Private Credit Keeps Making Headlines. Is Ares Capital's Big Dividend Still Safe?

Ares Capital is a large business development company that invests in the same types of assets as private credit businesses. Private credit businesses have been limiting customer withdrawals amid growing concerns about their investments.

The Motley Fool • Jun 10, 2026

Buy The Dip: Big Dividends Getting Cheap

My bread-and-butter investment is a quality, big dividend stock that trades at a deep discount to intrinsic value. I detail two opportunities that boast high yields and dividend growth momentum backed by businesses that are leaders in their respective industries. I detail the risk-reward profile for each.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 9, 2026

Ares Capital: Sustainable 10%+ Yielding Best-Of-Breed BDC Finally On Sale

Ares Capital Corporation is one of the best BDCs in history. However, the market has traded down its shares recently so that it trades at a rare discount to its NAV. I take an in-depth look at the dividend's sustainability, and risk factors facing the company and share my updated take on the investment thesis.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 8, 2026

Retire On Dividends: My Near-Perfect REIT, BDC, And MLP Trio

REITs, BDCs, and MLPs are structured to be powerful income machines. I detail a REIT, BDC, and MLP that I think are ideal for retiring on dividends. I also share some risk factors to keep in mind for each of them.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 8, 2026

ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL $1 BILLION COMMERCIAL PAPER PROGRAM

NEW YORK, June 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ares Capital Corporation ("Ares Capital" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: ARCC) announced today the establishment of its inaugural commercial paper program. The program allows the Company to issue up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of $1 billion of short-term, unsecured commercial paper notes.

PRNewsWire • Jun 8, 2026

Time Is Running Out to Lock In This Financial Stock's Sky-High Yield

Investors need to buy Ares Capital shares about two weeks before its upcoming dividend payment. The BDC's yield is currently high due to a decline in its stock price over the past year, which has recently started to reverse.

The Motley Fool • Jun 7, 2026

5 Relatively Secure And Cheap Dividend Stocks, Yields Up To 8% (June 2026)

This article is part of our monthly series where we highlight five large-cap, relatively safe, dividend-paying companies offering significant discounts to their historical norms. We go over our filtering process to select just five conservative DGI stocks from more than 7,500 companies that are traded on U.S. exchanges, including OTC networks. In addition to the primary list that yields 4.2%, we present two other groups of five DGI stocks each, from moderate to high yields of up to 8%.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 6, 2026

Private credit roundup: Private equity catches the cold

Stresses in private credit are spilling into adjacent private equity markets. Swiss asset manager Partners Group capped redemptions this week, signalling the volatility ​in private credit, which typically issues the loans that finance private ‌equity investments, is spreading.

Reuters • Jun 5, 2026

Here is What to Know Beyond Why Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) is a Trending Stock

Zacks.com users have recently been watching Ares Capital (ARCC) quite a bit. Thus, it is worth knowing the facts that could determine the stock's prospects.

Zacks Investment Research • Jun 5, 2026

These 4 Dividend Stocks Generate $19,200 Tax-Free Inside a Roth

High earners in the 32% federal bracket holding ordinary-income dividend payers in a taxable brokerage account face a math problem that most never run on paper.

24/7 Wall Street • Jun 5, 2026