Growth Metrics

Ares Capital (ARCC) Return on Equity (2022 - 2025)

Ares Capital (ARCC) has disclosed Return on Equity for 4 consecutive years, with 0.04% as the latest value for Q4 2025.

  • Quarterly Return on Equity fell 1.0% to 0.04% in Q4 2025 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was 0.04% through Dec 2025, down 1.0% year-over-year, with the annual reading at 0.04% for FY2025, 1.0% down from the prior year.
  • Return on Equity for Q4 2025 was 0.04% at Ares Capital, down from 0.04% in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Return on Equity was 0.07% in Q1 2023, with the low at 0.04% in Q4 2025.
  • Average Return on Equity over 4 years is 0.06%, with a median of 0.06% recorded in 2024.
  • The sharpest move saw Return on Equity grew 2bps in 2023, then fell -2bps in 2024.
  • Over 4 years, Return on Equity stood at 0.07% in 2022, then fell by -8bps to 0.06% in 2023, then dropped by -10bps to 0.06% in 2024, then dropped by -21bps to 0.04% in 2025.
  • According to Business Quant data, Return on Equity over the past three periods came in at 0.04%, 0.04%, and 0.05% for Q4 2025, Q3 2025, and Q2 2025 respectively.