has Ares Capital (ARCC) been one of those stocks this year? By taking a look at the stock's year-to-date performance in comparison to its Finance peers, we might be able to answer that question.Ares Capital is one of 873 companies in the Finance group. The Finance group currently sits at #1 within the Zacks Sector Rank. The Zacks Sector Rank considers 16 different sector gro ...

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