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ARES CAPITAL CORP dividends
Dividend yield9.68%
Dividend payout97.3%
Safetyat-risk
Per share (TTM)$1.92
Years paying (in our data)5 · rising
Dividends by year
Yield by year = that fiscal year's dividend per share over the share price around year-end — approximate, not the yield on today's price.
By fiscal year
| FY | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total dividends paid | $1.3B | $1.1B | $1.0B | $912.0M | $694.0M |
| Per share | $1.76 | $1.69 | $1.77 | $1.76 | $1.48 |
| Yield then (approx) | 8.85% | 7.16% | 8.76% | 9.07% | 6.71% |
Annual dividend per share = total paid ÷ shares. “Yield then” is the per-share dividend over the share price at that fiscal year-end — approximate.
Per-share dividends by quarter · as declared
| Period end | Dividend / share | Yield then (approx) |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-31 | $0.48 | 10.02% |
| 2025-12-31 | $0.48 | 9.65% |
| 2025-09-30 | $0.48 | 9.43% |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.48 | 8.48% |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.48 | 9.29% |
| 2024-12-31 | $0.48 | 8.11% |
| 2024-09-30 | $0.48 | 9.08% |
| 2024-06-30 | $0.48 | 9.17% |
| 2024-03-31 | $0.48 | 9.32% |
| 2023-12-31 | $0.48 | 9.49% |
| 2023-09-30 | $0.48 | 10.13% |
| 2023-06-30 | $0.48 | 9.80% |
Per-share amounts are declared dividends tagged to each fiscal quarter (exact ex-/pay-dates aren't in the filings). “Yield then” annualises that quarter's dividend over the month-end share price at the time — approximate.
Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.