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Ares Management
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- Russell 1000
What Ares Management is doing, read from its filings, its own words and the news, with every figure dated and sourced. Not investment advice: no ratings, no price targets.
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The latest read
Computed from the data on Oct 22, 2026. Every figure links back to its source in the sections below.
- Revenue over the four quarters to June 30, 2026: $5.99 billion, up 24% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital expenditure) over the four quarters to December 31, 2018: −$1.44 billion.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Capital expenditure over the four quarters to December 31, 2018: $0.02 billion, down 33% from a year earlier.SEC EDGAR filings (XBRL)
- Latest earnings call or results release (July 31, 2026): sentiment 0.80 on a −1 to +1 scale (confident, opportunity-framed), confidence 0.90 of 1.Palanor Discourse
- Latest annual report (filed February 25, 2026): 7 risk factors added, 5 removed.Risk Factor Changes (10-K Item 1A)
- Insiders were net buyers in Q1 2026: $0.5 million on the open market.SEC Form 4
- 811 institutional managers reported a position at June 30, 2026 (+11 on the quarter before).SEC Form 13F
- H-1B filings certified in Q2 2026: 28 (28 a year earlier).U.S. Department of Labor (OFLC)
Company Posture
How Company Posture is measured →What Ares Management is doing, on three axes, from its filings and its own words, as of 2026-10-22. A description, not a rating: Company Posture never says whether to buy.
Expanding ↔ Retrenching
Withheld: 50% of the evidence is readable at this date (needs 60%).
- Capital spending—
- Debt raised—
- Buybacks vs capex—
- Hiring filings93rd pct
- Deals and private raises48th pct
- Patent publications55th pct
Confident ↔ Hedging
Confident
- Call sentiment85th pct
- Call confidence88th pct
- Guidance changes—
- Risk factors added32nd pct
- Insider open-market trades—
- + Call sentiment
- + Call confidence
- − Risk factors added
Pressure
Components only: Not yet shown as a score: in the back-test it did not add to a naive reader's forecast of impairment, debt acceleration or bankruptcy filings (8-K 2.06, 2.04, 1.03) (not enough events (17 in half 1; needs 20)).
- Fails-to-deliver97th pct
- Stress filings49th pct
Credit
How these are built →Ares Management's borrowing from its SEC filings: the bonds it priced and the debt on its latest balance sheet. A description, not a rating.
Bonds priced, last 12 months
None
U.S. dollar tranches with a term sheet on EDGAR. Deals sold under Rule 144A file none and are not counted.
| Priced | Amount | Coupon | Matures | Spread | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2024 | $750M | 5.600% | 2054 (30y) | +130bp | 5.653% |
| Nov 7, 2023 | $500M | 6.375% | 2028 (5y) | +188bp | 6.422% |
From the pricing term sheets Ares Management filed with the SEC. Spread is to the benchmark Treasury (or Bund, Gilt) at pricing.
Charts
Live charts: each one redraws from today’s data and has an image link to paste into a document or slide.
Cash flow
Capital returned and raised
What the company says
Hiring and ownership
In the news
Headlines that name Ares Management, with the publisher and a link. The tone is read from each headline’s own words, never from a summary of the article.
- PositiveAres raises more than quadruple target for secondaries fund - report (ARES:NYSE)
seekingalpha.com · via Marketaux · Oct 1, 2026
- PositiveAres Management, PSP Investments Form $2.4B U.S. Logistics Partnership
Commercial Observer · Sep 17, 2026
- PositiveAres Management has held talks to buy Leonard Green & Partners
FT Companies · Jul 27, 2026
Filings and records
The last two years of notable 8-Ks, offerings, annual reports, federal awards, lobbying reports, patents and other public records, newest first.
- Oct 15, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE WILLIAMS GROUP)third_quarter 2026 · $0.0 million
- Oct 7, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)third_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 20, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE WILLIAMS GROUP)second_quarter 2026
- Jul 15, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 14, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)second_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Jul 2, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (THE WILLIAMS GROUP)second_quarter 2026
- Jun 11, 20268-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- May 28, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- May 26, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (CORNERSTONE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS, INC.)second_quarter 2026
- Apr 17, 2026LobbyingLobbying report (BROWNSTEIN HYATT FARBER SCHRECK, LLP)first_quarter 2026 · $0.1 million
- Mar 31, 20268-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 25, 202610-KAnnual report (10-K)7 risk factors added, 5 removed
- Jun 11, 20258-KShareholder vote resultsItem 5.07
- Apr 25, 20258-KMaterial agreement signedItem 1.01
- Feb 27, 202510-KAnnual report (10-K)4 risk factors added, 8 removed
- Feb 5, 20258-KDirector or officer changeItem 5.02
- Feb 27, 202410-KAnnual report (10-K)9 risk factors added, 1 removed
Peers
Companies in the same industry in the S&P 500, Russell 1000 or MidCap 400, closest in revenue first. Trailing twelve months, from SEC filings.
| Company | Revenue | Free cash flow | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Trust NTRS | $5.3B | $0.5B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Invesco IVZ | $6.9B | $1.9B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| T. Rowe Price TROW | $7.6B | $1.7B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Brookfield Asset Management BAM | $4.1B | — | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Franklin Resources BEN | $9.3B | $0.9B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| SEI Investments Company SEIC | $2.5B | $0.7B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| State Street Corporation STT | $15.1B | $2.0B | Jun 30, 2026 |
| Affiliated Managers Group AMG | $2.3B | $1.1B | Jun 30, 2026 |