In fiscal 2025, which ended Dec 31, 2025, Ares Capital Corporation used $1.7 billion of cash from operations, up 19.3% from the year before. The company returned $1.3 billion in dividends to shareholders.
USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. The percent under a figure is the change from the year before.
| Line |
FY 2026
Sep 30, 2026
|
FY 2025
Dec 31, 2025
|
FY 2024
Dec 31, 2024
|
FY 2023
Dec 31, 2023
|
FY 2022
Dec 31, 2022
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | |||||
| Operating cash flow |
1,145
+173.5%
|
-1,717
+19.3%
|
-2,128
-516.4%
|
511
+137.6%
|
-1,359
|
| Financing | |||||
| Debt issued |
13,681
+14.3%
|
12,534
-5.3%
|
13,238
+153.8%
|
5,215
-34.4%
|
7,950
|
| Debt repaid |
—
|
—
|
—
|
5,558
-18.5%
|
6,818
|
| Dividends paid |
1,355
+8.6%
|
1,264
+11.0%
|
1,139
+10.5%
|
1,031
+13.0%
|
912
|
| Stock buybacks |
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
0
|
| Financing cash flow |
-1,457
-166.6%
|
1,781
-26.5%
|
2,424
+953.5%
|
-284
-123.5%
|
1,210
|
| Change in cash | |||||
| Net change in cash |
-312
-149.5%
|
64
-78.4%
|
296
+30.4%
|
227
+252.3%
|
-149
|
| Per share | |||||
| Dividend per share |
1.92
+0.0%
|
1.92
+0.0%
|
1.92
+0.0%
|
1.92
+2.7%
|
1.87
|
| Shareholder returns | |||||
| Returned to shareholders |
1,355
|
1,264
|
1,139
|
1,031
|
912
|
| Ratios | |||||
| Cash conversion |
1.31x
|
-1.32x
|
-1.40x
|
0.34x
|
-2.27x
|
How these figures are calculated
Annual columns are full-year amounts from the annual report (Form 10-K, 20-F, or 40-F). If a company restates a year, the latest filed number is shown. USD in millions, except per-share amounts and ratios. Capital expenditures, debt repaid, dividends, and buybacks are positive amounts. Investing and financing cash flow keep the filing sign, so an outflow is negative. Free cash flow is operating cash flow minus capital expenditures. The first column is the trailing twelve months through the latest quarter. Returned to shareholders is dividends plus buybacks. Free cash flow margin, capital expenditures, and stock-based compensation are divided by revenue. Cash conversion is operating cash flow divided by net income. More on our methodology.
Company profile
- Listed as
- ARCC (Nasdaq)
- Fiscal year ends
- December 31
- Incorporated in
- MD
- Headquarters
- New York, NY
- SEC filer status
- Large accelerated filer
- SEC CIK
- 1287750
Source: SEC EDGAR filings. This is company-reported data, not investment advice.