Ares Capital (ARCC) Cash & Current Investments (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's Cash & Current Investments came in at $383 million for Q2 2026, down 14.3% from $447 million a year earlier and down 24.2% from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Cash & Current Investments (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ares Capital's Cash & Current Investments was $638 million, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Cash & Current Investments has increased in each of the last three years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Cash & Current Investments was $635 million in FY2024 (+18.7%), $535 million in FY2023 (+76.6%), $303 million in FY2022 (-18.5%) and $372 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the lowest quarterly Cash & Current Investments since Q1 2023.
- Year-over-year, Cash & Current Investments increased in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.2%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Cash & Current Investments over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 113.2%), and the weakest in Q2 2025 (a decline of 25.6%).
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Cash & Current Investments at $505 million (Q1 2026), $638 million (Q4 2025) and $1.04 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orix | 41.16 Bn | 9.88 Bn | 4.68 Bn | 5.98 Bn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 30.82 Bn | 16.49 Bn | - | 3.10 Bn |
| 3 | Affirm Holdings | 26.11 Bn | 19.80 Bn | - | 1.63 Bn |
| 4 | Royalty Pharma | 25.16 Bn | 22.13 Bn | - | 836.99 Mn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 24.39 Bn | -43.58 Bn | - | 16.19 Bn |
| 6 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 20.07 Bn | 20.07 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.83 Bn | 19.01 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 182.47 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.45 Bn | 4.49 Bn | - | 2.91 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.34 Bn | 10.77 Bn | - | 383.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 10.15 Bn | -8.59 Bn | - | 4.32 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 383.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 505.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 638.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.04 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 447.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 647.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 635.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 486.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 601.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 509.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 535.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 527.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 411.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 359.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 303.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 257.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 372.00 Mn |
API Access
Ares Capital Cash & Current Investments API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-current-investments", "ticker": "ARCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=cash-and-current-investments&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();