Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Dividends Paid - Common came in at $345.0 million in 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.
Analysis
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.
- On a quarterly basis, Dividends Paid - Common rose 8.83% year-over-year to $345.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $1.3 billion, a 9.38% 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 was $345.0 million for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, roughly flat from $345.0 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 $279.8 million and a median of $274.5 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividends Paid - Common.
- Across the five-year window, Dividends Paid - Common jumped 61.44% in 2022 and gained 3.45% in 2024, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Dividends Paid - Common stood at $247.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 6.48% to $263.0 million in 2023, then grew by 15.21% to $303.0 million in 2024, then climbed by 5.28% to $319.0 million in 2025, then rose by 8.15% to $345.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Dividends Paid - Common figures came in at $345.0 million (Q2 2026), $345.0 million (Q1 2026), and $319.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Dividends Paid - Common (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.12 Bn | 13.74 Bn | - | 345.00 Mn |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.63 Bn | 5.37 Bn | - | 170.15 Mn |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.49 Bn | 5.25 Bn | - | 183.71 Mn |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.20 Bn | 5.15 Bn | - | 89.86 Mn |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 4.94 Bn | 4.73 Bn | - | 166.18 Mn |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.66 Bn | 4.61 Bn | - | 85.97 Mn |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.33 Bn | 3.22 Bn | - | 134.00 Mn |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.31 Bn | 3.26 Bn | - | 70.84 Mn |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.49 Bn | -118.08 Mn | - | 30.51 Mn |
| 10 | MidCap Financial Investment | 2.07 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - | 25.54 Mn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 345.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 345.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 319.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 320.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 317.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 308.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 303.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 287.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 279.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 270.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 263.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 254.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 253.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 261.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 247.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 234.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 223.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 208.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 153.00 Mn |