# Ares Capital Shares Lose 3.06% in Premarket Trading After Q3 Report By John Kim Canonical URL: https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/41888 Published: 2026-10-27T17:21:33.000Z Updated: 2026-10-27T17:21:33.000Z Section: Business > Gross commitments were $2.109 billion, down from $3.924 billion in Q3 2025; the company had a $2.5 billion investment backlog as of Oct. 22. Ares Capital shares fell 3.06% to $18.04 in premarket trading at 6:30 a.m. ET (10:30 UTC) Tuesday, Oct. 27, as third-quarter commitments fell to $2.109 billion. Gross investment commitments for the quarter ended Sept. 30 were down from $3.924 billion in Q3 2025. Ares Capital funded about $1.6 billion of the commitments. Core EPS, a non-GAAP measure, was $0.46, compared with $0.50 in Q3 2025. The [third-quarter results]() also included total investment income of $763 million, down from $782 million. “While a slower transaction environment led to a more measured pace of originations during the quarter, our investment backlog is up meaningfully from last quarter,” CEO Kort Schnabel said. Ares Capital reported about $2.5 billion in investment backlog as of Oct. 22. From Oct. 1 through Oct. 22, it made about $1.1 billion in new commitments, with about $855 million funded. The company said those backlog transactions were likely to close, subject to terms and documentation. Ares Capital makes direct loans and other investments in private middle-market companies and has elected to be regulated as a business development company. Its $0.48-per-share fourth-quarter dividend is payable Dec. 29 to shareholders of record Dec. 15. ## Links in this article - [third-quarter results](https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/41861)