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

Ares Capital has reported Free Cash Flow over the past 6 years, most recently at $184.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow rose 161.54% to $184.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$1.2 billion through Mar 2026, up 48.71% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$1.7 billion for FY2025, 19.31% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $184.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ares Capital, up from -$427.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $872.0 million in Q1 2023 and troughed 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.
  • Year-over-year, Free Cash Flow tumbled 2645.83% in 2024 and then surged 161.54% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$360.0 million in 2022, then rose by 0.28% to -$359.0 million in 2023, then rose by 25.35% to -$268.0 million in 2024, then crashed by 59.33% to -$427.0 million in 2025, then soared by 143.09% to $184.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ARCC's Free Cash Flow are $184.0 million (Q1 2026), -$427.0 million (Q4 2025), and -$773.0 million (Q3 2025).