Ares Capital (ARCC) Common Equity (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) recorded Common Equity of $13.89 billion in Q2 2026, down 1.0% from $14.03 billion a year earlier and down 1.2% from the prior quarter.
Ares Capital (ARCC) Common Equity (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
At the end of FY2025, Ares Capital reported Common Equity of $14.32 billion, up 7.2% from FY2024.
- Annual Common Equity has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 14.8% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Common Equity came in at $13.36 billion in FY2024 (+19.2%), $11.2 billion in FY2023 (+17.2%), $9.56 billion in FY2022 (+7.7%) and $8.87 billion in FY2021 (+23.6%).
- The Q2 2026 figure is the lowest quarterly Common Equity since Q1 2025.
- On a year-over-year basis, Common Equity rose in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.9%.
- Peak year-over-year performance for Common Equity in the last five years was growth of 19.4% in Q2 2024, against a decline of 1.0% in Q2 2026 at the low end.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at $14.07 billion (Q1 2026), $14.32 billion (Q4 2025) and $14.32 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Common Equity (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orix | 43.85 Bn | 44.35 Bn | - | 30.05 Bn |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 43.67 Bn | 29.35 Bn | - | 23.55 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.48 Bn | - | 9.79 Bn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 25.52 Bn | 25.52 Bn | - | 116.50 Bn |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 23.24 Bn | -44.73 Bn | - | 16.90 Bn |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.66 Bn | 16.35 Bn | - | 5.48 Bn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 20.35 Bn | 19.57 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 7.63 Bn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 15.27 Bn | 6.37 Bn | - | 16.98 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.74 Bn | 11.17 Bn | - | 13.89 Bn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.68 Bn | -6.06 Bn | - | 77.77 Bn |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 13.89 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 14.32 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 14.03 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.67 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 13.36 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 12.77 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 12.36 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.87 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 11.20 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 10.82 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 10.35 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 10.05 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.56 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 9.44 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 9.34 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.38 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 8.87 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 8.54 Bn |
Ares Capital Common Equity 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=common-equity&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "common-equity", "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=common-equity&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();