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Ares Management
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Arincen56/100B

If you had invested in Ares Management ago, it would be worth $13,046 today, against $4,128 in SPY and $6,186 in QQQ.

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56/100

Six parts of the company, five checks each, from its own reported figures. A part scores the checks it passes out of 10; the score is their average out of 100.

Profitability6

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Cash7.5

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Valuation6

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Growth10

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Financial strength0

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Shareholders4

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Figures to FY2025; the price as of today.

Ares Management key facts

Style
Growth stock · 9.0/10Growth 9.0 · Value 1.1 · Dividend 7.0
Day range
132.240 – 135.410
52-week range
95.800 – 181.190
Market capitalization
43.98B USD
P/E
95.65
PEG ratio
2.00
EPS
1.40
Div Yield
4.03%
EPS growth forecast (FY2026)
+18.5%
Volume
51,102
Beta
1.51
Sector
Financial Services
Industry
Asset Management
CEO
Michael J. Arougheti
Employees
4K
IPO date
2 May 2014

Ares Management earnings

Next earnings · Q4 FY2026
EPS estimate
1.87 USD
Revenue estimate
1.80B USD
Last quarter · Q3 FY2026
EPS1.26Beat +0.8%Revenue1.43BBeat +15.7%

Revenue

ReportedEstimate

EPS

ReportedEstimate
PeriodReport dateEPS estimateReported EPSSurpriseEPS growthRevenue estimateReported revenueSurpriseRevenue growth
Q3 FY20271.68——+33.32%1.61B——+12.53%
Q2 FY20271.55——+20.10%1.53B——+7.05%
Q1 FY20271.47——+18.71%1.45B——+12.19%
Q4 FY20261.87——+28.97%1.80B——+19.31%
Q3 FY20261.251.26+0.80%+5.88%1.24B1.43B+15.69%-13.53%
Q2 FY20261.281.29+0.78%+25.24%1.27B1.43B+12.83%+5.81%
Q1 FY20261.331.24-6.77%+13.76%1.28B1.29B+0.89%+18.39%
Q4 FY20251.691.45-14.20%+17.89%1.49B1.50B+0.75%-6.36%
Q3 FY20251.151.19+3.48%+25.26%1.06B1.66B+57.01%+15.78%
Q2 FY20251.081.03-4.63%+4.04%1.01B1.35B+33.31%+71.19%

Ares Management analyst forecast

12-month price target
145.88 USD
+8.94%

Analysts' 1-year price targets range from 130.00 to 168.00, with an average of 145.88.

Past year
1-year forecast
Strong sellStrong buy
Buy
15 ratings
Strong buy
1
Buy
10
Hold
4
Sell
0
Strong sell
0

12-month price target

Highest target168.00
Average target145.88
Lowest target130.00
Current price133.91

Ares Management valuation

Price to earnings ratio (TTM)
95.65
Forward P/E (FY2026)
23.74
Price to sales (TTM)
7.05
Price to book
11.08
EV / EBITDA (TTM)
26.95

Capital structure

Market capitalization
43.98B USD
+
Total debt
14.87B USD
−
Cash and short-term investments
1.85B USD
=
Enterprise value
57.00B USD

Valuation over time

P/EForward P/EForward P/E · EstimateEstimate
Fiscal yearP/EForward P/EP/SP/BEV/EBITDA
FY2028 (est.)16.21————
FY2027 (est.)19.1216.21———
FY2026 (est.)23.7419.12———
Now (TTM)95.6519.697.0511.0826.95
FY202582.4628.655.438.2228.68
FY202485.5229.439.039.8926.03
FY202348.3429.436.0411.5919.39
FY202278.6719.293.937.5622.59
FY202136.1225.333.167.2921.02

Ares Management against its own history

Each figure in the latest fiscal year against the same figure from FY2021 to FY2025: the range, its median (the line) and the latest (the dot, green on the good side of the median). The P/E is today's against its daily readings of five years.

Its peers: Ameriprise Financial, State Street, Raymond James Financial, Northern Trust, Apollo Global Management, and Principal Financial Group, the US Asset Management companies closest to it in size, each in its own latest fiscal year: their median (the line) and its rank among them, first being the best.

  • P/E (today)Above its median95.7
    25.1108.1
  • Gross marginHighest in 5 years74.8%
    51.0%74.8%
    Against its peers: 3 of 7Peers' median 59.0%
  • Operating marginHighest in 5 years27.2%
    10.0%27.2%
    Against its peers: 2 of 7Peers' median 21.0%
  • Net marginBelow its median8.2%
    5.5%13.1%
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 12.6%
  • Return on equityBelow its median12.3%
    10.5%25.1%
    Against its peers: 4 of 6Peers' median 13.4%
  • Free cash flow marginAbove its median49.4%
    -62.3%69.5%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 25.8%
  • Revenue growthAbove its median66.6%
    -27.5%138.8%
    Against its peers: 1 of 7Peers' median 4.1%
  • EPS growthAt its median-5.3%
    -59.5%178.2%
    Against its peers: 4 of 7Peers' median -0.3%
  • Debt to EBITDABelow its median6.49×
    5.45×9.99×
    Against its peers: 6 of 7Peers' median 1.97×
  • Current ratioHighest in 5 years2.24
    0.632.24
    Against its peers: 3 of 6Peers' median 0.78

Peers: US companies of the same industry (of its sector when the industry has too few) from a tenth to ten times its market value, the six closest in size. Updated weekly.

Ares Management growth and profitability

Revenue (TTM)
6.24B USD
Net income (TTM)
432.80M USD
Gross margin
67.43%
Operating margin
23.97%
Net margin
6.93%

Revenue / Net income

Revenue Net income Net margin
PeriodRevenueGrowthNet incomeGrowthGross marginOperating marginNet marginEBITDAGrowth
FY20256.47B+66.55%527.36M+13.72%74.79%27.22%8.15%2.30B-4.76%
FY20243.88B+6.96%463.74M-2.23%55.42%24.35%11.94%2.41B-0.55%
FY20233.63B+18.87%474.33M+183.11%59.07%22.96%13.06%2.43B+81.72%
FY20223.06B-27.46%167.54M-59.02%50.95%10.03%5.48%1.33B-9.43%
FY20214.21B+138.77%408.84M+168.72%72.40%19.04%9.71%1.47B+101.35%

Ares Management revenue breakdown

By product

FY2025
Management Service: 64.4%Carried Interest: 20.5%Administrative Service: 6.3%Management Service, Incentive: 6.3%Principal Investment Income (Loss): 2.4%64.4%Management Service20.5%Carried Interest6.3%Administrative Service6.3%Management Service, Incentive2.4%Principal Investment Income (Loss)
SegmentRevenueShare of revenueChange on the year
Management Service3.73B64.4%+24.6%
Carried Interest1.19B20.5%+184.3%
Administrative Service366.11M6.3%+124.0%
Management Service, Incentive364.72M6.3%+5.6%
Principal Investment Income (Loss)138.61M2.4%—

How Ares Management makes its money

Revenue6.47B 100.0%
Cost of revenue1.63B 25.2%
Gross profit4.84B 74.8%
Other operating expenses3.08B 47.6%
Operating income1.76B 27.2%
Tax198.54M 3.1%
Other expense1.04B 16.0%
Net income527.36M 8.2%

FY2025, in USD. Each band is as wide as its money; the percentage is its share of revenue.

Ares Management dividends

Annual dividend
5.40 USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
4.03%
Payout ratio
465.71%
Years of dividend growth
10
Frequency
Quarterly
Last payment
1.35 USD
Last ex-dividend date
17 Dec 2026
Last payment date
31 Dec 2026

Dividends per share

Year2025202420232022202120202019201820172016
Dividends per share4.483.723.082.441.881.601.281.331.260.83

Ares Management financial health

Cash and short-term investments
1.85B USD
Total debt
14.87B USD
Net cash
-13.02B USD
Free cash flow (TTM)
-614.57M USD
Current ratio
0.83
Debt to equity
3.75
Piotroski score
5 / 9
Altman Z-score
1.54

Cash, debt and free cash flow

Cash and short-term investments Total debt Free cash flow
Fiscal yearCash and short-term investmentsTotal debtFree cash flow
FY20251.50B14.91B3.19B
FY20242.74B13.15B2.70B
FY20231.50B15.76B-300.44M
FY20221.11B13.33B-769.91M
FY20211.39B12.49B-2.62B

Ares Management ownership

Institutions
100.04%
Institutional holders
863 (+8)
Free float
98.88%

Who owns the shares

Institutions 100.0% Others 0.0%
As of 30 Jun 2026

Shares free to trade

Free float 324.74M shares ·98.9% Closely held 3.67M shares ·1.1%

Closely held shares belong to insiders, founders and owners of more than 5%, and seldom change hands. The free float is the rest: the shares anyone can buy and sell.

Insider trading

QuarterPurchasesSalesShares acquiredShares disposed of
Q3 20260010.37K10.58K
Q2 2026000.00173.91K
Q1 2026210915.90K351.00K
Q4 2025023590.00K1.68M

Shares outstanding

Basic shares Diluted shares Change in diluted shares
Fiscal yearBasic sharesDiluted sharesChange in diluted shares
FY2025217.36M217.36M+9.75%
FY2024198.05M198.05M+1.17%
FY2023184.52M195.77M+11.54%
FY2022175.51M175.51M-2.55%
FY2021163.70M180.11M+20.47%

Source: Financial Modeling Prep

Related Instruments

Title: Ares Management Corp

Sector: Financial Services
Industry: Asset Management
Ares Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $671.3 billion in total assets under management, including $409.9 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of June 2026. The company has four main business segments: credit strategies ($440.5 billion in total AUM and $266.1 billion in fee-earning AUM), private equity ($24.5 billion/$13.9 billion), real estate/real assets ($151.2 billion/$88.6 billion), and other alternatives ($55.1 billion/$41.3 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (80% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (20%). Ares operates through more than 35 offices in over 15 countries.

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