Ares Capital (ARCC) Tax Rate (2021 - 2026)
Ares Capital (ARCC) posted quarterly Tax Rate of 5.23% for Q2 2026, up 29.0% year-over-year from 4.05% in Q2 2025, and up 55.99% quarter-over-quarter from 3.35% in Q1 2026.
Ares Capital (ARCC) Tax Rate (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Capital (ARCC) has reported Tax Rate for 6 consecutive years, with 5.23% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.
- In Q2 2026, Tax Rate rose 29.0% year-over-year to 5.23%; the TTM figure through Jun 2026 stood at 7.02% (up 158.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 6.47%, up 121.0% from the prior year.
- Tax Rate improved to 5.23% in Q2 2026 per ARCC's latest filing, from 3.35% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Tax Rate topped out at 14.77% in Q1 2022 and bottomed at 1.16% in Q1 2023.
- Historically, Tax Rate has averaged 6.41% across 5 years, with a median of 6.17% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2023 — Tax Rate tumbled 1362 bps — and 2025, when it surged 620 bps.
- Ares Capital's Tax Rate stood at 8.65% in 2022, then grew by 4 bps to 9.04% in 2023, then sank by 31 bps to 6.21% in 2024, then jumped by 100 bps to 12.41% in 2025, then plunged by 58 bps to 5.23% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARCC's Tax Rate at 5.23% in Q2 2026, 3.35% in Q1 2026, and 12.41% in Q4 2025.
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Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Tax Rate (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 179.54 Bn | 165.67 Bn | - | 24.90% |
| 2 | Blackstone | 114.83 Bn | 112.32 Bn | - | 16.11% |
| 3 | Kkr | 97.26 Bn | -179.81 Bn | - | 17.91% |
| 4 | Brookfield | 93.07 Bn | 45.66 Bn | - | - |
| 5 | Brookfield Asset Management | 83.46 Bn | 81.96 Bn | - | 12.14% |
| 6 | Apollo Global Management | 78.41 Bn | 53.04 Bn | 10.54 Bn | 15.94% |
| 7 | State Street | 51.66 Bn | 51.66 Bn | - | 21.96% |
| 8 | Ameriprise Financial | 51.12 Bn | 40.07 Bn | 4.72 Bn | 22.82% |
| 9 | Raymond James Financial | 33.99 Bn | 20.74 Bn | - | 20.67% |
| 10 | Ares Capital | 14.31 Bn | 13.93 Bn | - | 5.23% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.23% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.23% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 5.23% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.35% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 3.35% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.41% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.41% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 8.53% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 4.94% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 3.91% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.21% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 6.21% |