AI Is Exploding - But the World's Running Out of the Power to Fuel It
Every AI app and chatbot model runs on massive computing power - and we're already hitting a wall. One public company is stepping in early to keep AI's engine running. The best part? Most people haven't heard of it yet.
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | 2.02 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | 0.54 |
| Return on Assets | 0.05 |
| Return on Equity | 0.10 |
| Revenue | 3B |
| Earnings Per Share | 2.04 |
| Revenue Per Share | 4.68 |
| Gross Profit | 3,020,999,936 |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth | 0.04 |
General
| Name | Ares Capital Corp |
| Ticker | ARCC |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Financial |
| Industry | Asset Management |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
About Ares Capital Corp
Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
Dividend
Ares Capital Corp pays out a dividend of $1.92 per share, with a dividend yield of 9.12%.
ARCC's next dividend payment will be made to shareholders on June 30, 2025.
They pay out 80.09% of their earnings out as a dividend.
Recent Dividends
| Jun 30, 2025 | $0.48 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | $0.48 |
| Dec 30, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Mar 29, 2024 | $0.48 |
| Dec 28, 2023 | $0.48 |
| Sep 29, 2023 | $0.48 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | $0.48 |
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