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% on a QoQ basis from -$77.0 million in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Investment Income data on file, last reported at -$306.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Investment Income fell 146.77% year-over-year to -$306.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$298.0 million (down 86.25% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at -$116.0 million, down 216.0% from the prior year.
- Investment Income retreated to -$306.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from -$77.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Investment Income topped out at $211.0 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$306.0 million in Q1 2026.
- The 5-year median for Investment Income is -$5.0 million (2024), against an average of -$29.4 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Investment Income surged 445.0%; it then tumbled 1440.0% in 2025.
- Tracing ARCC's Investment Income over 5 years: stood at -$175.0 million in 2022, then soared by 143.43% to $76.0 million in 2023, then tumbled by 106.58% to -$5.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 1440.0% to -$77.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 297.4% to -$306.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Investment Income figures stand at -$306.0 million (Q1 2026), -$77.0 million (Q4 2025), and $66.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Inv. Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | - |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | - |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.69 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - | -306.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |