Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Dividends Paid - Common of $345.0 million for Q1 2026, up 12.01% year-over-year from $308.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.15% quarter-over-quarter from $319.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Dividends Paid - Common data on file, last reported at $345.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 came in at $345.0 million, up 12.01% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion (up 10.54% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.3 billion, up 10.97% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common rose to $345.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $319.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividends Paid - Common peaked at $345.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $208.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $275.9 million and a median of $270.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2024: Dividends Paid - Common jumped 35.71% in 2022, then advanced 3.45% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Dividends Paid - Common shows it stood at $247.0 million in 2022, then grew by 6.48% to $263.0 million in 2023, then increased by 15.21% to $303.0 million in 2024, then grew by 5.28% to $319.0 million in 2025, then gained by 8.15% to $345.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Dividends Paid - Common at $345.0 million in Q1 2026, $319.0 million in Q4 2025, and $320.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 356.30 Mn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 164.81 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 295.00 Mn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 293.00 Mn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 148.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 148.50 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 108.00 Mn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 82.06 Mn
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - 345.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 345.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 345.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 319.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 319.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 320.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 320.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 317.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 317.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 308.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 308.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 303.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 303.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 287.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 287.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 279.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 279.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 270.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 270.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 263.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 263.00 Mn