Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Cash from Financing Activities (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Cash from Financing Activities of -$453.0 million for Q1 2026, down 350.28% year-over-year from $181.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 567.01% on a QoQ basis from $97.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Cash from Financing Activities data on file, last reported at -$453.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Cash from Financing Activities fell 350.28% year-over-year to -$453.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.1 billion (down 55.39% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.8 billion, down 26.53% from the prior year.
  • Cash from Financing Activities eased to -$453.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $97.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Cash from Financing Activities topped out at $1.4 billion in Q2 2024 and bottomed at -$832.0 million in Q1 2023.
  • The 5-year median for Cash from Financing Activities is $140.0 million (2025), against an average of $275.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Cash from Financing Activities soared 1046.77%; it then plunged 350.28% in 2026.
  • Tracing ARCC's Cash from Financing Activities over 5 years: stood at $335.0 million in 2022, then slipped by 5.07% to $318.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 58.49% to $504.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 80.75% to $97.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 567.01% to -$453.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Cash from Financing Activities figures stand at -$453.0 million (Q1 2026), $97.0 million (Q4 2025), and $1.4 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Cash from Financing Activities (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -304.00 Mn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - -1.09 Bn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - -1.69 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - -983.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 9.87 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - 18.61 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn -1.55 Bn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - -3.12 Bn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - -292.91 Mn
10 Ares Capital 13.69 Bn 10.94 Bn - -453.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -453.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -453.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 97.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 97.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.36 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.36 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 140.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 140.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 181.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 181.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 504.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 504.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 464.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 464.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.42 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 1.42 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 34.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 318.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 318.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 106.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 106.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 124.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 124.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -832.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -832.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 335.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 335.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 81.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 81.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 1.05 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 1.05 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 -253.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -253.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.04 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 1.04 Bn