Ares Capital (ARCC) reported $793 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 4.5%. EPS of $0.50 for the same period compares to $0.55 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of -0.38% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $795.99 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.50, the company has not delivered EPS surprise.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how Ares Capital performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Dividend income: $149 million versus $152.09 million estimated by three analysts on average.
- Other Income: $24 million compared to the $17.85 million average estimate based on three analysts.
- Capital Structuring Service Fees: $57 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $51.37 million.
- Interest Income from Investments: $563 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $570.68 million.
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Shares of Ares Capital have returned -7.1% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.9% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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