Ares Capital Corp (ARCC)

NASD · Financial · Asset Management · USA

Ares Capital Corp is a large cap company (market value between $10 billion and $200 billion) in the Asset Management industry.

Intrinsic value, DCF valuation, financial health and value investing analysis for the Ares Capital Corp stock.

Our verdict on ARCC

Overvalued: intrinsic value $14.61 per share, market price $18.51, margin of safety -26.7% (as of 2026-10-20).

Book value at 0.67x, the multiple a 6.9% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $14.61; the price of $18.51 is 27% above that value.

ETFs with the most weight in ARCC

2 more funds hold it; the full list is part of the paid plan.

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Is ARCC undervalued or overvalued?

ARCC is overvalued (as of the 2026-10-20 close). Book value at 0.67x, the multiple a 6.9% return on equity justifies, blended with earnings, values the shares at $14.61; the price of $18.51 is 27% above that value.

What is the intrinsic value of ARCC?

$14.61 per share (as of the 2026-10-20 close), against a market price of $18.51. That is a margin of safety of -26.7%. The value is the average of the valuation methods that apply to this company, recomputed every night after the US close.