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% on a QoQ basis from $958.0 million in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 5 years of Retained Earnings data on file, last reported at $705.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Retained Earnings fell 7.84% year-over-year to $705.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $705.0 million (down 7.84% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $958.0 million, up 12.44% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings eased to $705.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $958.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Retained Earnings topped out at $958.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at -$2.0 million in Q4 2022.
- The 5-year median for Retained Earnings is $705.0 million (2026), against an average of $596.8 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2023, when Retained Earnings surged 23200.0%; it then declined 7.84% in 2026.
- Tracing ARCC's Retained Earnings over 5 years: stood at -$2.0 million in 2022, then surged by 23200.0% to $462.0 million in 2023, then surged by 84.42% to $852.0 million in 2024, then gained by 12.44% to $958.0 million in 2025, then fell by 26.41% to $705.0 million in 2026.
- Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Retained Earnings figures stand at $705.0 million (Q1 2026), $958.0 million (Q4 2025), and $851.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 39.18 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | -15.77 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 14.08 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 180.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 5.16 Bn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 28.43 Bn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | 17.07 Bn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | -1.66 Bn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.69 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - | 705.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |