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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC)

$18.82 ▼ -0.21% as of 5 Oct, 20:00

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30
/ 100
Avoid

What Stocky thinks

Stocky rates Ares Capital Corporation at 30/100 based on business quality, leadership alignment, valuation.

Compounder Score
49/100
Business quality — profitability, growth, capital efficiency.
Leadership Alignment
29/100
Founder-led, insider ownership, capital allocation history.
Resilience
0/100
Downside resilience — customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing risk.
Value Score
45/100
Valuation vs peers and history — is this a good price to pay?
B
Average — worth keeping an eye on its debt or profit swings.

How safely Ares Capital Corporation is financed, graded A++ (strongest) to C from the last five years of accounts: debt against earnings, interest cover, cash against debt, how high and steady profit margins are, return on capital, and whether it generated cash every year. Not part of the Stocky score.

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VERDICT

Stocky Verdict — one score, everything

Quality + moat + leadership + valuation fused into a single 0–100 number. When you see 30/100, you know instantly whether to dig deeper or skip.

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MOAT

Moat Score — is there a real edge?

Pricing power, switching costs, network effects, and 10-year ROIC data. Same framework Morningstar charges for — free inside Stocky.

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LEADER

Leadership Alignment — is management on your side?

Founder tenure, insider ownership, CEO pay reasonableness, long-term value creation. Six factors, one score — turns "trust the CEO" into evidence.

0
RESILIENCE

Resilience Profile — what could break?

Customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing walls, regulatory exposure. Stocky maps knowable fragilities so you're never blindsided.

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TRACK

Track Record — does the system work?

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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) — frequently asked

Is Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) a good investment right now?

Stocky rates Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) at 30/100 — an Avoid — fundamentals or risks are too weak. The score fuses business quality, moat width, leadership alignment, valuation into a single number.

What is ARCC's Stocky Verdict?

ARCC's current Stocky Verdict is 30/100, placing it in the "Avoid" band. This composite combines a 49/100 Compounder score, 29/100 Leadership, Moat rating.

Does Ares Capital Corporation have a competitive moat?

Stocky hasn't finalised a Moat Score for Ares Capital Corporation yet — the analysis draws from ROIC trends, pricing power evidence, and competitive-position filings.

Is Ares Capital Corporation's leadership aligned with shareholders?

Ares Capital Corporation scores 29/100 on Leadership Alignment. Higher = more founder involvement, higher insider ownership, sensible pay, and evidence of long-term capital allocation discipline.

What are the biggest risks to ARCC?

Ares Capital Corporation's Resilience Profile scores 0/100 (higher = more resilient). The profile flags customer concentration, supply chain, refinancing walls and regulatory risks specific to Ares Capital Corporation.

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STOCKY VERDICT
30
/ 100 · Avoid

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