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

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $345.0 million in Q1 2026, up 12.01% year-on-year from $308.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 8.15% on a QoQ basis 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common rose 12.01% year-over-year to $345.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $1.3 billion, a 10.54% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $1.3 billion, up 10.97% from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q1 2026 stood at $345.0 million, up from $319.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Dividends Paid - Common for ARCC reached as high as $345.0 million in Q1 2026 and fell as low as $208.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • Historically, Dividends Paid - Common has averaged $275.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $270.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common soared 61.44% in 2022 and rose 3.45% in 2024, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $247.0 million in 2022, then gained by 6.48% to $263.0 million in 2023, then advanced by 15.21% to $303.0 million in 2024, then gained by 5.28% to $319.0 million in 2025, then grew by 8.15% to $345.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Dividends Paid - Common figures were $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 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 973.00 Mn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 1.92 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 312.00 Mn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - 293.00 Mn
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 148.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 148.50 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 108.00 Mn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 289.10 Mn
10 Ares Capital 13.36 Bn 12.86 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