Ares Management (ARES) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026)

Ares Management (ARES) posted FCF Margin of 30.09% for Q1 2026, up 193.85% on a QoQ basis from 32.06% in Q4 2025, and down 15104.0% year-over-year from N/an in Q1 2025.

Ares Management (ARES) FCF Margin (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Management's FCF Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 30.09% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Margin fell 15104.0% year-over-year to 30.09% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 30.11% (down 5973.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 67.18%, down 231.0% from the prior year.
  • FCF Margin was 30.09% for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, up from 32.06% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Margin topped out at 181.14% in Q1 2025 and bottomed at 133.39% in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 28.32% and a median of 30.16% in 2022 frame the typical range for FCF Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Margin soared 15600 bps — and 2026, when it plunged 15104 bps.
  • Ares Management's FCF Margin stood at 17.81% in 2022, then plunged by 116 bps to 38.48% in 2023, then surged by 245 bps to 55.74% in 2024, then slumped by 158 bps to 32.06% in 2025, then soared by 194 bps to 30.09% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARES's FCF Margin at 30.09% in Q1 2026, 32.06% in Q4 2025, and 115.33% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Margin (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -16.21%
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 26.47%
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 746.54%
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -327.00%
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 8.80%
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -24.56%
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 27.31%
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 41.05%
10 Ares Management 9.64 Mn -835.79 Mn - 30.09%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 30.09%
Dec 31, 2025 -32.06%
Sep 30, 2025 115.33%
Jun 30, 2025 29.09%
Mar 31, 2025 181.14%
Dec 31, 2024 55.74%
Sep 30, 2024 72.09%
Jun 30, 2024 51.09%
Mar 31, 2024 96.69%
Dec 31, 2023 -38.48%
Sep 30, 2023 43.98%
Jun 30, 2023 -90.60%
Mar 31, 2023 85.90%
Dec 31, 2022 -17.81%
Sep 30, 2022 2.43%
Jun 30, 2022 -133.39%
Mar 31, 2022 30.16%
Dec 31, 2021 -27.46%
Sep 30, 2021 -153.57%
Jun 30, 2021 -65.50%