Ares Capital (ARCC) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $184.0 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 161.54% year-over-year to $184.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$1.2 billion (up 48.71% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$1.7 billion, up 19.31% from the prior year.
• Free Cash Flow climbed to $184.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from -$427.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $872.0 million in Q1 2023 and bottomed at -$1.5 billion in Q2 2022.
• The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$268.0 million (2024), against an average of -$265.2 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Free Cash Flow plunged 2645.83%; it then soared 161.54% in 2026.
• Tracing ARCC's Free Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$360.0 million in 2022, then gained by 0.28% to -$359.0 million in 2023, then gained by 25.35% to -$268.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 59.33% to -$427.0 million in 2025, then jumped by 143.09% to $184.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Free Cash Flow figures stand at $184.0 million (Q1 2026), -$427.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$773.0 million (Q3 2025).

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