Ares Capital (ARCC) dividend history
Ares Capital paid $1.3B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.81 per share.
Dividends per share grew 2.5% a year over 5 years.
At today's price the trailing yield is 9.91%.
Dividends by fiscal year
Dividends paid from the cash flow statement in Ares Capital's 10-K filings, divided by diluted shares (an approximation of the per-share dividend).
| Fiscal year | Per share | Growth | Total paid | % of free cash flow | % of net income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.81 | -0.9% | $1.3B | — | 97% |
| 2024 | $1.83 | +1.8% | $1.1B | — | 75% |
| 2023 | $1.79 | +1.8% | $1.0B | — | 68% |
| 2022 | $1.76 | +13.1% | $912M | — | 152% |
| 2021 | $1.56 | -2.8% | $694M | — | 44% |
| 2020 | $1.60 | — | $679M | — | 140% |
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Does Ares Capital pay a dividend?
Ares Capital paid $1.3B in dividends in fiscal 2025, about $1.81 per share.
How fast has Ares Capital's dividend grown?
Dividends per share grew 2.5% a year over 5 years.
From Ares Capital's annual reports filed with the SEC (XBRL data), standardised by Investingly. Information only, not investment advice.