Ares Capital (ARCC) Investment Income (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Investment Income of -$306.0 million for Q1 2026, down 146.77% year-over-year from $654.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 297.4% quarter-over-quarter from -$77.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Investment Income (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Investment Income data on file, last reported at -$306.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Investment Income for Q1 2026 came in at -$306.0 million, down 146.77% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$298.0 million (down 86.25% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was -$116.0 million, down 216.0% from the prior year.
  • Investment Income fell to -$306.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from -$77.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Investment Income peaked at $211.0 million in Q3 2023 and troughed at -$306.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • A 5-year average of -$29.4 million and a median of -$5.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Investment Income.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Investment Income jumped 445.0% in 2024, then sank 1440.0% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Investment Income shows it stood at -$175.0 million in 2022, then surged by 143.43% to $76.0 million in 2023, then sank by 106.58% to -$5.0 million in 2024, then slumped by 1440.0% to -$77.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 297.4% to -$306.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Investment Income at -$306.0 million in Q1 2026, -$77.0 million in Q4 2025, and $66.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Inv. Income (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn -
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn -
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - -
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - -306.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -306.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -77.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 66.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -124.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -5.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 33.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -64.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 138.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 76.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 211.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 17.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 -40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -175.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -184.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -146.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 61.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 140.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 150.00 Mn