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Total Debt for Ares Capital (ARCC)

As of · Reported

Metric

Latest period

$15.85B

YoY change

+16.2%

5Y CAGR

+13.2%

Peak year (2025)

$15.99B

Total Debt history chart for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025

Latest: $15.99B

Total Debt growth chart for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025

Latest: +16.2%

Total Debt history table for Ares Capital (ARCC) from 2004 to 2025

  • 2025$15.99B+16.2%
  • 2024$13.76B+15.1%
  • 2023$11.95B-3.4%
  • 2022$12.38B+10.9%
  • 2021$11.16B+29.7%
  • 2020$8.60B+21.3%
  • 2019$7.09B+36.0%
  • 2018$5.21B+7.4%
  • 2017$4.85B+25.3%
  • 2016$3.87B-6.4%
  • 2015$4.14B+5.5%
  • 2014$3.92B+31.4%
  • 2013$2.99B+36.0%
  • 2012$2.20B+5.9%
  • 2011$2.07B+50.4%
  • 2010$1.38B+42.2%
  • 2009$969.47M+6.7%
  • 2008$908.79M+33.4%
  • 2007$681.50M+41.4%
  • 2006$482.00M+2577.8%
  • 2005$18.00M-67.6%
  • 2004$55.50M—

Total Debt values are taken from Ares Capital's reported balance sheets (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 Total Debt at Ares Capital (ARCC)

According to Ares Capital's latest reported financial statements, the company's latest reported total debt is $15.85B. Total debt is the sum of short-term and long-term interest-bearing borrowings on the balance sheet (notes, bonds, term loans, lease liabilities). Useful for leverage and refinancing risk — compare with cash on hand for net leverage, and total liabilities for the broader obligations picture.

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) total debt is $15.99B – grew 16.2% year-over-year.

Ares Capital total debt has grown on net over the period, with a +13.2% compound annual growth rate over 2020–2025 (5 years).

The record annual total debt stands at $15.99B, reached in 2025; the historical low of $18.00M was recorded in 2005.

Ares Capital Total Debt by Year

Ares Capital Total Debt 2025: $15.99B

Ares Capital total debt in 2025 was $15.99B, grew 16.2% from 2024. This figure represents the highest annual value in the available history.

Ares Capital Total Debt 2024: $13.76B

2024's total debt for Ares Capital came in at $13.76B, grew 15.1% from 2023.

Ares Capital Total Debt 2023: $11.95B

Ares Capital posted total debt of $11.95B in 2023, edged down 3.4% below 2022.

Ares Capital Total Debt 2022: $12.38B

In 2022, Ares Capital reported total debt of $12.38B, grew 10.9% from 2021.

Ares Capital Total Debt 2021: $11.16B

Ares Capital total debt in 2021 was $11.16B.

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