Ares Capital (ARCC) Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) of $718.0 million for Q1 2026, up 6.21% year-over-year from $676.0 million in Q1 2025, and up 2.72% on a QoQ basis from $699.0 million in Q4 2025.
Ares Capital (ARCC) has 6 years of Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) data on file, last reported at $718.0 million in Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Shares Outstanding (Weighted 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 (Weighted 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 (Weighted Average) topped out at $718.0 million in Q1 2026 and bottomed at $479.0 million in Q1 2022.
- The 5-year median for Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) is $591.0 million (2024), against an average of $592.9 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2025, when Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) advanced 15.47%; it then advanced 6.21% in 2026.
- Tracing ARCC's Shares Outstanding (Weighted Average) over 5 years: stood at $498.0 million in 2022, then advanced by 11.24% to $554.0 million in 2023, then rose by 12.64% 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 (Weighted Average) figures stand at $718.0 million (Q1 2026), $699.0 million (Q4 2025), and $709.0 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Shares (Weighted Avg.) (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 155.30 Mn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 785.33 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 891.15 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 1.61 Bn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 594.90 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | 278.43 Mn |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 93.30 Mn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | 185.50 Mn |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | 224.03 Mn |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 13.69 Bn | 10.94 Bn | - | 718.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 718.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 699.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 709.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 686.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 676.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 624.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 614.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 603.00 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 | 492.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 494.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 479.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 446.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 441.00 Mn |