secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2025-07-29T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001287750-25-000036
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital Q2 GAAP NI $0.52/sh, Core EPS falls to $0.50; Q3 dividend $0.48
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- GAAP net income $361M ($0.52/sh) vs $322M ($0.52/sh) YoY; Core EPS $0.50 vs $0.61.
- Net investment income $342M ($0.49/sh) down from $386M ($0.62/sh) YoY.
- Portfolio at $27.9B fair value, up from $26.7B at Dec 31; non-accruals 2.0% of cost.
- Q3 dividend $0.48/sh unchanged, payable Sep 30, record Sep 15.
- Raised $750M 5.5% notes due 2030; increased credit facility commitments.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775025000036/0001287750-25-000036-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775025000036/arcc-20250729.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-25-000036

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