Ares Capital - 15 Year Stock Price History | ARCC

Historical daily share price chart and data for Ares Capital since 2011 adjusted for splits and dividends. The latest closing stock price for Ares Capital as of June 18, 2026 is 18.03.
  • The all-time high Ares Capital stock closing price was 21.10 on July 17, 2025.
  • The Ares Capital 52-week high stock price is 23.42, which is 29.9% above the current share price.
  • The Ares Capital 52-week low stock price is 17.40, which is 3.5% below the current share price.
  • The average Ares Capital stock price for the last 52 weeks is 20.23.
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Ares Capital Historical Annual Stock Price Data
Year Average Stock Price Year Open Year High Year Low Year Close Annual % Change
2026 18.3944 19.4012 19.9232 17.0151 18.0300 -6.10%
2025 19.4416 19.2769 21.0962 16.7886 19.2018 1.07%
2024 17.2145 15.8622 19.1120 15.7909 18.9992 19.78%
2023 14.2782 13.2864 15.9018 12.6401 15.8622 20.03%
2022 13.3441 13.6258 14.8844 11.6454 13.2149 -3.84%
2021 12.1314 9.8676 13.7933 9.8676 13.7425 36.14%
2020 8.4476 10.0135 10.3194 4.4612 10.0947 0.86%
2019 9.1350 7.5785 10.0135 7.4758 10.0082 31.30%
2018 7.6556 7.0945 8.3979 6.8895 7.6225 8.81%
2017 7.0268 6.6755 7.3292 6.6755 7.0054 4.50%
2016 5.7548 5.3134 6.7325 4.6079 6.7040 28.03%
2015 5.5741 5.2764 5.9050 5.0374 5.2362 0.76%
2014 5.3517 5.3467 5.6763 4.8802 5.1965 -3.57%
2013 5.0803 4.9155 5.4388 4.7102 5.3891 11.08%
2012 4.3326 3.9277 4.8822 3.7785 4.8517 24.73%
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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