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Ares Management Corporation
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Price overview
$122.01
▲ +1.90 (+1.6%)
| 52w hi | $171.20 |
|---|---|
| 52w lo | $93.27 |
| Vol | 1.58M |
| As of | 25 Sep 2026 |
The Verdict
Our score -0.01
| Short | +0.04 |
|---|---|
| Medium | -0.02 |
| Long | -0.10 |
computed 2026-09-27
Key fundamentals
Ares Management Corporation
Financial Services · Asset Management
| Market cap | $40.48B |
|---|---|
| Enterprise value | $46.89B |
| Trailing P/E | 55.97x |
| Forward P/E | 16.97x |
| EV / EBITDA | 32.78x |
| P / S (ttm) | 7.71x |
| Profit margin | 12.1% |
| Return on equity | 14.9% |
| Revenue growth | +9.6% |
| Earnings growth | +6.5% |
| Debt / equity | 172.38 |
Layer Breakdown
| Layer | Raw | Contribution |
|---|---|---|
| Fundamental | +0.17 | |
| Sector | +0.02 | |
| Technical | -0.00 | |
| Earnings | +0.00 | |
| Sentiment | +0.00 |
macro × 1.00 · 2026-09-27
Business overview
Ares Management Corporation operates as an alternative asset manager. Its Direct Lending Group segment provides financing solutions to small-to-medium sized companies. The company's Private Equity Group segment specializes in early venture, turnaround, mid venture, late venture, recapitalization, growth capital, middle market, mezzanine, distressed and growth buyouts. The firm seeks to invest in healthcare, services, energy, industrials and consumer. The firm seeks to takes majority, minority and shared-control investments primarily in under-capitalized companies in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Southeast Asia and Australia. Its Real Estate Group segment invests in new developments and the repositioning of assets, with a focus on control or majority-control investments; and originates and invests in a range of self-originated financing opportunities for middle-market owners and operators of commercial real estate. The firm prefers to invest between $1 million and $500 million in companies having EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million and debt investment value between $10 million and $100 million. Ares Management Corporation was founded in 1997 and is based in Los Angeles, California with additional offices in North America, Europe and Asia.
Risk Metrics
| Beta vs SPX | 1.69 |
|---|---|
| Corr SPX | 0.65 |
| Annual vol | 42.1% |
| Annual ret | -3.6% |
| Sharpe | -0.09 |
| Max DD | -51.3% |
Window: 504 trading days (504 obs)
Analyst Coverage
| Mean PT | $144.41 |
|---|---|
| High / Low | $190.00 / $114.00 |
| Median | $142.00 |
| Analysts | 17 |
| Strong Buy | 4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Buy | 7 | |
| Hold | 6 | |
| Sell | 0 | |
| Strong Sell | 0 |
Recent rating actions
| 2026-05-04 | Oppenheimer | → Outperform |
| 2026-05-04 | Barclays | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-28 | JP Morgan | → Overweight |
| 2026-04-22 | Citizens | → Market Outperform |
| 2026-04-21 | Morgan Stanley | → Equal-Weight |
| 2026-04-13 | Oppenheimer | → Outperform |
Material Events
| Date | Event | 8-K |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-07-10 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2026-06-11 | Shareholder Vote | read |
| 2026-05-28 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-05-01 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2026-03-31 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2026-03-31 | Material Agreement, Material Obligation… | read |
| 2026-02-05 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-11-03 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-09-25 | Reg FD Disclosure | read |
| 2025-08-01 | Earnings Release, Reg FD Disclosure… | read |
| 2025-06-11 | Shareholder Vote | read |
Insider Trades
| Date | Insider | Role | Action | Shares | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-30 | BUSH ANTOINETTE COOK | Grant | 1.73K | — | |
| 2026-07-30 | BHUTANI ASHISH | Grant | 1.73K | — | |
| 2026-07-30 | Naughton Eileen | Grant | 1.73K | — | |
| 2026-07-30 | Olian Judy D. | Grant | 1.73K | — | |
| 2026-07-30 | Lynton Michael | Grant | 1.73K | — | |
| 2026-07-30 | Joubert Paul G. | Grant | 1.73K | — | |
| 2026-07-01 | Phillips Jarrod | Chief Financial Officer | Withheld for tax | 2.58K | $293.51K |
| 2026-06-30 | Arougheti Michael J | Co-Founder and CEO | Withheld for tax | 82.96K | $9.23M |
| 2026-06-30 | deVeer R. Kipp | Co-President | Withheld for tax | 82.96K | $9.23M |
| 2026-06-03 | Jacobson Blair | Co-President | Gift | 8.00K | — |
Flow & Concentration
| Insider 180d net | $0 |
|---|---|
| Insider buys / sells | 0 / 0 |
| Insider bias | Neutral |
| 13F holders | 7 |
| Top-5 share | 98.2% |
| HHI | 4,288 (concentrated) |
Top Holders
| Holder | Value | Shares |
|---|---|---|
| State Street Corp | $999.42M | 8.98M |
| Capital Research / Capital World | $293.42M | 2.64M |
| Fidelity / FMR LLC | $171.91M | 4.57M |
| Citadel Advisors | $74.86M | 672.57K |
| Millennium Management | $50.15M | 450.57K |
| AQR Capital Management | $28.73M | 258.12K |
| T. Rowe Price Group | $10.53K | 287.16K |
As of 2026-06-30
Dividends
| Yield (TTM) | 2.02% |
|---|---|
| $ / share (TTM) | $2.47 |
| 5y CAGR | +22.9% |
Annual dividend per share
| 2021 | $1.88 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $2.44 |
| 2023 | $3.08 |
| 2024 | $3.72 |
| 2025 | $4.48 |
| 2026 | $1.35 |
SEC Filings
The Long Run
FY 2014–2025 · 12 years
| Line | Latest | CAGR | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $3.63B | +35.2% | |
| Net income | $527.36M | +28.0% | |
| Cash from ops | $3.27B | — |
Indices
Recent Sessions
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Vol |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 25 | $120.14 | $124.02 | $119.65 | $122.01 | 1.58M |
| Sep 24 | $121.30 | $121.35 | $116.30 | $120.11 | 3.15M |
| Sep 23 | $123.37 | $123.96 | $121.21 | $121.48 | 1.64M |
| Sep 22 | $130.65 | $130.65 | $124.20 | $124.72 | 2.37M |
| Sep 21 | $126.43 | $127.95 | $125.05 | $126.67 | 1.62M |
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