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

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Operating Income of $404.0 million for Q1 2026, up 8.6% year-over-year from $372.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 4.39% quarter-over-quarter from $387.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Operating Income (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Operating Income data on file, last reported at $404.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Operating Income for Q1 2026 came in at $404.0 million, up 8.6% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.5 billion (down 1.72% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.5 billion, down 1.22% from the prior year.
  • Operating Income rose to $404.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $387.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Operating Income peaked at $404.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $211.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $339.5 million and a median of $350.0 million in 2025 frame the typical range for Operating Income.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2022 and 2025: Operating Income surged 59.79% in 2022, then declined 12.28% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Operating Income shows it stood at $367.0 million in 2022, then dropped by 3.54% to $354.0 million in 2023, then gained by 5.08% to $372.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 4.03% to $387.0 million in 2025, then advanced by 4.39% to $404.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Operating Income at $404.0 million in Q1 2026, $387.0 million in Q4 2025, and $349.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Op. Inc (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 2.81 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 1.99 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 79.00 Mn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 901.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - -
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 Bn - 404.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 404.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 387.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 349.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 350.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 372.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 372.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 373.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 399.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 332.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 354.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 292.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 320.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 320.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 367.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 302.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 267.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 211.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 250.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 189.00 Mn