Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) — Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio

Latest as of March 2026: 0.01x

Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) has a Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio of 0.01x as of March 2026, meaning its operating cash flow of $184.00 Million could theoretically repay 0% of its total liabilities ($16.61 Billion) in one year. See Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) FCF generation index to measure how efficiently the company converts operating cash flow to free cash.

CF-to-Debt Ratio

0.01x
Operating CF / Total Liabilities

Operating Cash Flow

$184.00 Million
USD

Total Liabilities

$16.61 Billion
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Ares Capital Corporation Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio (2004–2025)

Historical debt coverage capacity for Ares Capital Corporation across 22 annual periods. Also explore ARCC net asset momentum to track the company's year-over-year net asset growth rate.

Annual Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio for Ares Capital Corporation (2004–2025)

Year-by-year debt coverage analysis for Ares Capital Corporation. For market capitalisation and broader financial context, see Ares Capital Corporation stock valuation.

Year CF-to-Debt Ratio Operating CF (USD) Total Liabilities YoY Change
2025 -0.10x $-1.72 Billion $16.92 Billion ▼ -218.0%
2024 0.09x $1.28 Billion $14.90 Billion ▲ +8.4%
2023 0.08x $1.00 Billion $12.60 Billion ▲ +175.0%
2022 -0.11x $-1.36 Billion $12.84 Billion ▲ +48.5%
2021 -0.21x $-2.46 Billion $11.97 Billion ▼ -232.5%
2020 -0.06x $-557.00 Million $9.02 Billion ▲ +62.0%
2019 -0.16x $-1.21 Billion $7.44 Billion ▼ -236.7%
2018 0.12x $666.00 Million $5.59 Billion ▲ +133.5%
2017 -0.36x $-1.87 Billion $5.25 Billion ▼ -305.2%
2016 0.17x $707.00 Million $4.08 Billion ▲ +109.5%
2015 0.08x $360.38 Million $4.36 Billion ▲ +152.9%
2014 -0.16x $-658.55 Million $4.21 Billion ▲ +61.0%
2013 -0.40x $-1.30 Billion $3.24 Billion ▼ -285.5%
2012 -0.10x $-250.93 Million $2.41 Billion ▲ +41.3%
2011 -0.18x $-396.91 Million $2.24 Billion ▲ +59.2%
2010 -0.43x $-656.49 Million $1.51 Billion ▼ -3839.4%
2009 0.01x $12.26 Million $1.06 Billion ▲ +103.7%
2008 -0.31x $-309.01 Million $996.45 Million ▲ +100.0%
2007 -729449.58x $-514.16 Trillion $704.85 Million ▼ -78616396.7%
2006 -0.93x $-518.26 Million $558.56 Million ▲ +88.3%
2005 -7.95x $-349.97 Million $44.03 Million ▼ -157.2%
2004 -3.09x $-187.75 Million $60.75 Million
Cash Flow-to-Debt Ratio = Operating Cash Flow / Total Liabilities. Higher is better for debt service capacity.