Ares Capital (ARCC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026)
Ares Capital's Debt Ratio came in at 0.52 for Q2 2026, up 6.6% from 0.49 a year earlier and up 0.1% from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Debt Ratio (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ares Capital's Debt Ratio was 0.51, up 5.4% from FY2024.
- Going back by year, Debt Ratio was 0.49 in FY2024 (-2.7%), 0.50 in FY2023 (-8.4%), 0.55 in FY2022 (+3.1%) and 0.53 in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure represents the highest quarterly Debt Ratio since Q4 2022.
- Year-over-year, Debt Ratio has increased for four consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 1.9% over the last eight quarters.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Debt Ratio over five years came in Q2 2026 (growth of 6.6%), and the weakest in Q4 2023 (a decline of 8.4%).
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Debt Ratio at 0.52 (Q1 2026), 0.51 (Q4 2025) and 0.51 (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Debt Ratio (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | 0.44 |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | 0.59 |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | 0.39 |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | 0.97 |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | 0.07 |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | 0.18 |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | 0.02 |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 0.43 |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | 0.26 |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.64 Bn | -328.33 Bn | - | 0.85 |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.43 |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.45 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 0.52 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 0.55 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 0.59 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 0.56 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 0.54 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.17 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 0.18 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 0.20 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 0.56 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 0.22 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.23 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 0.12 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 0.54 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 0.89 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.85 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 0.09 |
API Access
Ares Capital Debt Ratio 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=debt-ratio&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "debt-ratio", "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=debt-ratio&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();