Ares Capital (ARCC) Retained Earnings (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted quarterly Retained Earnings of $531.0 million for 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.
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.
- In Q2 2026, Retained Earnings fell 32.7% year-over-year to $531.0 million; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at $531.0 million (down 32.7% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was $958.0 million, up 12.44% from the prior year.
- Retained Earnings retreated to $531.0 million in Q2 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $705.0 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.
- Historically, Retained Earnings has averaged $523.2 million across 5 years, with a median of $631.0 million in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Retained Earnings plunged 100.63% — and 2023, when it jumped 23200.0%.
- Ares Capital's Retained Earnings 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 grew by 12.44% to $958.0 million in 2025, then plunged by 44.57% to $531.0 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Retained Earnings at $531.0 million in Q2 2026, $705.0 million in Q1 2026, and $958.0 million in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Retained Earnings (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 176.99 Bn | 163.12 Bn | - | 40.21 Bn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 113.16 Bn | 110.65 Bn | - | -18.65 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 96.05 Bn | -181.02 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Brookfield | 92.54 Bn | 45.14 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Brookfield Asset Management | 82.31 Bn | 80.81 Bn | - | -950.00 Mn |
| 6 | Apollo Global Management | 77.14 Bn | 51.77 Bn | 10.54 Bn | 16.67 Bn |
| 7 | State Street | 50.64 Bn | 50.64 Bn | - | - |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial | 50.31 Bn | 39.27 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 29.38 Bn |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 33.61 Bn | 33.61 Bn | - | 17.71 Bn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 14.22 Bn | 13.84 Bn | - | 531.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download 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 |