ARCC (Ares Capital) Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based): N/A (As of Aug. 20, 2026)

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ARCC Ares Capital Corp ARCC
57 GF Score
Price $19.85
GF Value $19.69
Valuation Fairly Valued
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Ares Capital Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based)?

Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) = (Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based) - Current Price) / Intrinsic Value: DCF (Earnings Based).

Note: Discounted Earnings model is only suitable for predictable companies (Business Predictability Rank higher than 1-Star). If the company's Predictability Rank is 1-Star or Not Rated, result may not be accurate due to the low predictability of business and the data will not be stored into our database.

Ares Capital's Predictability Rank is 1-Star. Thus, the DCF related results in the screener and portfolio will appear as zero and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) is not calculated.

ARCC vs PS, IVZ, EQH: Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Ares Capital's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based), along with its competitors' market caps and Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Ares Capital Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Ares Capital's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Ares Capital's Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based) falls into.


ARCC
57GF Score
Ares Capital Corp ARCC
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Is Ares Capital (ARCC) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Ares Capital stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of $19.85 is trading 0.8% above its estimated GF Value™ of $19.69. GuruFocus considers Ares Capital to be Fairly Valued.

Key valuation signals for ARCC:

  • Margin of Safety % (DCF Earnings Based): N/A
  • GF Value™: $19.69 vs. price of $19.85 (0.8% 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

Other Exchanges 0HHP:UK9A2:Germany
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.
57GF Score

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$19.85
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