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Ares Capital (ARCC) Free Cash Flow (2021 - 2025)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has disclosed Free Cash Flow for 5 consecutive years, with -$427.0 million as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 59.33% to -$427.0 million in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was -$1.7 billion through Dec 2025, up 19.31% year-over-year, with the annual reading at -$1.7 billion for FY2025, 19.31% up from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow for Q4 2025 was -$427.0 million at Ares Capital, up from -$773.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Free Cash Flow was $872.0 million in Q1 2023, with the low at -$1.8 billion in Q4 2021.
  • Average Free Cash Flow over 5 years is -$380.0 million, with a median of -$299.0 million recorded in 2025.
  • The sharpest move saw Free Cash Flow skyrocketed 130.0% in 2023, then crashed 2645.83% in 2024.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at -$1.8 billion in 2021, then soared by 79.63% to -$360.0 million in 2022, then increased by 0.28% to -$359.0 million in 2023, then increased by 25.35% to -$268.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 59.33% to -$427.0 million in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods came in at -$427.0 million, -$773.0 million, and -$218.0 million for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.