# Ares Management (ARES) — Overview

ARES · NYSE · Stock

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/ares

## Price

Last close $112.27 on Oct 16, 2026. 52-week range $96.50 – $178.28.

## Company profile

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.

## Financials

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Revenue (trailing twelve months) | $6.0B |
| Revenue (quarter) | $1.4B |
| Revenue growth (year over year) | 5.81% |
| Gross profit (trailing twelve months) | $6.0B |
| Gross margin | 100.00% |
| Net income (trailing twelve months) | $1.3B |
| Net income (quarter) | $313.0M |
| Net income growth (year over year) | 38.49% |
| Net margin | 21.79% |
| Return on equity | 8.24% |
| EPS (trailing twelve months) | $2.18 |
| Book value per share | $21.71 |
| P/E (trailing twelve months) | 69.3 |
| Price to book | 4.3 |
| Debt to assets | 70.88% |
| Payout ratio | 340.53% |
| Dividend yield | 4.59% |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Is Ares Management (ARES) profitable?

Yes. Ares Management earned $1.3B in net income over the trailing twelve months, a net margin of 21.79%.

### How much revenue does Ares Management (ARES) make?

Ares Management generated $6.0B in revenue over the trailing twelve months, up 5.81% year over year.

### What is ARES's P/E ratio?

Ares Management trades at 69.3 times trailing twelve-month earnings, on an EPS of $2.18.

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