Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Interest Expenses of $213.0 million for Q1 2026, up 14.52% year-over-year from $186.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 1.43% quarter-over-quarter from $210.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Expenses (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Interest Expenses data on file, last reported at $213.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Interest Expenses for Q1 2026 came in at $213.0 million, up 14.52% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $820.0 million (up 10.51% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $793.0 million, up 10.91% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses grew to $213.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $210.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Interest Expenses peaked at $213.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $93.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $162.2 million and a median of $159.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Interest Expenses.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Interest Expenses soared 49.46% in 2023, then climbed 7.18% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Interest Expenses shows it stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then increased by 11.35% to $157.0 million in 2023, then increased by 19.11% to $187.0 million in 2024, then grew by 12.3% to $210.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 1.43% to $213.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Interest Expenses at $213.0 million in Q1 2026, $210.0 million in Q4 2025, and $209.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Int Expense (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 134.00 Mn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 137.05 Mn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 3.60 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 77.00 Mn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 1.82 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 142.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 1.58 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 403.00 Mn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 50.76 Mn
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - 213.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 213.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 213.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 210.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 210.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 209.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 209.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 188.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 186.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 186.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 187.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 187.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 195.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 195.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 174.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 174.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 159.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 159.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 157.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 157.00 Mn