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Ares Management Corporation (ARES)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
112.49 USD -3.13 (-2.707%) ⇩ (Oct. 14, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 112.49

Short-term:★★★☆☆Long-term:★★★★☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains robust, supported by a nine-year cumulative gain of nearly 660% and solid revenue growth, yet the immediate path is clouded by technical weakness. The stock is currently trading below its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, reflecting a trailing twelve-month decline that has eroded recent momentum. Despite this, the forward valuation looks compelling at roughly 16 times earnings, creating a significant discount compared to the trailing multiple, which aligns with analyst buy recommendations and a target price implying substantial upside. However, investors should be cautious regarding the dividend; while the yield is attractive, the payout ratio exceeds 200%, suggesting the distribution is not fully covered by current earnings and carries sustainability risks. For a long-term holder, the business quality is exceptional, but the short-term chart requires patience for a technical reversal before the valuation premium can be realized.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.074627
AutoETS0.074629
AutoTheta0.074862
MSTL0.077735

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 47%
H-stat 0.22
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.129
Excess Kurtosis -1.11
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-15
Debt to Equity Ratio 172.378
Revenue per Share 23.568
Market Cap 37,321,474,048
Trailing P/E 51.84
Forward P/E 15.83
Beta 1.55
Profit Margins 12.11%
Website https://www.ares.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 4:24 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for a range-bound recovery between 105 and 130, with significant option open interest acting as a wall at the 130 strike. While put volume dominates in longer-dated contracts, indicating hedging against further downside, call volume spikes at 160 suggest a minority view of substantial upside. Implied volatility is elevated at deep out-of-the-money strikes, reflecting anticipation of a sharp move in either direction.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.09% 4.03% 3.10% 3.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-16 1.350 1.086869
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
dividendYield 4.67
exDividendDate 2026-09-16
trailingAnnualDividendRate 4.94
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.04272617
lastDividendValue 1.35
lastDividendDate 2026-09-16
dividendDate 2026-09-30

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.18139338
Address1 1,800 Avenue of the Stars
Address2 Suite 1400
All Time High 200.485
All Time Low 10.72
Ask 124.0
Ask Size 300
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.0 - Buy
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,075,960
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,180,398
Average Volume 2,180,398
Average Volume10Days 2,075,960
Beta 1.554
Bid 110.11
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 112.49
Current Ratio 0.62
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 115.12
Day Low 111.15
Debt To Equity 172.378
Display Name Ares Management
Dividend Date 1,790,726,400
Dividend Yield 4.67
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,793,304,000
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,793,304,000
Earnings Growth 0.065
Earnings Quarterly Growth 0.099
Earnings Timestamp 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp End 1,793,277,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,793,277,000
Ebitda 1,430,315,008
Ebitda Margins 0.23888001
Enterprise To Ebitda 31.27
Enterprise To Revenue 8.515
Enterprise Value 44,725,706,752
Eps Current Year 5.76792
Eps Forward 7.1082
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 2.17
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 131.6374
Fifty Day Average Change -19.147408
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.14545567
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -18.13934
Fifty Two Week High 181.19
Fifty Two Week High Change -68.700005
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.37916002
Fifty Two Week Low 95.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 16.689995
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.17421706
Fifty Two Week Range 95.8 - 181.19
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,399,037,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 2.71
Float Shares 219,762,197
Forward Eps 7.1082
Forward P E 15.825384
Free Cashflow 2,159,716,096
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,343
Fullday Change -2.5299988
Fullday Change Percent -2.1413448
Fullday Price 112.49
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 5,252,563,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.11165
Held Percent Institutions 0.93555
Implied Shares Outstanding 331,775,947
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,516,800
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 37,321,474,048
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_44707236
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Net Income To Common 487,432,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 27,630,340,886
Number Of Analyst Opinions 20
Open 114.12
Operating Cashflow 912,124,992
Operating Margins 0.09473
Overall Risk 10
Payout Ratio 2.2765
Peg Ratio 0.86
Phone 310 201 4100
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 112.49
Post Market Time 1,792,017,600
Previous Close 115.62
Price Eps Current Year 19.502697
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 10.197624
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 7.105382
Profit Margins 0.121149994
Quick Ratio 0.534
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key buy
Recommendation Mean 1.95
Region US
Regular Market Change -3.13
Regular Market Change Percent -2.70715
Regular Market Day High 115.12
Regular Market Day Low 111.15
Regular Market Day Range 111.15 - 115.12
Regular Market Open 114.12
Regular Market Previous Close 115.62
Regular Market Price 112.49
Regular Market Time 1,792,008,057
Regular Market Volume 2,533,075
Return On Assets 0.0458
Return On Equity 0.14918
Revenue Growth 0.096
Revenue Per Share 23.568
Sand P52 Week Change 0.1570785
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 223,957,742
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0681
Shares Short 15,483,969
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 15,527,704
Short Name Ares Management Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.1444
Short Ratio 6.99
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol ARES
Target High Price 168.0
Target Low Price 119.0
Target Mean Price 145.7
Target Median Price 143.0
Total Cash 1,852,358,016
Total Cash Per Share 8.144
Total Debt 14,872,607,744
Total Revenue 5,252,563,968
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 4.94
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.04272617
Trailing Eps 2.17
Trailing P E 51.838707
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9025
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 128.0381
Two Hundred Day Average Change -15.548103
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.12143341
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,533,075
Website https://www.ares.com
Zip 90,067