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

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

• Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) rose 6.21% year-over-year to $718.0 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $718.0 million (up 6.21% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $699.0 million, up 12.02% from the prior year.
• Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) climbed to $718.0 million in Q1 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from $699.0 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) topped out at $718.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed 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.
• The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) advanced 16.14%; it then advanced 6.21% in 2026.
• Tracing ARCC's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) over 5 years: stood at $518.0 million in 2022, then climbed by 11.0% to $575.0 million in 2023, then rose by 8.52% to $624.0 million in 2024, then advanced by 12.02% to $699.0 million in 2025, then grew by 2.72% to $718.0 million in 2026.
• Per Business Quant, the three latest ARCC Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) figures stand at $718.0 million (Q1 2026), $699.0 million (Q4 2025), and $694.0 million (Q3 2025).

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