Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted quarterly Dividends Paid - Common of $345.0 million for Q2 2026, up 8.83% year-over-year from $317.0 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $345.0 million in Q1 2026.
Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Dividends Paid - Common for 6 consecutive years, with $345.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Dividends Paid - Common rose 8.83% year-over-year to $345.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $1.3 billion (up 9.38% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $1.3 billion, up 10.97% from the prior year.
- Dividends Paid - Common was little changed at $345.0 million in Q2 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $345.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Dividends Paid - Common topped out at $345.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $208.0 million in Q1 2022.
- Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $279.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $274.5 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Dividends Paid - Common surged 61.44% — and 2024, when it advanced 3.45%.
- Ares Capital's Dividends Paid - Common stood at $247.0 million in 2022, then increased by 6.48% to $263.0 million in 2023, then rose by 15.21% to $303.0 million in 2024, then increased by 5.28% to $319.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 8.15% to $345.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Dividends Paid - Common at $345.0 million in Q2 2026, $345.0 million in Q1 2026, and $319.0 million in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div. Paid (Common) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 179.54 Bn | 165.67 Bn | - | 933.00 Mn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 114.83 Bn | 112.32 Bn | - | 1.53 Bn |
| 3 | Kkr | 97.26 Bn | -179.81 Bn | - | 175.11 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield | 93.07 Bn | 45.66 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Brookfield Asset Management | 83.46 Bn | 81.96 Bn | - | 802.00 Mn |
| 6 | Apollo Global Management | 78.41 Bn | 53.04 Bn | 10.54 Bn | 324.00 Mn |
| 7 | State Street | 51.66 Bn | 51.66 Bn | - | 291.00 Mn |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial | 51.12 Bn | 40.07 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 152.00 Mn |
| 9 | Raymond James Financial | 33.99 Bn | 20.74 Bn | - | 105.00 Mn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 14.31 Bn | 13.93 Bn | - | 345.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 345.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 345.00 Mn |
| 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 |