Ares Capital (ARCC) Change in Cash (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Change in Cash of -$269.0 million for Q1 2026, down 127.97% year-over-year from $961.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 18.48% on a QoQ basis from -$330.0 million in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Change in Cash data on file, last reported at -$269.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Change in Cash fell 127.97% year-over-year to -$269.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$87.0 million (down 152.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $64.0 million, down 78.38% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash grew to -$269.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from -$330.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Change in Cash topped out at $590.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$453.0 million in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Change in Cash is $13.0 million (2024), against an average of $9.9 million.
- Peak annual rise in Change in Cash reached 1135.09% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1007.69% in 2025.
- Tracing ARCC's Change in Cash over 5 years: stood at -$25.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 64.0% to -$41.0 million in 2023, then soared by 675.61% to $236.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 239.83% to -$330.0 million in 2025, then rose by 18.48% to -$269.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Change in Cash figures stand at -$269.0 million (Q1 2026), -$330.0 million (Q4 2025), and $590.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | -1.63 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | -144.24 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 2.33 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | -485.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 3.16 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | 2.09 Bn |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | -1.77 Bn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | -57.10 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 79.88 Mn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.69 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - | -269.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -269.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -330.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 590.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -78.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -118.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 236.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -57.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 104.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 13.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -41.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 152.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 76.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 40.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -25.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 101.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -453.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 228.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -727.00 Mn |