Does ARCC pay a dividend?

Yes. Ares Capital Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 10.00% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.92 per share.

How much does ARCC pay in dividends?

$1.92 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next ARCC ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for ARCC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

ARCC Dividend

Ares Capital Corporation

NASDAQFinancial ServicesStockData as of September 15, 2026

Dividend yield: 10.00%
Annual dividend: $1.92
Payout ratio: 1.38
Frequency: Quarterly
Share price: $19.20
Market cap: $13.8B

Is ARCC a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is far above the marketAt 10.00%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.92% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.38 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
Dividend has been cut 3 timesAcross 21 complete years, the annual total fell in 2009, 2013, 2020. The most recent reduction was in 2020.

ARCC dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.

Peak $1.92 in 2023Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for ARCC, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
September 15, 2026	September 30, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
June 15, 2026	June 30, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
March 13, 2026	March 31, 2026	$0.4800	Quarterly
December 15, 2025	December 30, 2025	$0.4800	Quarterly
September 15, 2025	September 30, 2025	$0.4800	Quarterly
June 13, 2025	June 30, 2025	$0.4800	Quarterly
March 14, 2025	March 31, 2025	$0.4800	Quarterly
December 13, 2024	December 30, 2024	$0.4800	Quarterly
September 13, 2024	September 30, 2024	$0.4800	Quarterly
June 14, 2024	June 28, 2024	$0.4800	Quarterly
March 14, 2024	March 29, 2024	$0.4800	Quarterly
December 14, 2023	December 28, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
September 14, 2023	September 29, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
June 14, 2023	June 30, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
March 14, 2023	March 31, 2023	$0.4800	Quarterly
December 14, 2022	December 29, 2022	$0.5100	Special
September 14, 2022	September 30, 2022	$0.4600	Special
June 14, 2022	June 30, 2022	$0.4500	Special
March 14, 2022	March 31, 2022	$0.4500	Special
December 14, 2021	December 30, 2021	$0.4100	Quarterly
September 14, 2021	September 30, 2021	$0.4100	Quarterly
June 14, 2021	June 30, 2021	$0.4000	Quarterly
March 12, 2021	March 31, 2021	$0.4000	Quarterly
December 14, 2020	December 30, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
September 14, 2020	September 30, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
June 12, 2020	June 30, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
March 13, 2020	March 31, 2020	$0.4000	Quarterly
December 13, 2019	December 27, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
September 13, 2019	September 30, 2019	$0.4000	Quarterly
June 13, 2019	June 28, 2019	$0.4200	Quarterly
March 14, 2019	March 29, 2019	$0.4200	Quarterly
December 13, 2018	December 28, 2018	$0.3900	Quarterly
September 13, 2018	September 28, 2018	$0.3900	Quarterly
June 14, 2018	June 29, 2018	$0.3800	Quarterly
March 14, 2018	March 30, 2018	$0.3800	Quarterly
December 14, 2017	December 29, 2017	$0.3800	Quarterly
September 14, 2017	September 29, 2017	$0.3800	Quarterly
June 13, 2017	June 30, 2017	$0.3800	Quarterly
March 13, 2017	March 31, 2017	$0.3800	Quarterly
December 13, 2016	December 30, 2016	$0.3800	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does ARCC pay a dividend?: Yes. Ares Capital Corporation pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 10.00% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.92 per share.
How much does ARCC pay in dividends?: $1.92 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next ARCC ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for ARCC. Dates appear here once the company declares them.