Latest headcount
4,250
YoY change
+32.8%
Headcount CAGR
+21.0%
Revenue / employee
$528K
Employee count history for Ares Capital
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2004 | 78 |
| 2005 | 100 |
| 2006 | 150 |
| 2007 | 220 |
| 2008 | 250 |
| 2009 | 250 |
| 2010 | 360 |
| 2011 | 470 |
| 2012 | 560 |
| 2013 | 737 |
| 2014 | 750 |
| 2015 | 870 |
| 2016 | 930 |
| 2017 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 1,000 |
| 2019 | 1,200 |
| 2020 | 1,450 |
| 2021 | 2,100 |
| 2022 | 2,550 |
| 2023 | 2,800 |
| 2024 | 3,200 |
| 2025 | 4,250 |
Revenue per employee for Ares Capital
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $55K |
| 2005 | $472K |
| 2006 | $666K |
| 2007 | $888K |
| 2008 | $770K |
| 2009 | $800K |
| 2010 | $1.47M |
| 2011 | $1.56M |
| 2012 | $1.24M |
| 2013 | $967K |
| 2014 | $1.15M |
| 2015 | $779K |
| 2016 | $792K |
| 2017 | $974K |
| 2018 | $1.12M |
| 2019 | $929K |
| 2020 | $592K |
| 2021 | $976K |
| 2022 | $469K |
| 2023 | $774K |
| 2024 | $740K |
| 2025 | $528K |
Earnings per employee for Ares Capital
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2004 | $42.7K |
| 2005 | $434K |
| 2006 | $589K |
| 2007 | $413K |
| 2008 | -$558K |
| 2009 | $811K |
| 2010 | $1.37M |
| 2011 | $680K |
| 2012 | $907K |
| 2013 | $663K |
| 2014 | $788K |
| 2015 | $436K |
| 2016 | $510K |
| 2017 | $667K |
| 2018 | $858K |
| 2019 | $661K |
| 2020 | $334K |
| 2021 | $746K |
| 2022 | $235K |
| 2023 | $544K |
| 2024 | $476K |
| 2025 | $306K |
Employee count history for Ares Capital (ARCC)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 20254,250+32.8%
- 20243,200+14.3%
- 20232,800+9.8%
- 20222,550+21.4%
- 20212,100+44.8%
- 20201,450+20.8%
- 20191,200+20.0%
- 20181,0000.0%
- 20171,000+7.5%
- 2016930+6.9%
- 2015870+16.0%
- 2014750+1.8%
- 2013737+31.6%
- 2012560+19.1%
- 2011470+30.6%
- 2010360+44.0%
- 20092500.0%
- 2008250+13.6%
- 2007220+46.7%
- 2006150+50.0%
- 2005100+28.2%
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About Ares Capital's employee count
Ares Capital (ARCC) employed 4,250 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,050 (+32.8%) from 3,200 a year earlier.
Across the 2004–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 78 to 4,250 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +21.0% per year.
Ares Capital generated about $528K of revenue and $306K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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