ARCC (Ares Capital) General and Admin. Expense: $52 Mil (TTM As of Jun. 2026)

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ARCC Ares Capital Corp ARCC
57 GF Score
Price $19.88
GF Value $19.69
Valuation Fairly Valued
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What is Ares Capital General and Admin. Expense?

Ares Capital ARCC +0.38% 57 General and Admin. Expense is $52 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus rates ARCC with a GF Score™ of 57/100 and a GF Value™ of $19.69 (Fairly Valued). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review.

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. Ares Capital's General and Admin. Expense for the three months ended in Jun. 2026 was $14 Mil. Its General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 was $52 Mil.

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Ares Capital General and Admin. Expense Historical Data

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Ares Capital General and Admin. Expense Chart

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Ares Capital General and Admin. Expense Calculation

General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company.

General and Admin. Expense for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Jun. 2026 adds up the quarterly data reported by the company within the most recent 12 months, which was $52 Mil.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a General and Admin. Expense of $52 Mil mean?
Ares Capital (ARCC) has a General and Admin. Expense of $52 Mil as of Jun. 2026. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Ares Capital and its competitors.
Is Ares Capital's General and Admin. Expense too high?
Ares Capital's current General and Admin. Expense is $52 Mil. Overall, Ares Capital has a GF Score™ of 57/100 and is considered Fairly Valued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Ares Capital's General and Admin. Expense compare to PS and IVZ?
Ares Capital's General and Admin. Expense of $52 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good General and Admin. Expense for an Asset Management company?
A good General and Admin. Expense depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, General and Admin. Expense should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high General and Admin. Expense mean?
A high General and Admin. Expense can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. General and Admin. Expense is the aggregate total of general managing and administering expenses for the company. View historical data on Ares Capital and its competitors. Ares Capital's current General and Admin. Expense is $52 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Ares Capital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ares Capital (ARCC) is currently considered Fairly Valued. The stock's GF Value™ is $19.69, compared to a current price of $19.88 — trading 0.9% above its estimated fair value. The current General and Admin. Expense is $52 Mil. Ares Capital's overall GF Score™ is 57/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is General and Admin. Expense calculated?
General and Admin. Expense is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Ares Capital (ARCC), the current General and Admin. Expense is $52 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Ares Capital (ARCC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ares Capital stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $19.88 is trading 0.9% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.69. GuruFocus considers Ares Capital to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ARCC:

  • General and Admin. Expense: $52 Mil
  • GF Value™: $19.69 vs. price of $19.88 (0.9% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 57/100 with 8 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the ARCC stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Ares Capital Business Description

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Address 245 Park Avenue, 44th Floor, New York, NY, USA, 10167
Ares Capital Corp is a United States-based closed-ended specialty finance company. Its investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. The company focuses on investing in first lien senior secured loans (including unitranche loans, which are loans that combine both senior and subordinated debt, generally in a first lien position) and second lien senior secured loans. In addition to senior secured loans, the company also invests in subordinated loans and preferred equity, it also makes common equity investments.
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