Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Paid (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted Interest Paid of $205 million for Q2 2026, up 25.8% from $163 million a year earlier but down 6.4% from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Interest Paid (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Interest Paid at Ares Capital was $835 million, up 14.9% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $750 million, up 10.9% from FY2024.
- Annual Interest Paid has increased for five consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 25.3% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ares Capital's Interest Paid was $676 million in FY2024 (+29.0%), $524 million in FY2023 (+30.3%), $402 million in FY2022 (+29.7%) and $310 million in FY2021 (+27.6%).
- Quarterly Interest Paid has run from a low of $60 million in Q4 2021 to a high of $225 million in Q3 2024 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Interest Paid has increased in each of the last three quarters, with growth averaging 27.0% over the last eight quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Interest Paid in the past five years was Q2 2023, with growth of 75.0%; the weakest was Q2 2024, with a decline of 11.1%.
- According to Business Quant data, Interest Paid for the three prior quarters was $219 million (Q1 2026), $190 million (Q4 2025) and $221 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Interest Paid (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orix | 40.99 Bn | 9.71 Bn | 12.74 Bn | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 35.89 Bn | 35.89 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 29.95 Bn | 26.91 Bn | - | 5.35 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.64 Bn | 26.64 Bn | - | 35.61 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 24.55 Bn | 18.24 Bn | - | 111.95 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 24.01 Bn | -43.61 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.26 Bn | 18.43 Bn | 390.45 Mn | - |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.94 Bn | 4.90 Bn | - | 1.03 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.46 Bn | - | 179.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 13.42 Bn | 13.42 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 179.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 205.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 219.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 190.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 221.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 163.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 176.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 163.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 225.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 112.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 176.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 112.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 141.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 126.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 145.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 99.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 121.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 72.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 110.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 60.00 Mn |
API Access
Ares Capital Interest Paid API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-paid&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "interest-paid", "ticker": "ARCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=interest-paid&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();