Why did Ares Management (ARES) stock move recently?

On 8/4/2026, Ares Management moved +3.1% — ARES rose on continued positive momentum from its Q2 2026 earnings release (record $36B fundraising, strong AUM and fee-related earnings growth) and multiple analyst forecast/target upgrades the prior day highlighting the fundraising outlook. This is MarketChacha's decoded reason from filings and credible news; it is education, not buy/sell advice.

Is Ares Management (ARES) overvalued or fairly valued?

MarketChacha shows Ares Management's valuation in context — a forward P/E of about 19.5, a price-to-book of about 12.7 — alongside its revenue and profit growth and whether reported profit converts into operating cash, so you can judge value for yourself. MarketChacha does not issue ratings, price targets, or buy/sell advice.

Does Ares Management's reported profit turn into cash?

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash. MarketChacha computes this cash-conversion check (3.97×) from reported figures — education, not a rating.

What is Ares Management's revenue?

Ares Management reported revenue of $5.6B for FY2025, with net profit of $527.4M, per official filings.

What is the share price of Ares Management (ARES)?

Ares Management last traded at $140.15 (-1.0% on the day), as of 9/4/2026 — a delayed quote shown for education, not investment advice.

Ares Management

ARES · NASDAQ · Financials · United States

Snapshot

TickerARES

ExchangeNASDAQ

SectorFinancials

IndustryAsset Management

CountryUnited States

Employees4,343

HeadquartersLos Angeles, United States

Websitewww.ares.com

Filings tracked16

About Ares Management

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.

Who owns it

Insiders11.2%
Institutions88.8%
Public & other0.0%

1,133 institutional holders

Ownership breakdown from public market data.

Top holders

Blackrock Inc.7.54%
Vanguard Capital Management LLC6.14%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc.5.97%
Bank of America Corporation5.29%
Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.88%
Capital World Investors4.75%
Wellington Management Group, LLP4.25%
State Street Corporation4.01%

Largest institutional holders — last updated 6/30/2026.

Forensic scorecard

Margin has compressed by about 3.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Cash conversion3.97×

Over 3 years, operating cash flow fully covered reported profit — earnings are backed by real cash.

Net margin trend13.1% → 9.4%

Margin has compressed by about 3.6 points over the period — profitability is trending down.

Growth qualityrev 24% · PAT 5%

Profit growth is broadly tracking revenue growth — the earnings trend looks operational rather than one-off.

Computed by MarketChacha from reported figures (SEC XBRL). Education, not a rating or recommendation.

What's expected next

Next quarter

Rev $1.4B · EPS 2.00

Est. earnings growth +37.9%

Next fiscal year

Rev $5.8B · EPS 7.19

Est. earnings growth +22.9%

Analyst consensus estimates — not the company's own guidance.

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Financials at a glance

Source: SEC XBRL

Annual

Quarterly · last 8

Revenue (FY2025)

$5.6B

Net margin

9.4%

ROE

12.3%

Revenue CAGR (2y)

+24.2%

Profit CAGR (2y)

+5.4%

Net profit (FY2025)

$527.4M

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Why it moved

Aug 4, 2026
ARES rose on continued positive momentum from its Q2 2026 earnings release (record $36B fundraising, strong AUM and fee-related earnings growth) and multiple analyst forecast/target upgrades the prior day highlighting the fundraising outlook.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: medium
Jul 27, 2026
No company-specific catalyst identified in filings or today's coverage; the gain appears to reflect broader market/sector sentiment ahead of Q2 earnings next week.
· confidence: low
Jul 24, 2026
ARES rose amid positive analyst coverage and market sentiment tied to recent deals including the Whitestone REIT acquisition completion and Batibig financing, with no single major catalyst or filing today.
source 1 ↗source 2 ↗source 3 ↗· confidence: low

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Financials

Yearly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin	ROE
FY2025	$5.6B	$527.4M	9.4%	12.3%
FY2024	$3.9B	$463.7M	11.9%	13.1%
FY2023	$3.6B	$474.3M	13.1%	25.1%

Quarterly

Period	Revenue	Net profit	Net margin
2026Q2	$1.4B	$150.6M	10.5%
2026Q1	$1.4B	$142.6M	10.2%
2025Q3	$1.7B	$288.9M	17.4%
2025Q2	$1.4B	$137.1M	10.2%
2025Q1	$1.1B	$47.2M	4.3%
2024Q3	$1.1B	$118.5M	10.5%
2024Q2	$788.7M	$94.9M	12.0%
2024Q1	$707.4M	$73.0M	10.3%
2023Q3	$671.3M	$116.7M	17.4%
2023Q2	$1.1B	$264.6M	24.2%
2023Q1	$813.4M	$180.6M	22.2%

Figures as reported, in reporting currency. Source: SEC XBRL.

Filings & announcements

2026

10-Q filing
SEC8/7/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC7/31/2026material
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure
SEC7/10/2026material
8-K — Shareholder vote results
SEC6/11/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC5/28/2026material
10-Q filing
SEC5/8/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC5/1/2026material
8-K — Material agreement, Material financial obligation, Exhibits
SEC3/31/2026material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC3/31/2026material
10-K filing
SEC2/25/2026
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC2/5/2026material

2025

10-Q filing
SEC11/6/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC11/3/2025material
8-K — Reg FD disclosure
SEC9/25/2025material
10-Q filing
SEC8/8/2025
8-K — Results of operations, Reg FD disclosure, Exhibits
SEC8/1/2025material

In the news

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