Ares Management (ARES) Cash & Current Investments (2013 - 2026)
Ares Management (ARES) posted Cash & Current Investments of $869.3 million for Q1 2026, down 9.36% on a QoQ basis from $959.1 million in Q4 2025, and down 26.6% year-over-year from $1.2 billion in Q1 2025.
Ares Management (ARES) Cash & Current Investments (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ares Management's Cash & Current Investments history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $869.3 million for Q1 2026.
- Quarterly Cash & Current Investments fell 26.6% year-over-year to $869.3 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $869.3 million (down 26.6% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $959.1 million, down 36.4% from the prior year.
- Cash & Current Investments was $869.3 million for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, down from $959.1 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Cash & Current Investments topped out at $12.0 billion in Q2 2023 and bottomed at $659.2 million in Q1 2022.
- A 5-year average of $2.9 billion and a median of $1.3 billion in 2024 frame the typical range for Cash & Current Investments.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Cash & Current Investments jumped 843.23% — and 2025, when it slumped 90.36%.
- Ares Management's Cash & Current Investments stood at $9.9 billion in 2022, then plunged by 88.35% to $1.2 billion in 2023, then soared by 30.47% to $1.5 billion in 2024, then slumped by 36.4% to $959.1 million in 2025, then decreased by 9.36% to $869.3 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ARES's Cash & Current Investments at $869.3 million in Q1 2026, $959.1 million in Q4 2025, and $1.0 billion in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Cash & Current Investments (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookfield | 1,261.80 Bn | 1,217.21 Bn | 18.56 Bn | 44.59 Bn |
| 2 | BlackRock | 165.12 Bn | 151.98 Bn | - | 13.15 Bn |
| 3 | Blackstone | 103.58 Bn | 101.13 Bn | - | 2.45 Bn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 76.31 Bn | 75.26 Bn | - | 1.05 Bn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 73.95 Bn | 73.95 Bn | -409.00 Mn | - |
| 6 | State Street | 51.18 Bn | 51.18 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 50.08 Bn | 40.82 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 9.27 Bn |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 34.03 Bn | 19.06 Bn | - | 14.96 Bn |
| 9 | Northern Trust | 33.84 Bn | 33.84 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | Ares Management | 10.14 Mn | -859.16 Mn | - | 869.31 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | 869.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 959.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.00 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 1.02 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 1.18 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 1.51 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 1.32 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 10.60 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 2.07 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 1.16 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 888.95 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 12.01 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 1.32 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 9.92 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 1.41 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 1.83 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 659.23 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 1.05 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 324.20 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 582.91 Mn |