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Below is a table of the ARCC shares outstanding history going back to 2/23/2010:
Also see: ARCC Market Cap History ARCC YTD Return |
As of 4/23/2026 Ares Capital has 718.02 million ARCC shares outstanding. Investors often track the ARCC shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.
This page shows ARCC share count trends over time, with 69 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 2/23/2010.

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Below is a table of the ARCC shares outstanding history going back to 2/23/2010:
Also see: ARCC Market Cap History ARCC YTD Return |
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ARCC Historical Shares Outstanding: +11.00% CAGR
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| About Ares Capital Corp |
| Ares Capital is a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company. Co.'s investment objective is to generate both current income and capital appreciation through debt and equity investments. We show 69 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of ARCC's shares outstanding history. Understanding the changing numbers of ARCC shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like ARCC versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching ARCC by allowing them to research ARCC shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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