AI-extracted from the 10-Q filed 2026-08-07 — Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026). Every figure is machine-verified against the filing text on SEC EDGAR.
Ares' Q2 FY2026 segment revenue rose 24% YoY to $1.29B on broad-based management fee growth and a rebound in Real Assets carried interest, while Private Equity segment revenue fell 35% on sharply lower realized carried interest.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Secondaries Group$112.8M+35% YoY
Fee related performance revenues more than doubled, primarily incentive fees from APMF driven by NAV appreciation.
Private Equity Group$40.4M-35% YoY
Realized performance income fell to $6.0M from $30.0M a year earlier as prior-year carried interest realizations from ACOF funds did not repeat.
Biggest Revenue Drivers
Total revenue: $1.29B+24% YoY
Secondaries Group$112.8M+35% YoY
Fee related performance revenues more than doubled, primarily incentive fees from APMF driven by NAV appreciation.
Private Equity Group$40.4M-35% YoY
Realized performance income fell to $6.0M from $30.0M a year earlier as prior-year carried interest realizations from ACOF funds did not repeat.
Largest Expense Items
Compensation and benefits$688.7M+7% YoY
Continued growth in salary and benefits from increased headcount (up 15% YTD) and higher equity compensation from newly issued awards at higher stock prices.
General, administrative and other expenses$255.7M+10% YoY
Higher marketing costs for the firmwide annual general meeting, higher professional service/technology consulting fees, and higher occupancy costs from office expansion.
Performance related compensation$231.9M-1% YoY
Tracks the change in carried interest allocation and incentive fees, which declined slightly overall despite segment-level shifts.
Margins: Fee Related Earnings rose 20% YoY to $491.1M and Realized Income rose 31% to $521.5M for the quarter, driven by higher management fees and realized carried interest across most segments, partially offset by rising compensation, G&A and OMG costs.
Watch Items from the Filing
ARCC alone contributed approximately 28% of the Credit Group's total management fees for the six months ended June 30, 2026, a significant single-fund concentration.
GCP Acquisition-related DC Earnout and Japan Earnout arrangements carry contingent liabilities not to exceed $1.0 billion and $0.5 billion, respectively, fair valued at $791.0 million as of June 30, 2026.
Carried interest subject to potential repayment if all investments became worthless grew to $242.2 million as of June 30, 2026 from $125.6 million at December 31, 2025.
Private Equity Group segment revenue declined 35% YoY as realized performance income fell to $6.0 million from $30.0 million, reflecting fewer carried interest realization events.
AI-extracted and verified against SEC EDGAR filing text. Not investment advice.
8 transactions in ARES reported by 4 members of Congress under the STOCK Act, most recent trade Mar 13, 2026. Reported transactions, not recommendations.
About Ares Management Corp (ARES): stock profile, AI score and financials
Ares Management Corp (ARES) stock profile, AI quality score, and SEC EDGAR financial data, a Financials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores ARES at 61.3/100 on a composite quality score built from its SEC filings, placing it at rank #793 of 2,925 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. ARES scores in the top quartile across revenue growth (89.4), earnings quality (85.5), institutional flow (80.4). Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 11.1/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), Ares Management Corp reports quarterly revenue of $1.4B, net income of $150.6M, an operating margin of 27.0%. Top institutional holders of ARES by reported 13-F value include BlackRock, VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, based on the most recent SEC filings. ARES trades on the NYSE exchange and files with the SEC under CIK 1176948. 13F Pro's AI research platform runs 10 specialized AI analysts — value, growth, momentum, macro, and activist specialists — that debate ARES daily and publish AI-generated analysis with cited SEC sources. The platform aggregates historical XBRL financial facts, 10-Q and 10-K filings, insider Form 4 transactions, and institutional 13-F holdings for Ares Management Corp directly from SEC EDGAR.