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

Ares Management has reported FCF Payout Ratio for 14 years, with the latest figure at 0.21 in Q1 2026.

• For the quarter ending Q1 2026, FCF Payout Ratio rose 28.68% year-over-year to 0.21; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at 0.39 (up 415.25% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was 0.27, up 2868.49% from the prior year.
• FCF Payout Ratio for Q1 2026 stood at 0.21, up from 2.04 in the prior quarter.
• The five-year high for FCF Payout Ratio was 49.04 in Q3 2022, with the low at 2.04 in Q4 2025.
• Historically, FCF Payout Ratio has averaged 3.11 across 5 years, with a median of 0.16 in 2025.
• Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — FCF Payout Ratio soared 12427.1% — and 2025, when it sank 1184.7%.
• Ares Management's FCF Payout Ratio stood at 1.54 in 2022, then declined by 13.35% to 1.34 in 2023, then slumped by 111.9% to 0.16 in 2024, then slumped by 1184.7% to 2.04 in 2025, then jumped by 110.28% to 0.21 in 2026.
• The last three FCF Payout Ratio figures came in at 0.21 (Q1 2026), 2.04 (Q4 2025), and 0.02 (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.