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Dividends Paid for Ares Capital (ARCC)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$1.30B

YoY change

+11.0%

5Y CAGR

+13.2%

Peak year (2025)

$1.26B

Dividends Paid history chart for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025

Latest: $1.26B

Dividends Paid growth chart for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025

Latest: +11.0%

Dividends Paid history table for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025

  • 2025$1.26B+11.0%
  • 2024$1.14B+10.5%
  • 2023$1.03B+13.0%
  • 2022$912.00M+31.4%
  • 2021$694.00M+2.2%
  • 2020$679.00M-2.2%
  • 2019$694.00M+5.8%
  • 2018$656.00M+2.2%
  • 2017$642.00M+34.6%
  • 2016$477.00M-2.1%
  • 2015$487.00M+5.0%
  • 2014$464.00M+12.8%
  • 2013$411.45M+15.1%
  • 2012$357.33M+28.9%
  • 2011$277.15M+20.6%
  • 2010$229.76M+21.2%
  • 2009$189.57M+73.6%
  • 2008$109.21M+9.3%
  • 2007$99.88M+34.0%
  • 2006$74.52M+330.6%
  • 2005$17.30M—
  • 2004$0.00—

Dividends Paid values are taken from Ares Capital's reported cash flow statements (quarterly 10-Q and annual 10-K filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission). Each row shows the period end date and the filing date. YoY compares each figure to the same period one year earlier. Amounts are in USD as filed.

About Dividends Paid at Ares Capital (ARCC)

Dividends Paid for Ares Capital (ARCC): headline value $1.30B · YoY +11.0%. Annual and quarterly series, chart, and tables are below.

Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .

2025's annual dividends paid for Ares Capital (ARCC) came in at $1.26B – grew 11.0% year-over-year.

Over 2020–2025 (5 years), Ares Capital dividends paid expanded at a +13.2% compound annual rate, sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.

The record annual dividends paid stands at $1.26B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $0.00 was recorded in 2004.

Ares Capital Dividends Paid by Year

Ares Capital Dividends Paid 2025: $1.26B

2025's dividends paid for Ares Capital came in at $1.26B, grew 11.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Ares Capital Dividends Paid 2024: $1.14B

Ares Capital posted dividends paid of $1.14B in 2024, grew 10.5% from 2023.

Ares Capital Dividends Paid 2023: $1.03B

In 2023, Ares Capital reported dividends paid of $1.03B, grew 13.0% from 2022.

Ares Capital Dividends Paid 2022: $912.00M

Ares Capital dividends paid in 2022 was $912.00M, surged 31.4% from 2021.

Ares Capital Dividends Paid 2021: $694.00M

Ares Capital dividends paid in 2021 was $694.00M.

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