Growth Metrics

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

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DateValue
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