Growth Metrics

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

Ares Capital has reported Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over the past 6 years, most recently at $718.0 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) rose 6.21% to $718.0 million in Q1 2026 from the year-ago period, while the trailing twelve-month figure was $718.0 million through Mar 2026, up 6.21% year-over-year, with the annual reading at $699.0 million for FY2025, 12.02% up from the prior year.
  • Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) was $718.0 million for Q1 2026 at Ares Capital, up from $699.0 million in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) peaked at $718.0 million in Q1 2026 and troughed at $500.0 million in Q1 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) is $591.0 million (2024), against an average of $604.1 million.
  • Year-over-year, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) grew 16.14% in 2022 and then grew 6.21% in 2026.
  • A 5-year view of Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) shows it stood at $518.0 million in 2022, then increased by 11.0% to $575.0 million in 2023, then increased by 8.52% to $624.0 million in 2024, then grew by 12.02% to $699.0 million in 2025, then rose by 2.72% to $718.0 million in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three most recent readings for ARCC's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) are $718.0 million (Q1 2026), $699.0 million (Q4 2025), and $694.0 million (Q3 2025).