Ares Capital (ARCC) PIK Interest Income (2017 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted PIK Interest Income of $58 million for Q2 2026, up 3.6% from $56 million a year earlier and up 11.5% from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) PIK Interest Income (2017 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, PIK Interest Income at Ares Capital was $223 million, up 4.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $219 million, up 6.3% from FY2024.
- Annual PIK Interest Income has increased for three consecutive years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 7.9% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ares Capital's PIK Interest Income was $206 million in FY2024 (+24.1%), $166 million in FY2023 (+20.3%), $138 million in FY2022 (-15.9%) and $164 million in FY2021 (+9.3%).
- Quarterly PIK Interest Income has run from a low of $30 million in Q1 2022 to a high of $59 million in Q3 2025 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, PIK Interest Income increased in seven of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 10.9%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for PIK Interest Income in the past five years was Q1 2023, with growth of 36.7%; the weakest was Q4 2022, with a decline of 4.7%.
- According to Business Quant data, PIK Interest Income for the three prior quarters was $52 million (Q1 2026), $54 million (Q4 2025) and $59 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | PIK Income (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royalty Pharma | 39.80 Bn | 40.13 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Rocket Companies | 38.90 Bn | 27.72 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Orix | 38.66 Bn | 9.30 Bn | 13.83 Bn | - |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 26.46 Bn | -16,107.65 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Synchrony Financial | 22.47 Bn | -45.15 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Affirm Holdings | 22.07 Bn | 15.11 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 21.71 Bn | 20.92 Bn | 402.46 Mn | - |
| 8 | Ares Capital | 13.84 Bn | 11.59 Bn | - | 58.00 Mn |
| 9 | Annaly Capital Management | 13.83 Bn | 4.86 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.64 Bn | -328.33 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 58.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 52.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 54.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 59.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 56.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 50.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 56.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 51.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 48.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 47.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 38.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 40.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 41.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 41.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 34.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 33.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 30.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 43.00 Mn |
API Access
Ares Capital PIK Interest Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=pik-interest-income&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "pik-interest-income", "ticker": "ARCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=pik-interest-income&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();