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14 Oct 2026, 12:43 UTC · 1h ago
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The news is largely neutral for both BDCs as the performance metrics are consistent with current expectations. Main Street Capital shows continued strength in ROE and dividend consistency, while Ares Capital faces mild headwinds from a slight earnings miss and rising non-accruals.
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Ares Capital's second-quarter core EPS of $0.47 fell just short of its quarterly dividend of $0.48.
Priced inanalysis of Q2 results reported earlier
So whatThe $0.01 shortfall per share requires the cited $1.38 spillover income to avoid a dividend cut in the next print.
More negative than 86% of claims this week
Ares Capital's non-accruals rose to 2.4% of the portfolio at cost.
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A second-quarter core EPS of $0.47 slightly missed the $0.48 dividend, and non-accruals rose to 2.4%, indicating increased credit risk.
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Strong annualized ROE of 18.9% and a low 1.1% non-accrual rate support the continuation of its long-running supplemental dividend trend.
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Priced inanalysis of Q2 results reported earlier
So whatThis rate is more than double Main Street Capital's 1.1% non-accrual rate, increasing credit risk for ARCC.
More negative than 77% of claims this week
Main Street Capital's annualized return on equity was 18.9% last quarter.
Priced inanalysis of Q2 results reported earlier
So whatStrong ROE supports the continuation of the 20th consecutive quarterly supplemental dividend through FY2026.
More positive than 55% of claims this week
Ares Capital yields 10.28% and Main Street Capital yields 7.85% based on current prices.
Priced inanalysis of existing price and distribution data
So whatFor a $500k portfolio split equally, these yields generate $45,332 in annual distributions.
More positive than 46% of claims this week
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More positive than 79% of ticker scores this week
The company shows strong performance with high return on equity and a consistent history of supplemental dividends.
More negative than 61% of ticker scores this week
While noted for a high yield, the company missed its dividend with core EPS and was excluded from the analyst's 'ten best stocks' list.
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$18.50 vs $18.56 close before publication (Oct 13) · not market-adjusted
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$53.61 vs $53.77 close before publication (Oct 13) · not market-adjusted
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