What is the 13F Pro Quality Score for ARES?

13F Pro ranks Ares Management Corp (ARES) on the 13F Pro Quality Score, a 0–100 composite of 32 fundamental signals including return on invested capital, free cash flow consistency, balance-sheet strength, earnings quality, growth durability, and valuation discipline. The score refreshes after each 10-K and 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. View ARES's current score at https://13fpro.ai/company/ARES (free sign-up required for the full ranking).

Where does 13F Pro source ARES data?

All Ares Management Corp fundamentals and ownership data come directly from SEC EDGAR. Ares Management Corp files with the SEC under CIK 1176948. 13F Pro ingests XBRL financial facts from 10-K and 10-Q filings, Form 13F-HR institutional holdings, and Form 4 insider transactions, with no third-party rewrites or estimates.

What sector is ARES in?

Ares Management Corp (ARES) is classified in the Financials sector. 13F Pro publishes sector-level fund flow analysis and quality leaders at https://13fpro.ai/research/sector/financials.

What drives ARES's revenue?

Per Ares Management Corp's latest 10-Q filed with the SEC on 2026-08-07, the biggest revenue drivers are: Secondaries Group ($112.8M, +35% YoY); Private Equity Group ($40.4M, -35% YoY). Figures are extracted from the filing text and machine-verified against the document. Full breakdown at https://13fpro.ai/company/ARES.

What are ARES's largest expenses?

Ares Management Corp's latest 10-Q reports these as the largest expense items: Compensation and benefits ($688.7M, +7% YoY); General, administrative and other expenses ($255.7M, +10% YoY); Performance related compensation ($231.9M, -1% YoY). Sourced directly from SEC EDGAR filing text for Q2 FY2026 (quarter ended June 30, 2026).

How often is ARES research updated on 13F Pro?

ARES's fundamentals refresh within hours of each new 10-K or 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. Institutional ownership updates after each quarterly 13F filing window. Insider transactions update after each Form 4 filing. The 13F Pro Quality Score recalculates after every fundamentals refresh.

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13F Pro Quality Score

60.9/100

Rank #823 of 2,961 stocksTOP 50%

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Revenue Growth

88.3/100

Profitability

41.4/100

Balance Sheet

45.1/100

Earnings Quality

85.8/100

Free Cash Flow

68.8/100

Institutional Flow

80.0/100

Revenue Scale

78.7/100

Dilution Risk

11.5/100

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Why ARES Scores 61/100

exact factor attribution · 2026-09-11

ARES's composite is driven by revenue growth and scale, held back by shareholder dilution and earnings growth. Bars show each factor's exact push vs. a median company, using the same weights the ranking engine applies.

Revenue growth

+10.2 pts

88th pct

Scale

+5.7 pts

79th pct

Earnings quality

+3.6 pts

86th pct

Free cash flow

+2.8 pts

69th pct

Institutional flow

+2.0 pts

80th pct

Capital efficiency

-0.7 pts

45th pct

Profitability

-1.7 pts

41th pct

Earnings growth

-2.1 pts

19th pct

Shareholder dilution

-2.6 pts

12th pct

Latest change (2026-08-08): 71 → 69 · ↓ Free cash flow 96→74; ↓ Revenue growth 89→79; despite ↑ Earnings growth 36→79

Factor percentiles are cross-sectional ranks across the ~2,800-stock scored universe, computed from SEC EDGAR filings. Not investment advice.

ARES Stock Analysis & AI Quality Score

Data updated 2026-09-11

AI stock analysis and institutional research for Ares Management Corp (ARES), a Financials sector company. 13F Pro's AI-powered ranking engine scores ARES at 60.9/100 on a 32-signal composite quality model, placing it at rank #823 of 2,961 stocks — the top half of the AI-ranked universe. ARES scores in the top quartile across revenue growth (88.3), earnings quality (85.8), institutional flow (80.0). Shareholder dilution risk is elevated at 11.5/100, reflecting ongoing share issuance or stock-based compensation. Based on the latest XBRL financial filings (Q2 2026), Ares Management Corp reports quarterly revenue of $1.3B, net income of $150.6M. 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. Ares Management Corp's 13F Pro composite quality score has ranged between 44 and 75 since 2021, currently 60.9 — an improving long-term trajectory across 68 quarterly and live scoring snapshots.

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Fun facts about Ares Management Corp

Quirks, history, and lore behind ARES — the kind of stuff that makes a stock memorable.

1
The Basics
U.S. alternative asset management company · listed on the NYSE · headquartered in Los Angeles, California · operates across credit, private equity, and real assets.
2
The Numbers
It manages well over $400 billion in assets under management, making it one of the largest alternative managers on the planet — yet most people couldn't pick its logo out of a lineup.
3
The History
Founded in 1997 by veterans of the junk-bond era, it grew up in the shadow of bigger rivals but carved out a fortress in alternative credit before that was even a buzzword.
4
The Secret
Its bread and butter is lending to companies that banks won't touch — direct lending and distressed debt are the engine, not the flashy private equity buyouts its peers are famous for.
5
The Lore
The firm is named after the Greek god of war, which feels about right for a shop that specializes in credit markets where every deal is a battle — and it usually wins.
6
The Giveaway
Ticker symbol that doubles as the name of a Greco-Roman deity of conflict, headquartered in Los Angeles, and quietly one of the biggest alternative credit empires you've never thought about.

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What's Driving ARES's Business? Latest 10-Q Breakdown

AI-extracted from Ares Management Corp's 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.

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Revenue

Q2 2026

$1.3B

Net Income

Q2 2026

$150.6M

ROIC

Q2 2026

38.9%

Period

Revenue & Net Income

Earnings Per Share

Key Financials Over Time

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Revenue

+28.9% YoY

$4.76BFY 2025

FY22 $2.88BFY23 $3.24BFY24 $3.69BFY25 $4.76B

Net Income

+13.7% YoY

$527.4MFY 2025

FY22 $167.5MFY23 $474.3MFY24 $463.7MFY25 $527.4M

Total Assets

+15.1% YoY

$28.63BFY 2025

FY22 $22.00BFY23 $24.73BFY24 $24.88BFY25 $28.63B

Op. Cash Flow

+17.0% YoY

$3.27BFY 2025

FY22 $-734.1MFY23 $-233.3MFY24 $2.79BFY25 $3.27B

Metric	FY 2025	FY 2024	FY 2023	FY 2022	FY 2021	FY 2020
Revenue	$4.76B +28.9%	$3.69B +14.0%	$3.24B +12.4%	$2.88B +25.8%	$2.29B +30.5%	$1.75B
Net Income	$527.4M +13.7%	$463.7M -2.2%	$474.3M +183.1%	$167.5M -59.0%	$408.8M +168.7%	$152.1M
Total Assets	$28.63B +15.1%	$24.88B +0.6%	$24.73B +12.4%	$22.00B +1.8%	$21.61B +42.4%	$15.17B
Operating Cash Flow	$3.27B +17.0%	$2.79B +1296.6%	$-233.3M +68.2%	$-734.1M +71.7%	$-2.60B -509.9%	$-425.7M

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Top Institutional Holders of ARES

BlackRock, Inc.
$1.9B16,882,527 sh
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
$1.5B13,750,238 sh
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
$1.5B13,364,740 sh
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/
$1.3B11,855,596 sh
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC
$1.2B10,924,590 sh
Capital World Investors
$1.2B10,644,025 sh
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP
$1.1B9,526,077 sh
STATE STREET CORP
$999.4M8,978,721 sh
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
$751.2M6,748,327 sh
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD
$740.2M6,649,728 sh

Fund	Value	Shares
BlackRock, Inc.	$1.9B	16,882,527
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC	$1.5B	13,750,238
SUMITOMO MITSUI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.	$1.5B	13,364,740
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/	$1.3B	11,855,596
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLC	$1.2B	10,924,590
Capital World Investors	$1.2B	10,644,025
WELLINGTON MANAGEMENT GROUP LLP	$1.1B	9,526,077
STATE STREET CORP	$999.4M	8,978,721
CHARLES SCHWAB INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC	$751.2M	6,748,327
CANADA PENSION PLAN INVESTMENT BOARD	$740.2M	6,649,728

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13F Pro's AI-powered analysis of Ares Management Corp (ARES) draws on SEC EDGAR-sourced fundamentals, institutional 13F holdings, and insider Form 4 transactions in the Financials sector (listed on NYSE). The 32-signal AI Quality Score, current rank, and full bull/bear verdict for ARES are available on the ARES stock profile dashboard — with the same data, AI insights, ratios, and institutional activity refreshed after every 10-K, 10-Q, 13F, and Form 4 filing. ARES is classified as a large company.

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