Ares Management Corporation (ARES)
Ares Management is a global investment manager that lends money to businesses and manages assets for large institutions like pension funds.
Is Ares Management Corporation a good stock for a UK beginner?
The honest version: There's no rating here and nothing for sale. In its favour: Strong revenue growth indicates high demand for their services. Worth weighing: High price-to-book ratio suggests the shares are expensive relative to the company's physical assets. Below, we lay out what it does, what its numbers mean, and the honest risks, so you can decide for yourself.
Over about 2 years to 2026-07-31. This is the share price only - reinvesting the dividends would add to it. And it's the USD return - as a UK investor your actual £ return also moves with the exchange rate. Past performance is not a guide to the future, and it could just as easily have fallen.
How much has Ares Management Corporation actually fallen?
Over the last 2 years of daily prices, Ares Management Corporation fell as much as −51% from a high to a later low. Drops of this size are a normal part of owning a share - worth knowing in advance, so a dip doesn't come as a shock.
Worst peak-to-trough fall in the daily closing price over the period we hold. Past falls are not a forecast - it can fall further, or recover.
Based on beta - how much the price swings versus the whole market. Bumpier isn't bad; it just means a rougher ride, which matters more the sooner you might need the money.
Prices move on results, news and the mood of the whole market - no single headline explains a day, and a quiet week is usually just noise, not a signal.
Successful expansion into new global markets
Prolonged economic downturn reducing investment appetite
What does Ares Management Corporation do?
Think of Ares as a professional middleman that pools money from big investors to provide loans to companies that might not get funding from traditional banks. They make their money primarily through management fees and performance bonuses based on how well those investments do. What matters most is how their lending business holds up when interest rates change, since this directly impacts their ability to attract new capital.
On our factor screen it looks strongest on income and growth, and weakest on value.
- ✓Pays a dividend - about 4.2% a year
- ✓Growing - revenue up about 6% over the year
- !High P/E of 59 - big growth is already priced in
- !Carries a lot of debt - roughly 1.7x its equity
- Strong revenue growth indicates high demand for their services
- Provides a steady income stream through dividends
- Significant scale in the private credit market
- Value screens low (29/100)
- Momentum screens low (30/100)
- Rising interest rates could increase the risk of loan defaults
- High beta means the stock may fall harder than the market during downturns
- Reliance on institutional investors who can withdraw capital
What do Ares Management Corporation's numbers mean?
How much money does Ares Management Corporation make?
Revenue and profit by quarter, and how much of each sale turns into profit.
Does Ares Management Corporation pay a dividend?
Yes - Ares Management Corporation currently pays a dividend of about 4.2% a year (the yearly payout as a share of the price). A dividend is a slice of profit handed to shareholders; the yield moves as the price moves, and a company can cut or stop it.
What do the numbers say about Ares Management Corporation's dividend?
There's no rating here, and we don't judge whether the dividend will continue - that would be advice. Here are the figures income investors usually look at, and what each one means, so you can weigh it up yourself.
Figures are from the latest available data and can be distorted by one-off results. Past payments don't predict future ones, and a dividend can be cut at any time. This lays out the numbers to help you understand them - it is not a view on what will happen.
When does Ares Management Corporation report earnings, and how did recent quarters go?
Ares Management Corporation is next scheduled to report on about 2026-11-02 - dates can move, and we don't predict results; this just tells you when to look.
Each quarter a company reports its results against what analysts expected. ‘Beating’ or ‘missing’ is about that expectation, not whether the business is doing well in absolute terms.
| Reported | Expected EPS: The earnings per share analysts expected for the quarter - the average of their forecasts. 'Beating' or 'missing' is measured against this number. | Actual EPS | vs expected |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | $1.27 | $1.29 | Beat +1% |
| 2026-05-01 | $1.33 | $1.24 | Missed -7% |
| 2026-02-05 | $1.69 | $1.45 | Missed -14% |
| 2025-11-03 | $1.14 | $1.19 | Beat +4% |
| 2025-08-01 | $1.09 | $1.03 | Missed -6% |
| 2025-05-05 | $0.94 | $1.09 | Beat +16% |
Across the last 6 quarters here, Ares Management Corporation came in ahead of what analysts expected 3 times. One quarter is noise, not a trend.
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Reported vs expected earnings per share (EPS) from published results; the expectation is the analyst consensus, not our view. Report dates are estimates that can move.
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What are the scenarios for Ares Management Corporation?
An illustrative range for the year ahead, with the assumption behind each case — not a prediction or a price target.
What are the pros and cons of Ares Management Corporation?
How many points the write-up makes each way — a balance check, not a score or verdict.
- Strong revenue growth: How fast the company's sales grew versus a year ago. indicates high demand for their services
- Provides a steady income stream through dividends
- Significant scale in the private credit market
- High price-to-book: The share price versus the company's net assets per share (its book value). Under 1 can look cheap, though it varies a lot by industry. ratio suggests the shares are expensive relative to the company's physical assets
- Share price has been volatile over the past year
- Profit margins can be sensitive to market cycles
- Rising interest rates could increase the risk of loan defaults
- High beta means the stock may fall harder than the market during downturns
- Reliance on institutional investors who can withdraw capital
The write-up's own warning lights — if these start happening, the case above changes.
- A sustained drop in the total amount of money they manage
- A significant change in how private credit is regulated
Built from public filings & market prices, checked for an education-only tone, and never a price target. How we make these →
This plain-English summary was auto-generated on 2026-08-02 from public data and checked for an education-only, no-advice tone (the figures above carry their own, usually fresher, 'as of' date). It's information, never a recommendation.