Ares Capital Stock Price History
NASDAQ: ARCCFinanceFinance: Consumer ServicesUSD
18.56-0.18 (-0.96%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
ARCC price history at a glance
The price history for Ares Capital (ARCC) on this page begins on October 4, 2004, when the stock closed at $15.07; it most recently closed at $18.56 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $23.84, reached on February 3, 2025; the latest close is 22.1% below that peak. Across the 21 complete calendar years in the table, ARCC finished higher in 10 and lower in 11. Its best year was 2009 (+83.4%) and its worst was 2008 (-50.0%).
Over roughly 22 years the share price changed +23.1%, a 1.0% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, ARCC has lost 2.8%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 2004
- $23.84
- Date of high
- Feb 3, 2025
- Low since 2004
- $3.12
- Date of low
- Mar 9, 2009
- 52-week high
- $21.14
- 52-week low
- $17.40
- IPO year
- 2004
- Last close
- $18.56
ARCC returns
1 week
-1.59%
1 month
-5.60%
3 months
-1.17%
6 months
+2.60%
Year to date
-8.26%
1 year
-2.83%
3 years
-2.47%
5 years
-11.79%
ARCC price return, excluding dividends.
ARCC annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 18.56 | -9.20% |
| 2025 | 20.44 | -7.84% |
| 2024 | 22.18 | +10.73% |
| 2023 | 20.03 | +8.45% |
| 2022 | 18.47 | -12.84% |
| 2021 | 21.19 | +25.46% |
| 2020 | 16.89 | -9.49% |
| 2019 | 18.66 | +18.40% |
| 2018 | 15.76 | +0.25% |
| 2017 | 15.72 | -4.67% |
| 2016 | 16.49 | +15.72% |
| 2015 | 14.25 | -10.09% |
| 2014 | 15.85 | -9.89% |
| 2013 | 17.59 | -1.40% |
| 2012 | 17.84 | +15.47% |
| 2011 | 15.45 | -6.25% |
| 2010 | 16.48 | +32.37% |
| 2009 | 12.45 | +83.36% |
| 2008 | 6.79 | -49.95% |
| 2007 | 13.57 | -27.94% |
| 2006 | 18.83 | +18.92% |
| 2005 | 15.83 | -17.29% |
| 2004* | 19.14 | +26.99% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 2004; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
ARCC daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18.73 | 18.82 | 18.52 | 18.56 | -0.96% | |
| 18.39 | 18.78 | 18.37 | 18.74 | +1.57% | |
| 18.58 | 18.62 | 18.30 | 18.45 | -1.02% | |
| 18.85 | 18.87 | 18.60 | 18.64 | -0.96% | |
| 18.90 | 19.08 | 18.79 | 18.82 | -0.21% | |
| 19.23 | 19.28 | 18.78 | 18.86 | -1.57% | |
| 19.09 | 19.25 | 18.95 | 19.16 | +0.31% | |
| 19.40 | 19.43 | 19.10 | 19.10 | -1.34% | |
| 19.17 | 19.48 | 19.13 | 19.36 | +1.20% | |
| 19.19 | 19.23 | 19.03 | 19.13 | -0.36% | |
| 19.16 | 19.22 | 19.01 | 19.20 | +0.37% | |
| 19.20 | 19.20 | 18.95 | 19.13 | -0.10% | |
| 19.37 | 19.37 | 19.14 | 19.15 | -1.08% | |
| 19.50 | 19.52 | 19.34 | 19.36 | -0.41% | |
| 19.45 | 19.59 | 19.40 | 19.44 | +0.21% | |
| 19.64 | 19.64 | 19.33 | 19.40 | -1.27% | |
| 19.50 | 19.83 | 19.50 | 19.65 | +1.45% | |
| 19.35 | 19.56 | 19.20 | 19.37 | 0.00% | |
| 19.33 | 19.46 | 19.30 | 19.37 | -2.17% | |
| 19.75 | 19.90 | 19.71 | 19.80 | +0.30% | |
| 19.78 | 19.86 | 19.67 | 19.74 | +0.30% | |
| 19.66 | 19.74 | 19.51 | 19.68 | +0.10% | |
| 19.70 | 19.77 | 19.55 | 19.66 | -0.20% | |
| 20.05 | 20.12 | 19.67 | 19.70 | -1.70% | |
| 19.96 | 20.12 | 19.94 | 20.04 | +0.15% | |
| 20.16 | 20.20 | 19.89 | 20.01 | -0.05% | |
| 19.95 | 20.06 | 19.91 | 20.02 | +0.55% | |
| 20.03 | 20.12 | 19.88 | 19.91 | -0.80% | |
| 20.00 | 20.23 | 19.99 | 20.07 | +0.60% | |
| 19.88 | 19.98 | 19.84 | 19.95 | +0.35% | |
| 19.92 | 20.00 | 19.85 | 19.88 | -0.10% | |
| 19.93 | 20.00 | 19.89 | 19.90 | -0.15% | |
| 20.08 | 20.08 | 19.86 | 19.93 | -0.60% | |
| 19.95 | 20.07 | 19.83 | 20.05 | +0.65% | |
| 19.81 | 20.04 | 19.80 | 19.92 | +0.71% | |
| 19.80 | 19.92 | 19.73 | 19.78 | -0.10% | |
| 19.79 | 19.95 | 19.76 | 19.80 | +0.66% | |
| 19.66 | 19.75 | 19.59 | 19.67 | +0.15% | |
| 19.90 | 19.90 | 19.57 | 19.64 | -1.16% | |
| 20.08 | 20.15 | 19.85 | 19.87 | -1.58% | |
| 19.94 | 20.23 | 19.90 | 20.19 | +1.61% | |
| 19.97 | 19.98 | 19.74 | 19.87 | -0.50% | |
| 19.97 | 20.14 | 19.87 | 19.97 | -0.05% | |
| 19.88 | 20.00 | 19.74 | 19.98 | -0.15% | |
| 19.60 | 20.03 | 19.56 | 20.01 | +1.99% | |
| 19.40 | 19.69 | 19.37 | 19.62 | +1.55% | |
| 19.62 | 19.64 | 19.21 | 19.32 | -1.68% | |
| 19.20 | 19.72 | 19.12 | 19.65 | +2.50% | |
| 18.88 | 19.20 | 18.87 | 19.17 | +2.19% | |
| 18.82 | 18.89 | 18.71 | 18.76 | -0.37% | |
| 18.71 | 18.87 | 18.45 | 18.83 | +0.64% | |
| 19.10 | 19.13 | 18.68 | 18.71 | -1.73% | |
| 18.98 | 19.13 | 18.94 | 19.04 | +0.79% | |
| 18.86 | 19.06 | 18.83 | 18.89 | +0.59% | |
| 18.69 | 18.86 | 18.65 | 18.78 | +0.91% | |
| 18.85 | 18.86 | 18.53 | 18.61 | -1.33% | |
| 18.95 | 19.03 | 18.80 | 18.86 | -0.47% | |
| 18.93 | 19.18 | 18.88 | 18.95 | -0.16% | |
| 19.15 | 19.18 | 18.85 | 18.98 | -0.99% | |
| 19.20 | 19.33 | 19.08 | 19.17 | -0.21% | |
| 18.92 | 19.25 | 18.88 | 19.21 | +1.53% | |
| 18.88 | 19.13 | 18.88 | 18.92 | +0.69% | |
| 18.74 | 18.86 | 18.68 | 18.79 | +0.80% | |
| 18.86 | 18.99 | 18.63 | 18.64 | -0.75% | |
| 18.44 | 18.88 | 18.44 | 18.78 | +2.01% | |
| 18.40 | 18.57 | 18.27 | 18.41 | +0.16% | |
| 18.44 | 18.50 | 18.25 | 18.38 | -0.49% | |
| 18.65 | 18.83 | 18.46 | 18.47 | -0.48% | |
| 18.73 | 18.89 | 18.53 | 18.56 | -0.91% | |
| 18.71 | 18.85 | 18.49 | 18.73 | +0.38% | |
| 18.52 | 18.85 | 18.52 | 18.66 | +0.70% | |
| 18.51 | 18.67 | 18.50 | 18.53 | +0.11% | |
| 18.22 | 18.54 | 18.22 | 18.51 | +1.76% | |
| 17.93 | 18.25 | 17.93 | 18.19 | +1.11% | |
| 17.93 | 18.05 | 17.82 | 17.99 | +0.78% | |
| 17.90 | 18.06 | 17.79 | 17.85 | -0.22% | |
| 17.77 | 18.00 | 17.72 | 17.89 | +0.28% | |
| 18.06 | 18.21 | 17.83 | 17.84 | -1.05% | |
| 18.08 | 18.30 | 17.99 | 18.03 | -0.39% | |
| 18.60 | 18.62 | 18.10 | 18.10 | -2.79% | |
| 18.65 | 18.79 | 18.54 | 18.62 | 0.00% | |
| 18.85 | 18.93 | 18.61 | 18.62 | -3.32% | |
| 19.08 | 19.28 | 19.02 | 19.26 | +1.00% | |
| 19.04 | 19.16 | 18.95 | 19.07 | +0.16% | |
| 19.01 | 19.23 | 18.96 | 19.04 | +0.05% | |
| 18.84 | 19.08 | 18.84 | 19.03 | +1.39% | |
| 18.81 | 18.91 | 18.57 | 18.77 | -0.11% | |
| 18.94 | 18.98 | 18.69 | 18.79 | -0.58% | |
| 18.74 | 18.96 | 18.74 | 18.90 | +1.18% | |
| 18.81 | 18.95 | 18.55 | 18.68 | -1.53% | |
| 19.00 | 19.16 | 18.95 | 18.97 | -0.52% | |
| 18.99 | 19.19 | 18.94 | 19.07 | +0.42% | |
| 18.82 | 19.17 | 18.76 | 18.99 | +0.96% | |
| 18.83 | 18.99 | 18.77 | 18.81 | -0.27% | |
| 18.84 | 19.01 | 18.82 | 18.86 | +0.21% | |
| 18.67 | 18.93 | 18.65 | 18.82 | +1.24% | |
| 18.82 | 18.89 | 18.54 | 18.59 | -0.80% | |
| 18.69 | 18.85 | 18.63 | 18.74 | +0.21% | |
| 18.60 | 18.76 | 18.42 | 18.70 | +0.70% | |
| 18.73 | 18.81 | 18.55 | 18.57 | -0.80% | |
| 18.94 | 18.94 | 18.70 | 18.72 | -0.95% | |
| 18.89 | 19.00 | 18.77 | 18.90 | -0.21% | |
| 18.81 | 19.05 | 18.71 | 18.94 | +0.85% | |
| 18.72 | 18.94 | 18.60 | 18.78 | +0.05% | |
| 18.68 | 18.82 | 18.58 | 18.77 | +0.48% | |
| 18.91 | 18.97 | 18.66 | 18.68 | -1.74% | |
| 18.96 | 19.05 | 18.78 | 19.01 | +0.26% | |
| 19.04 | 19.10 | 18.77 | 18.96 | -1.04% | |
| 19.40 | 19.46 | 19.12 | 19.16 | -0.98% | |
| 19.18 | 19.42 | 18.98 | 19.35 | +0.89% | |
| 19.22 | 19.43 | 19.16 | 19.18 | -0.36% | |
| 19.25 | 19.43 | 19.19 | 19.25 | +0.47% | |
| 18.74 | 19.22 | 18.61 | 19.16 | +2.62% | |
| 18.86 | 18.92 | 18.53 | 18.67 | -1.32% | |
| 18.55 | 19.09 | 18.45 | 18.92 | +1.67% | |
| 18.78 | 18.85 | 18.52 | 18.61 | -0.32% | |
| 18.68 | 18.89 | 18.61 | 18.67 | +0.27% | |
| 19.12 | 19.12 | 18.60 | 18.62 | -2.51% | |
| 19.06 | 19.24 | 18.99 | 19.10 | +0.74% | |
| 19.16 | 19.31 | 18.86 | 18.96 | -0.84% | |
| 19.04 | 19.20 | 19.01 | 19.12 | +0.16% | |
| 18.89 | 19.24 | 18.89 | 19.09 | +1.65% | |
| 19.00 | 19.04 | 18.77 | 18.78 | -1.00% | |
| 18.69 | 19.03 | 18.69 | 18.97 | +1.83% | |
| 18.22 | 18.65 | 18.22 | 18.63 | +2.42% | |
| 18.04 | 18.20 | 17.90 | 18.19 | +0.55% | |
| 18.04 | 18.14 | 17.88 | 18.09 | +0.44% | |
| 18.07 | 18.14 | 17.88 | 18.01 | -0.88% | |
| 18.37 | 18.50 | 18.04 | 18.17 | +0.66% | |
| 18.23 | 18.31 | 17.98 | 18.05 | -1.37% | |
| 18.03 | 18.35 | 17.95 | 18.30 | +1.16% | |
| 17.56 | 18.11 | 17.50 | 18.09 | +2.03% | |
| 18.13 | 18.15 | 17.60 | 17.73 | -1.61% | |
| 18.03 | 18.15 | 17.70 | 18.02 | +1.58% | |
| 17.52 | 17.83 | 17.44 | 17.74 | +1.66% | |
| 17.83 | 17.89 | 17.40 | 17.45 | -2.62% | |
| 17.93 | 18.28 | 17.87 | 17.92 | -0.78% | |
| 18.08 | 18.25 | 17.82 | 18.06 | +0.56% | |
| 18.09 | 18.21 | 17.89 | 17.96 | -1.75% | |
| 18.09 | 18.42 | 17.98 | 18.28 | +1.78% | |
| 18.19 | 18.30 | 17.91 | 17.96 | -1.26% | |
| 18.12 | 18.37 | 18.00 | 18.19 | -0.49% | |
| 18.35 | 18.61 | 18.26 | 18.28 | -0.87% | |
| 17.96 | 18.47 | 17.96 | 18.44 | +2.79% | |
| 17.85 | 18.16 | 17.79 | 17.94 | +0.45% | |
| 17.68 | 17.95 | 17.59 | 17.86 | -1.16% | |
| 18.33 | 18.55 | 18.06 | 18.07 | -2.27% | |
| 18.49 | 18.70 | 18.30 | 18.49 | 0.00% | |
| 18.70 | 18.77 | 18.46 | 18.49 | -1.07% | |
| 18.55 | 18.72 | 18.31 | 18.69 | -0.27% | |
| 18.91 | 18.95 | 18.61 | 18.74 | -1.37% | |
| 19.13 | 19.43 | 18.98 | 19.00 | -0.68% | |
| 19.09 | 19.29 | 18.84 | 19.13 | +0.95% | |
| 18.69 | 19.16 | 18.59 | 18.95 | -0.16% | |
| 18.48 | 19.06 | 18.17 | 18.98 | +1.93% | |
| 19.15 | 19.15 | 18.57 | 18.62 | -3.42% | |
| 19.51 | 19.54 | 19.07 | 19.28 | -1.18% | |
| 19.20 | 19.52 | 19.11 | 19.51 | +1.72% | |
| 19.06 | 19.36 | 18.96 | 19.18 | +0.68% | |
| 19.00 | 19.33 | 18.97 | 19.05 | -0.52% | |
| 18.93 | 19.26 | 18.66 | 19.15 | +1.06% | |
| 19.25 | 19.34 | 18.77 | 18.95 | -2.37% | |
| 19.38 | 19.47 | 19.20 | 19.41 | +0.57% | |
| 19.40 | 19.64 | 19.09 | 19.30 | -0.36% | |
| 19.45 | 19.57 | 19.15 | 19.37 | -0.51% | |
| 19.88 | 20.02 | 19.46 | 19.47 | -2.21% | |
| 20.01 | 20.11 | 19.75 | 19.91 | -0.25% | |
| 19.55 | 20.03 | 19.46 | 19.96 | +2.46% | |
| 19.32 | 19.48 | 19.02 | 19.48 | +0.88% | |
| 19.02 | 19.41 | 18.94 | 19.31 | +2.77% | |
| 19.44 | 19.50 | 18.76 | 18.79 | -3.94% | |
| 19.50 | 19.60 | 19.17 | 19.56 | +2.25% | |
| 19.49 | 19.52 | 19.07 | 19.13 | -2.00% | |
| 19.87 | 19.89 | 19.14 | 19.52 | -1.86% | |
| 20.11 | 20.12 | 19.87 | 19.89 | -1.34% | |
| 20.20 | 20.28 | 20.06 | 20.16 | -0.15% | |
| 20.24 | 20.49 | 20.17 | 20.19 | -0.49% | |
| 20.35 | 20.60 | 20.27 | 20.29 | -0.29% | |
| 20.73 | 20.75 | 20.24 | 20.35 | -2.07% | |
| 20.91 | 20.95 | 20.69 | 20.78 | -0.57% | |
| 21.00 | 21.14 | 20.87 | 20.90 | -0.38% | |
| 20.68 | 21.00 | 20.66 | 20.98 | +1.65% | |
| 20.59 | 20.71 | 20.49 | 20.64 | -1.24% | |
| 20.96 | 21.04 | 20.83 | 20.90 | -0.43% | |
| 20.88 | 21.00 | 20.82 | 20.99 | +0.53% | |
| 20.50 | 20.89 | 20.41 | 20.88 | +1.95% | |
| 20.52 | 20.60 | 20.40 | 20.48 | -0.19% | |
| 20.56 | 20.67 | 20.44 | 20.52 | -0.58% | |
| 20.77 | 20.89 | 20.62 | 20.64 | -0.67% | |
| 20.18 | 20.84 | 20.13 | 20.78 | +2.97% | |
| 20.62 | 20.66 | 20.15 | 20.18 | -1.99% | |
| 20.73 | 20.78 | 20.47 | 20.59 | -0.68% | |
| 20.46 | 20.83 | 20.45 | 20.73 | +1.42% | |
| 20.24 | 20.57 | 20.09 | 20.44 | +1.04% | |
| 20.31 | 20.41 | 20.22 | 20.23 | -0.30% | |
| 20.21 | 20.39 | 20.13 | 20.29 | +0.59% | |
| 20.20 | 20.38 | 20.10 | 20.17 | -0.15% | |
| 19.99 | 20.26 | 19.99 | 20.20 | +1.00% | |
| 19.90 | 20.03 | 19.87 | 20.00 | +0.40% | |
| 19.91 | 20.03 | 19.87 | 19.92 | +0.05% | |
| 19.99 | 20.01 | 19.79 | 19.91 | -0.15% | |
| 20.14 | 20.16 | 19.84 | 19.94 | -0.99% | |
| 20.23 | 20.30 | 20.05 | 20.14 | -0.25% | |
| 20.14 | 20.34 | 20.08 | 20.19 | +0.25% | |
| 20.26 | 20.36 | 20.02 | 20.14 | -0.84% | |
| 20.46 | 20.54 | 20.00 | 20.31 | -2.59% | |
| 20.95 | 21.07 | 20.77 | 20.85 | -0.10% | |
| 21.08 | 21.10 | 20.87 | 20.87 | -0.76% | |
| 20.95 | 21.07 | 20.89 | 21.03 | +0.14% | |
| 21.02 | 21.06 | 20.90 | 21.00 | -0.10% | |
| 21.02 | 21.13 | 20.93 | 21.02 | 0.00% | |
| 20.92 | 21.09 | 20.87 | 21.02 | +0.48% | |
| 20.82 | 20.95 | 20.78 | 20.92 | +0.48% | |
| 20.70 | 20.85 | 20.62 | 20.82 | +0.87% | |
| 20.68 | 20.73 | 20.54 | 20.64 | +0.29% | |
| 20.55 | 20.77 | 20.51 | 20.58 | -0.19% | |
| 20.55 | 20.67 | 20.55 | 20.62 | +0.54% | |
| 20.38 | 20.62 | 20.37 | 20.51 | +0.84% | |
| 20.15 | 20.37 | 20.13 | 20.34 | +0.94% | |
| 19.86 | 20.18 | 19.75 | 20.15 | +1.56% | |
| 19.53 | 19.99 | 19.45 | 19.84 | +1.64% | |
| 19.63 | 19.85 | 19.44 | 19.52 | -0.05% | |
| 19.60 | 19.75 | 19.45 | 19.53 | +0.05% | |
| 19.52 | 19.65 | 19.38 | 19.52 | -0.81% | |
| 20.19 | 20.25 | 19.66 | 19.68 | -2.62% | |
| 20.18 | 20.32 | 20.07 | 20.21 | -0.39% | |
| 20.38 | 20.53 | 20.16 | 20.29 | -0.44% | |
| 20.32 | 20.51 | 20.30 | 20.38 | +0.34% | |
| 20.29 | 20.42 | 20.23 | 20.31 | +0.10% | |
| 20.31 | 20.37 | 20.07 | 20.29 | +0.45% | |
| 20.00 | 20.20 | 19.85 | 20.20 | +1.00% | |
| 20.29 | 20.45 | 19.98 | 20.00 | -1.86% | |
| 20.27 | 20.44 | 19.99 | 20.38 | +0.54% | |
| 20.35 | 20.49 | 20.09 | 20.27 | -0.69% | |
| 20.30 | 20.44 | 20.10 | 20.41 | +0.29% | |
| 20.15 | 20.50 | 20.03 | 20.35 | +0.99% | |
| 20.61 | 20.65 | 20.14 | 20.15 | -2.23% | |
| 20.50 | 20.84 | 20.38 | 20.61 | +0.19% | |
| 20.50 | 20.76 | 20.24 | 20.57 | +1.23% | |
| 20.10 | 20.35 | 20.08 | 20.32 | +1.20% | |
| 20.10 | 20.23 | 20.02 | 20.08 | +0.70% | |
| 19.91 | 20.13 | 19.85 | 19.94 | -0.10% | |
| 19.89 | 20.01 | 19.79 | 19.96 | +0.25% | |
| 19.52 | 19.96 | 19.51 | 19.91 | +1.58% | |
| 19.55 | 19.63 | 19.42 | 19.60 | +0.46% | |
| 19.51 | 19.63 | 19.40 | 19.51 | -0.10% | |
| 20.05 | 20.10 | 19.50 | 19.53 | -2.59% | |
| 20.01 | 20.21 | 19.85 | 20.05 | +0.55% | |
| 19.29 | 20.00 | 19.29 | 19.94 | +2.31% | |
| 18.99 | 19.50 | 18.98 | 19.49 | +3.12% | |
| 19.04 | 19.24 | 18.79 | 18.90 | -1.05% | |
| 19.60 | 19.66 | 19.00 | 19.10 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the ARCC chart for longer ranges.