Ares Capital Corporation Dividend

Q: What is the Ares Capital Corporation Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Ares Capital Corporation dividend yield over the last 5 years is 9.07% and the average over the last 10 years is 9.33%. The payout ratio of Ares Capital Corporation in relation to the last financial year is 103.23%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 83.00%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share (EPS ).

Q: Is the Ares Capital Corporation dividend safe?

Ares Capital Corporation has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently. The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00% . The average Ares Capital Corporation Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 3.71% . The average for the last 10 years is 2.47% .

$18.86

1.57%

Nasdaq, Oct 02, 04:21 pm EDT. Closed.

ISIN

US04010L1035

Symbol

ARCC

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Ares Capital Corporation Dividend history 22 years & estimates 2026 to 2028

Dividend Analysis of the Ares Capital Corporation Stock

Current dividend yield	5.3 %
Dividendenrendite 5 Jahre	8.16 %
Dividend Yield 10Y	3.77 %
Payout 3Y	5.95 %

When does Ares Capital Corporation pay a dividend?

The Ares Capital Corporation stock dividend is paid 4 times a year. In order to receive a dividend, you should generally own the Ares Capital Corporation stock before the ex-dividend date. The Dividend Calendar shows that the last ex-day dates were March, June, September and December . Dividends from Ares Capital Corporation are distributed via March, June, September and December.

Year	Dividend	Ex-day & Payday	Frequency
Fiscal Year	Dividend per Share	Ex-Day	Payday	Payment frequency
2026	$0.48 $0.48	Sep 15 2026 Sep 15 2026 Sep 30 2026 Sep 15 26 Sep 30 26	Sep 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.48 $0.48	Jun 15 2026 Jun 15 2026 Jun 30 2026 Jun 15 26 Jun 30 26	Jun 30 2026	quarterly quarterly
2026	$0.48 $0.48	Mar 13 2026 Mar 13 2026 Mar 31 2026 Mar 13 26 Mar 31 26	Mar 31 2026	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.48 $0.48	Dec 15 2025 Dec 15 2025 Dec 30 2025 Dec 15 25 Dec 30 25	Dec 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.48 $0.48	Sep 15 2025 Sep 15 2025 Sep 30 2025 Sep 15 25 Sep 30 25	Sep 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.48 $0.48	Jun 13 2025 Jun 13 2025 Jun 30 2025 Jun 13 25 Jun 30 25	Jun 30 2025	quarterly quarterly
2025	$0.48 $0.48	Mar 14 2025 Mar 14 2025 Mar 31 2025 Mar 14 25 Mar 31 25	Mar 31 2025	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.48 $0.48	Dec 13 2024 Dec 13 2024 Dec 30 2024 Dec 13 24 Dec 30 24	Dec 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.48 $0.48	Sep 13 2024 Sep 13 2024 Sep 30 2024 Sep 13 24 Sep 30 24	Sep 30 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.48 $0.48	Jun 14 2024 Jun 14 2024 Jun 28 2024 Jun 14 24 Jun 28 24	Jun 28 2024	quarterly quarterly
2024	$0.48 $0.48	Mar 14 2024 Mar 14 2024 Mar 29 2024 Mar 14 24 Mar 29 24	Mar 29 2024	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.48 $0.48	Dec 14 2023 Dec 14 2023 Dec 28 2023 Dec 14 23 Dec 28 23	Dec 28 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.48 $0.48	Sep 14 2023 Sep 14 2023 Sep 29 2023 Sep 14 23 Sep 29 23	Sep 29 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.48 $0.48	Jun 14 2023 Jun 14 2023 Jun 30 2023 Jun 14 23 Jun 30 23	Jun 30 2023	quarterly quarterly
2023	$0.48 $0.48	Mar 14 2023 Mar 14 2023 Mar 31 2023 Mar 14 23 Mar 31 23	Mar 31 2023	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.48 $0.48	Dec 14 2022 Dec 14 2022 Dec 29 2022 Dec 14 22 Dec 29 22	Dec 29 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.03 $0.03	Dec 14 2022 Dec 14 2022 Dec 29 2022 Dec 14 22 Dec 29 22	Dec 29 2022	Special dividend Special div.
2022	$0.4293 $0.43	Sep 14 2022 Sep 14 2022 Sep 30 2022 Sep 14 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.03 $0.03	Sep 14 2022 Sep 14 2022 Sep 30 2022 Sep 14 22 Sep 30 22	Sep 30 2022	Special dividend Special div.
2022	$0.4187 $0.42	Jun 14 2022 Jun 14 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 14 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.0299 $0.03	Jun 14 2022 Jun 14 2022 Jun 30 2022 Jun 14 22 Jun 30 22	Jun 30 2022	Special dividend Special div.
2022	$0.418 $0.42	Mar 14 2022 Mar 14 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 14 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	quarterly quarterly
2022	$0.0299 $0.03	Mar 14 2022 Mar 14 2022 Mar 31 2022 Mar 14 22 Mar 31 22	Mar 31 2022	Special dividend Special div.
2021	$0.41 $0.41	Dec 14 2021 Dec 14 2021 Dec 14 21		quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.41 $0.41	Sep 14 2021 Sep 14 2021 Sep 14 21		quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4 $0.4	Jun 14 2021 Jun 14 2021 Jun 14 21		quarterly quarterly
2021	$0.4 $0.4	Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 2021 Mar 12 21		quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4 $0.4	Dec 14 2020 Dec 14 2020 Dec 14 20		quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4 $0.4	Sep 14 2020 Sep 14 2020 Sep 14 20		quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4 $0.4	Jun 12 2020 Jun 12 2020 Jun 12 20		quarterly quarterly
2020	$0.4 $0.4	Mar 13 2020 Mar 13 2020 Mar 13 20		quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.4 $0.4	Dec 13 2019 Dec 13 2019 Dec 13 19		quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.02 $0.02	Dec 13 2019 Dec 13 2019 Dec 13 19		Special dividend Special div.
2019	$0.4 $0.4	Sep 13 2019 Sep 13 2019 Sep 13 19		quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.02 $0.02	Sep 13 2019 Sep 13 2019 Sep 13 19		Special dividend Special div.
2019	$0.4 $0.4	Jun 13 2019 Jun 13 2019 Jun 13 19		quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.02 $0.02	Jun 13 2019 Jun 13 2019 Jun 13 19		Special dividend Special div.
2019	$0.4 $0.4	Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 19		quarterly quarterly
2019	$0.02 $0.02	Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 2019 Mar 14 19		Special dividend Special div.
2018	$0.3896 $0.39	Dec 13 2018 Dec 13 2018 Dec 13 18		quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3896 $0.39	Sep 13 2018 Sep 13 2018 Sep 13 18		quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3796 $0.38	Jun 14 2018 Jun 14 2018 Jun 14 18		quarterly quarterly
2018	$0.3796 $0.38	Mar 14 2018 Mar 14 2018 Mar 14 18		quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.376 $0.38	Dec 14 2017 Dec 14 2017 Dec 29 2017 Dec 14 17 Dec 29 17	Dec 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.376 $0.38	Sep 14 2017 Sep 14 2017 Sep 29 2017 Sep 14 17 Sep 29 17	Sep 29 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.376 $0.38	Jun 13 2017 Jun 13 2017 Jun 30 2017 Jun 13 17 Jun 30 17	Jun 30 2017	quarterly quarterly
2017	$0.376 $0.38	Mar 13 2017 Mar 13 2017 Mar 31 2017 Mar 13 17 Mar 31 17	Mar 31 2017	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.376 $0.38	Dec 13 2016 Dec 13 2016 Dec 30 2016 Dec 13 16 Dec 30 16	Dec 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.376 $0.38	Sep 13 2016 Sep 13 2016 Sep 30 2016 Sep 13 16 Sep 30 16	Sep 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.376 $0.38	Jun 13 2016 Jun 13 2016 Jun 30 2016 Jun 13 16 Jun 30 16	Jun 30 2016	quarterly quarterly
2016	$0.376 $0.38	Mar 11 2016 Mar 11 2016 Mar 31 2016 Mar 11 16 Mar 31 16	Mar 31 2016	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.376 $0.38	Dec 11 2015 Dec 11 2015 Dec 31 2015 Dec 11 15 Dec 31 15	Dec 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.376 $0.38	Sep 11 2015 Sep 11 2015 Sep 30 2015 Sep 11 15 Sep 30 15	Sep 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.376 $0.38	Jun 11 2015 Jun 11 2015 Jun 30 2015 Jun 11 15 Jun 30 15	Jun 30 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.376 $0.38	Mar 11 2015 Mar 11 2015 Mar 31 2015 Mar 11 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	quarterly quarterly
2015	$0.0495 $0.05	Mar 11 2015 Mar 11 2015 Mar 31 2015 Mar 11 15 Mar 31 15	Mar 31 2015	Special dividend Special div.
2014	$0.3749 $0.37	Dec 11 2014 Dec 11 2014 Dec 31 2014 Dec 11 14 Dec 31 14	Dec 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3749 $0.37	Sep 11 2014 Sep 11 2014 Sep 30 2014 Sep 11 14 Sep 30 14	Sep 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3749 $0.37	Jun 12 2014 Jun 12 2014 Jun 30 2014 Jun 12 14 Jun 30 14	Jun 30 2014	quarterly quarterly
2014	$0.3749 $0.37	Mar 12 2014 Mar 12 2014 Mar 31 2014 Mar 12 14 Mar 31 14	Mar 31 2014	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0493 $0.05	Mar 12 2014 Mar 12 2014 Mar 28 2014 Mar 12 14 Mar 28 14	Mar 28 2014	Special dividend Special div.
2013	$0.3739 $0.37	Dec 12 2013 Dec 12 2013 Dec 31 2013 Dec 12 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.0492 $0.05	Dec 12 2013 Dec 12 2013 Dec 31 2013 Dec 12 13 Dec 31 13	Dec 31 2013	Special dividend Special div.
2013	$0.3728 $0.37	Sep 12 2013 Sep 12 2013 Sep 30 2013 Sep 12 13 Sep 30 13	Sep 30 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3728 $0.37	Jun 12 2013 Jun 12 2013 Jun 28 2013 Jun 12 13 Jun 28 13	Jun 28 2013	quarterly quarterly
2013	$0.3728 $0.37	Mar 13 2013 Mar 13 2013 Mar 29 2013 Mar 13 13 Mar 29 13	Mar 29 2013	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3728 $0.37	Dec 12 2012 Dec 12 2012 Dec 28 2012 Dec 12 12 Dec 28 12	Dec 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0491 $0.05	Dec 12 2012 Dec 12 2012 Dec 28 2012 Dec 12 12 Dec 28 12	Dec 28 2012	Special dividend Special div.
2012	$0.3717 $0.37	Sep 12 2012 Sep 12 2012 Sep 28 2012 Sep 12 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.0489 $0.05	Sep 12 2012 Sep 12 2012 Sep 28 2012 Sep 12 12 Sep 28 12	Sep 28 2012	Special dividend Special div.
2012	$0.3609 $0.36	Jun 13 2012 Jun 13 2012 Jun 29 2012 Jun 13 12 Jun 29 12	Jun 29 2012	quarterly quarterly
2012	$0.3609 $0.36	Mar 13 2012 Mar 13 2012 Mar 30 2012 Mar 13 12 Mar 30 12	Mar 30 2012	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3512 $0.35	Dec 13 2011 Dec 13 2011 Dec 30 2011 Dec 13 11 Dec 30 11	Dec 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3414 $0.34	Sep 13 2011 Sep 13 2011 Sep 30 2011 Sep 13 11 Sep 30 11	Sep 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3414 $0.34	Jun 13 2011 Jun 13 2011 Jun 30 2011 Jun 13 11 Jun 30 11	Jun 30 2011	quarterly quarterly
2011	$0.3414 $0.34	Mar 11 2011 Mar 11 2011 Mar 31 2011 Mar 11 11 Mar 31 11	Mar 31 2011	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3414 $0.34	Dec 13 2010 Dec 13 2010 Dec 31 2010 Dec 13 10 Dec 31 10	Dec 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3414 $0.34	Sep 13 2010 Sep 13 2010 Sep 30 2010 Sep 13 10 Sep 30 10	Sep 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3414 $0.34	Jun 11 2010 Jun 11 2010 Jun 30 2010 Jun 11 10 Jun 30 10	Jun 30 2010	quarterly quarterly
2010	$0.3414 $0.34	Mar 11 2010 Mar 11 2010 Mar 31 2010 Mar 11 10 Mar 31 10	Mar 31 2010	quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3447 $0.34	Dec 11 2009 Dec 11 2009 Dec 11 09		quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3447 $0.34	Sep 11 2009 Sep 11 2009 Sep 11 09		quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.3447 $0.34	Jun 11 2009 Jun 11 2009 Jun 11 09		quarterly quarterly
2009	$0.4136 $0.41	Mar 12 2009 Mar 12 2009 Mar 12 09		quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.4097 $0.41	Dec 11 2008 Dec 11 2008 Jan 02 2009 Dec 11 08 Jan 02 09	Jan 02 2009	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.4097 $0.41	Sep 11 2008 Sep 11 2008 Sep 30 2008 Sep 11 08 Sep 30 08	Sep 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.4097 $0.41	Jun 12 2008 Jun 12 2008 Jun 30 2008 Jun 12 08 Jun 30 08	Jun 30 2008	quarterly quarterly
2008	$0.3932 $0.39	Mar 13 2008 Mar 13 2008 Mar 31 2008 Mar 13 08 Mar 31 08	Mar 31 2008	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3932 $0.39	Dec 12 2007 Dec 12 2007 Dec 31 2007 Dec 12 07 Dec 31 07	Dec 31 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3932 $0.39	Sep 12 2007 Sep 12 2007 Sep 28 2007 Sep 12 07 Sep 28 07	Sep 28 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3838 $0.38	Jun 13 2007 Jun 13 2007 Jun 29 2007 Jun 13 07 Jun 29 07	Jun 29 2007	quarterly quarterly
2007	$0.3838 $0.38	Mar 15 2007 Mar 15 2007 Mar 30 2007 Mar 15 07 Mar 30 07	Mar 30 2007	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3744 $0.37	Dec 13 2006 Dec 13 2006 Dec 29 2006 Dec 13 06 Dec 29 06	Dec 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.0936 $0.09	Dec 13 2006 Dec 13 2006 Dec 29 2006 Dec 13 06 Dec 29 06	Dec 29 2006	Special dividend Special div.
2006	$0.3725 $0.37	Sep 13 2006 Sep 13 2006 Sep 29 2006 Sep 13 06 Sep 29 06	Sep 29 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3539 $0.35	Jun 13 2006 Jun 13 2006 Jun 30 2006 Jun 13 06 Jun 30 06	Jun 30 2006	quarterly quarterly
2006	$0.3353 $0.34	Mar 22 2006 Mar 22 2006 Apr 14 2006 Mar 22 06 Apr 14 06	Apr 14 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3166 $0.32	Dec 20 2005 Dec 20 2005 Jan 16 2006 Dec 20 05 Jan 16 06	Jan 16 2006	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.3166 $0.32	Sep 14 2005 Sep 14 2005 Sep 30 2005 Sep 14 05 Sep 30 05	Sep 30 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.298 $0.3	Jun 28 2005 Jun 28 2005 Jul 15 2005 Jun 28 05 Jul 15 05	Jul 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2005	$0.2794 $0.28	Mar 03 2005 Mar 03 2005 Apr 15 2005 Mar 03 05 Apr 15 05	Apr 15 2005	quarterly quarterly
2004	$0.2794 $0.28	Dec 22 2004 Dec 22 2004 Jan 26 2005 Dec 22 04 Jan 26 05	Jan 26 2005	- -

How much dividend does Ares Capital Corporation pay?

Ares Capital Corporation most recently paid a dividend of $0.48. Ares Capital Corporation paid a Dividend of $1.92 Per Share in the financial year 2025. With a stock price of $18.86 at Oct 02 2026, the current dividend yield is 10.18% (calculation: $1.92 / $18.86 = 10.18%). No special dividend was paid.

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What is the Ares Capital Corporation Dividend Yield and payout ratio?

The average Ares Capital Corporation dividend yield over the last 5 years is 9.07% and the average over the last 10 years is 9.33%.

The payout ratio of Ares Capital Corporation in relation to the last financial year is 103.23%. The payout ratio smoothed over 3 years is 83.00%. The calculation is based on the sum of all dividend payments divided by the cumulative earnings per share(EPS).

Metric	Ares Capital Corporation
Current dividend yield	10.18%
Dividend Yield 5Y	9.07%
Dividend Yield 10Y	9.33%
Payout 1Y	103.23%
Payout 3Y	83.00%

Is the Ares Capital Corporation dividend safe? Continuity & Dividend Growth

Is the Ares Capital Corporation dividend safe?

Ares Capital Corporation has been paying a dividend for 22 years and has not lowered the dividend for 15 years (dividend continuity). As a result, the dividend was not increased recently.

The Dividend Growth in relation to the previous financial year amounts to 0.00%. The average Ares Capital Corporation Dividend Growth over the last 5 years is 3.71%. The average for the last 10 years is 2.47%.

Metric	Ares Capital Corporation
Increased	0 Years
Continuity	15 Years
Paid	22 Years
Growth 1Y	0.00%
Growth 5Y	3.71%
Growth 10Y	2.47%

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Ares Capital Corporation Stock Forecast 2026

On the stock exchange, the Ares Capital Corporation stock (ISIN: US04010L1035) is not traded as a top scorer in October 2026 according to the dividend strategy.

The stock price of Ares Capital Corporation -6.77% has fallen since the beginning of the year 2026. However, the return generated in the past says nothing about the future return. You can find the Ares Capital Corporation stock price in real time at the top of the page.

Ares Capital Corporation (symbol: ARCC) is valued at a Price / Earnings Ratio (P/E ratio) of 13.97 and a price/sales ratio (P/S ratio) of 4.36 valued. Based on analyst estimates, the Ares Capital Corporation stock forecast 2026 of the current financial year corresponds to a valuation of 9.74 according to P/E ratio and 4.42 according to P/S.

Metric	Ares Capital Corporation
Dividend Score	??/15
Performance 2026	6.77%
P/E TTM	13.97
P/S TTM	4.36
P/E forward	9.74
P/S forward	4.42

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