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Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.

ARDCNYSEFinancial Services● Active
$12.48
$-0.02(-0.16%)
Market Cap$299095331
P/E Ratio
52W High$15.03
52W Low$11.6

Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) PE Ratio — Current & Historical Data

Trailing twelve months (TTM) P/E, forward P/E, PEG, and annual PE history — from market prices and filings.

ardc · pe ratio · data through Dec 31, 2025

Core PE Ratio Metrics

Trailing 12 months · TTM

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) measures how much investors pay for each dollar of the company's trailing earnings. ARDC's current PE ratio of 13.37x is calculated by dividing its stock price of $12.48 by its TTM earnings per share of $0.93. −20.1% discount vs 5Y avg 16.7x

13.37x
P/E Ratio (TTM)20.1%

Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /analyst-estimates · 2025-12-31

Forward P/E
N/A
EPS (TTM)
$0.93
TTM · diluted EPS
PEG Ratio
0.13
Below 1.0 · Growth adjusted
Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /ratios annual · /analyst-estimates · /stock-peers · Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAPUpdated: 2026-06-09

PE Ratio History

2016 – 2025 · Annual
PE Ratio (TTM)
5Y Avg 16.7x
EPS (Annual)

▸ FMP /ratios?period=annual&limit=20 · priceToEarningsRatio + netIncomePerShare (Annual)

Historical PE Range

Past 9 fiscal years · Front-end computed
Average
15.6x
9-yr mean
Median
11.2x
9-yr midpoint
Minimum
5.6x
Lowest year
Maximum
44.4x
Highest year
13.4x ← Now
5.6x
Min
Q1 · 25%11.2x
Median
Q3 · 75%44.4x
Max
Within Historical Range

At 13.37x, ARDC's current P/E is within its average historical range over the past 9 fiscal years.

56th percentileHigher than 5 of 9 historical fiscal year readings

Percentile calculated from annual fiscal year data points, not by trading day. Years where PE ≤ 0 or > 9,999 are excluded.

PE Ratio vs Peers

Asset Management · 6 peers · Annual PE
CompanyMarket CapPE (Annual)vs AvgEPS (TTM)
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.
Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc.You
ARDC
$299M13.37x-5.7%$0.93
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc.
ASG
$323M22.66x+59.9%$0.23
DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund
DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund
DBL
$284M14.81x+4.5%$1.05
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.
Morgan Stanley Emerging Markets Domestic Debt Fund, Inc.
EDD
$352M5.04x-64.4%$1.07
VanEck Emerging Markets Fund
VanEck Emerging Markets Fund
GBFAX
$382MN/A
Victory Integrity Mid-Cap Value Fund
Victory Integrity Mid-Cap Value Fund
MYIMX
$366MN/A
Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund
Nuveen Core Plus Impact Fund
NPCT
$282MN/A$0.00
Industry Average
3 peers with valid PE
14.17xbaseline

* N/A — Company is not profitable (TTM) · excluded from industry average · ▸ FMP /stock-peers + /ratios?limit=1 · priceToEarningsRatio

Annual PE Ratio History

Showing 10 of 10 years
Fiscal Year EndPE RatioEPS (TTM)YoY ChangePE vs Max
2025-12-31Latest
FY2025
14.24x$0.93+52.1%
2024-12-31
FY2024
9.37x$1.61+67.6%
2023-12-31
FY2023
5.59x$2.46
2022-12-31
FY2022
$-2.01
2021-12-31
FY2021
10.08x$1.62-77.3%
2020-12-31
FY2020
44.38x$0.32+136.5%
2019-12-31
FY2019
18.77x$0.82-1.0%
2018-10-31
FY2018
18.95x$0.79+153.4%
2017-10-31
FY2017
7.48x$2.20-33.1%
2016-10-31
FY2016
11.17x$1.32

▸ FMP /ratios?period=annual&limit=20 · priceToEarningsRatio + netIncomePerShare · Zero extra API

About PE Ratio & Methodology

The price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio for Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. (ARDC) measures how much investors pay for each dollar of the company's trailing earnings. ARDC's current PE ratio of 13.37x is calculated by dividing its stock price of $12.48 by its TTM earnings per share of $0.93.

PE Ratio = Stock Price ÷ EPS (TTM)
= $12.48 ÷ $0.93 = 13.37x
TTMTrailing Twelve Months — sum of the most recent 4 quarterly EPS figures
Forward PEStock price ÷ analyst consensus EPS estimate for the next fiscal year
PEGPE ÷ earnings growth rate — values below 1.0 suggest growth may justify the premium
Figures tie to SEC 10-K/10-Q and FMP ratio endpoints where noted.

Frequently asked questions

ARDC pe ratio · 6 questions

ARDC's current PE ratio is 13.37x as of 2026-06-09, based on a stock price of $12.48 and TTM EPS of $0.93. Data sourced from Financial Modeling Prep via ARDC's SEC 10-K and 10-Q filings.

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Source: FMP · /ratios-ttm · /ratios annual · /analyst-estimates · /stock-peers · Ares Dynamic Credit Allocation Fund, Inc. SEC 10-K & 10-Q filings · US GAAP · Updated: 2026-06-09