Ares Capital reported revenue growth of 3.09% and asset growth of 4.91% for the quarter ended Jun 2026. These growth metrics cover 19 quarters of results from Dec 2021 through Jun 2026, standardized by Business Quant from the company’s SEC filings.
| Growth Metrics | Dec2021 | Mar2022 | Jun2022 | Sep2022 | Dec2022 | Mar2023 | Jun2023 | Sep2023 | Dec2023 | Mar2024 | Jun2024 | Sep2024 | Dec2024 | Mar2025 | Jun2025 | Sep2025 | Dec2025 | Mar2026 | Jun2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Ratios | |||||||||||||||||||
| Assets Growth (1y) | 7.46% | 4.00% | 6.26% | 11.20% | 17.37% | 18.24% | 18.71% | 16.74% | 11.42% | 13.68% | 10.55% | 8.34% | 4.91% | ||||||
| Assets Growth (3y) | 10.67% | 11.81% | 11.72% | 12.04% | 11.11% | ||||||||||||||
| Assets (QoQ) | 1.63% | -2.62% | 1.92% | 3.10% | 3.84% | 1.92% | 7.57% | 3.86% | 4.26% | 0.22% | 2.66% | 5.97% | 1.39% | -1.78% | -0.59% | ||||
| Cash & Equivalents Growth (1y)Cash & Equiv. Growth (1y) | -18.55% | 105.06% | 76.57% | 41.78% | 46.23% | -7.78% | 18.69% | 27.11% | -25.62% | 113.17% | 0.47% | -21.95% | -14.32% | ||||||
| Cash & Equivalents Growth (3y)Cash & Equiv. Growth (3y) | 19.51% | 59.15% | 28.17% | 12.05% | -2.32% | ||||||||||||||
| Cash & Equivalents (QoQ)Cash & Equiv. (QoQ) | 17.90% | 18.48% | 14.48% | 28.22% | 1.52% | -4.86% | 18.07% | -19.13% | 30.66% | 1.89% | -30.91% | 131.77% | -38.42% | -20.85% | -24.16% | ||||
| Cash from Operations Growth (1y)Cash from Ops. Growth (1y) | 79.63% | 81.29% | 96.80% | 130.00% | 0.28% | -102.41% | -2,645.83% | -1,232.61% | 25.35% | -1,323.81% | 83.46% | -48.37% | -59.33% | 161.54% | 254.13% | ||||
| Cash from Operations Growth (3y)Cash from Ops. Growth (3y) | 46.67% | -37.89% | 47.42% | -243.84% | -5.85% | -40.47% | 108.01% | ||||||||||||
| Cash from Operations (QoQ)Cash from Ops. (QoQ) | 127.22% | -411.85% | 101.33% | -1,900.00% | 342.22% | -105.50% | 195.83% | -880.43% | 94.15% | -6,176.19% | 60.47% | 48.56% | -11.57% | 27.09% | -254.59% | 44.76% | 143.09% | 82.61% | |
| Dividend Coverage Ratio Growth (1y)Div. Cover Growth (1y) | -5.95% | 35.86% | -2.25% | -21.03% | -18.73% | -10.35% | 11.12% | 2.02% | -15.61% | -5.47% | -36.07% | -30.30% | -13.16% | -7.73% | -13.49% | ||||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio Growth (3y)Div. Cover Growth (3y) | -13.60% | 4.81% | -11.44% | -17.50% | -15.86% | -7.87% | -14.98% | ||||||||||||
| Dividend Coverage Ratio (QoQ)Div. Cover (QoQ) | -43.62% | 38.58% | 2.63% | 17.29% | -18.56% | -0.30% | -17.09% | 20.72% | -10.17% | 23.59% | -23.88% | -0.15% | 0.63% | -16.41% | -17.02% | 24.42% | 6.91% | -21.62% | |
| Dividends Paid - Common Growth (1y)Div. Paid (Common) Growth (1y) | 61.44% | 25.48% | 13.45% | 8.55% | 6.48% | 3.45% | 10.28% | 12.99% | 15.21% | 14.07% | 13.62% | 11.50% | 5.28% | 12.01% | 8.83% | ||||
| Dividends Paid - Common Growth (3y)Div. Paid (Common) Growth (3y) | 25.58% | 13.98% | 12.44% | 11.00% | 8.90% | 9.75% | 10.89% | ||||||||||||
| Dividends Paid - Common (QoQ)Div. Paid (Common) (QoQ) | 35.95% | 7.21% | 4.93% | 5.56% | 5.67% | -3.07% | 0.40% | 3.54% | 2.66% | 3.33% | 2.87% | 5.57% | 1.65% | 2.92% | 0.95% | -0.31% | 8.15% | 0.00% | |
| EBITDA Margin Growth (1y) | 1,348.00 | 1,008.00 | 383.00 | -527.00 | -1166.00 | -727.00 | -442.00 | 237.00 | 355.00 | -106.00 | 346.00 | -587.00 | -350.00 | -21.00 | 213.00 | 81.00 | |||
| EBITDA Margin Growth (3y) | 537.00 | 175.00 | 287.00 | -876.00 | -1161.00 | -854.00 | 117.00 | -269.00 | |||||||||||
| EBITDA Margin (QoQ) | 450.00 | 70.00 | 779.00 | 50.00 | 111.00 | -556.00 | -131.00 | -589.00 | 549.00 | -271.00 | 549.00 | -472.00 | 88.00 | 181.00 | -384.00 | -235.00 | 417.00 | 415.00 | -516.00 |
| EBIT Growth (1y) | 59.79% | 46.80% | 51.66% | 19.85% | -3.31% | -3.54% | 3.75% | 24.69% | 27.74% | 5.08% | 12.05% | -12.28% | -6.43% | 4.03% | 8.60% | 4.86% | |||
| EBIT Growth (3y) | 25.43% | 14.17% | 20.81% | 9.44% | 4.94% | 1.78% | 8.08% | 4.67% | |||||||||||
| EBIT Margin Growth (1y) | 1,348.00 | 1,008.00 | 383.00 | -527.00 | -1166.00 | -727.00 | -442.00 | 237.00 | 355.00 | -106.00 | 346.00 | -587.00 | -350.00 | -21.00 | 213.00 | 81.00 | |||
| EBIT Margin Growth (3y) | 537.00 | 175.00 | 287.00 | -876.00 | -1161.00 | -854.00 | 117.00 | -269.00 | |||||||||||
| EBIT Margin (QoQ) | 450.00 | 70.00 | 779.00 | 50.00 | 111.00 | -556.00 | -131.00 | -589.00 | 549.00 | -271.00 | 549.00 | -472.00 | 88.00 | 181.00 | -384.00 | -235.00 | 417.00 | 415.00 | -516.00 |
| EBIT (QoQ) | 32.28% | -15.60% | 26.54% | 13.11% | 21.52% | -12.81% | 0.00% | -8.75% | 21.23% | -6.21% | 20.18% | -6.52% | -0.27% | 0.00% | -5.91% | -0.29% | 10.89% | 4.39% | -9.16% |
| EBT Growth (1y) | 91.58% | 55.86% | 53.39% | 7.83% | -19.23% | -12.83% | -4.42% | 25.70% | 21.09% | -6.09% | 7.51% | -28.00% | -21.35% | -4.32% | 2.69% | -5.56% | |||
| EBT Growth (3y) | 23.28% | 8.46% | 16.38% | -0.81% | -8.37% | -7.82% | 1.81% | -5.10% | |||||||||||
| EBT Margin Growth (1y) | 1,240.00 | 790.00 | 247.00 | -642.00 | -1145.00 | -745.00 | -461.00 | 157.00 | 52.00 | -349.00 | 73.00 | -806.00 | -506.00 | -205.00 | -38.00 | -182.00 | |||
| EBT Margin Growth (3y) | 147.00 | -304.00 | -141.00 | -1291.00 | -1599.00 | -1299.00 | -426.00 | -831.00 | |||||||||||
| EBT Margin (QoQ) | 592.00 | -59.00 | 784.00 | -76.00 | 142.00 | -602.00 | -105.00 | -579.00 | 542.00 | -319.00 | 512.00 | -683.00 | 141.00 | 104.00 | -366.00 | -384.00 | 442.00 | 271.00 | -511.00 |
| EBT (QoQ) | 52.63% | -18.62% | 40.68% | 9.64% | 24.18% | -19.91% | -1.10% | -17.88% | 34.01% | -12.18% | 30.06% | -20.89% | 3.93% | 0.54% | -12.90% | -13.58% | 26.43% | 7.91% | -19.90% |
| EPS (Basic) Growth (1y) | 68.11% | 35.97% | 52.92% | 0.15% | -23.28% | -22.21% | -16.21% | 8.82% | 2.03% | -13.68% | -5.73% | -35.62% | -30.40% | -18.38% | -2.69% | -8.86% | |||
| EPS (Basic) Growth (3y) | 9.58% | -2.99% | 6.50% | -11.14% | -18.33% | -18.17% | -8.40% | -13.89% | |||||||||||
| EPS (Basic) (QoQ) | 54.61% | -28.64% | 44.06% | 5.77% | 25.05% | -19.74% | -5.65% | -18.98% | 26.81% | -13.55% | 22.53% | -24.04% | 7.28% | -5.58% | -16.32% | -17.89% | 25.81% | 12.57% | -21.62% |
| EPS (Diluted) Growth (1y) | 61.68% | 30.72% | 53.58% | 0.53% | -22.97% | -22.04% | -12.91% | 12.80% | 5.66% | -10.41% | -5.73% | -35.62% | -30.40% | -18.38% | -2.69% | -8.86% | |||
| EPS (Diluted) Growth (3y) | 9.58% | -2.99% | 8.03% | -9.96% | -17.26% | -17.08% | -7.21% | -12.85% | |||||||||||
| EPS (Diluted) (QoQ) | 54.61% | -31.64% | 44.52% | 5.84% | 25.00% | -19.68% | -5.40% | -18.91% | 26.52% | -10.27% | 22.53% | -24.04% | 7.28% | -5.58% | -16.32% | -17.89% | 25.81% | 12.57% | -21.62% |
| FCF Margin Growth (1y) | 27,778.00 | 3,178.00 | 30,558.00 | 330.00 | 547.00 | -14410.00 | -16700.00 | -7425.00 | 1,547.00 | -3785.00 | 14,531.00 | -3162.00 | -1854.00 | 6,496.00 | 7,301.00 | ||||
| FCF Margin Growth (3y) | 29,872.00 | -15017.00 | 28,389.00 | -10257.00 | 240.00 | -11698.00 | 5,132.00 | ||||||||||||
| FCF Margin (QoQ) | 44,334.00 | -42247.00 | 31,688.00 | -5997.00 | 19,735.00 | -14867.00 | 1,459.00 | -5780.00 | 4,778.00 | -17157.00 | 10,734.00 | 3,192.00 | -554.00 | 1,159.00 | -6959.00 | 4,500.00 | 7,796.00 | 1,963.00 | |
| FCF Payout Ratio Growth (1y)FCF Cover Growth (1y) | -692.39% | -30.78% | -3,445.40% | -52.81% | -6.77% | -4,395.57% | 95.98% | -109.98% | -54.33% | 91.99% | -586.93% | 24.85% | 33.92% | 282.02% | 170.61% | ||||
| FCF Payout Ratio Growth (3y)FCF Cover Growth (3y) | -135.48% | -63.64% | -113.86% | -26.73% | -2.88% | 84.34% | 29.96% | ||||||||||||
| FCF Payout Ratio (QoQ)FCF Cover (QoQ) | 599.42% | -134.38% | 7,969.96% | -105.86% | 143.62% | -1,860.98% | 204.76% | -113.27% | -1,655.02% | 98.35% | -160.23% | -105.24% | 8.89% | -41.16% | 71.53% | -80.46% | 350.98% | -45.24% | |
| Free Cash Flow Growth (1y)FCF Growth (1y) | 79.63% | 81.29% | 96.80% | 130.00% | 0.28% | -102.41% | -2,645.83% | -1,232.61% | 25.35% | -1,323.81% | 83.46% | -48.37% | -59.33% | 161.54% | 254.13% | ||||
| Free Cash Flow Growth (3y)FCF Growth (3y) | 46.67% | -37.89% | 47.42% | -243.84% | -5.85% | -40.47% | 108.01% | ||||||||||||
| Free Cash Flow (QoQ)FCF (QoQ) | 127.22% | -411.85% | 101.33% | -1,900.00% | 342.22% | -105.50% | 195.83% | -880.43% | 94.15% | -6,176.19% | 60.47% | 48.56% | -11.57% | 27.09% | -254.59% | 44.76% | 143.09% | 82.61% | |
| Interest Coverage Ratio Growth (1y)Interest Cover Growth (1y) | 25.17% | 9.32% | 1.47% | -14.15% | -19.98% | -13.37% | -9.30% | 1.04% | -5.01% | -11.77% | -4.22% | -18.81% | -12.70% | -7.36% | -5.16% | -7.88% | |||
| Interest Coverage Ratio Growth (3y)Interest Cover Growth (3y) | -1.65% | -5.81% | -4.12% | -11.03% | -12.78% | -10.87% | -6.25% | -8.92% | |||||||||||
| Interest Coverage Ratio (QoQ)Interest Cover (QoQ) | 18.42% | -4.71% | 16.52% | -4.80% | 3.42% | -11.55% | -1.42% | -11.27% | 11.97% | -7.39% | 9.82% | -16.58% | 4.00% | 0.54% | -6.91% | -10.30% | 10.36% | 2.92% | -9.58% |
| Net Cash Flow Growth (1y)NCF Growth (1y) | 96.56% | -82.46% | 116.78% | 50.50% | -64.00% | -67.50% | 36.84% | -137.50% | 675.61% | -1,007.69% | -175.00% | 1,135.09% | -239.83% | -127.97% | 60.26% | ||||
| Net Cash Flow Growth (3y)NCF Growth (3y) | 32.47% | -36.04% | 44.37% | 80.10% | -136.33% | -105.87% | -34.03% | ||||||||||||
| Net Cash Flow (QoQ)NCF (QoQ) | 131.36% | -298.68% | 122.30% | -124.75% | 260.00% | 90.00% | 100.00% | -126.97% | 131.71% | 700.00% | -154.81% | 514.04% | -150.00% | 33.90% | 856.41% | -155.93% | 18.48% | 88.48% | |
| Net Income Growth (1y) | 86.67% | 51.82% | 70.48% | 10.90% | -14.29% | -13.46% | -7.26% | 22.54% | 15.28% | -2.78% | 7.83% | -27.36% | -22.29% | -8.57% | 3.35% | -5.84% | |||
| Net Income Growth (3y) | 22.64% | 8.50% | 19.46% | -0.43% | -8.43% | -8.37% | 1.11% | -5.72% | |||||||||||
| Net Income (QoQ) | 52.22% | -23.36% | 48.57% | 7.69% | 23.81% | -13.94% | -3.35% | -16.76% | 25.00% | -7.78% | 27.71% | -21.70% | 5.42% | 2.29% | -13.97% | -16.23% | 24.03% | 15.63% | -21.62% |
| Net Income towards Common Stockholders Growth (1y)Net Income Growth (1y) | 86.67% | 51.82% | 70.48% | 10.90% | -14.29% | -13.46% | -7.26% | 22.54% | 15.28% | -2.78% | 7.83% | -27.36% | -22.29% | -8.57% | 3.35% | -5.84% | |||
| Net Income towards Common Stockholders Growth (3y)Net Income Growth (3y) | 22.64% | 8.50% | 19.46% | -0.43% | -8.43% | -8.37% | 1.11% | -5.72% | |||||||||||
| Net Income towards Common Stockholders (QoQ)Net Income (QoQ) | 52.22% | -23.36% | 48.57% | 7.69% | 23.81% | -13.94% | -3.35% | -16.76% | 25.00% | -7.78% | 27.71% | -21.70% | 5.42% | 2.29% | -13.97% | -16.23% | 24.03% | 15.63% | -21.62% |
| Net Margin Growth (1y) | 1,092.00 | 660.00 | 510.00 | -528.00 | -930.00 | -704.00 | -528.00 | 79.00 | -57.00 | -240.00 | 77.00 | -741.00 | -492.00 | -288.00 | -21.00 | -179.00 | |||
| Net Margin Growth (3y) | 106.00 | -284.00 | 59.00 | -1190.00 | -1479.00 | -1232.00 | -472.00 | -841.00 | |||||||||||
| Net Margin (QoQ) | 554.00 | -203.00 | 870.00 | -128.00 | 122.00 | -354.00 | -168.00 | -530.00 | 347.00 | -178.00 | 440.00 | -666.00 | 164.00 | 140.00 | -378.00 | -417.00 | 368.00 | 407.00 | -537.00 |
| Operating Income Growth (1y)Op. Inc Growth (1y) | 59.79% | 46.80% | 51.66% | 19.85% | -3.31% | -3.54% | 3.75% | 24.69% | 27.74% | 5.08% | 12.05% | -12.28% | -6.43% | 4.03% | 8.60% | 4.86% | |||
| Operating Income Growth (3y)Op. Inc Growth (3y) | 25.43% | 14.17% | 20.81% | 9.44% | 4.94% | 1.78% | 8.08% | 4.67% | |||||||||||
| Operating Income (QoQ)Op. Inc (QoQ) | 32.28% | -15.60% | 26.54% | 13.11% | 21.52% | -12.81% | 0.00% | -8.75% | 21.23% | -6.21% | 20.18% | -6.52% | -0.27% | 0.00% | -5.91% | -0.29% | 10.89% | 4.39% | -9.16% |
| Operating Margin Growth (1y) | 1,348.00 | 1,008.00 | 383.00 | -527.00 | -1166.00 | -727.00 | -442.00 | 237.00 | 355.00 | -106.00 | 346.00 | -587.00 | -350.00 | -21.00 | 213.00 | 81.00 | |||
| Operating Margin Growth (3y) | 537.00 | 175.00 | 287.00 | -876.00 | -1161.00 | -854.00 | 117.00 | -269.00 | |||||||||||
| Operating Margin (QoQ) | 450.00 | 70.00 | 779.00 | 50.00 | 111.00 | -556.00 | -131.00 | -589.00 | 549.00 | -271.00 | 549.00 | -472.00 | 88.00 | 181.00 | -384.00 | -235.00 | 417.00 | 415.00 | -516.00 |
| Profit After Tax Growth (1y)PAT Growth (1y) | -13.77% | 44.21% | 60.61% | 22.18% | 73.61% | -1.15% | 2.52% | 22.93% | -21.20% | 5.22% | 11.96% | -6.48% | -14.21% | 1.93% | 9.04% | -0.55% | |||
| Profit After Tax Growth (3y)PAT Growth (3y) | 5.66% | 14.47% | 22.61% | 11.99% | 5.48% | 1.97% | 7.77% | 4.57% | |||||||||||
| Profit After Tax (QoQ)PAT (QoQ) | -27.54% | -18.18% | 29.80% | 12.06% | 21.18% | -8.88% | -1.26% | 59.24% | -31.00% | -5.51% | 18.40% | 2.07% | -7.87% | 0.55% | -1.10% | -6.37% | 9.47% | 7.57% | -9.80% |
| Return on Assets [ROA] Growth (1y)ROA Growth (1y) | 3.00 | -46.00 | -52.00 | -40.00 | -30.00 | -17.00 | -44.00 | -59.00 | -59.00 | -56.00 | -33.00 | ||||||||
| Return on Assets [ROA] Growth (3y)ROA Growth (3y) | -86.00 | -119.00 | -128.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Return on Assets [ROA] (QoQ)ROA (QoQ) | 35.00 | 9.00 | -19.00 | -22.00 | -13.00 | 3.00 | -7.00 | -12.00 | -1.00 | -24.00 | -22.00 | -12.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | |||||
| Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] Growth (1y)ROIC Growth (1y) | 53.00 | -19.00 | -44.00 | -37.00 | -21.00 | -5.00 | -33.00 | -58.00 | -69.00 | -60.00 | -25.00 | ||||||||
| Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] Growth (3y)ROIC Growth (3y) | -37.00 | -85.00 | -103.00 | ||||||||||||||||
| Return on Invested Capital [ROIC] (QoQ)ROIC (QoQ) | 58.00 | 28.00 | -11.00 | -23.00 | -14.00 | 3.00 | -4.00 | -7.00 | 2.00 | -25.00 | -29.00 | -18.00 | 11.00 | 10.00 | |||||
| Return on Sales [ROS] Growth (1y)ROS Growth (1y) | 1,348.00 | 1,008.00 | 383.00 | -527.00 | -1166.00 | -727.00 | -442.00 | 237.00 | 355.00 | -106.00 | 346.00 | -587.00 | -350.00 | -21.00 | 213.00 | 81.00 | |||
| Return on Sales [ROS] Growth (3y)ROS Growth (3y) | 537.00 | 175.00 | 287.00 | -876.00 | -1161.00 | -854.00 | 117.00 | -269.00 | |||||||||||
| Return on Sales [ROS] (QoQ)ROS (QoQ) | 450.00 | 70.00 | 779.00 | 50.00 | 111.00 | -556.00 | -131.00 | -589.00 | 549.00 | -271.00 | 549.00 | -472.00 | 88.00 | 181.00 | -384.00 | -235.00 | 417.00 | 415.00 | -516.00 |
| Revenue Growth (1y) | 21.49% | 20.98% | 40.45% | 32.36% | 21.97% | 10.47% | 13.43% | 19.09% | 18.32% | 7.36% | 4.42% | -1.32% | 0.90% | 4.48% | 4.23% | 3.09% | |||
| Revenue Growth (3y) | 20.58% | 12.79% | 18.49% | 15.86% | 13.35% | 7.41% | 7.28% | 6.60% | |||||||||||
| Revenue (QoQ) | 19.68% | -16.82% | 8.86% | 12.11% | 19.18% | -3.44% | 2.59% | 3.31% | 7.94% | -0.85% | 7.70% | 2.65% | -2.06% | -3.56% | 1.78% | 4.97% | 1.41% | -3.78% | 0.66% |
| Share-based Compensation Growth (1y)Stock Comp. Growth (1y) | -525.00% | 166.67% | 157.14% | 161.90% | -23.53% | -225.00% | -41.67% | -61.54% | 42.86% | -340.00% | 600.00% | -320.00% | 258.33% | 18.18% | -85.71% | ||||
| Share-based Compensation Growth (3y)Stock Comp. Growth (3y) | -71.00% | -54.20% | 63.03% | 19.39% | 46.09% | -86.63% | -16.45% | ||||||||||||
| Share-based Compensation (QoQ)Stock Comp. (QoQ) | -250.00% | -250.00% | 0.00% | 19.05% | 123.53% | 200.00% | 8.33% | -261.54% | 76.19% | 240.00% | -28.57% | -340.00% | -83.33% | 322.73% | -122.45% | 272.73% | -194.74% | 138.89% | |
| Tax Rate Growth (1y) | 243.00 | 245.00 | -991.00 | -267.00 | -565.00 | 66.00 | 294.00 | 243.00 | 470.00 | -322.00 | -28.00 | -84.00 | 112.00 | 420.00 | -62.00 | 29.00 | |||
| Tax Rate Growth (3y) | 148.00 | -11.00 | -725.00 | -109.00 | 16.00 | 164.00 | 204.00 | 188.00 | |||||||||||
| Tax Rate (QoQ) | 25.00 | 550.00 | -499.00 | 167.00 | 27.00 | -686.00 | 225.00 | -131.00 | 659.00 | -458.00 | 173.00 | 96.00 | -134.00 | -164.00 | 117.00 | 292.00 | 175.00 | -646.00 | 209.00 |
| Total Debt Growth (1y) | 10.77% | -2.24% | -3.02% | 4.31% | 13.91% | 17.17% | 15.45% | 18.70% | 8.59% | 15.30% | 16.22% | 13.83% | 11.79% | ||||||
| Total Debt Growth (3y) | 7.44% | 9.71% | 9.17% | 12.12% | 11.41% | ||||||||||||||
| Total Debt (QoQ) | 4.00% | -8.50% | 1.44% | 1.27% | 3.18% | -1.59% | 10.78% | 4.16% | 1.66% | 1.18% | 1.34% | 10.60% | 2.47% | -0.89% | -0.47% |