Ares Capital (ARCC) earnings history
Most recent quarter
- Fiscal period
- Q2 2026
- Period end
- Jun 30, 2026
- EPS actual
- $0.47
- EPS estimate
- $0.47
- EPS surprise
- −0.66%
- Revenue surprise
- −0.28%
- Revenue
- $768.0M
- Revenue estimate
- $770.2M
- Reported
- Jul 29, 2026
Ares Capital reported Q2 2026 results on July 29, 2026. Earnings per share were $0.47, level with the rounded $0.47 estimate but recorded as a 0.66% miss. Revenue was $768.0 million against a $770.2 million estimate, a 0.28% miss. Compared with Q2 2025, EPS fell 6% from $0.50 while revenue rose about 3% from $745.0 million.
Revenue has grown across the table while EPS has eased. Annual revenue rose about 46%, from $2.10 billion in 2022 to $3.05 billion in 2025. Annual EPS went from $2.01 in 2022 to $2.37 in 2023 and $2.33 in 2024, then fell to $2.00 in 2025. The first half of 2026 totals $0.94, against $1.00 a year earlier. The EPS high in the table is $0.63, reached in Q4 2022 and Q4 2023. Ares Capital beat the EPS estimate in 10 of the last 20 quarters and missed in 10, including five of the last six.
Ares Capital reported Q3 between October 24 and October 30 in each of the past five years. That points to late October 2026 for the next report. It will show whether quarterly EPS holds near $0.47 and revenue stays near recent levels.
Earnings history
| Period | Reported | EPS estimate | EPS actual | Surprise | Revenue | Filing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | $0.47 | $0.47 | −0.66% | $768.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2026 | Apr 28, 2026 | $0.48 | $0.47 | −2.63% | $763.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2025 | Feb 4, 2026 | $0.50 | $0.50 | +0.64% | $793.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2025 | Oct 28, 2025 | $0.50 | $0.50 | −0.68% | $782.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2025 | Jul 29, 2025 | $0.51 | $0.50 | −1.28% | $745.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | $0.53 | $0.50 | −5.64% | $732.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2024 | Feb 5, 2025 | $0.58 | $0.55 | −4.81% | $759.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2024 | Oct 30, 2024 | $0.59 | $0.58 | −2.42% | $775.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2024 | Jul 30, 2024 | $0.58 | $0.61 | +5.05% | $755.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2024 | May 1, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.59 | −1.22% | $701.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2023 | Feb 7, 2024 | $0.60 | $0.63 | +5.32% | $707.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | $0.58 | $0.59 | +1.32% | $655.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2023 | Jul 25, 2023 | $0.57 | $0.58 | +2.13% | $634.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2023 | Apr 25, 2023 | $0.59 | $0.57 | −3.11% | $618.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2022 | Feb 7, 2023 | $0.56 | $0.63 | +12.80% | $640.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 | $0.49 | $0.50 | +1.44% | $537.0M | SEC |
| Q2 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 | $0.44 | $0.46 | +4.14% | $479.0M | SEC |
| Q1 2022 | Apr 26, 2022 | $0.47 | $0.42 | −9.83% | $440.0M | SEC |
| Q4 2021 | Feb 9, 2022 | $0.50 | $0.58 | +17.15% | $529.0M | SEC |
| Q3 2021 | Oct 26, 2021 | $0.45 | $0.47 | +5.55% | $442.0M | SEC |
Quarterly revenue
Frequently asked questions
When did Ares Capital (ARCC) last report earnings?
Ares Capital last reported on Jul 29, 2026, covering fiscal Q2 2026.
Did ARCC beat earnings estimates?
No. Ares Capital reported EPS of $0.47 for Q2 2026 against a $0.47 estimate — a 0.66% miss.
How much revenue did ARCC report last quarter?
Ares Capital reported $768.0M in revenue for Q2 2026, against a consensus estimate of $770.2M.
Earnings figures may be restated, revised or corrected by the issuer. Past results do not indicate future performance.
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