Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Amortization of Deferred Charges (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Amortization of Deferred Charges of $54.0 million for Q1 2026, up 42.11% year-over-year from $38.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 48.57% on a QoQ basis from $105.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Amortization of Deferred Charges data on file, last reported at $54.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Amortization of Deferred Charges rose 42.11% year-over-year to $54.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $160.0 million (up 2566.67% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $131.0 million, up 296.97% from the prior year.
  • Amortization of Deferred Charges slipped to $54.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $105.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Amortization of Deferred Charges topped out at $105.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$34.0 million in Q4 2024.
  • The 5-year median for Amortization of Deferred Charges is $5.0 million (2022), against an average of $14.4 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Amortization of Deferred Charges tumbled 525.0%; it then jumped 1166.67% in 2025.
  • Tracing ARCC's Amortization of Deferred Charges over 5 years: stood at $8.0 million in 2022, then changed by 0.0% to $8.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 525.0% to -$34.0 million in 2024, then soared by 408.82% to $105.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 48.57% to $54.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Amortization of Deferred Charges figures stand at $54.0 million (Q1 2026), $105.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn -
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn -
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn -
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn -
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn -
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn -
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn -
10 Ares Capital 13.69 Bn 10.94 Bn -

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 54.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 54.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 105.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 38.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 38.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -34.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 2.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 3.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 8.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 7.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 10.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 10.00 Mn