Ares Capital annual dividends paid
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Ares Capital Dividends Paid Growth & History (ARCC)
Ares Capital paid $1.26B in dividends during fiscal 2025.
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| Fiscal year | Period ended | Dividends paid | Change | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $1.26B | $125.0M | +10.97% |
| 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $1.14B | $108.0M | +10.48% |
| 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $1.03B | $119.0M | +13.05% |
| 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $912.0M | $218.0M | +31.41% |
| 2021 | 2021-12-31 | $694.0M | $15.0M | +2.21% |
| 2020 | 2020-12-31 | $679.0M | — | — |
Ares Capital quarterly dividends paid
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| Fiscal quarter | Period ended | Dividends paid | Change | YoY change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 2026-06-30 | $345.0M | $28.0M | +8.83% |
| Q1 2026 | 2026-03-31 | $345.0M | $37.0M | +12.01% |
| Q4 2025 | 2025-12-31 | $319.0M | $16.0M | +5.28% |
| Q3 2025 | 2025-09-30 | $320.0M | $33.0M | +11.50% |
| Q2 2025 | 2025-06-30 | $317.0M | $38.0M | +13.62% |
| Q1 2025 | 2025-03-31 | $308.0M | $38.0M | +14.07% |
| Q4 2024 | 2024-12-31 | $303.0M | $40.0M | +15.21% |
| Q3 2024 | 2024-09-30 | $287.0M | $33.0M | +12.99% |
| Q2 2024 | 2024-06-30 | $279.0M | $26.0M | +10.28% |
| Q1 2024 | 2024-03-31 | $270.0M | $9.0M | +3.45% |
| Q4 2023 | 2023-12-31 | $263.0M | $16.0M | +6.48% |
| Q3 2023 | 2023-09-30 | $254.0M | $20.0M | +8.55% |
| Q2 2023 | 2023-06-30 | $253.0M | $30.0M | +13.45% |
| Q1 2023 | 2023-03-31 | $261.0M | $53.0M | +25.48% |
| Q4 2022 | 2022-12-31 | $247.0M | — | — |
| Q3 2022 | 2022-09-30 | $234.0M | — | — |
| Q2 2022 | 2022-06-30 | $223.0M | — | — |
| Q1 2022 | 2022-03-31 | $208.0M | — | — |
Ares Capital dividends paid trends
Over the last five fiscal years, Ares Capital's dividends paid increased from $679.0M to $1.26B, a change of $585.0M. The latest reported quarter, Q2 2026, shows $345.0M.
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Dividends paid are cash distributions made to shareholders. The history shows the company’s aggregate cash outflow for dividends, not the dividend per share, dividend yield, or the date an investor receives a payment.
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Reported cash dividends paid
TickerStat standardizes cash dividends paid to common or ordinary shareholders from official cash-flow filings. Reported zero-dividend periods remain zero and are not treated as missing data. Fiscal periods can differ from calendar years, so exact period-end dates are included.
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