Ares Capital Corporation Stock News

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ: ARCC) (“Ares Capital”) and MidCap Financial Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: MFIC) (“MFIC”) announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Ares Capital will acquire MFIC in a stock-and-cash transaction for a total enterprise value of approximately $2.6 billion (the “Transaction”). The Transaction ...

NEW YORK, Oct. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Capital Corporation ("Ares Capital") (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a fourth quarter 2026 dividend of $0.48 per share. The fourth quarter 2026 dividend is payable on December 29, 2026 to stockholders of record as of December 15, 2026.

The merger of the two business-development companies will boost Ares Capital Corp. to over $31 billion.

The Federal Open Market Committee enters its September 15–16 meeting with interest rate futures pricing in a more than 85% probability of a 25 bps hike. August core CPI data running hot for a second consecutive month alongside Chair Kevin Warsh's hawkish stance at Jackson Hole forced markets to abandon easing expectations.

NEW YORK, Sept. 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Capital Corporation (Nasdaq: ARCC) announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 6.250% notes due 2033.

Default rates are hitting recent highs, and internal reviews of loan health point to tougher times ahead, a WSJ analysis shows.