Ares Capital ARCC
NASDAQ ARCC
$19.66 -0.04 (-0.20%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Ares Capital (ARCC) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026)

Ares Capital's (ARCC) quarterly Shares Outstanding (Entity) came in at $718.0 million in Q2 2026, up 1.7% year-over-year from $706.0 million in Q2 2025, and little changed quarter-over-quarter from $718.0 million in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Ares Capital (ARCC) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Shares Outstanding (Entity) for 6 consecutive years, with $718.0 million the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose 1.7% year-over-year to $718.0 million in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was $718.0 million, a 1.7% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at $718.0 million, up 6.85% from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Entity) was $718.0 million for Q2 2026 at Ares Capital, roughly flat from $718.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) peaked at $718.0 million in Q4 2025 and troughed at $493.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $616.2 million and a median of $619.0 million in 2024 frame the typical range for Shares Outstanding (Entity).
  • Across the five-year window, Shares Outstanding (Entity) rose 15.46% in 2024 and grew 1.7% in 2026, its largest moves.
  • Over 5 years, Shares Outstanding (Entity) stood at $519.0 million in 2022, then gained by 12.14% to $582.0 million in 2023, then rose by 15.46% to $672.0 million in 2024, then gained by 6.85% to $718.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $718.0 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Outstanding (Entity) figures came in at $718.0 million (Q2 2026), $718.0 million (Q1 2026), and $718.0 million (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Outstanding (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.12 Bn 13.73 Bn - 718.00 Mn
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.69 Bn 5.42 Bn - 232.56 Mn
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.52 Bn 5.28 Bn - 495.38 Mn
4 Main Street Capital 5.26 Bn 5.20 Bn - 93.25 Mn
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 5.05 Bn 4.84 Bn - 460.88 Mn
6 Hercules Capital 4.64 Bn 4.59 Bn - 185.52 Mn
7 FS KKR Capital 3.37 Bn 3.27 Bn - 280.06 Mn
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.34 Bn 3.30 Bn - 260.45 Mn
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.48 Bn -129.09 Mn - 99.22 Mn
10 MidCap Financial Investment 2.07 Bn 2.03 Bn - 82.55 Mn
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 718.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 718.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 699.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 709.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 695.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 676.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 624.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 635.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 616.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 591.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 554.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 562.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 547.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 534.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 498.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 503.00 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 494.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 479.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 446.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 453.00 Mn