Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2025)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has disclosed Dividends Paid - Common for 5 consecutive years, with $319.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Dividends Paid - Common rose 5.28% to $319.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.3 billion through Dec 2025, up 10.97% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.3 billion for FY2025, 10.97% up from the prior year.
  • Dividends Paid - Common for Q4 2025 was $319.0 million at Ares Capital, roughly flat from $320.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Dividends Paid - Common was $320.0 million in Q3 2025, with the low at $182.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • Average Dividends Paid - Common over 5 years is $266.4 million, with a median of $263.0 million recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Dividends Paid - Common surged 35.71% in 2022, then rose 3.45% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $182.0 million in 2021, then surged by 35.71% to $247.0 million in 2022, then rose by 6.48% to $263.0 million in 2023, then grew by 15.21% to $303.0 million in 2024, then rose by 5.28% to $319.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Dividends Paid - Common over the past three periods came in at $319.0 million, $320.0 million, and $317.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.