Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$19.12 +3.18% NASDAQ • Public Delayed / 60s Snapshot

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) carries a Roarable Rating of C- (Hold) with 60/100 RQD Confidence. The underlying business is intact, so current owners don’t need to panic-sell—but mixed big-money flow or rich pricing means new buyers can afford to wait for either a pullback or a B-or-higher upgrade.

ROARABLE C- • HOLD / WATCH Cap $13.81B
INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:
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RQD QUANT TACHOMETERHOLD / WATCH • C-
025507510060
JEV AI Jury Split (Battleground)
Cash
SEC
Whale
5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk B+
Cash (7)Whales (10)SEC (16)Macro (15)CEO (12)
Each axis scored 0–20
12M PRICE TARGET CONE+0.9% Base Target
$23 Bull$19 Base$15 Bear
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WHALE OPTIONS TUG-OF-WAR:64% Call Buyers ($2.9M)
36% PutsMax Pain: $19.00
CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD
9.75% Total Yield
9.15% Cash ($1.75/yr) + 0.6% Buybacks
PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER
41/100 • ELEVATED PAYOUT WATCH
FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO
96% of FCF
8 consecutive years of payout growth
INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (13.3% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $34,858

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $3,399/yr
$11.3K
Yr 1
$12.8K
Yr 2
$14.5K
Yr 3
$16.5K
Yr 4
$18.7K
Yr 5
$21.2K
Yr 6
$24.0K
Yr 7
$27.2K
Yr 8
$30.8K
Yr 9
$34.9K
Yr 10
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ARCC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -0.26%▲ ASCENDING CHANNEL
2026-10-30O $19.19H $19.20L $18.98C $19.11VOL 5.14M
RES: $20.85SUP: $18.35SMA50: $19.22SMA200: $19.02
$20.47$19.72$18.98$18.23$17.49RES $20.85SUP $18.35$19.112026-04-302026-06-152026-07-312026-09-162026-10-30
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ARCC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)
0.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -2.2% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for ARCC. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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ARCC Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

100% OPEN ACCESS • SEC EDGAR × CBOE × FRED

Does ARCC pay a dividend and is it safe?

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) offers a 9.15% cash dividend yield ($1.75 annualized) and 9.75% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as ELEVATED PAYOUT WATCH.