secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-04T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001287750-26-000004
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  negative
Materiality: 0.75
Item codes: 2.02, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Capital Q4 2025 GAAP EPS $0.41, core EPS $0.50; declares Q1 dividend $0.48
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- GAAP net income $293M ($0.41/sh) in Q4 2025 vs $357M ($0.55/sh) in Q4 2024; core EPS $0.50 vs $0.55.
- FY25 GAAP EPS $1.86 vs $2.44 in FY24; net investment income $1,415M, down from $1,436M.
- Portfolio investments at fair value $29.5B, up from $26.7B; debt/equity ratio 1.12x vs 1.03x.
- Q1 2026 dividend $0.48/sh payable March 31, 2026 to holders of record March 13, 2026.
- In Jan 2026, issued $750M of 5.250% unsecured notes due 2031; stock repurchase program extended to Feb 2027.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775026000004/0001287750-26-000004-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000128775026000004/arcc-20260204.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001287750-26-000004

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