Latest period
718M
YoY change
+12.0%
5Y CAGR
+10.5%
Peak year (FY2025)
699M
Latest annual
699M
Shares Outstanding history chart for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: 699M
Shares Outstanding growth chart for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2016 to 2025
Latest: +12.0%
Shares Outstanding history table for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025
| FY2025 | 699M | +12.0% | +75M | ||
| FY2024 | 624M | +8.5% | +49M | ||
| FY2023 | 575M | +11.0% | +57M | ||
| FY2022 | 518M | +16.1% | +72M | ||
| FY2021 | 446M | +5.2% | +22M | ||
| FY2020 | 424M | -0.7% | -3M | ||
| FY2019 | 427M | +0.2% | +1M | ||
| FY2018 | 426M | +0.2% | +1M | ||
| FY2017 | 425M | +35.4% | +111M | ||
| FY2016 | 314M | -0.1% | -375K | ||
| FY2015 | 314M | +3.0% | +9.09M | ||
| FY2014 | 305M | +14.4% | +38.3M | ||
| FY2013 | 267M | +16.0% | +36.8M | ||
| FY2012 | 230M | +12.3% | +25.3M | ||
| FY2011 | 205M | +15.9% | +28.1M | ||
| FY2010 | 177M | +72.8% | +74.5M | ||
| FY2009 | 102M | +14.1% | +12.6M | ||
| FY2008 | 89.7M | +32.5% | +22M | ||
| FY2007 | 67.7M | +53.9% | +23.7M | ||
| FY2006 | 44M | +87.2% | +20.5M | ||
| FY2005 | 23.5M | +112.2% | +12.4M | ||
| FY2004 | 11.1M | — | — |
- FY2025699M+12.0%
- FY2024624M+8.5%
- FY2023575M+11.0%
- FY2022518M+16.1%
- FY2021446M+5.2%
- FY2020424M-0.7%
- FY2019427M+0.2%
- FY2018426M+0.2%
- FY2017425M+35.4%
- FY2016314M-0.1%
- FY2015314M+3.0%
- FY2014305M+14.4%
- FY2013267M+16.0%
- FY2012230M+12.3%
- FY2011205M+15.9%
- FY2010177M+72.8%
- FY2009102M+14.1%
- FY200889.7M+32.5%
- FY200767.7M+53.9%
- FY200644M+87.2%
- FY200523.5M+112.2%
- FY200411.1M—
Shares Outstanding values are taken from Ares Capital's reported income 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 Shares Outstanding at Ares Capital (ARCC)
According to Ares Capital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported diluted shares outstanding is 718M. Diluted weighted-average shares outstanding is the share count used to compute per-share metrics like EPS. Buybacks lower it; new issuance, stock-based compensation, and convertible securities raise it. Multiply by the stock price for market capitalization.
Headline figure above is from the reporting period ending (reported ). Chart and table below cover the full reported history back to .
The 2025 reading of Ares Capital (ARCC) diluted shares outstanding is 699M – grew 12.0% year-over-year.
Through 2020–2025 (5 years), Ares Capital diluted shares outstanding delivered a +10.5% annualised rate; sustaining 5 straight years of year-over-year growth.
The record annual diluted shares outstanding stands at 699M, reached in 2025; the historical low of 11.1M was recorded in 2004.
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding by Year
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding 2025: 699M
In 2025, Ares Capital reported diluted shares outstanding of 699M, grew 12.0% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding 2024: 624M
Ares Capital diluted shares outstanding in 2024 was 624M, grew 8.5% from 2023.
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding 2023: 575M
2023's diluted shares outstanding for Ares Capital came in at 575M, grew 11.0% from 2022.
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding 2022: 518M
Ares Capital posted diluted shares outstanding of 518M in 2022, grew 16.1% from 2021.
Ares Capital Shares Outstanding 2021: 446M
Ares Capital diluted shares outstanding in 2021 was 446M.
See more financial history for Ares Capital (ARCC).
Sector peers by Shares Outstanding
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