Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.71 for Q2 2026, down 7.88% year-over-year from 1.86 in Q2 2025, and down 5.63% quarter-over-quarter from 1.82 in Q1 2026.
Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Interest Coverage Ratio for 6 consecutive years, with 1.71 the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Interest Coverage Ratio fell 7.88% year-over-year to 1.71; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 1.68 (down 10.55% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 1.84, down 10.94% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio fell to 1.71 in Q2 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 1.82 in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Interest Coverage Ratio topped out at 2.54 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 1.59 in Q4 2025.
- Historically, Interest Coverage Ratio has averaged 2.02 across 5 years, with a median of 1.94 in 2024.
- On a YoY basis, Interest Coverage Ratio climbed as much as 25.17% in 2022 and fell as far as 56.02% in 2022.
- Ares Capital's Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.48 in 2022, then slipped by 11.22% to 2.2 in 2023, then declined by 18.22% to 1.8 in 2024, then decreased by 11.63% to 1.59 in 2025, then gained by 8.0% to 1.71 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.71 in Q2 2026, 1.82 in Q1 2026, and 1.59 in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 178.86 Bn | 164.99 Bn | - | 18.37 |
| 2 | Blackstone | 115.42 Bn | 112.92 Bn | - | 20.37 |
| 3 | Kkr | 97.68 Bn | -179.40 Bn | - | 2.90 |
| 4 | Brookfield | 93.64 Bn | 46.23 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Brookfield Asset Management | 83.76 Bn | 82.26 Bn | - | 26.17 |
| 6 | Apollo Global Management | 78.90 Bn | 53.53 Bn | 10.54 Bn | 60.80 |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 51.27 Bn | 40.23 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 7.22 |
| 8 | State Street | 51.24 Bn | 51.24 Bn | - | 1.70 |
| 9 | Raymond James Financial | 33.97 Bn | 20.71 Bn | - | 2.73 |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 14.38 Bn | 13.99 Bn | - | 1.71 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 1.71 |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.82 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.59 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.62 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.86 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.96 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.80 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.91 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.22 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 1.85 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.20 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.23 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.19 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.48 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.52 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.54 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 1.80 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 5.63 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.01 |