Ares Capital (ARCC) Cash & Equivalents (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Cash & Equivalents of $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 & Equivalents (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ares Capital posted Cash & Equivalents of $638 million, up 0.5% from FY2024.
- Cash & Equivalents has increased for three consecutive years, with a four-year compound annual growth rate of 14.4% (FY2021 to FY2025).
- By year, Cash & Equivalents came in at $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 ranks as the lowest quarterly Cash & Equivalents since Q1 2023.
- Year over year, Cash & Equivalents gained in four of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 11.2%.
- The high point for year-over-year Cash & Equivalents in five years was Q3 2025 (growth of 113.2%); the low point was Q2 2025 (a decline of 25.6%).
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $505 million (Q1 2026), $638 million (Q4 2025) and $1.04 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Equiv. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.94 Bn | 29.62 Bn | - | 3.10 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 41.70 Bn | 42.20 Bn | - | 6.08 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 32.87 Bn | 32.78 Bn | - | 811.99 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.86 Bn | 17.55 Bn | - | 1.63 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.33 Bn | -44.64 Bn | - | 16.19 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.87 Bn | 19.09 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 182.47 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.89 Bn | 4.98 Bn | - | 2.91 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.54 Bn | 10.98 Bn | - | 383.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 13.00 Bn | -5.74 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 & Equivalents 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-equivalents&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "cash-and-equivalents", "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-equivalents&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();