Ares Capital dividend 2026: Yield & history

Dividend yield TTM: 9.72%
€1.65/share
Dividend growth (CAGR 5Y): 3.79%
Next dividend: €0.41 on 30/09/2026

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In 2026, Ares Capital has already paid €0.83 in dividends. The last payout was in June.

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Metric	Value
Price	€17.02
Yield	9.72%
Interval	Quarterly
CAGR 3Y	2.19%
CAGR 5Y	3.79%
CAGR 10Y	1.54%

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So far in 2026, €0.83 per share has been distributed. The next dividend of €0.41 will be paid on 30/09/2026. In 2025, Ares Capital distributed €1.67. The dividend yield is currently 9.72%, and distributions have decreased by 2.19% over the last 3 years. Ares Capital pays dividends quarterly in March, June, September and December.

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Ex-dividend date	Payment date	Distribution	YoY	Yield
2026		€1.24	25.75%	4.94%
15/09/2026 A	30/09/2026	€0.41
15/06/2026	30/06/2026	€0.42
13/03/2026	31/03/2026	€0.41
2025		€1.67	6.18%	9.68%
15/12/2025	30/12/2025	€0.41
15/09/2025	30/09/2025	€0.41
13/06/2025	30/06/2025	€0.41
14/03/2025	31/03/2025	€0.44
2024		€1.78	1.14%	8.48%
13/12/2024	30/12/2024	€0.46
13/09/2024	30/09/2024	€0.43
14/06/2024	28/06/2024	€0.45
14/03/2024	29/03/2024	€0.44
2023		€1.76	1.68%	9.82%
14/12/2023	28/12/2023	€0.43
14/09/2023	29/09/2023	€0.45
14/06/2023	30/06/2023	€0.44
14/03/2023	31/03/2023	€0.44
2022		€1.79	28.78%	9.96%
14/12/2022	29/12/2022	€0.48
14/09/2022	30/09/2022	€0.47
14/06/2022	30/06/2022	€0.43
14/03/2022	31/03/2022	€0.41
2021		€1.39	0.00%	7.49%
14/12/2021	30/12/2021	€0.36
14/09/2021	30/09/2021	€0.35
14/06/2021	30/06/2021	€0.34
12/03/2021	31/03/2021	€0.34
2020		€1.39	7.95%	9.99%
14/12/2020	30/12/2020	€0.33
14/09/2020	30/09/2020	€0.34
12/06/2020	30/06/2020	€0.36
13/03/2020	31/03/2020	€0.36
2019		€1.51	14.39%	9.05%
13/12/2019	27/12/2019	€0.38
13/09/2019	30/09/2019	€0.39
13/06/2019	28/06/2019	€0.37
14/03/2019	29/03/2019	€0.37
2018		€1.32	0.75%	9.66%
13/12/2018	28/12/2018	€0.34
13/09/2018	28/09/2018	€0.34
14/06/2018	29/06/2018	€0.33
14/03/2018	30/03/2018	€0.31
2017		€1.33	2.92%	10.13%
14/12/2017	29/12/2017	€0.32
14/09/2017	29/09/2017	€0.32
13/06/2017	30/06/2017	€0.33
13/03/2017	31/03/2017	€0.36
2016		€1.37	4.20%	8.78%
13/12/2016	30/12/2016	€0.36
13/09/2016	30/09/2016	€0.34
13/06/2016	30/06/2016	€0.34
11/03/2016	31/03/2016	€0.33
2015		€1.43	18.53%	10.91%
11/12/2015	31/12/2015	€0.35
11/09/2015	30/09/2015	€0.34
11/06/2015	30/06/2015	€0.34
11/03/2015	31/03/2015	€0.40
2014		€1.21	2.24%	9.34%
11/12/2014	31/12/2014	€0.31
11/09/2014	30/09/2014	€0.30
12/06/2014	30/06/2014	€0.28
12/03/2014	31/03/2014	€0.28
12/03/2014	28/03/2014	€0.0364
2013		€1.18	4.07%	9.15%
12/12/2013	31/12/2013	€0.31
12/09/2013	30/09/2013	€0.28
12/06/2013	28/06/2013	€0.29
13/03/2013	29/03/2013	€0.30
2012		€1.23	19.42%	9.27%
12/12/2012	28/12/2012	€0.33
12/09/2012	28/09/2012	€0.33
13/06/2012	29/06/2012	€0.29
13/03/2012	30/03/2012	€0.28
2011		€1.03	3.74%	8.61%
13/12/2011	30/12/2011	€0.28
13/09/2011	30/09/2011	€0.26
13/06/2011	30/06/2011	€0.24
11/03/2011	31/03/2011	€0.25
2010		€1.07	20.74%	8.63%
13/12/2010	31/12/2010	€0.26
13/09/2010	30/09/2010	€0.26
11/06/2010	30/06/2010	€0.29
11/03/2010	31/03/2010	€0.26
2009		€1.35	60.71%	15.56%
11/12/2009	31/12/2009	€0.24
11/09/2009	30/09/2009	€0.24
11/06/2009	30/06/2009	€0.25
12/03/2009	31/03/2009	€0.32
11/12/2008	02/01/2009	€0.30
2008		€0.84	29.41%	18.28%
11/09/2008	30/09/2008	€0.30
12/06/2008	30/06/2008	€0.27
13/03/2008	31/03/2008	€0.27
2007		€1.19	24.68%	11.91%
12/12/2007	31/12/2007	€0.29
12/09/2007	28/09/2007	€0.29
13/06/2007	29/06/2007	€0.30
15/03/2007	30/03/2007	€0.31
2006		€1.58	56.44%	10.83%
13/12/2006	29/12/2006	€0.38
13/09/2006	29/09/2006	€0.32
13/06/2006	30/06/2006	€0.30
22/03/2006	14/04/2006	€0.30
20/12/2005	16/01/2006	€0.28
2005		€1.01	0.00%	7.44%
14/09/2005	30/09/2005	€0.28
28/06/2005	15/07/2005	€0.27
03/03/2005	15/04/2005	€0.23
22/12/2004	26/01/2005	€0.23

Frequently asked questions

When does Ares Capital pay dividends?

Ares Capital pays dividends in September, December, March and June.

How often does Ares Capital pay dividends?

Ares Capital pays dividends quarterly.

What percentage of dividends does Ares Capital pay?

The dividend yield is currently 9.72%, and payouts have decreased by 2.19% over the past 3 years.

When were the most recent dividend payment dates for Ares Capital?

The most recent payment was made on 30/06/2026. Previous payments were made on: 31/03/2026, 30/12/2025 and 30/09/2025.

When did you need to hold Ares Capital in your portfolio to receive the latest dividend?

If you held Ares Capital in your portfolio on 15/06/2026, you received the payout.

How much was the dividend from Ares Capital in 2025?

In 2025, Ares Capital paid €1.67 in dividends.

How much was the dividend from Ares Capital in 2024?

In 2024, Ares Capital paid €1.78 in dividends.

When is the ex-dividend date for the next Ares Capital dividend?

To receive the next dividend, Ares Capital must be in your portfolio on 15/09/2026.

How much is the next dividend from Ares Capital?

On 30/09/2026, €0.41 per share is expected to be paid as a dividend.

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