---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001287750-23-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCC"
cik: "0001287750"
company_name: "ARES CAPITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-13T02:52:43.927461+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Capital Q2 GAAP EPS $0.61 vs $0.22 YoY; core EPS $0.58; declares $0.48 dividend

## Summary
- GAAP net income per share $0.61 vs $0.22 in Q2 2022; core EPS $0.58 vs $0.46.
- Net investment income $314M ($0.57/sh), up from $257M ($0.52/sh) YoY.
- Weighted average yield on debt at amortized cost rose to 12.2% from 11.6% YoY.
- Q3 2023 dividend of $0.48/sh declared, payable Sept 29, 2023 – 56th consecutive steady/increased quarterly dividend.
- New investment commitments of $1.2B in Q2; stock buyback authorization increased to $1.0B.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001287750-23-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCC
- cik: 0001287750
- company_name: ARES CAPITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2023-07-25T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775023000033/0001287750-23-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775023000033/arcc-20230725.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-23-000033
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-23-000033.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-23-000033.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  ARES CAPITAL CORP reported financial results for for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
  - Period: for the quarter ended June 30, 2023
  - Result: reported results
  source text: On July 25, 2023, the registrant issued a press release announcing its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775023000033/0001287750-23-000033-index.htm

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