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Ares Management Corporation (ARES)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
142.53 USD +0.12 (0.084%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 142.53

Short-term:★★★⯪☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★☆☆☆
Hot Take | Aug. 22, 2026, 5:43 a.m. EDT

Ares Management presents a compelling long-term investment case driven by a flawless nine-year price trajectory with no consecutive years of decline, yet the balance sheet carries significant weight that prevents a top-tier rating. While the business has compounded value aggressively over the last decade, the current valuation is stretched with a trailing price-to-earnings ratio exceeding 65 times, and liquidity metrics like the current ratio indicate financial strain. The dividend yield looks attractive at nearly four percent, but the payout ratio is unsustainable at over 200 percent of earnings, creating a risk that distributions could be cut if profitability falters. In the short term, momentum remains positive as the stock trades above key moving averages, though trading volume is subdued compared to historical norms. Options activity suggests traders are hedging against volatility rather than committing to a strong directional move, reinforcing a cautious approach until the balance sheet stabilizes.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.055282
AutoETS0.055856
AutoARIMA0.055884
AutoTheta0.087945

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 2.56
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.889
Excess Kurtosis -0.03
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-06-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 172.378
Revenue per Share 26.866
Market Cap 47,013,040,128
Trailing P/E 65.38
Forward P/E 19.82
Beta 1.51
Profit Margins 10.63%
Website https://www.ares.com

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 5:43 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound environment with significant put protection established around the 115 to 124 strike range, suggesting a floor for downside risk. Call interest clusters near the 145 to 150 strikes, indicating resistance and potential upside targets. Implied volatility is skewed significantly higher at deep out-of-the-money strikes for both sides, reflecting uncertainty about a sharp move in either direction rather than a directional bet.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.00% 3.57% 2.99% 3.10%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-16 1.350 1.000148
2026-03-17 1.350 1.277562
2025-12-17 1.120 0.664649
2025-09-16 1.120 0.627065
2025-06-16 1.120 0.670538
2025-03-17 1.120 0.761335
2024-12-17 0.930 0.521505
2024-09-16 0.930 0.622532
2024-06-14 0.930 0.701199
2024-03-14 0.930 0.700407
2023-12-14 0.770 0.674847
2023-09-14 0.770 0.733543
2023-06-15 0.770 0.808229
2023-03-16 0.770 1.009571
2022-12-15 0.610 0.884186
2022-09-15 0.610 0.800420
2022-06-15 0.610 1.039891
2022-03-16 0.610 0.808375
2021-12-16 0.470 0.623756
2021-09-15 0.470 0.592089
2021-06-15 0.470 0.810345
2021-03-16 0.470 0.859546
2020-12-16 0.400 0.816160
2020-09-15 0.400 0.995768
2020-06-15 0.400 1.049043
2020-03-16 0.400 1.459321
2019-12-16 0.320 0.949837
2019-09-13 0.320 1.063123
2019-06-13 0.320 1.196709
2019-03-14 0.320 1.341157
2018-12-14 0.280 1.292705
2018-09-13 0.280 1.323877
2018-06-14 0.280 1.342926
2018-04-13 0.093 0.435597
2018-02-23 0.400 1.670146
2017-11-16 0.410 2.216216
2017-08-16 0.310 1.731844
2017-05-25 0.130 0.710383
2017-05-18 0.130 0.702703
2017-03-08 0.280 1.473684
2016-11-17 0.200 1.186944
2016-08-19 0.280 1.616628
2016-05-20 0.150 1.066098
2016-03-10 0.200 1.502630
2015-11-20 0.130 0.928571
2015-08-21 0.260 1.498559
2015-05-20 0.250 1.282709
2015-03-12 0.240 1.245459
2014-11-20 0.240 1.478743
2014-08-21 0.180 1.013514
Additional Data
dividendRate 5.4
dividendYield 3.79
exDividendDate 2026-09-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.94
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.034688573
lastDividendValue 1.35
lastDividendDate 2026-06-16
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.20719767
Address1 1,800 Avenue of the Stars
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 200.485
All Time Low 10.72
Ask 142.13
Ask Size 200
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 1,825,260
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,320,822
Average Volume 2,320,822
Average Volume10Days 1,825,260
Beta 1.507
Bid 142.05
Bid Size 100
Board Risk 10
Book Value 11.031
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 142.53
Current Ratio 0.544
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,786,665,600
Day High 144.09
Day Low 141.835
Debt To Equity 172.378
Display Name Ares Management
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Rate 5.4
Dividend Yield 3.79
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,785,502,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,785,502,800
Earnings Growth 0.065
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.099
Earnings Timestamp 1,785,501,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,622,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,622,600
Ebitda 1,430,315,008
Ebitda Margins 0.23888001
Enterprise To Ebitda 36.047
Enterprise To Revenue 8.611
Enterprise Value 51,558,232,064
Eps Current Year 5.85105
Eps Forward 7.19193
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.18
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 129.0448
Fifty Day Average Change 13.485199
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.10450014
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -20.719767
Fifty Two Week High 186.85
Fifty Two Week High Change -44.320007
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.23719564
Fifty Two Week Low 95.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 46.729996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.487787
Fifty Two Week Range 95.8 - 186.85
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,399,037,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.72
Float Shares 217,842,539
Forward Eps 7.19193
Forward P E 19.818047
Free Cashflow 2,159,716,096
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,343
Fullday Change 0.119995
Fullday Change Percent 0.0842603
Fullday Price 142.53
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,785,542,400
Gross Margins 0.37407002
Gross Profits 2,239,794,944
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11158
Held Percent Institutions 0.93568003
Implied Shares Outstanding 329,846,626
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,781,568,000
Last Dividend Value 1.35
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary 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.
Long Name Ares Management Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 47,013,040,128
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_44707236
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 572,572,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 32,116,065,659
Number Of Analyst Opinions 18
Open 142.7
Operating Cashflow 912,124,992
Operating Margins 0.19381
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 2.2661
Peg Ratio 1.35
Phone 310 201 4100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 142.53
Post Market Time 1,787,960,994
Previous Close 142.41
Price Eps Current Year 24.35973
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 12.920859
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.8517404
Profit Margins 0.10628
Quick Ratio 0.467
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 2.0
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.119995
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0842603
Regular Market Day High 144.09
Regular Market Day Low 141.835
Regular Market Day Range 141.835 - 144.09
Regular Market Open 142.7
Regular Market Previous Close 142.41
Regular Market Price 142.53
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,203
Regular Market Volume 1,096,964
Return On Assets 0.025940001
Return On Equity 0.14941
Revenue Growth 0.058
Revenue Per Share 26.866
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20204377
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 222,028,421
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0633
Shares Short 14,273,747
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,784,073,600
Shares Short Prior Month 16,587,201
Short Name Ares Management Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1356
Short Ratio 6.13
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol ARES
Target High Price 168.0
Target Low Price 122.0
Target Mean Price 147.5
Target Median Price 149.0
Total Cash 1,852,358,016
Total Cash Per Share 8.144
Total Debt 14,872,607,744
Total Revenue 5,987,594,752
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.94
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.034688573
Trailing Eps 2.18
Trailing P E 65.38073
Trailing Peg Ratio 1.3454
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 133.4453
Two Hundred Day Average Change 9.084702
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.06807809
Type Disp Equity
Volume 1,096,964
Website https://www.ares.com
Zip 90,067