Ares Capital Return on Investment 2012-2026 | ARCC

Current and historical return on investment (ROI) values for Ares Capital (ARCC) over the last 10 years.
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Ares Capital ROI - Return on Investment Historical Data
Date TTM Net Income LT Investments & Debt Return on Investment
2026-03-31 $1.49B $29.57B 5.04%
2025-12-31 $1.46B $28.99B 5.03%
2025-09-30 $1.44B $28.20B 5.12%
2025-06-30 $1.47B $27.29B 5.38%
2025-03-31 $1.52B $26.59B 5.70%
2024-12-31 $1.48B $25.60B 5.77%
2024-09-30 $1.46B $24.60B 5.93%
2024-06-30 $1.38B $23.61B 5.83%
2024-03-31 $1.30B $22.71B 5.72%
2023-12-31 $1.29B $22.14B 5.81%
2023-09-30 $1.30B $21.82B 5.95%
2023-06-30 $1.31B $21.56B 6.07%
2023-03-31 $1.26B $21.40B 5.87%
2022-12-31 $1.15B $21.07B 5.44%
2022-09-30 $1.03B $20.60B 5.00%
2022-06-30 $0.92B $19.90B 4.61%
2022-03-31 $0.83B $18.97B 4.39%
2021-12-31 $0.77B $17.89B 4.31%
2021-09-30 $0.76B $16.82B 4.50%
2021-06-30 $0.74B $15.81B 4.66%
2021-03-31 $0.73B $14.98B 4.84%
2020-12-31 $0.81B $14.76B 5.51%
2020-09-30 $0.77B $14.45B 5.33%
2020-06-30 $0.82B $14.32B 5.71%
2020-03-31 $0.86B $14.14B 6.07%
2019-12-31 $0.83B $13.83B 5.98%
2019-09-30 $0.84B $13.35B 6.28%
2019-06-30 $0.81B $12.83B 6.34%
2019-03-31 $0.77B $12.43B 6.19%
2018-12-31 $0.71B $12.12B 5.88%
2018-09-30 $0.65B $11.98B 5.45%
2018-06-30 $0.62B $11.93B 5.20%
2018-03-31 $0.58B $11.95B 4.88%
2017-12-31 $0.53B $11.78B 4.50%
2017-09-30 $0.53B $11.05B 4.80%
2017-06-30 $0.52B $10.37B 4.97%
2017-03-31 $0.49B $9.65B 5.11%
2016-12-31 $0.52B $9.03B 5.70%
2016-09-30 $0.53B $9.10B 5.79%
2016-06-30 $0.52B $9.10B 5.67%
2016-03-31 $0.52B $9.06B 5.72%
2015-12-31 $0.53B $8.94B 5.87%
2015-09-30 $0.50B $8.92B 5.58%
2015-06-30 $0.48B $8.92B 5.38%
2015-03-31 $0.46B $8.78B 5.29%
2014-12-31 $0.46B $8.60B 5.32%
2014-09-30 $0.44B $8.27B 5.32%
2014-06-30 $0.46B $7.92B 5.77%
2014-03-31 $0.46B $7.57B 6.06%
2013-12-31 $0.44B $7.12B 6.23%
2013-09-30 $0.43B $6.70B 6.39%
2013-06-30 $0.39B $6.34B 6.13%
2013-03-31 $0.38B $6.03B 6.36%
2012-12-31 $0.36B $5.85B 6.15%
2012-09-30 $0.36B $5.61B 6.37%
2012-06-30 $0.37B $5.30B 6.88%
2012-03-31 $0.32B $5.08B 6.30%
2011-12-31 $0.29B $4.87B 5.96%
2011-09-30 $0.26B $4.67B 5.63%
2011-06-30 $0.24B $4.52B 5.20%
2011-03-31 $0.24B $4.32B 5.53%
2010-12-31 $0.22B $3.76B 5.88%
2010-09-30 $0.19B $3.21B 5.89%
2010-06-30 $0.15B $2.63B 5.78%
2010-03-31 $0.14B $2.13B 6.33%
2009-12-31 $0.13B $2.04B 6.56%
2009-09-30 $0.13B $1.99B 6.44%
2009-06-30 $0.13B $2.03B 6.31%
2009-03-31 $0.13B $2.08B 6.35%
2008-12-31 $0.13B $2.08B 6.12%
2008-09-30 $0.12B $2.03B 6.12%
2008-06-30 $0.12B $1.91B 6.03%
2008-03-31 $0.10B $1.78B 5.85%
2007-12-31 $0.10B $1.66B 5.91%
2007-09-30 $0.09B $1.53B 5.90%
2007-06-30 $0.08B $1.38B 6.00%
2007-03-31 $0.07B $0.97B 7.33%
2006-12-31 $0.06B $0.59B 10.61%
2006-09-30 $0.06B $0.42B 13.23%
2006-06-30 $0.04B $0.15B 29.93%
2006-03-31 $0.04B $0.15B 24.49%
2005-12-31 $0.03B $0.15B 19.05%
2005-06-30 $0.01B 0 0.00%
Sector Industry Market Cap Revenue
Finance Finance - SBIC & Commercial $12.989B $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.
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