Ares Capital (ARCC) Historical Monthly & Quarterly Returns
Dividend-adjusted returns by month and quarter. Compare performance across years.
Ares Capital
ARCC
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.7% | 6.4% | 0.6% | +3.6% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025 | +8.1% | 1.2% | 3.1% | 6.7% | +6.7% | +1.8% | +3.1% | 1.0% | 6.9% | 0.3% | +1.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | +1.0% | +0.0% | +5.4% | 1.0% | +4.7% | 1.1% | +0.5% | +0.7% | +1.7% | +0.9% | +4.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | +4.9% | 0.1% | 3.0% | +1.2% | +1.4% | +2.8% | +4.3% | 0.5% | +2.3% | 2.6% | +4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | +4.3% | 1.2% | 1.9% | 3.2% | 4.4% | 5.2% | +8.2% | +1.3% | 12.0% | +15.1% | +1.2% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | +2.4% | +5.9% | +4.3% | +2.9% | +1.1% | +2.7% | +1.9% | 0.3% | +4.2% | +5.4% | 5.5% | +6.7% |
| 2020 | +0.9% | 8.6% | 35.5% | +19.2% | +14.9% | +0.7% | 2.4% | +4.3% | 2.5% | 0.8% | +19.1% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | +4.6% | +6.2% | +1.4% | +5.0% | 2.4% | +4.5% | +3.5% | +1.6% | +1.0% | 1.9% | +2.3% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | +1.4% | 1.0% | +2.9% | +1.1% | +5.3% | 0.4% | +2.5% | +3.6% | +0.6% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 6.3% |
| 2017 | +2.5% | +5.1% | +0.1% | +1.2% | 5.5% | +0.7% | +0.0% | 2.0% | +4.6% | 1.9% | +0.8% | 0.7% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | 1.7% | +11.7% | +2.3% | 2.2% | 1.7% | +6.5% | +6.8% | 1.7% | 1.4% | +5.0% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | +6.6% | +4.1% | +1.7% | 0.8% | 1.5% | +0.5% | 2.2% | 1.9% | 5.8% | +5.1% | +3.9% | 7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +1.8% | +0.2% | 2.5% | +0.4% | +6.0% | 6.5% | +2.8% | 3.6% | 1.1% | +2.8% | 2.7% |
| 2013 | +2.2% | +3.6% | 0.4% | +0.4% | 5.5% | +2.6% | +3.5% | 1.1% | +0.4% | +0.6% | +5.7% | 0.9% |
| 2012 | +2.8% | +5.1% | +0.5% | 2.1% | 5.9% | +8.6% | +4.2% | +3.8% | +1.7% | +1.7% | +1.7% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | +1.8% | +6.3% | 3.1% | +4.4% | 5.0% | 2.5% | +0.5% | 5.8% | 7.3% | +12.5% | +0.5% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +6.1% | +16.5% | +7.1% | 14.7% | 5.1% | +12.1% | +6.3% | +7.1% | +6.9% | 1.6% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | 23.6% | +51.7% | +20.9% | +30.4% | +10.3% | +12.4% | +2.8% | +23.1% | 5.2% | +11.1% | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | 8.0% | +1.1% | 10.8% | +10.3% | 15.9% | +13.7% | +5.7% | 10.3% | 24.8% | 36.5% | +36.0% |
| 2007 | +4.1% | +2.0% | 8.4% | 1.3% | +3.4% | 7.0% | 7.5% | +5.7% | +1.4% | +2.2% | 9.6% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | +3.2% | +4.6% | +1.0% | 1.5% | +2.5% | +0.0% | 3.8% | +4.5% | +4.8% | +6.4% | +1.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | 6.1% | 1.6% | +1.1% | +2.2% | +6.9% | +0.5% | 0.5% | 6.5% | 5.9% | +1.1% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | +1.2% | +19.0% | +9.3% |
| Avg | +0.4% | 0.3% | +1.8% | +1.8% | +1.7% | +0.4% | +2.6% | +1.7% | 0.2% | +0.5% | +1.5% | +3.3% |
| Median | +2.0% | +0.9% | +0.3% | +1.1% | +1.1% | +0.7% | +2.5% | +1.6% | +0.6% | +0.2% | +1.5% | +1.8% |
| Win % | 68% | 50% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 57% | 71% | 62% | 57% | 50% | 77% | 73% |
2026
Jan1.7%
Feb6.4%
Mar0.6%
Apr+3.6%
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct—
Nov—
Dec—
2025
Jan+8.1%
Feb1.2%
Mar3.1%
Apr6.7%
May+6.7%
Jun+1.8%
Jul+3.1%
Aug1.0%
Sep6.9%
Oct0.3%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+0.4%
2024
Jan+1.0%
Feb+0.0%
Mar+5.4%
Apr1.0%
May+4.7%
Jun1.1%
Jul+0.5%
Aug+0.7%
Sep+1.7%
Oct+0.9%
Nov+4.8%
Dec+1.0%
2023
Jan+4.9%
Feb0.1%
Mar3.0%
Apr+1.2%
May+1.4%
Jun+2.8%
Jul+4.3%
Aug0.5%
Sep+2.3%
Oct2.6%
Nov+4.5%
Dec+3.5%
2022
Jan+4.3%
Feb1.2%
Mar1.9%
Apr3.2%
May4.4%
Jun5.2%
Jul+8.2%
Aug+1.3%
Sep12.0%
Oct+15.1%
Nov+1.2%
Dec3.4%
2021
Jan+2.4%
Feb+5.9%
Mar+4.3%
Apr+2.9%
May+1.1%
Jun+2.7%
Jul+1.9%
Aug0.3%
Sep+4.2%
Oct+5.4%
Nov5.5%
Dec+6.7%
2020
Jan+0.9%
Feb8.6%
Mar35.5%
Apr+19.2%
May+14.9%
Jun+0.7%
Jul2.4%
Aug+4.3%
Sep2.5%
Oct0.8%
Nov+19.1%
Dec+5.0%
2019
Jan+4.6%
Feb+6.2%
Mar+1.4%
Apr+5.0%
May2.4%
Jun+4.5%
Jul+3.5%
Aug+1.6%
Sep+1.0%
Oct1.9%
Nov+2.3%
Dec+1.9%
2018
Jan+1.4%
Feb1.0%
Mar+2.9%
Apr+1.1%
May+5.3%
Jun0.4%
Jul+2.5%
Aug+3.6%
Sep+0.6%
Oct0.1%
Nov0.7%
Dec6.3%
2017
Jan+2.5%
Feb+5.1%
Mar+0.1%
Apr+1.2%
May5.5%
Jun+0.7%
Jul+0.0%
Aug2.0%
Sep+4.6%
Oct1.9%
Nov+0.8%
Dec0.7%
2016
Jan2.4%
Feb1.7%
Mar+11.7%
Apr+2.3%
May2.2%
Jun1.7%
Jul+6.5%
Aug+6.8%
Sep1.7%
Oct1.4%
Nov+5.0%
Dec+5.0%
2015
Jan+6.6%
Feb+4.1%
Mar+1.7%
Apr0.8%
May1.5%
Jun+0.5%
Jul2.2%
Aug1.9%
Sep5.8%
Oct+5.1%
Nov+3.9%
Dec7.6%
2014
Jan0.4%
Feb+1.8%
Mar+0.2%
Apr2.5%
May+0.4%
Jun+6.0%
Jul6.5%
Aug+2.8%
Sep3.6%
Oct1.1%
Nov+2.8%
Dec2.7%
2013
Jan+2.2%
Feb+3.6%
Mar0.4%
Apr+0.4%
May5.5%
Jun+2.6%
Jul+3.5%
Aug1.1%
Sep+0.4%
Oct+0.6%
Nov+5.7%
Dec0.9%
2012
Jan+2.8%
Feb+5.1%
Mar+0.5%
Apr2.1%
May5.9%
Jun+8.6%
Jul+4.2%
Aug+3.8%
Sep+1.7%
Oct+1.7%
Nov+1.7%
Dec+1.2%
2011
Jan+1.8%
Feb+6.3%
Mar3.1%
Apr+4.4%
May5.0%
Jun2.5%
Jul+0.5%
Aug5.8%
Sep7.3%
Oct+12.5%
Nov+0.5%
Dec+1.8%
2010
Jan1.1%
Feb+6.1%
Mar+16.5%
Apr+7.1%
May14.7%
Jun5.1%
Jul+12.1%
Aug+6.3%
Sep+7.1%
Oct+6.9%
Nov1.6%
Dec+2.1%
2009
Jan25.4%
Feb23.6%
Mar+51.7%
Apr+20.9%
May+30.4%
Jun+10.3%
Jul+12.4%
Aug+2.8%
Sep+23.1%
Oct5.2%
Nov+11.1%
Dec+10.4%
2008
Jan4.8%
Feb8.0%
Mar+1.1%
Apr10.8%
May+10.3%
Jun15.9%
Jul+13.7%
Aug+5.7%
Sep10.3%
Oct24.8%
Nov36.5%
Dec+36.0%
2007
Jan+4.1%
Feb+2.0%
Mar8.4%
Apr1.3%
May+3.4%
Jun7.0%
Jul7.5%
Aug+5.7%
Sep+1.4%
Oct+2.2%
Nov9.6%
Dec+0.5%
2006
Jan+3.2%
Feb+4.6%
Mar+1.0%
Apr1.5%
May+2.5%
Jun+0.0%
Jul3.8%
Aug+4.5%
Sep+4.8%
Oct+6.4%
Nov+1.3%
Dec+4.2%
2005
Jan7.1%
Feb6.1%
Mar1.6%
Apr+1.1%
May+2.2%
Jun+6.9%
Jul+0.5%
Aug0.5%
Sep6.5%
Oct5.9%
Nov+1.1%
Dec+5.6%
2004
Jan—
Feb—
Mar—
Apr—
May—
Jun—
Jul—
Aug—
Sep—
Oct+1.2%
Nov+19.0%
Dec+9.3%
Avg
Jan+0.4%
Feb0.3%
Mar+1.8%
Apr+1.8%
May+1.7%
Jun+0.4%
Jul+2.6%
Aug+1.7%
Sep0.2%
Oct+0.5%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+3.3%
Median
Jan+2.0%
Feb+0.9%
Mar+0.3%
Apr+1.1%
May+1.1%
Jun+0.7%
Jul+2.5%
Aug+1.6%
Sep+0.6%
Oct+0.2%
Nov+1.5%
Dec+1.8%
Win %
Jan68%
Feb50%
Mar59%
Apr59%
May57%
Jun57%
Jul71%
Aug62%
Sep57%
Oct50%
Nov77%
Dec73%
Frequently asked questions
What is the best performing month for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, December is the best performing month for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock with an average return of +3.31%.
What is the worst performing month for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, February is the worst performing month for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock with an average return of 0.31%.
What is the best performing quarter for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, Q4 is the best performing quarter for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock with an average return of +4.97%.
What is the worst performing quarter for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, Q1 is the worst performing quarter for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock with an average return of +1.38%.
What is the best performing year for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, 2009 is the best performing year for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock with a return of +148.60%.
What is the worst performing year for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, 2008 is the worst performing year for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock with a return of 48.80%.
Which month has the highest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, November has the highest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock — positive in 77% of years.
Which month has the lowest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, February has the lowest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock — positive in 50% of years.
Which quarter has the highest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, Q4 has the highest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock — positive in 77% of years.
Which quarter has the lowest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock?
- Historically, Q2 has the lowest win rate for Ares Capital (ARCC) stock — positive in 55% of years.
Data & methodology
How are returns calculated?
- We compare the closing price at the end of each period (month or quarter) with the closing price at the end of the previous period. The return is the percentage change. All prices are adjusted for dividends and stock splits. Based on historical prices from our data provider.
What is average vs median?
- Average is the arithmetic mean of returns for each period across years. Median is the middle value. Both exclude empty cells. Use median to reduce impact of outliers.
What does the heatmap show?
- Green cells indicate positive returns, red cells indicate negative returns. The darker the color, the stronger the move. Average and Median rows summarize each column across years.
What is Win %?
- Percentage of years when the period had a positive return. For example, 80% for January means January was positive in 80% of the years in the selected range.
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