Ares Capital Profit Margin 2011-2025 | ARCC

Current and historical gross margin, operating margin and net profit margin for Ares Capital (ARCC) over the last 10 years. Profit margin can be defined as the percentage of revenue that a company retains as income after the deduction of expenses. Ares Capital net profit margin as of September 30, 2025 is 45.16%.
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Finance Finance - SBIC & Commercial $14.522B $2.990B
Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company, which primarily invests in U.S. middle-market companies. The company offers customized financing solutions, ranging from senior-debt instruments to equity capital, with a focus on senior secured debt. Other major investment areas were commercial & professional services, diversified financials, and insurance services. Ares Capital is structured as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company, regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It is treated as a regulated investment company ('RIC') for income-tax purposes. To maintain its RIC status, Ares Capital must distribute the majority of its investment income.
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