Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Operating Expenses (2018 - 2025)

Historic Operating Expenses for Ares Capital (ARCC) over the last 13 years, with Q4 2025 value amounting to $406.0 million.

  • Ares Capital's Operating Expenses rose 490.96% to $406.0 million in Q4 2025 from the same period last year, while for Dec 2025 it was $1.6 billion, marking a year-over-year increase of 528.4%. This contributed to the annual value of $1.6 billion for FY2025, which is 528.4% up from last year.
  • Per Ares Capital's latest filing, its Operating Expenses stood at $406.0 million for Q4 2025, which was up 490.96% from $433.0 million recorded in Q3 2025.
  • Ares Capital's 5-year Operating Expenses high stood at $433.0 million for Q3 2025, and its period low was $212.0 million during Q2 2022.
  • Its 5-year average for Operating Expenses is $328.7 million, with a median of $354.5 million in 2023.
  • Per our database at Business Quant, Ares Capital's Operating Expenses plummeted by 711.46% in 2022 and then soared by 5446.81% in 2023.
  • Ares Capital's Operating Expenses (Quarter) stood at $279.0 million in 2021, then decreased by 2.15% to $273.0 million in 2022, then grew by 29.3% to $353.0 million in 2023, then grew by 9.63% to $387.0 million in 2024, then increased by 4.91% to $406.0 million in 2025.
  • Its Operating Expenses stands at $406.0 million for Q4 2025, versus $433.0 million for Q3 2025 and $395.0 million for Q2 2025.