NASDAQ$ARCC
Ares Capital Corp · Q3 2020 earnings
Q3 2020 earnings · · Investor relations
Briefing
Ares Capital reported strong core and GAAP earnings, driven by stable credit performance, modestly improving corporate profitability, and higher asset prices.
Ares Capital Corporation announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020. The company reported GAAP net income of $441 million, or $1.04 per share, and Core EPS of $0.39 per share. As of September 30, 2020, total assets were $14.95 billion and stockholders’ equity was $6.963 billion.
- Ares Capital declared a fourth quarter dividend of $0.40 per share.
- The company made $706 million in new investment commitments during the quarter.
- Ares Capital exited approximately $352 million of investment commitments.
- Available liquidity stands at more than $4.4 billion.
Headline financials
Revenue & EPS history
Ares Capital · Revenue · Quarterly
$352M
Forward guidance
Ares Capital did not provide specific financial forward guidance in its earnings report.
Historical earnings impact
How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.
Avg. return before/after earnings
Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2020
+0.2%
Avg return
Earnings day
+0.5%
Avg return
5 days after
+1.3%
Avg return
30 days after
56%
36 / 64 earnings
Positive
+6.5%
Q3 2022
Best reaction
-9.2%
Q2 2011
Worst reaction
| Quarter | Report date | Reaction (Day 0) | +5 days | +30 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | +0.8% | +3.4% | +1.0% | |
| Q4 2025 | +0.5% | +1.8% | -2.0% | |
| Q3 2025 | +1.1% | +0.1% | +0.9% | |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7% | -2.1% | +3.5% | |
| Q4 2024 | -3.0% | -3.9% | -3.4% | |
| Q3 2024 | -2.0% | -3.2% | +2.7% | |
| Q2 2024 | +0.2% | -2.9% | +0.6% | |
| Q1 2024 | -0.3% | +1.4% | +4.7% | |
| Q4 2023 | +0.4% | +1.3% | +2.9% | |
| Q3 2023 | +0.5% | -0.8% | +5.5% | |
| Q2 2023 | +1.0% | -0.4% | -2.1% | |
| Q1 2023 | -3.5% | +0.1% | +1.1% | |
| Q4 2022 | +1.8% | +0.7% | -5.9% | |
| Q3 2022 | +6.5% | +7.8% | +8.3% | |
| Q2 2022 | +2.7% | +0.9% | +6.8% | |
| Q1 2022 | -4.1% | -6.6% | -10.6% | |
| Q4 2021 | -2.1% | -4.5% | -10.5% | |
| Q3 2021 | +1.2% | +0.7% | -3.1% | |
| Q2 2021 | -1.3% | -0.5% | +0.0% | |
| Q1 2021 | +0.1% | -2.4% | -0.7% | |
| Q4 2020 | -1.2% | -0.4% | +3.1% | |
| Q3 2020 | -0.8% | -1.3% | +19.9% | |
| Q2 2020 | +2.4% | +3.0% | -1.4% | |
| Q1 2020 | +6.4% | +9.3% | +25.9% | |
| Q4 2019 | -0.2% | -1.0% | -23.7% | |
| Q3 2019 | -1.2% | +0.1% | +1.1% | |
| Q2 2019 | +1.9% | +1.2% | +3.3% | |
| Q1 2019 | +0.2% | +0.4% | +0.4% | |
| Q4 2018 | +2.9% | +3.4% | +3.0% | |
| Q3 2018 | +6.0% | +6.5% | +4.7% | |
| Q2 2018 | +2.3% | +3.1% | +3.6% | |
| Q1 2018 | +1.3% | +2.6% | +5.7% | |
| Q4 2017 | +3.2% | +2.6% | -1.6% | |
| Q3 2017 | -0.3% | +0.9% | +1.0% | |
| Q2 2017 | -0.1% | +0.1% | -1.6% | |
| Q1 2017 | -4.8% | -5.4% | -4.0% | |
| Q4 2016 | +0.5% | +0.5% | -1.9% | |
| Q3 2016 | +0.4% | +0.7% | +6.1% | |
| Q2 2016 | +2.8% | +2.3% | +8.4% | |
| Q1 2016 | +0.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2015 | +3.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2015 | +1.2% | — | — | |
| Q2 2015 | -0.3% | — | — | |
| Q1 2015 | -4.2% | — | — | |
| Q4 2014 | +1.6% | — | — | |
| Q3 2014 | +1.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2014 | -1.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2014 | -3.5% | — | — | |
| Q4 2013 | -0.9% | — | — | |
| Q3 2013 | +2.4% | — | — | |
| Q2 2013 | -3.9% | — | — | |
| Q1 2013 | -0.1% | — | — | |
| Q4 2012 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2012 | -0.5% | — | — | |
| Q2 2012 | +2.1% | — | — | |
| Q1 2012 | -2.4% | — | — | |
| Q4 2011 | +2.3% | — | — | |
| Q3 2011 | -3.1% | — | — | |
| Q2 2011 | -9.2% | — | — | |
| Q1 2011 | -1.3% | — | — | |
| Q4 2010 | -2.0% | — | — | |
| Q3 2010 | +2.0% | — | — | |
| Q2 2010 | +2.4% | — | — | |
| Q1 2010 | +3.0% | — | — |
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