Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Operating Expenses (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital has reported Operating Expenses over the past 6 years, most recently at $359.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses changed 0.28% to $359.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $1.6 billion through Mar 2026, up 5.85% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $1.6 billion for FY2025, 5.28% up from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $359.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ares Capital, down from $406.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Expenses peaked at $433.0 million in Q3 2025 and troughed at $212.0 million in Q2 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Operating Expenses is $359.0 million (2026), against an average of $337.9 million.
  • Year-over-year, Operating Expenses fell 7.11% in 2022 and then soared 54.47% in 2023.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Expenses shows it stood at $273.0 million in 2022, then rose by 29.3% to $353.0 million in 2023, then rose by 9.63% to $387.0 million in 2024, then increased by 4.91% to $406.0 million in 2025, then fell by 11.58% to $359.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ARCC's Operating Expenses are $359.0 million (Q1 2026), $406.0 million (Q4 2025), and $433.0 million (Q3 2025).