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

Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Shares Outstanding data on file, last reported at $718.0 million in Q1 2026.

• Quarterly Shares Outstanding rose 4.06% year-over-year to $718.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $718.0 million (up 4.06% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $718.0 million, up 6.85% from the prior year.
• Shares Outstanding was little changed at $718.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $718.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Shares Outstanding topped out at $718.0 million in Q4 2025 and bottomed at $493.0 million in Q1 2022.
• The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding is $608.0 million (2024), against an average of $610.2 million.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Shares Outstanding increased 15.46%; it then rose 4.06% in 2026.
• Tracing ARCC's Shares Outstanding over 5 years: stood at $519.0 million in 2022, then rose by 12.14% to $582.0 million in 2023, then increased by 15.46% to $672.0 million in 2024, then rose by 6.85% to $718.0 million in 2025, then changed by 0.0% to $718.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Shares Outstanding figures stand at $718.0 million (Q1 2026), $718.0 million (Q4 2025), and $716.0 million (Q3 2025).

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