Ares Capital (ARCC) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported FCF Payout Ratio of 1.88 for Q1 2026, up 282.02% year-over-year from 0.49 in Q1 2025, and up 350.98% quarter-over-quarter from 0.75 in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of FCF Payout Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.88 in Q1 2026.
- FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.88, up 282.02% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.05 (down 115.52% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 0.74, down 37.54% from the prior year.
- FCF Payout Ratio rose to 1.88 in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 0.75 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, FCF Payout Ratio peaked at 11.7 in Q3 2022 and troughed at 12.86 in Q1 2024.
- A 5-year average of 0.32 and a median of 0.55 in 2024 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2026: FCF Payout Ratio sank 4395.57% in 2024, then soared 282.02% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of FCF Payout Ratio shows it stood at 0.69 in 2022, then dropped by 6.77% to 0.73 in 2023, then tumbled by 54.33% to 1.13 in 2024, then soared by 33.92% to 0.75 in 2025, then surged by 350.98% to 1.88 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's FCF Payout Ratio at 1.88 in Q1 2026, 0.75 in Q4 2025, and 0.41 in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 163.18 Bn | 153.56 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Blackstone | 96.85 Bn | 95.80 Bn | - | 0.37 |
| 3 | Kkr | 86.45 Bn | 133.96 Bn | - | 0.10 |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 82.30 Bn | 101.04 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 0.18 |
| 5 | State Street | 46.95 Bn | 21.27 Bn | - | -0.02 |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 43.65 Bn | 43.52 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 0.34 |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 31.92 Bn | 31.92 Bn | - | -0.45 |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 30.62 Bn | 19.37 Bn | - | 0.10 |
| 9 | Ares Management | 29.04 Bn | 32.41 Bn | - | 0.21 |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 12.95 Bn | 10.20 Bn | - | 1.88 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.88 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -0.75 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -0.41 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -1.45 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.03 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -1.13 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -0.55 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -0.21 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -12.86 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -0.73 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.52 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -5.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 0.30 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -0.69 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.70 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -0.15 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 0.43 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -0.10 |