Ares Capital (ARCC) Ending Cash Balance (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's Ending Cash Balance came in at $624 million for Q2 2026, down 6.0% from $664 million a year earlier and down 4.7% from the prior quarter.
Powered by 
Analysis
Ares Capital (ARCC) Ending Cash Balance (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ares Capital's Ending Cash Balance was $924 million, up 7.4% from FY2024.
- Ending Cash Balance has increased in each of the last three years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 23.2% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Going back by year, Ending Cash Balance was $860 million in FY2024 (+52.5%), $564 million in FY2023 (+67.4%), $337 million in FY2022 (-30.7%) and $486 million in FY2021 (+49.1%).
- The five-year range for quarterly Ending Cash Balance is $261 million (Q2 2022) to $1.25 billion (Q3 2025).
- Year-over-year, Ending Cash Balance increased in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 21.5%.
- The fastest year-over-year change in Ending Cash Balance over five years came in Q3 2025 (growth of 101.0%), and the weakest in Q3 2022 (a decline of 70.2%).
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Ending Cash Balance at $655 million (Q1 2026), $924 million (Q4 2025) and $1.25 billion (Q3 2025) in the three quarters before Q2 2026.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Ending Cash Balance (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orix | 41.05 Bn | 9.77 Bn | 12.74 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.89 Bn | 38.89 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 29.69 Bn | 29.69 Bn | - | 36.34 Bn |
| 4 | Royalty Pharma | 29.66 Bn | 26.62 Bn | - | 811.99 Mn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 24.82 Bn | 18.51 Bn | - | 2.43 Bn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.44 Bn | -43.18 Bn | - | 16.70 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 20.08 Bn | 19.25 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 182.47 Mn |
| 8 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 15.14 Bn | 15.14 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.11 Bn | 5.07 Bn | - | 2.18 Bn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.96 Bn | 11.71 Bn | - | 942.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 942.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 624.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 655.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 924.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.25 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 664.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 742.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 860.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 624.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 681.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 577.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 564.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 605.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 453.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 377.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 337.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 362.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 261.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 714.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 486.00 Mn |
API Access
Ares Capital Ending Cash Balance 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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "ending-cash-balance", "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=ending-cash-balance&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();