Washington, D.C. 20549FORM10-QQUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the quarterly period ended June30, 2026 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION13 OR 15(d)OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934For the transition period from_____ to _____ Commission File No.814-00663ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Maryland33-1089684(State or other jurisdiction of(I.R.S. Employerincorporation or organization)Identification Number) 245 Park Avenue, 44thFloor, New York, NY 10167(Address of principal executive office)(Zip Code)(212) 750-7300(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)____________________________________________________________________ Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1)has filed all reports required to be filed by Section13 or 15(d)of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 duringthe preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2)has been subject to such filing requirements forthe past 90 days:YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule405 ofRegulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).YesNo Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or anemerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” inRule12b-2 of the Exchange Act.Large accelerated filerAccelerated filer Smaller reporting companyEmerging growth company Non-accelerated filer If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new orrevised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act). YesNo Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date. ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION INDEX PartI.Financial InformationItem 1.Financial StatementsConsolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2026 (unaudited) and December 31, 20253Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (unaudited)4Consolidated Schedules of Investments as of June 30, 2026 (unaudited) and December 31, 20255Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 (unaudited) and theyear ended December 31, 2025164Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025 (unaudited)165Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)166Item 2.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations211Item 3.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk245Item 4.Controls and Procedures247 PartII.Other InformationItem 1.Legal ProceedingsItem 1A.Risk FactorsItem 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of ProceedsItem 3.Defaults Upon Senior SecuritiesItem 4.Mine Safety DisclosuresItem 5.Other InformationItem 6.ExhibitsSignatures ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(in millions, except per share data) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of June30, 2026(dollar amounts in millions)(unaudited) ARES CAPITAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIESCONSOLIDATED SCHEDULES OF INVESTMENTSAs of Jun