ARCC
Ares Capital margins
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The Ares Capital shows a gross margin of 77.9%, an operating margin of 76.1%, an EBITDA margin of 50.7%, and a net margin of 28.3%. Across the available margins, gross margin advanced the most and EBITDA margin weakened the most, by 2.9 and 19.1 percentage points respectively.
ARCC margin history
Over the last 3 years, Ares Capital's margins averaged 75.08% gross, 73.49% operating, 69.78% EBITDA, and 46.51% net. For Ares Capital, gross and operating margins are above their three-year averages, while EBITDA and net margins are below their three-year averages.
ARCC margin expansion
Year over year, gross margin expanded by 2.9 percentage points and operating margin by 2.8 percentage points, while EBITDA margin contracted by 19.1 percentage points and net margin by 16.9 percentage points.
ARCC Gross margin
Over the last 3 years, Ares Capital had an average gross margin of 75.08%. Against its three-year average, Ares Capital's gross margin is currently 77.9%, 2.8 percentage points above its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Ares Capital's gross margin reached 77.9% at its highest point in Sep 2026 and 72% at its lowest in Mar 2024.
ARCC Operating margin
Ares Capital's operating margin averaged 73.49% over the last 3 years. At present, Ares Capital's current operating margin is 76.1%, which is 2.6 percentage points above its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Ares Capital's operating margin peaked at 76.1% in Sep 2026 and reached a low of 70.4% in Mar 2024.
ARCC EBITDA margin
In the last 3 years, Ares Capital had an average EBITDA margin of 69.78%. Compared with its three-year average, Ares Capital's current EBITDA margin is 50.7% and is 19.1 percentage points below its three-year average. Looking back over the last 3 years, Ares Capital's EBITDA margin reached 86.6% at its highest point in Mar 2024 and 50.6% at its lowest in Jun 2026.
ARCC Net margin
Ares Capital's net margin averaged 46.51% in the last 3 years. Currently, Ares Capital's current net margin is 28.3%, which is 18.2 percentage points below its three-year average. Over the last 3 years, Ares Capital's net margin peaked at 62.8% in Mar 2024 and reached a low of 28.3% in Sep 2026.
ARCC margin group comparison
Ares Capital's gross margin of 77.9% is higher than the industry average but lower than the Financial Services sector average. Looking at the Financial Services sector average of 83.4%, Ares Capital's gross margin is 7% lower.
ARCC margin peer comparison
Frequently asked questions
What is Ares Capital's gross margin?
The current gross margin for ARCC is 77.9% as of Sep 30, 2026.
What is Ares Capital's operating margin?
For the period ending Sep 30, 2026, ARCC recorded an operating margin of 76.1%.
What is Ares Capital's EBITDA margin?
As of Sep 30, 2026, ARCC has an EBITDA margin of 50.7%.
What is Ares Capital's net margin?
The current net margin for ARCC is 28.3% as of Sep 30, 2026.
What are the average margins of ARCC?
The three-year average margins for ARCC were 75.1% gross, 73.5% operating, 69.8% EBITDA, and 46.5% net.
What are the highest historical margins of ARCC?
Ares Capital's highest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 78.9% gross in Mar 2023, 77.3% operating in Mar 2023, 108.1% EBITDA in Dec 2021, and 86.1% net in Dec 2021.
What are the lowest historical margins of ARCC?
Ares Capital's lowest recorded margins during the past 5 years were 64.9% gross in Dec 2021, 62.7% operating in Dec 2021, 50.6% EBITDA in Jun 2026, and 28.3% net in Sep 2026.