Ares Capital (ARCC) Invested Capital (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Invested Capital of $14.1 billion for Q1 2026, down 49.03% year-over-year from $27.6 billion in Q1 2025, and down 38.69% quarter-over-quarter from $22.9 billion in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Invested Capital (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $14.1 billion in Q1 2026.

  • Invested Capital for Q1 2026 came in at $14.1 billion, down 49.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.1 billion (down 49.03% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $22.9 billion, down 15.29% from the prior year.
  • Invested Capital fell to $14.1 billion in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $22.9 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Invested Capital peaked at $27.6 billion in Q1 2025 and troughed at $9.3 billion in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $20.1 billion and a median of $21.7 billion in 2023 frame the typical range for Invested Capital.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2026: Invested Capital surged 148.94% in 2022, then sank 49.03% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Invested Capital shows it stood at $21.8 billion in 2022, then fell by 14.27% to $18.7 billion in 2023, then jumped by 45.13% to $27.1 billion in 2024, then fell by 15.29% to $22.9 billion in 2025, then tumbled by 38.69% to $14.1 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Invested Capital at $14.1 billion in Q1 2026, $22.9 billion in Q4 2025, and $15.2 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Invested Cap. (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 69.22 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 8.37 Bn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 30.50 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 53.75 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 8.75 Bn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 12.99 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 12.57 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 12.75 Bn
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - 14.07 Bn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 14.07 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 22.94 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 15.21 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 14.03 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 27.59 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 27.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2024 26.27 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 25.32 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 23.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2023 18.66 Bn
Sep 30, 2023 22.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2023 21.73 Bn
Mar 31, 2023 21.21 Bn
Dec 31, 2022 21.77 Bn
Sep 30, 2022 21.25 Bn
Jun 30, 2022 9.34 Bn
Mar 31, 2022 9.38 Bn
Dec 31, 2021 19.89 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 8.54 Bn