Ares Capital Q3 Core Earnings, Total Investment Income Fall

06:34 AM EDT, 10/27/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Q3 core earnings Tuesday of $0.46 per share, down from $0.50 a year earlier. Analysts polled by FactSet expected $0.47. Total investment income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 was $763 million, down from $782 million a year earlier. Meanwhile, Ares Capital kept a quarterly dividend of $0.48 per share, payable Dec. 29 to shareholders of record as of Dec. 15. Ares Capital shares were down over 2% in premarket activity Tuesday. Price: 18.11, Change: -0.50, Percent Change: -2.69