Ares Management (ARES) FCF Payout Ratio (2013 - 2026)

Ares Management (ARES) posted FCF Payout Ratio of 0.01 for Q1 2026, down 100.7% on a QoQ basis from 0.81 in Q4 2025, and down 103.49% year-over-year from 0.16 in Q1 2025.

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

Ares Management's FCF Payout Ratio history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 0.01 for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly FCF Payout Ratio fell 103.49% year-over-year to 0.01 in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 0.35 (up 365.24% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 0.28, up 2943.38% from the prior year.
  • FCF Payout Ratio was 0.01 for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, down from 0.81 in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, FCF Payout Ratio topped out at 13.78 in Q3 2022 and bottomed at 1.64 in Q4 2023.
  • A 5-year average of 0.99 and a median of 0.03 in 2023 frame the typical range for FCF Payout Ratio.
  • Peak annual rise in FCF Payout Ratio reached 76649.35% in 2022, while the deepest fall reached 307.25% in 2022.
  • Ares Management's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 3.7 in 2022, then plunged by 144.37% to 1.64 in 2023, then surged by 90.33% to 0.16 in 2024, then surged by 612.7% to 0.81 in 2025, then sank by 100.7% to 0.01 in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARES's FCF Payout Ratio at 0.01 in Q1 2026, 0.81 in Q4 2025, and 0.32 in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) FCF Cover (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -0.90
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.00
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 0.19
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -0.02
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 0.34
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -0.45
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 0.10
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 0.38
10 Ares Management 9.64 Mn -835.79 Mn - -0.01

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 -0.01
Dec 31, 2025 0.81
Sep 30, 2025 0.32
Jun 30, 2025 1.40
Mar 31, 2025 0.16
Dec 31, 2024 -0.16
Sep 30, 2024 -0.65
Jun 30, 2024 1.58
Mar 31, 2024 -0.01
Dec 31, 2023 -1.64
Sep 30, 2023 -1.48
Jun 30, 2023 -0.69
Mar 31, 2023 0.03
Dec 31, 2022 3.70
Sep 30, 2022 13.78
Jun 30, 2022 -0.46
Mar 31, 2022 0.16
Dec 31, 2021 -0.02
Sep 30, 2021 -0.02
Jun 30, 2021 -0.11