Ares Capital (ARCC) Change in Cash (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Change in Cash came in at -$31.0 million in Q2 2026, up 60.26% year-over-year from -$19.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 88.48% quarter-over-quarter from -$269.0 million in Q1 2026.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Change in Cash (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Change in Cash for 6 consecutive years, with -$31.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Change in Cash rose 60.26% year-over-year to -$31.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was -$40.0 million, a 135.29% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $64.0 million, down 78.38% from the prior year.
- Change in Cash was -$31.0 million for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, up from -$269.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Change in Cash peaked at $590.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at -$453.0 million in Q2 2022.
- A 5-year average of $7.7 million and a median of -$6.0 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Change in Cash.
- The widest YoY moves for Change in Cash: up 1135.09% in 2025, down 1007.69% in 2025.
- Over 5 years, Change in Cash stood at -$25.0 million in 2022, then sank by 64.0% to -$41.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 675.61% to $236.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 239.83% to -$330.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 90.61% to -$31.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Change in Cash figures came in at -$31.0 million (Q2 2026), -$269.0 million (Q1 2026), and -$330.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Change in Cash (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 47.84 Bn | 44.74 Bn | - | 421.00 Mn |
| 2 | Orix | 44.49 Bn | 44.82 Bn | 4.68 Bn | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.65 Bn | 35.77 Bn | - | 225.59 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 28.57 Bn | 28.57 Bn | - | -4.45 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 24.20 Bn | 22.57 Bn | - | -41.26 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.63 Bn | 7.43 Bn | - | -3.36 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.87 Bn | 21.73 Bn | 390.45 Mn | -51.67 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 16.08 Bn | 13.23 Bn | - | 999.64 Mn |
| 9 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 14.13 Bn | 9.81 Bn | - | -148.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.90 Bn | 13.52 Bn | - | -31.00 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | -31.00 Mn |
| 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 |
API Access
Ares Capital Change in Cash API
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=change-in-cash&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "change-in-cash", "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=change-in-cash&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();