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
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 |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -2.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 66.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 315.00 Mn |