Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Net Cash Flow (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Net Cash Flow of -$269.0 million for Q1 2026, down 127.97% year-over-year from $961.9 million in Q1 2025, and up 18.48% on a QoQ basis from -$330.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Net Cash Flow data on file, last reported at -$269.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Cash Flow fell 127.97% year-over-year to -$269.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was -$87.0 million (down 152.73% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $64.0 million, down 78.38% from the prior year.
  • Net Cash Flow grew to -$269.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from -$330.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Cash Flow topped out at $590.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$453.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Net Cash Flow is $13.0 million (2024), against an average of $9.9 million.
  • Peak annual rise in Net Cash Flow reached 1135.09% in 2025, while the deepest fall reached 1007.69% in 2025.
  • Tracing ARCC's Net Cash Flow over 5 years: stood at -$25.0 million in 2022, then slumped by 64.0% to -$41.0 million in 2023, then soared by 675.61% to $236.0 million in 2024, then plunged by 239.83% to -$330.0 million in 2025, then rose by 18.48% to -$269.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Net Cash Flow figures stand at -$269.0 million (Q1 2026), -$330.0 million (Q4 2025), and $590.0 million (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -1.56 Bn
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - -136.30 Mn
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - 2.40 Bn
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - -485.00 Mn
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn 3.16 Bn
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - 2.09 Bn
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn -1.76 Bn
8 Northern Trust 31.21 Bn 31.21 Bn - 43.20 Mn
9 Ares Management 28.85 Bn 32.22 Bn - 106.44 Mn
10 Ares Capital 13.69 Bn 10.94 Bn - -269.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -269.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 -269.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -330.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -330.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 590.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 590.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -78.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -78.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -118.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -118.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 236.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 236.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -57.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 -57.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 104.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 104.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 13.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -41.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -41.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 152.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 152.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 76.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 76.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 40.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 40.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -25.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -25.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 101.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 101.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -453.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -453.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 228.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 228.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -727.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -727.00 Mn