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% on a QoQ basis from $22.9 billion in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Invested Capital data on file, last reported at $14.1 billion in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Invested Capital fell 49.03% year-over-year to $14.1 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $14.1 billion (down 49.03% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $22.9 billion, down 15.29% from the prior year.
- Invested Capital retreated to $14.1 billion in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $22.9 billion in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Invested Capital topped out at $27.6 billion in Q1 2025 and bottomed at $9.3 billion in Q2 2022.
- The 5-year median for Invested Capital is $21.7 billion (2023), against an average of $20.1 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Invested Capital soared 148.94%; it then tumbled 49.03% in 2026.
- Tracing ARCC's Invested Capital over 5 years: stood at $21.8 billion in 2022, then dropped by 14.27% to $18.7 billion in 2023, then surged by 45.13% to $27.1 billion in 2024, then dropped by 15.29% to $22.9 billion in 2025, then sank by 38.69% to $14.1 billion in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Invested Capital figures stand at $14.1 billion (Q1 2026), $22.9 billion (Q4 2025), and $15.2 billion (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Invested Cap. (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 69.22 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 8.37 Bn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 30.50 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 8.59 Bn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 53.75 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 8.75 Bn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | 12.99 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 12.75 Bn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.69 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - | 14.07 Bn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |