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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001287750-24-000037"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARCC"
cik: "0001287750"
company_name: "ARES CAPITAL CORP"
filed_at: "2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-31T15:02:49.143044+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 $0.52, Core EPS $0.61; Q3 dividend $0.48

## Summary
- GAAP net income per share $0.52 in Q2 2024, down from $0.61 in Q2 2023.
- Core EPS (non-GAAP) rose to $0.61 from $0.58 YoY; net asset value per share $19.61, up from $19.24.
- Net investment income $358M, up from $314M; new investment commitments $3.9B in Q2.
- Q3 dividend declared at $0.48 per share, payable Sept 30, 2024; 15th consecutive year stable/increasing dividends.
- Debt/equity ratio 1.06x; $5B+ liquidity; issued $850M 5.95% notes, repaid $900M notes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001287750-24-000037
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARCC
- cik: 0001287750
- company_name: ARES CAPITAL CORP
- filed_at: 2024-07-30T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775024000037/0001287750-24-000037-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775024000037/arcc-20240730.htm

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