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Ares Capital (ARCC) FCF Payout Ratio (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital has reported FCF Payout Ratio over the past 6 years, most recently at 1.88 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio rose 282.02% to 1.88 in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.05 through Mar 2026, down 115.52% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.74 for FY2025, 37.54% down from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 1.88 for Q1 2026 at Ares Capital, up 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.
  • The 5-year median for FCF Payout Ratio is 0.55 (2024), against an average of 0.32.
  • Year-over-year, FCF Payout Ratio tumbled 4395.57% in 2024 and 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 plummeted 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.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ARCC's FCF Payout Ratio are 1.88 (Q1 2026), 0.75 (Q4 2025), and 0.41 (Q3 2025).