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

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Investment Income came in at -$306.0 million in Q1 2026, down 146.77% year-on-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) 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.

  • On a quarterly basis, Investment Income fell 146.77% year-over-year to -$306.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$298.0 million, a 86.25% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$116.0 million, down 216.0% from the prior year.
  • Investment Income for Q1 2026 stood at -$306.0 million, down from -$77.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Investment Income for ARCC reached as high as $211.0 million in Q3 2023 and fell as low as -$306.0 million in Q1 2026.
  • Historically, Investment Income has averaged -$29.4 million across 5 years, with a median of -$5.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Investment Income surged 445.0% in 2024 and tumbled 1440.0% in 2025, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Investment Income stood at -$175.0 million in 2022, then surged by 143.43% to $76.0 million in 2023, then slumped by 106.58% to -$5.0 million in 2024, then tumbled by 1440.0% to -$77.0 million in 2025, then sank by 297.4% to -$306.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Investment Income figures were -$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 Brookfield 1,261.80 Bn 1,217.21 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 165.12 Bn 151.98 Bn - -
3 Blackstone 103.58 Bn 101.13 Bn - -
4 Brookfield Asset Management 76.31 Bn 75.26 Bn - -
5 Apollo Global Management 73.95 Bn 73.95 Bn -409.00 Mn -
6 State Street 51.18 Bn 51.18 Bn - -
7 Ameriprise Financial 50.08 Bn 40.82 Bn 4.57 Bn -
8 Raymond James Financial 34.03 Bn 19.06 Bn - -
9 Northern Trust 33.84 Bn 33.84 Bn - -
10 Ares Capital 13.56 Bn 13.06 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