Ares Capital's most recent quarterly dividend of $0.42 per share was on Mar 14, 2022 (ex-date). The annualized payout of $1.64 per share represents a current dividend yield of 8.25%. The latest ARCC distribution of $0.42 marks a dividend growth of 2.4%.
Ares Capital's dividend yield of 8.25% is higher than the Financial Services sector and the industry average.
Ares Capital has a history of paying dividends since 2004. Our records of ARCC show that the company has issued five dividends in the last twelve months. This includes four regular and one special dividends. The annualized DPS has increased by 2.5% for the last year. And since the stock price has gone up by 2.1% from a year ago, the dividend yield has increased by 0.4%.
| Declared on | Ex-date | Payment date | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.03 | special |
| Feb 9, 2022 | Mar 14, 2022 | Mar 31, 2022 | $0.42 | normal |
| Dec 14, 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | $0.41 | normal | |
| Jul 28, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | $0.41 | normal |
| Apr 28, 2021 | Jun 14, 2021 | Jun 30, 2021 | $0.4 | normal |
| Mar 12, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | $0.4 | normal | |
| Oct 27, 2020 | Dec 14, 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | $0.4 | normal |
| Aug 4, 2020 | Sep 14, 2020 | Sep 30, 2020 | $0.4 | normal |
| May 5, 2020 | Jun 12, 2020 | Jun 30, 2020 | $0.4 | normal |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | $0.4 | normal |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | $0.02 | special |
| Oct 30, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | Dec 27, 2019 | $0.4 | normal |
| Jul 30, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $0.4 | normal |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Sep 13, 2019 | Sep 30, 2019 | $0.02 | special |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | $0.02 | special |
| Apr 30, 2019 | Jun 13, 2019 | Jun 28, 2019 | $0.4 | normal |
| Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | $0.02 | special | |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Mar 14, 2019 | Mar 29, 2019 | $0.4 | normal |
| Oct 31, 2018 | Dec 13, 2018 | Dec 28, 2018 | $0.39 | normal |
| Aug 1, 2018 | Sep 13, 2018 | Sep 28, 2018 | $0.39 | normal |
| May 2, 2018 | Jun 14, 2018 | Jun 29, 2018 | $0.38 | normal |
| Feb 13, 2018 | Mar 14, 2018 | Mar 30, 2018 | $0.38 | normal |
| Nov 2, 2017 | Dec 14, 2017 | Dec 29, 2017 | $0.38 | normal |
| Aug 2, 2017 | Sep 14, 2017 | Sep 29, 2017 | $0.38 | normal |
| May 3, 2017 | Jun 13, 2017 | Jun 30, 2017 | $0.38 | normal |
| Feb 22, 2017 | Mar 13, 2017 | Mar 31, 2017 | $0.38 | normal |
| Nov 2, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | $0.38 | normal |
| Aug 3, 2016 | Sep 13, 2016 | Sep 30, 2016 | $0.38 | normal |
| May 4, 2016 | Jun 13, 2016 | Jun 30, 2016 | $0.38 | normal |
| Feb 24, 2016 | Mar 11, 2016 | Mar 31, 2016 | $0.38 | normal |
Ares Capital's payout ratio of 53.1% is above the Financial Services sector and the industry average.