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ARCC vs BRK-B // DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY
Ares Capital Corporation (NASDAQ) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARCC 5
— BRK-B 8
▲ DIVIDEND YIELD & FCF PAYOUT SAFETY LEADER: ARCC
LAST: $19.11 (-0.05%) • MKT CAP: $13.81B
dividend-safety
9.15%
LAST: $542.49 (+0.10%) • MKT CAP: $1.16T
dividend-safety
0.00%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARCC VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARCC | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | 41.00% | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 6.00% | 11.47% | -5.47 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 11.7x | 9.7x | +2.02 | BRK-B | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -13.69% | 2.09% | -15.78 | BRK-B | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 41.00% | 27.80% | +13.20 | ARCC | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 33.60% | 22.30% | +11.30 | ARCC | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | -2.20% | 3.93% | -6.13 | BRK-B | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety ACTIVE | 9.15% | 0.00% | +9.15 | ARCC | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.06 | 2.85 | -1.79 | BRK-B | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 4/9 | 4/9 | 0.00 | TIE | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | 6.70% | 3.55% | +3.15 | BRK-B | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 55.9 | 66.8 | -10.89 | BRK-B | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.93 | 0.61 | +0.32 | ARCC | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 9.9x | 24.3x | -14.44 | ARCC | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $13.81B | $1.16T | -$1.15T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARCC REV | BRK-B REV | ARCC GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | ARCC FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $0 | $371.44B | — | — | -$1.72B | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $0 | $371.43B | — | — | -$2.13B | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $0 | $364.48B | — | — | $511.0M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ARCC // BETA 0.93
BRK-B // BETA 0.61