Ares Capital (ARCC) Stock Buyback History
TTM buyback yield N/A.
Ares Capital
ARCC
TTM buyback yield
N/A
Shareholder yield (TTM)
N/A
5Y share count change
64.9%
TTM buyback spend
N/A
SBC coverage (TTM)
N/A
Diluted vs basic shares (annual)
Weighted average shares from the income statement: diluted (EPS denominator and typical buyback-yield basis) compared with basic.
Shares outstanding (annual)
Year-over-year change in diluted weighted average shares (industry-standard for EPS and per-share capital return). Green is fewer shares vs the prior fiscal year; red is growth (dilution). The earliest year shown has no prior year to compare.
Dividend & buyback yield
Buybacks vs stock-based compensation
TTM coverage: N/A (buybacks ÷ SBC). Bars are fiscal-year totals.
Buyback spending history
| Year | Buybacks | SBC | Net | Shares (dil.) | YoY shares | Buyback yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.70B | 12.0% | — |
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.62B | 8.5% | — |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.57B | 11.0% | — |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.52B | 16.1% | — |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.45B | 5.2% | — |
| 2020 | $100.00M | $0.00 | $100.00M | 0.42B | -0.7% | 1.41% |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.2% | — |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.43B | 0.2% | — |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.42B | 35.4% | — |
| 2016 | $5.00M | $0.00 | $5.00M | 0.31B | -0.1% | 0.10% |
| 2015 | $2.00M | $0.00 | $2.00M | 0.31B | 3.0% | 0.04% |
| 2014 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.31B | 14.4% | — |
| 2013 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.27B | 16.0% | — |
| 2012 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.23B | 12.3% | — |
| 2011 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.20B | 15.9% | — |
| 2010 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.18B | 72.8% | — |
| 2009 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.10B | 14.1% | — |
| 2008 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.09B | 32.5% | — |
| 2007 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.07B | 53.9% | — |
| 2006 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.04B | 87.2% | — |
| 2005 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.02B | 112.2% | — |
| 2004 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | 0.01B | — | — |
Buybacks vs dividends (share of cash returned)
Buyback capacity (TTM)
TTM buybacks vs headroom (FCF − dividends, TTM)0% of headroom
Headroom $197.00M (TTM FCF − TTM dividends, clamped at zero).
Frequently asked questions
Does Ares Capital buy back its own stock?
- Yes, Ares Capital (ARCC) has repurchased shares in recent periods. See the history table and charts on this page for amounts and trends.
Is Ares Capital diluting shareholders?
- Compare stock-based compensation (SBC) to buybacks in the chart above. Net effect varies by year; see annual buyback vs SBC bars and the history table.
How has Ares Capital's share count changed?
- Diluted weighted average shares changed by about 64.9% over roughly five fiscal years (annual income statement data).