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Ares Capital

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Ticker: ARCC
ARCC

Price

Dividend metrics

Annual payout (TTM) 
$1.92
Yield (TTM) 
9.614%
Payout ratio 
142.72%
Payout frequency 
Quarterly
Dividend growth (3Y) 
0.883%
Next payment 
$0.48

Dividend history & forecast

$1.66

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Status

Ex-date

Pay Date

Yield

% Change

Amount

202710.23%+2.01%$1.968
Forecasted15.12.202730.12.20272.43%+1.86%$0.499
Forecasted15.09.202730.09.20272.45%0%$0.49
Forecasted15.06.202730.06.20272.59%0%$0.49
Forecasted13.03.202731.03.20272.76%+0.15%$0.49
202610.03%+0.46%$1.929
Forecasted15.12.202630.12.20262.38%+1.86%$0.489
Announced15.09.202630.09.20262.4%0%$0.48
Paid15.06.202630.06.20262.54%0%$0.48
Paid13.03.202631.03.20262.71%0%$0.48
20258.88%0%$1.92
Paid15.12.202530.12.20252.33%0%$0.48
Paid15.09.202530.09.20252.15%0%$0.48
Paid13.06.202530.06.20252.16%0%$0.48
Paid14.03.202531.03.20252.23%0%$0.48
20249.05%0%$1.92
Paid13.12.202430.12.20242.17%0%$0.48
Paid13.09.202430.09.20242.31%0%$0.48
Paid14.06.202428.06.20242.26%0%$0.48
Paid14.03.202429.03.20242.3%0%$0.48
202310.59%+2.67%$1.92
Paid14.12.202328.12.20232.59%0%$0.48
Paid14.09.202329.09.20232.6%0%$0.48
Paid14.06.202330.06.20232.71%0%$0.48
Paid14.03.202331.03.20232.69%-5.88%$0.48
20229.79%+15.43%$1.87
Paid14.12.202229.12.20222.73%+10.87%$0.51
Paid14.09.202230.09.20222.42%+2.22%$0.46
Paid14.06.202230.06.20222.53%0%$0.45
Paid14.03.202231.03.20222.11%+9.76%$0.45
20218.22%+1.25%$1.62
Paid14.12.202130.12.20211.99%0%$0.41
Paid14.09.202130.09.20212.04%+2.5%$0.41
Paid14.06.202130.06.20212.05%0%$0.40
Paid12.03.202131.03.20212.13%0%$0.40
202010.91%-4.76%$1.60
Paid14.12.202030.12.20202.39%0%$0.40
Paid14.09.202030.09.20202.8%0%$0.40
Paid12.06.202030.06.20202.74%0%$0.40
Paid13.03.202031.03.20202.99%-4.76%$0.40
20197.14%+9.09%$1.68
Paid13.12.201927.12.20190.11%0%$0.42
Paid13.09.201930.09.20192.26%0%$0.42
Paid13.06.201928.06.20192.34%0%$0.42
Paid14.03.201929.03.20192.43%+7.69%$0.42
20189.23%+1.32%$1.54
Paid13.12.201828.12.20182.31%0%$0.39
Paid13.09.201828.09.20182.26%+2.63%$0.39
Paid14.06.201829.06.20182.26%0%$0.38
Paid14.03.201830.03.20182.4%0%$0.38
20179.23%0%$1.52
Paid14.12.201729.12.20172.38%0%$0.38
Paid14.09.201729.09.20172.38%0%$0.38
Paid13.06.201730.06.20172.29%0%$0.38
Paid13.03.201731.03.20172.18%0%$0.38
201610.08%-3.18%$1.52
Paid13.12.201630.12.20162.35%0%$0.38
Paid13.09.201630.09.20162.39%0%$0.38
Paid13.06.201630.06.20162.68%0%$0.38
Paid11.03.201631.03.20162.65%0%$0.38
20159.8%0%$1.57
Paid11.12.201531.12.20152.53%0%$0.38
Paid11.09.201530.09.20152.44%0%$0.38
Paid11.06.201530.06.20152.32%-11.63%$0.38
Paid11.03.201531.03.20152.51%+13.16%$0.43
20149.3%0%$1.57
Paid11.12.201431.12.20142.37%0%$0.38
Paid11.09.201430.09.20142.32%0%$0.38
Paid12.06.201430.06.20142.21%0%$0.38
Paid12.03.201431.03.20142.12%+660%$0.38
Paid12.03.201428.03.20140.28%-88.37%$0.05
20138.95%-1.88%$1.57
Paid12.12.201331.12.20132.44%+13.16%$0.43
Paid12.09.201330.09.20132.17%0%$0.38
Paid12.06.201328.06.20132.21%0%$0.38
Paid13.03.201329.03.20132.13%-11.63%$0.38
20129.64%+13.48%$1.60
Paid12.12.201228.12.20122.47%0%$0.43
Paid12.09.201228.09.20122.48%+16.22%$0.43
Paid13.06.201229.06.20122.43%0%$0.37
Paid13.03.201230.03.20122.26%+2.78%$0.37
20119.03%+0.71%$1.41
Paid13.12.201130.12.20112.38%+2.86%$0.36
Paid13.09.201130.09.20112.42%0%$0.35
Paid13.06.201130.06.20112.17%0%$0.35
Paid11.03.201131.03.20112.06%0%$0.35
20109.6%-25.93%$1.40
Paid13.12.201031.12.20102.1%0%$0.35
Paid13.09.201030.09.20102.26%0%$0.35
Paid11.06.201030.06.20102.64%0%$0.35
Paid11.03.201031.03.20102.6%0%$0.35
200928.92%+50%$1.89
Paid11.12.200931.12.20092.77%0%$0.35
Paid11.09.200930.09.20093.43%0%$0.35
Paid11.06.200930.06.20094.47%-16.67%$0.35
Paid12.03.200931.03.200911.28%0%$0.42
Paid11.12.200802.01.20096.97%0%$0.42
200810.37%-24.1%$1.26
Paid11.09.200830.09.20083.61%0%$0.42
Paid12.06.200830.06.20083.44%0%$0.42
Paid13.03.200831.03.20083.33%0%$0.42
200710.1%-16.16%$1.66
Paid12.12.200731.12.20072.84%0%$0.42
Paid12.09.200728.09.20072.65%+2.44%$0.42
Paid13.06.200729.06.20072.39%0%$0.41
Paid15.03.200730.03.20072.22%-18%$0.41
200611.52%+57.14%$1.98
Paid13.12.200629.12.20062.69%+25%$0.50
Paid13.09.200629.09.20062.33%+5.26%$0.40
Paid13.06.200630.06.20062.29%+5.56%$0.38
Paid22.03.200614.04.20062.1%+5.88%$0.36
Paid20.12.200516.01.20062.1%0%$0.34
20057.25%-$1.26
Paid14.09.200530.09.20052.06%+6.25%$0.34
Paid28.06.200515.07.20051.79%+6.67%$0.32
Paid03.03.200515.04.20051.79%0%$0.30
Paid22.12.200426.01.20051.62%-$0.30

Frequently asked questions

Ares Capital's dividends are paid out in March, June, September, and December.
On a quarterly basis.
The dividend yield is currently 9.61% and distributions have increased by 0.88% in the last 3 years.
The last payment was made on 30.06.2026.
If you had Ares Capital in your securities account on 15.06.2026, you received the distribution.
Ares Capital paid out a dividend of $1.92 in 2025.
Ares Capital paid out a dividend of $1.92 in 2024.
To receive the next dividend, Ares Capital must be booked in the securities account on 15.09.2026.
On 30.09.2026, $0.48 per share is to be paid out as a dividend.

Dividend growth 

1 Year

Low growth0.00%

3 Year

Low growth0.883%

5 Year

Moderate growth3.714%

10 Year

Low growth2.033%

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