ARES Dividend History & Yield Analysis

ARES has 50 recorded dividend payments. Below is the full payout history with ex-dividend dates, pay dates, annual dividend totals and the current trailing and forward yield.

Yield & Payout Metrics

Dividend yield (TTM)
3.50%
Forward yield
3.82%
Dividend per share (TTM)
$4.94
Annualized rate
$5.40
Payout frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
$1.35
5-year dividend CAGR
22.87%
Consecutive growth years
6

Yields calculated against a market price of $141.34.

Annual Dividend History

  • 2026$2.70
  • 2025$4.48
  • 2024$3.72
  • 2023$3.08
  • 2022$2.44
  • 2021$1.88
  • 2020$1.60
  • 2019$1.28
  • 2018$1.33
  • 2017$1.26
  • 2016$0.8300
  • 2015$0.8800
  • 2014$0.4200

ARES Payout History & Ex-Dividend Dates

ARES dividend payments with ex-dividend date, pay date and amount per share
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmount / share
2026-06-012026-06-16$1.35
2026-03-012026-03-17$1.35
2025-12-012025-12-17$1.12
2025-09-012025-09-16$1.12
2025-06-012025-06-16$1.12
2025-03-012025-03-17$1.12
2024-12-012024-12-17$0.9300
2024-09-012024-09-16$0.9300
2024-06-012024-06-14$0.9300
2024-03-012024-03-14$0.9300
2023-12-012023-12-14$0.7700
2023-09-012023-09-14$0.7700
2023-06-012023-06-15$0.7700
2023-03-012023-03-16$0.7700
2022-12-012022-12-15$0.6100
2022-09-012022-09-15$0.6100
2022-06-012022-06-15$0.6100
2022-03-012022-03-16$0.6100
2021-12-012021-12-16$0.4700
2021-09-012021-09-15$0.4700
2021-06-012021-06-15$0.4700
2021-03-012021-03-16$0.4700
2020-12-012020-12-16$0.4000
2020-09-012020-09-15$0.4000
2020-06-012020-06-15$0.4000
2020-03-012020-03-16$0.4000
2019-12-012019-12-16$0.3200
2019-09-012019-09-13$0.3200
2019-06-012019-06-13$0.3200
2019-03-012019-03-14$0.3200
2018-12-012018-12-14$0.2800
2018-09-012018-09-13$0.2800
2018-06-012018-06-14$0.2800
2018-04-012018-04-13$0.0930
2018-02-012018-02-23$0.4000
2017-11-012017-11-16$0.4100
2017-08-012017-08-16$0.3100
2017-06-012017-05-25$0.1300
2017-05-012017-05-18$0.1300
2017-03-012017-03-08$0.2800
2016-11-012016-11-17$0.2000
2016-08-012016-08-19$0.2800
2016-05-012016-05-20$0.1500
2016-03-012016-03-10$0.2000
2015-11-012015-11-20$0.1300
2015-08-012015-08-21$0.2600
2015-05-012015-05-20$0.2500
2015-03-012015-03-12$0.2400
2014-11-012014-11-20$0.2400
2014-08-012014-08-21$0.1800

Does ARES pay dividends?

Yes. ARES pays on a quarterly schedule, most recently $1.35 per share with an ex-dividend date of 2026-06-01. To receive a payout you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date; buying on or after it means the previous holder collects that payment.

How the ARES yield is calculated

The trailing yield divides the last twelve months of dividends per share ($4.94) by the latest market price. The forward yield annualizes the most recent payment across 4 payments per year, which reacts faster after a dividend raise or cut. A rising yield is only good news when it comes from a growing payout rather than a falling share price — check the annual history above and the ARES DCF fair value page for the cash flow behind it.