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Ares Capital ARCC Dividend yield

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Other financials

Income statement

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Net income$92.0M-61.8%
EPS (diluted)$0.13-63.9%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$505.0M-31.9%
Total debt$15.8B+13.8%
Total equity$14.1B+2.9%
Total assets$30.7B+8.3%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$184.0M+162%

Valuation

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Market cap$12.95B-14.7%
Enterprise value$28.29B-0.2%
P/E11.3×-0.3×

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity8.3%-2.0pp
Debt / equity1.1×+0.1×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ares Capital’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ares Capital’s 10-Q, filed April 28, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ares Capital's dividend yield?
Ares Capital (ARCC) reported dividend yield of 10.1% in Q1 2026.
How has Ares Capital's dividend yield changed year-over-year?
Ares Capital's dividend yield increased by 29.6% year-over-year, from 7.8% to 10.1%.
What is the long-term trend for Ares Capital's dividend yield?
Over 4 years (2020 to 2025), Ares Capital's dividend yield has grown at a 0.0% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 8.7% to 8.7%.
What does dividend yield mean?
The annual dividend cash return as a percentage of the share price.
How do you interpret dividend yield?
Higher income, but not automatically better — an unusually high yield can signal a price decline or a payout at risk of being cut. Read alongside the payout ratio and free cash flow.
How does dividend yield compare across companies?
Comparable among dividend payers; zero for companies that don't pay a dividend, which is a choice, not a weakness.