Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd of $345 million for Q2 2026, up 8.8% from $317 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Over the twelve months ended Jun 30, 2026, Ares Capital's Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.33 billion, up 9.4% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $1.26 billion, up 11.0% from FY2024.
- Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 13.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- By year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd came in at $1.14 billion in FY2024 (+10.5%), $1.03 billion in FY2023 (+13.0%), $912 million in FY2022 (+31.4%) and $694 million in FY2021 (+2.2%).
- Year over year, Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has now increased in each of the last 15 quarters, with growth averaging 11.7% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd has ranged between 3.4% (Q1 2024) and 35.7% (Q4 2022) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant data, the three quarters before Q2 2026 came in at $345 million (Q1 2026), $319 million (Q4 2025) and $320 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Div Paid (Total) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 100.00 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 40.33 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 552.38 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | 345.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.39 Bn | -6.35 Bn | - | - |
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 | 182.00 Mn |
API Access
Ares Capital Dividends Paid - Common and Prefferd API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd", "ticker": "ARCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=dividends-paid-common-and-prefferd&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();