Annual Dividend (TTM)
$1.9200
Quarterly
Dividend Yield
9.95%
Last ex-date: Mar 13, 2026
Payout Ratio (TTM)
103.31%
Percentage of earnings paid as dividends
Dividend Growth
-
Year-over-year change

Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividend Statistics & Metrics

Comprehensive dividend yields, CAGR growth rates, payout ratios, and payment frequency analysis

Payment Details

Dividend payment schedule and frequency details

FrequencyQuarterly
Last Payment$0.4800
Last Ex-DateMar 13, 2026
Last Payment DateMar 31, 2026

Growth Metrics

Dividend CAGR and consecutive years of growth

TTM Growth (YoY)0.00%
3-Year CAGR0.88%
5-Year CAGR3.71%
10-Year CAGR4.90%

Historical Averages

Multi-year dividend averages and payout ratio

Payout Ratio (TTM)103.31%
5-Year Average$1.8500
10-Year Average$1.6650
First PaymentDec 22, 2004

Ares Capital (ARCC) Dividend Payment History

Complete ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, amounts, and frequency

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Complete dividend payment history including ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment dates, declaration dates, amounts, frequency, and type
Ex-Dividend DateRecord DatePayment DateDeclaration DateAmountFrequency
Mar 13, 2026Mar 13, 2026Mar 31, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.4800Quarterly
Dec 15, 2025Dec 15, 2025Dec 30, 2025Oct 28, 2025$0.4800Quarterly
Sep 15, 2025Sep 15, 2025Sep 30, 2025Jul 29, 2025$0.4800Quarterly
Jun 13, 2025Jun 13, 2025Jun 30, 2025Apr 29, 2025$0.4800Quarterly
Mar 14, 2025Mar 14, 2025Mar 31, 2025Feb 5, 2025$0.4800Quarterly
Dec 13, 2024Dec 13, 2024Dec 30, 2024Oct 30, 2024$0.4800Quarterly
Sep 13, 2024Sep 13, 2024Sep 30, 2024Jul 30, 2024$0.4800Quarterly
Jun 14, 2024Jun 14, 2024Jun 28, 2024May 1, 2024$0.4800Quarterly
Mar 14, 2024Mar 15, 2024Mar 29, 2024Feb 7, 2024$0.4800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2023Dec 15, 2023Dec 28, 2023Oct 24, 2023$0.4800Quarterly
Sep 14, 2023Sep 15, 2023Sep 29, 2023Jul 25, 2023$0.4800Quarterly
Jun 14, 2023Jun 15, 2023Jun 30, 2023Apr 25, 2023$0.4800Quarterly
Mar 14, 2023Mar 15, 2023Mar 31, 2023Feb 7, 2023$0.4800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2022Dec 15, 2022Dec 29, 2022Oct 25, 2022$0.5100Quarterly
Sep 14, 2022Sep 15, 2022Sep 30, 2022Jul 26, 2022$0.4600Quarterly
Jun 14, 2022Jun 15, 2022Jun 30, 2022Feb 9, 2022$0.4500Quarterly
Mar 14, 2022Mar 15, 2022Mar 31, 2022Feb 9, 2022$0.4500Quarterly
Dec 14, 2021Dec 15, 2021Dec 30, 2021Oct 26, 2021$0.4100Quarterly
Sep 14, 2021Sep 15, 2021Sep 30, 2021Jul 28, 2021$0.4100Quarterly
Jun 14, 2021Jun 15, 2021Jun 30, 2021Apr 28, 2021$0.4000Quarterly
Mar 12, 2021Mar 15, 2021Mar 31, 2021Feb 10, 2021$0.4000Quarterly
Dec 14, 2020-Dec 30, 2020Oct 27, 2020$0.4000Quarterly
Sep 14, 2020-Sep 30, 2020Aug 4, 2020$0.4000Quarterly
Jun 12, 2020-Jun 30, 2020May 5, 2020$0.4000Quarterly
Mar 13, 2020-Mar 31, 2020Feb 12, 2020$0.4000Quarterly
Dec 13, 2019-Dec 27, 2019Oct 30, 2019$0.0200Quarterly
Sep 13, 2019-Sep 30, 2019Apr 30, 2019$0.4000Quarterly
Jun 13, 2019-Jun 28, 2019Apr 30, 2019$0.4000Quarterly
Mar 14, 2019-Mar 29, 2019Feb 13, 2019$0.4000Quarterly
Dec 13, 2018-Dec 28, 2018Oct 31, 2018$0.3900Quarterly
Sep 13, 2018-Sep 28, 2018Aug 1, 2018$0.3900Quarterly
Jun 14, 2018-Jun 29, 2018May 2, 2018$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 14, 2018-Mar 30, 2018Feb 13, 2018$0.3800Quarterly
Dec 14, 2017-Dec 29, 2017Nov 2, 2017$0.3800Quarterly
Sep 14, 2017-Sep 29, 2017Aug 2, 2017$0.3800Quarterly
Jun 13, 2017-Jun 30, 2017May 3, 2017$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 13, 2017-Mar 31, 2017Feb 22, 2017$0.3800Quarterly
Dec 13, 2016-Dec 30, 2016Nov 2, 2016$0.3800Quarterly
Sep 13, 2016-Sep 30, 2016Aug 3, 2016$0.3800Quarterly
Jun 13, 2016-Jun 30, 2016May 4, 2016$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 11, 2016-Mar 31, 2016Feb 24, 2016$0.3800Quarterly
Dec 11, 2015-Dec 31, 2015Nov 4, 2015$0.3800Quarterly
Sep 11, 2015-Sep 30, 2015Aug 4, 2015$0.3800Quarterly
Jun 11, 2015-Jun 30, 2015May 4, 2015$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 11, 2015-Mar 31, 2015Feb 26, 2015$0.0500Quarterly
Dec 11, 2014-Dec 31, 2014Nov 4, 2014$0.3800Quarterly
Sep 11, 2014-Sep 30, 2014Aug 5, 2014$0.3800Quarterly
Jun 12, 2014-Jun 30, 2014May 6, 2014$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 12, 2014-Mar 31, 2014Nov 5, 2013$0.3800Quarterly
Dec 12, 2013-Dec 31, 2013Nov 5, 2013$0.3800Quarterly
Sep 12, 2013-Sep 30, 2013Aug 6, 2013$0.3800Quarterly
Jun 12, 2013-Jun 28, 2013May 7, 2013$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 13, 2013-Mar 29, 2013Feb 27, 2013$0.3800Quarterly
Dec 12, 2012-Dec 28, 2012Nov 5, 2012$0.0500Quarterly
Sep 12, 2012-Sep 28, 2012Aug 8, 2012$0.3800Quarterly
Jun 13, 2012-Jun 29, 2012May 9, 2012$0.3700Quarterly
Mar 13, 2012-Mar 30, 2012Feb 29, 2012$0.3700Quarterly
Dec 13, 2011-Dec 30, 2011Nov 9, 2011$0.3600Quarterly
Sep 13, 2011-Sep 30, 2011Aug 5, 2011$0.3500Quarterly
Jun 13, 2011-Jun 30, 2011May 4, 2011$0.3500Quarterly
Mar 11, 2011-Mar 31, 2011Mar 2, 2011$0.3500Quarterly
Dec 13, 2010-Dec 31, 2010Nov 5, 2010$0.3500Quarterly
Sep 13, 2010-Sep 30, 2010Aug 6, 2010$0.3500Quarterly
Jun 11, 2010-Jun 30, 2010May 11, 2010$0.3500Quarterly
Mar 11, 2010-Mar 31, 2010Mar 3, 2010$0.3500Quarterly
Dec 11, 2009-Dec 31, 2009Nov 6, 2009$0.3500Quarterly
Sep 11, 2009-Sep 30, 2009Aug 7, 2009$0.3500Quarterly
Jun 11, 2009-Jun 30, 2009May 8, 2009$0.3500Quarterly
Mar 12, 2009-Mar 31, 2009Mar 3, 2009$0.4200Quarterly
Dec 11, 2008-Jan 2, 2009Nov 7, 2008$0.4200Quarterly
Sep 11, 2008-Sep 30, 2008Aug 8, 2008$0.4200Quarterly
Jun 12, 2008-Jun 30, 2008May 9, 2008$0.4200Quarterly
Mar 13, 2008-Mar 31, 2008Feb 29, 2008$0.4200Quarterly
Dec 12, 2007-Dec 31, 2007Nov 9, 2007$0.4200Quarterly
Sep 12, 2007-Sep 28, 2007Aug 10, 2007$0.4200Quarterly
Jun 13, 2007-Jun 29, 2007May 23, 2007$0.4100Quarterly
Mar 15, 2007-Mar 30, 2007Mar 9, 2007$0.4100Quarterly
Dec 13, 2006-Dec 29, 2006Nov 9, 2006$0.1000Quarterly
Sep 13, 2006-Sep 29, 2006Aug 10, 2006$0.4000Quarterly
Jun 13, 2006-Jun 30, 2006May 9, 2006$0.3800Quarterly
Mar 22, 2006-Apr 14, 2006Mar 1, 2006$0.3600Quarterly
Dec 20, 2005-Jan 16, 2006Dec 13, 2005$0.3400-
Sep 14, 2005-Sep 30, 2005Sep 7, 2005$0.3400-
Jun 28, 2005-Jul 15, 2005Jun 21, 2005$0.3200-
Mar 3, 2005-Apr 15, 2005Feb 24, 2005$0.3000-
Dec 22, 2004---$0.2956-