Ares Capital - 22 Year Stock Price History | ARCC

Historical daily share price chart and data for Ares Capital since 2004 adjusted for splits and dividends. The latest closing stock price for Ares Capital as of March 06, 2026 is 18.74.
  • The all-time high Ares Capital stock closing price was 22.23 on July 17, 2025.
  • The Ares Capital 52-week high stock price is 23.41, which is 24.9% above the current share price.
  • The Ares Capital 52-week low stock price is 18.17, which is 3% below the current share price.
  • The average Ares Capital stock price for the last 52 weeks is 21.02.
Ares Capital Historical Annual Stock Price Data
Year Average Stock Price Year Open Year High Year Low Year Close Annual % Change
2026 19.8423 20.4400 20.9900 18.6200 18.7400 -7.37%
2025 20.4826 20.3091 22.2258 17.6876 20.2300 1.07%
2024 18.1363 16.7115 20.1354 16.6365 20.0165 19.78%
2023 15.0427 13.9978 16.7533 13.3169 16.7115 20.03%
2022 14.0586 14.3553 15.6814 12.2689 13.9225 -3.84%
2021 12.7810 10.3960 14.5318 10.3960 14.4783 36.13%
2020 8.8998 10.5497 10.8720 4.7001 10.6353 0.86%
2019 9.6240 7.9843 10.5497 7.8761 10.5441 31.30%
2018 8.0655 7.4744 8.8475 7.2584 8.0307 8.81%
2017 7.4030 7.0330 7.7217 7.0330 7.3805 4.50%
2016 6.0629 5.5979 7.0930 4.8546 7.0630 28.03%
2015 5.8725 5.5589 6.2212 5.3072 5.5166 0.80%
2014 5.6381 5.6330 5.9803 5.1416 5.4730 -3.61%
2013 5.3523 5.1787 5.7300 4.9624 5.6777 11.08%
2012 4.5645 4.1380 5.1436 3.9808 5.1115 24.73%
2011 3.9880 4.1000 4.3812 3.3028 4.0982 2.56%
2010 3.3907 2.8865 4.1437 2.5930 3.9958 45.43%
2009 1.6676 1.1932 2.8049 0.5641 2.7475 146.99%
2008 1.6458 2.1261 2.1261 0.6174 1.1124 -48.54%
2007 2.4132 2.5836 2.7389 2.0891 2.1615 -15.51%
2006 2.1936 1.9846 2.5582 1.9821 2.5582 30.35%
2005 1.9789 2.1142 2.2583 1.7947 1.9626 -10.85%
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.
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