Growth Metrics

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% on a QoQ basis from $210.0 million in Q4 2025.

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

  • Quarterly Interest Expenses rose 14.52% year-over-year to $213.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $820.0 million (up 10.51% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $793.0 million, up 10.91% from the prior year.
  • Interest Expenses advanced to $213.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $210.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Interest Expenses topped out at $213.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $93.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Interest Expenses is $159.0 million (2024), against an average of $162.2 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Interest Expenses jumped 49.46%; it then gained 7.18% in 2025.
  • Tracing ARCC's Interest Expenses over 5 years: stood at $141.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 11.35% to $157.0 million in 2023, then climbed by 19.11% to $187.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 12.3% to $210.0 million in 2025, then rose by 1.43% to $213.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Interest Expenses figures stand at $213.0 million (Q1 2026), $210.0 million (Q4 2025), and $209.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Interest Expense (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - 134.00 Mn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - 137.05 Mn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 3.60 Mn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - 37.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 77.00 Mn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - 1.82 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn 142.00 Mn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - 1.58 Bn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 50.76 Mn
10 Ares Capital 13.69 Bn 10.94 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
Sep 30, 2023 145.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 145.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 141.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 141.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 139.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 139.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 141.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 141.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 120.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 120.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 101.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 93.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 93.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 105.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 105.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 94.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 94.00 Mn