Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $705.0 million in Q1 2026, down 7.84% year-on-year from $765.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.41% on a QoQ basis from $958.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $705.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 7.84% year-over-year to $705.0 million in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was $705.0 million, a 7.84% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $958.0 million, up 12.44% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 stood at $705.0 million, down from $958.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over the last five years, Retained Earnings for ARCC reached as high as $958.0 million in Q4 2025 and fell as low as -$2.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $522.7 million across 5 years, with a median of $642.0 million in 2024.
  • Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings slumped 100.63% in 2022 and surged 23200.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Retained Earnings stood at -$2.0 million in 2022, then jumped by 23200.0% to $462.0 million in 2023, then jumped by 84.42% to $852.0 million in 2024, then rose by 12.44% to $958.0 million in 2025, then declined by 26.41% to $705.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant data, the three most recent Retained Earnings figures were $705.0 million in Q1 2026, $958.0 million in Q4 2025, and $851.0 million in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Retained Earnings (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -678.00 Mn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - -323.73 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn -3.14 Bn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn -1.21 Bn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -636.60 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - -368.00 Mn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - -51.60 Mn
10 Ares Capital 13.36 Bn 12.86 Bn - 705.00 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 705.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 958.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 851.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 789.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 765.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 852.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 728.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 642.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 620.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 462.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 309.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 80.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 15.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -2.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 66.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 315.00 Mn