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ARCC vs BAC // OPERATING MARGIN
Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Bank of America Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARCC 9
— BAC 5
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: ARCC
LAST: $19.11 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $13.81B
operating-margins
41.00%
LAST: $50.01 (-2.21%) • MKT CAP: $357.61B
operating-margins
32.90%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARCC VS. BAC)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARCC | BAC | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | 41.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.00% | 2.50% | +3.50 | ARCC | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.7x | 30.2x | -18.50 | ARCC | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -13.69% | 2.10% | -15.79 | BAC | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 41.00% | 32.90% | +8.10 | ARCC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 33.60% | 27.00% | +6.60 | ARCC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 6.80% | -9.00 | BAC | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 9.15% | 0.00% | +9.15 | ARCC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.06 | 0.45 | +0.61 | ARCC | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 7/9 | -3.00 | BAC | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 6.60% | +0.10 | BAC | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.9 | 27.7 | +28.26 | ARCC | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 0.90 | +0.03 | ARCC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.9x | 10.9x | -1.00 | ARCC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.81B | $357.61B | -$343.80B | BAC | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARCC REV | BAC REV | ARCC GROSS % | BAC GROSS % | ARCC FCF | BAC FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $113.10B | — | 44.0% | -$1.72B | $7.52B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $105.86B | — | 44.0% | -$2.13B | -$13.57B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $102.77B | — | 44.0% | $511.0M | $40.36B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ARCC // BETA 0.93
BAC // BETA 0.90