Ares Capital (ARCC) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted quarterly Debt Ratio of 0.52 for Q2 2026, up 6.56% year-over-year from 0.49 in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.52 in Q1 2026.
Ares Capital (ARCC) Debt Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Debt Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 0.52 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Debt Ratio rose 6.56% year-over-year to 0.52; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 0.52 (up 6.56% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 0.51, up 5.13% from the prior year.
- Debt Ratio was little changed at 0.52 in Q2 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 0.52 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.55 in Q4 2022 and bottomed at 0.48 in Q1 2024.
- Historically, Debt Ratio has averaged 0.51 across 5 years, with a median of 0.51 in 2023.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Debt Ratio declined 8.73% — and 2026, when it climbed 6.56%.
- Ares Capital's Debt Ratio stood at 0.55 in 2022, then retreated by 8.73% to 0.5 in 2023, then declined by 2.75% to 0.49 in 2024, then advanced by 5.13% to 0.51 in 2025, then advanced by 1.02% to 0.52 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Debt Ratio at 0.52 in Q2 2026, 0.52 in Q1 2026, and 0.51 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 179.58 Bn | 165.71 Bn | - | 0.12 |
| 2 | Blackstone | 115.48 Bn | 112.97 Bn | - | 0.26 |
| 3 | Kkr | 97.76 Bn | -179.31 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Brookfield | 93.64 Bn | 46.23 Bn | - | 0.03 |
| 5 | Brookfield Asset Management | 83.98 Bn | 82.47 Bn | - | 0.17 |
| 6 | Apollo Global Management | 78.99 Bn | 53.62 Bn | 10.54 Bn | 0.03 |
| 7 | State Street | 51.56 Bn | 51.56 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial | 51.36 Bn | 40.31 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 0.00 |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 34.14 Bn | 34.14 Bn | - | 0.05 |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 14.31 Bn | 13.93 Bn | - | 0.52 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.51 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.49 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.49 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.50 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.48 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.50 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.51 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.53 |