Ares Management (ARES) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Ares Management (ARES) posted Debt Ratio of 0.15 for Q1 2026, up 12.23% on a QoQ basis from 0.14 in Q4 2025, and up 18.47% year-over-year from 0.13 in Q1 2025.

Ares Management (ARES) Debt Ratio (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Management's Debt Ratio history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.15 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Debt Ratio rose 18.47% year-over-year to 0.15 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.15 (up 18.47% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.14, up 33.86% from the prior year.
  • Debt Ratio was 0.15 for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, up from 0.14 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Debt Ratio topped out at 0.53 in Q2 2022 and bottomed at 0.04 in Q1 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 0.14 and a median of 0.11 in 2023 frame the typical range for Debt Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in Debt Ratio reached 189.93% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 81.2% in 2023.
  • Ares Management's Debt Ratio stood at 0.1 in 2022, then grew by 16.03% to 0.12 in 2023, then slipped by 14.24% to 0.1 in 2024, then surged by 33.86% to 0.14 in 2025, then rose by 12.23% to 0.15 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARES's Debt Ratio at 0.15 in Q1 2026, 0.14 in Q4 2025, and 0.14 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Debt Ratio (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 0.12
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 0.27
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.03
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.00
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 0.04
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.05
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - -
10 Ares Management 9.64 Mn -835.79 Mn - 0.15

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 0.15
Dec 31, 2025 0.14
Sep 30, 2025 0.14
Jun 30, 2025 0.13
Mar 31, 2025 0.13
Dec 31, 2024 0.10
Sep 30, 2024 0.10
Jun 30, 2024 0.11
Mar 31, 2024 0.12
Dec 31, 2023 0.12
Sep 30, 2023 0.10
Jun 30, 2023 0.10
Mar 31, 2023 0.11
Dec 31, 2022 0.10
Sep 30, 2022 0.10
Jun 30, 2022 0.53
Mar 31, 2022 0.04
Dec 31, 2021 0.07
Sep 30, 2021 0.04
Jun 30, 2021 0.49