Ares Capital (ARCC) Equity Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Equity Ratio of 0.46 for Q1 2026, down 5.05% year-over-year from 0.48 in Q1 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from 0.46 in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Equity Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Equity Ratio data on file, last reported at 0.46 in Q1 2026.

  • Equity Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 0.46, down 5.05% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.46 (down 5.05% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.46, down 3.02% from the prior year.
  • Equity Ratio steadied at 0.46 in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 0.46 in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Equity Ratio peaked at 0.49 in Q1 2024 and troughed at 0.43 in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.47 and a median of 0.47 in 2023 frame the typical range for Equity Ratio.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Equity Ratio gained 10.32% in 2023, then decreased 5.05% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Equity Ratio shows it stood at 0.43 in 2022, then grew by 10.32% to 0.47 in 2023, then climbed by 0.43% to 0.47 in 2024, then decreased by 3.02% to 0.46 in 2025, then climbed by 0.01% to 0.46 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Equity Ratio at 0.46 in Q1 2026, 0.46 in Q4 2025, and 0.46 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Equity Ratio (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 0.33
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 0.17
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 0.07
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 0.08
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.03
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 0.07
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 0.14
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 0.29
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - 0.46

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.46
Dec 31, 2025 0.46
Sep 30, 2025 0.46
Jun 30, 2025 0.48
Mar 31, 2025 0.48
Dec 31, 2024 0.47
Sep 30, 2024 0.47
Jun 30, 2024 0.47
Mar 31, 2024 0.49
Dec 31, 2023 0.47
Sep 30, 2023 0.47
Jun 30, 2023 0.47
Mar 31, 2023 0.46
Dec 31, 2022 0.43
Sep 30, 2022 0.43
Dec 31, 2021 0.43