secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     ARES CAPITAL CORP (ARCC)
CIK:        0001287750
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-027685
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 Q1 GAAP EPS $0.13 vs $0.36 YoY; core EPS $0.47; Q2 dividend $0.48
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- GAAP net income per share $0.13 vs $0.36 YoY; Core EPS $0.47 vs $0.50.
- Net investment income $398M, up 9% YoY; net unrealized losses $412M driven by market volatility.
- Q2 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share unchanged QoQ; payable June 30 to holders of record June 15.
- New investment commitments $3.2B in Q1; non-accrual loans at 2.1% of amortized cost (vs 1.8% Dec 31).
- Issued $750M 5.250% notes due 2031; repaid $1.15B 3.875% notes; expanded SMBC facility to $1.6B.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000162828026027685/0001628280-26-027685-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1287750/000162828026027685/arcc-20260428.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-027685

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