Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2025)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has disclosed Interest Coverage Ratio for 5 consecutive years, with 1.84 as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Interest Coverage Ratio fell 7.36% to 1.84 in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 1.84 through Dec 2025, down 10.94% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 1.84 for FY2025, 10.94% down from the prior year.
  • Interest Coverage Ratio for Q4 2025 was 1.84 at Ares Capital, up from 1.67 in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Interest Coverage Ratio was 2.64 in Q2 2022, with the low at 1.67 in Q3 2025.
  • Average Interest Coverage Ratio over 5 years is 2.16, with a median of 2.17 recorded in 2023.
  • The sharpest move saw Interest Coverage Ratio rose 25.17% in 2022, then fell 19.98% in 2023.
  • Over 5 years, Interest Coverage Ratio stood at 2.38 in 2021, then grew by 9.32% to 2.6 in 2022, then dropped by 13.37% to 2.25 in 2023, then dropped by 11.77% to 1.99 in 2024, then dropped by 7.36% to 1.84 in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Interest Coverage Ratio over the past three periods came in at 1.84, 1.67, and 1.86 for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.