Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2022 - 2026)

Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Retained Earnings of $705.0 million for Q1 2026, down 7.84% year-over-year from $765.0 million in Q1 2025, and down 26.41% quarter-over-quarter from $958.0 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2022 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 5 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $705.0 million in Q1 2026.

  • Retained Earnings for Q1 2026 came in at $705.0 million, down 7.84% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $705.0 million (down 7.84% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $958.0 million, up 12.44% from the prior year.
  • Retained Earnings slipped to $705.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $958.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Retained Earnings peaked at $958.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at -$2.0 million in Q4 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $596.8 million and a median of $705.0 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2026: Retained Earnings jumped 23200.0% in 2023, then retreated 7.84% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Retained Earnings shows it 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 climbed by 12.44% to $958.0 million in 2025, then decreased by 26.41% to $705.0 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARCC's Retained Earnings at $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 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 39.18 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -15.77 Mn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 14.08 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 5.16 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 28.43 Bn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 17.07 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 14.49 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -1.66 Bn
10 Ares Capital 12.95 Bn 10.20 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
Dec 31, 2022 -2.00 Mn