Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Interest Coverage Ratio of 1.9 for Q1 2026, down 5.16% year-over-year from 2.0 in Q1 2025, and up 2.92% quarter-over-quarter from 1.84 in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Coverage Ratio (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Interest Coverage Ratio data on file, last reported at 1.9 in Q1 2026.
- Interest Coverage Ratio for Q1 2026 came in at 1.9, down 5.16% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 1.82 (down 11.06% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was 1.84, down 10.94% from the prior year.
- Interest Coverage Ratio advanced to 1.9 in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 1.84 in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Interest Coverage Ratio peaked at 2.64 in Q2 2022 and troughed at 1.67 in Q3 2025.
- A 5-year average of 2.14 and a median of 2.09 in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Coverage Ratio.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2023: Interest Coverage Ratio increased 25.17% in 2022, then decreased 19.98% in 2023.
- A 5-year view of Interest Coverage Ratio shows it stood at 2.6 in 2022, then decreased by 13.37% to 2.25 in 2023, then decreased by 11.77% to 1.99 in 2024, then declined by 7.36% to 1.84 in 2025, then rose by 2.92% to 1.9 in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Interest Coverage Ratio at 1.9 in Q1 2026, 1.84 in Q4 2025, and 1.67 in Q3 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Cover (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 163.18 Bn | 153.56 Bn | - | 21.00 |
| 2 | Blackstone | 96.85 Bn | 95.80 Bn | - | 11.62 |
| 3 | Kkr | 86.45 Bn | 133.96 Bn | - | 552.52 |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 82.30 Bn | 101.04 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 1.03 |
| 5 | State Street | 46.95 Bn | 21.27 Bn | - | 1.53 |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 43.65 Bn | 43.52 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 6.35 |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 31.92 Bn | 31.92 Bn | - | 1.44 |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 30.62 Bn | 19.37 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 29.04 Bn | 32.41 Bn | - | 7.16 |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 12.95 Bn | 10.20 Bn | - | 1.90 |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 1.90 |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 1.84 |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.67 |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.86 |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 2.00 |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.99 |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.91 |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 2.29 |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.09 |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 2.25 |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 2.01 |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 2.27 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 2.30 |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 2.60 |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 2.52 |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 2.64 |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 2.27 |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 2.38 |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 2.01 |