Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividend Yield (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Dividend Yield came in at 2.59% in Q2 2026, up 55.0% year-over-year from 1.67% in Q2 2025, and down 2.75% quarter-over-quarter from 2.67% in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividend Yield (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Dividend Yield for 6 consecutive years, with 2.59% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividend Yield rose 55.0% year-over-year to 2.59% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 9.99%, a 215.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 8.7%, up 96.0% from the prior year.
- Dividend Yield was 2.59% for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, down from 2.67% in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Dividend Yield peaked at 2.73% in Q3 2022 and troughed at 2.01% in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of 2.31% and a median of 2.23% in 2023 frame the typical range for Dividend Yield.
- Across the five-year window, Dividend Yield soared 103 bps in 2022 and tumbled 49 bps in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Dividend Yield stood at 2.58% in 2022, then dropped by 12 bps to 2.26% in 2023, then dropped by 9 bps to 2.06% in 2024, then rose by 7 bps to 2.2% in 2025, then increased by 18 bps to 2.59% in 2026.
- The last three Dividend Yield figures came in at 2.59% (Q2 2026), 2.67% (Q1 2026), and 2.2% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.12 Bn | 13.73 Bn | - |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.69 Bn | 5.42 Bn | - |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.52 Bn | 5.28 Bn | - |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.26 Bn | 5.20 Bn | - |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 5.05 Bn | 4.84 Bn | - |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.64 Bn | 4.59 Bn | - |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.37 Bn | 3.27 Bn | - |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.34 Bn | 3.30 Bn | - |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.48 Bn | -129.09 Mn | - |
| 10 | MidCap Financial Investment | 2.07 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 2.59% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 2.67% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 2.20% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 2.19% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 2.04% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 2.06% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 2.12% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.13% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.26% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.29% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.42% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.62% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.58% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.73% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.51% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.01% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.54% |