Ares Capital - 20 Year Dividend History | ARCC
Historical dividend payout and yield for Ares Capital (ARCC) since 2006. The current TTM dividend payout for Ares Capital (ARCC) as of February 17, 2026 is $1.92. The current dividend yield for Ares Capital as of February 17, 2026 is 9.91%.
| Sector | Industry | Market Cap | Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|
| Finance | Finance - SBIC & Commercial | $13.908B | $3.052B |
| Ares Capital Corporation is a specialty finance company, which primarily invests in U.S. middle-market companies. The company offers customized financing solutions, ranging from senior-debt instruments to equity capital, with a focus on senior secured debt. Other major investment areas were commercial & professional services, diversified financials, and insurance services. Ares Capital is structured as a non-diversified closed-end management investment company, regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It is treated as a regulated investment company ('RIC') for income-tax purposes. To maintain its RIC status, Ares Capital must distribute the majority of its investment income. | |||
| Stock Name | Country | Market Cap | PE Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Owl Technology Finance (OTF) | United States | $5.933B | 8.44 |
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) | United States | $5.693B | 7.55 |
| Main Street Capital (MAIN) | United States | $5.325B | 14.90 |
| Golub Capital BDC (GBDC) | United States | $3.325B | 8.15 |
| Hercules Capital (HTGC) | United States | $2.862B | 8.11 |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX) | United States | $1.821B | 8.78 |
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) | United States | $1.371B | 7.55 |
| Amalgamated Financial (AMAL) | United States | $1.239B | 11.31 |
| Trinity Capital (TRIN) | United States | $1.166B | 7.23 |
| Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD) | United States | $1.053B | 5.56 |
| BARINGS BDC, INC (BBDC) | United States | $0.956B | 8.04 |
| Kayne Anderson BDC (KBDC) | United States | $0.955B | 8.17 |
| Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF) | United States | $0.880B | 6.99 |
| New Mountain Finance (NMFC) | United States | $0.858B | 6.50 |
| Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending (NCDL) | United States | $0.694B | 7.10 |
| Fidus Investment (FDUS) | United States | $0.687B | 8.77 |
| Carlyle Secured Lending (CGBD) | United States | $0.607B | 7.22 |
| Gladstone Investment (GAIN) | United States | $0.557B | 14.72 |
| Crescent Capital BDC (CCAP) | United States | $0.517B | 7.28 |
| CION Investment (CION) | United States | $0.450B | 4.88 |
| Gladstone Capital (GLAD) | United States | $0.419B | 9.18 |
| BLACKROCK TCP CAPITAL CORP (TCPC) | United States | $0.407B | 3.48 |
| Saratoga Investment Corp (SAR) | United States | $0.373B | 9.56 |
| Palmer Square Capital BDC (PSBD) | United States | $0.357B | 6.60 |
| PennantPark Investment (PNNT) | United States | $0.337B | 8.32 |
| Stellus Capital Investment (SCM) | United States | $0.332B | 8.02 |
| Runway Growth Finance (RWAY) | United States | $0.310B | 5.30 |
| Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN) | United States | $0.309B | 5.90 |
| Medallion Financial (MFIN) | United States | $0.239B | 5.55 |
| Chicago Atlantic BDC (LIEN) | United States | $0.234B | 13.31 |
| TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (TPVG) | United States | $0.228B | 5.00 |
| WhiteHorse Finance (WHF) | United States | $0.152B | 5.60 |
| Oxford Square Capital (OXSQ) | United States | $0.148B | 5.48 |
| PhenixFIN (PFX) | United States | $0.085B | 15.17 |
| Investcorp Credit Management BDC (ICMB) | United States | $0.044B | 18.12 |
| Rand Capital (RAND) | United States | $0.033B | 7.32 |
| OFS Capital (OFS) | United States | $0.000B | 4.03 |
| SLR Investment (SLRC) | United States | $0.000B | 9.09 |
| FS KKR Capital (FSK) | United States | $0.000B | 10.41 |