Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Retained Earnings came in at $531.0 million in Q2 2026, down 32.7% year-over-year from $789.0 million in Q2 2025, and down 24.68% quarter-over-quarter from $705.0 million in Q1 2026.
Analysis
Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Retained Earnings for 6 consecutive years, with $531.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- On a quarterly basis, Retained Earnings fell 32.7% year-over-year to $531.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $531.0 million, a 32.7% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $958.0 million, up 12.44% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings was $531.0 million for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, down from $705.0 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 $523.2 million and a median of $631.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Retained Earnings.
- Across the five-year window, Retained Earnings sank 100.63% in 2022 and soared 23200.0% in 2023, its largest moves.
- Over 5 years, Retained Earnings stood at -$2.0 million in 2022, then soared by 23200.0% to $462.0 million in 2023, then soared by 84.42% to $852.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 12.44% to $958.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 44.57% to $531.0 million in 2026.
- The last three Retained Earnings figures came in at $531.0 million (Q2 2026), $705.0 million (Q1 2026), and $958.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ares Capital | 14.08 Bn | 13.70 Bn | - | 531.00 Mn |
| 2 | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 5.65 Bn | 5.38 Bn | - | 6.06 Bn |
| 3 | Blue Owl Capital | 5.48 Bn | 5.24 Bn | - | 7.44 Bn |
| 4 | Main Street Capital | 5.23 Bn | 5.18 Bn | - | 2.63 Bn |
| 5 | Blue Owl Technology Finance | 4.94 Bn | 4.73 Bn | - | 7.48 Bn |
| 6 | Hercules Capital | 4.66 Bn | 4.61 Bn | - | 2.17 Bn |
| 7 | FS KKR Capital | 3.33 Bn | 3.23 Bn | - | 9.20 Bn |
| 8 | Golub Capital Bdc | 3.30 Bn | 3.25 Bn | - | 3.95 Bn |
| 9 | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital | 2.49 Bn | -118.08 Mn | - | -201.97 Mn |
| 10 | MidCap Financial Investment | 2.07 Bn | 2.03 Bn | - | -1.44 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 531.00 Mn |
| 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 |