Ares Capital (ARCC) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) recorded Shares Outstanding of 718 million in Q2 2026, up 3.3% from 695 million a year earlier and unchanged from the prior quarter.
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Ares Capital (ARCC) Shares Outstanding (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Ares Capital reported Shares Outstanding of 699 million, up 12.0% from FY2024.
- Annual Shares Outstanding has increased for five straight years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of 10.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- Across earlier years, Shares Outstanding came in at 624 million in FY2024 (+12.6%), 554 million in FY2023 (+11.2%), 498 million in FY2022 (+11.7%) and 446 million in FY2021 (+5.2%).
- On a year-over-year basis, Shares Outstanding has increased for 16 consecutive quarters, with growth averaging 10.8% over the last eight quarters.
- The year-over-year growth in Shares Outstanding has ranged between 3.3% (Q2 2026) and 14.4% (Q1 2025) over the last five years.
- Per Business Quant, the preceding three quarters came in at 718 million (Q1 2026), 699 million (Q4 2025) and 709 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares Outstanding (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket Companies | 43.26 Bn | 28.94 Bn | - | 2.84 Bn |
| 2 | Orix | 42.40 Bn | 42.90 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 3 | Royalty Pharma | 33.56 Bn | 33.47 Bn | - | 445.06 Mn |
| 4 | Federal National Mortgage Association Fannie Mae | 24.47 Bn | 24.47 Bn | - | 5.87 Bn |
| 5 | Affirm Holdings | 23.34 Bn | 17.03 Bn | - | 335.16 Mn |
| 6 | Synchrony Financial | 23.06 Bn | -44.91 Bn | - | 331.30 Mn |
| 7 | Royal Gold | 19.98 Bn | 19.21 Bn | 390.45 Mn | 84.78 Mn |
| 8 | Annaly Capital Management | 14.18 Bn | 5.27 Bn | - | 738.93 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Capital | 13.71 Bn | 11.15 Bn | - | 718.00 Mn |
| 10 | Federal Home Loan Mortgage | 12.39 Bn | -6.35 Bn | - | 3.23 Bn |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |
API Access
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "shares-outstanding", "ticker": "ARCC", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=shares-outstanding&ticker=ARCC&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();