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Ares Management Corp ARES

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Ares Management Corp (ARES) earns a Piotroski F-score of 4/9 (mixed financial health). It does not currently pay a dividend. FY2025 revenue was $5.6B at a 9.4% net margin.

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Stocktoria Quality Score · grade C
4/9
Piotroski F — financial health
Altman Z″ — distress risk
Dividend yield · no dividend

Quality score trend · recomputed for each fiscal year

Piotroski F /9
2 2 1 3 1 3 1 3 4 4 2016201720182019202020212022202320242025

Each year's score is computed from that year's filing — a rising Piotroski F or Altman Z″ means improving financial health, a fall is worth a look.

$142.35 as of 2026-08-01 · -20.6% 1y
$109.10$179.2052-wk
Market cap USD$24.2B
P / E45.9×
Net margin 5y avg9.9%
Return on equity 5y avg7.7%
Beta1.51
Employees4,343

Analyst price target

$146.50 +2.9% vs last
consensus: buy · 18 analysts
target range $122.00 – $168.00 · median $146.00
4 strong buy · 7 buy · 7 hold
Recent analyst actions
DateFirmRating
2026-08-03TD CowenBuy (main)
2026-08-03JP MorganOverweight (main)
2026-08-03RBC CapitalOutperform (main)
2026-08-03OppenheimerOutperform (main)
2026-08-03BMO CapitalMarket Perform (main)
2026-07-17OppenheimerOutperform (main)

Wall Street analyst consensus — a sentiment gauge, not our scoring.

Forward estimates · earnings calendar →

Forward EPS est.$7.19
Forward P / E19.8×
Next ex-dividend2026-09-16

Consensus analyst estimates and scheduled dates — forward-looking, may change.

Smart money · insiders, last 12 months

Insiders net bought +$497,556 on the open market · 12 trades

Open-market insider purchases minus sells (SEC Form 4) — real buying with their own money is a bullish “smart money” signal; grants and option exercises are excluded.

Revenue trend · last 10y · up

How it ranks in Finance, Insurance & Real Estate · percentile among 1129 companies

Piotroski Fstronger than 46%
Net marginstronger than 48%
Return on equitystronger than 41%
Revenue growthstronger than 90%

Percentile vs other Finance, Insurance & Real Estate companies we cover — e.g. “stronger than 90%” means only 10% score higher on that measure.

Piotroski F breakdown · 4/9 tests passed

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ARESAres Management Corp4/945.9+44.2%
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TPGTPG Inc.5/982.6+33.4%
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EVREvercore Inc.5/922.4+29.5%
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About Ares Management Corp

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.

FAQ

Is ARES financially healthy?

Ares Management Corp's Piotroski F-score is 4/9 (8–9 is excellent, 0–3 weak).

Does ARES pay a dividend?

No, Ares Management Corp does not currently pay a dividend.

How profitable is ARES?

In FY2025, Ares Management Corp had a net margin of 9.4% and a return on equity of 6.1%.

What is ARES's P/E ratio?

Ares Management Corp's trailing price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is about 45.9×, based on its latest annual earnings.

What is the analyst price target for ARES?

The average Wall-Street price target for Ares Management Corp is $146.50, about 2.9% above the recent price, from 18 analysts (consensus: buy).

Is ARES a good stock to buy?

Stocktoria doesn't give buy or sell advice, but here is the data on Ares Management Corp: a Piotroski F-score of 4/9, a P/E of about 45.9×. Weigh these quality and valuation signals against your own goals.

Computed from company filings · US · as of 2025-12-31. Facts plus Stocktoria's own computed scores — not investment advice.