Ares Management (ARES) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026)

Ares Management (ARES) posted Free Cash Flow of $390.9 million for Q1 2026, up 178.26% on a QoQ basis from -$499.5 million in Q4 2025, and down 80.18% year-over-year from $2.0 billion in Q1 2025.

Ares Management (ARES) Free Cash Flow (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Management's Free Cash Flow history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $390.9 million for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 80.18% year-over-year to $390.9 million in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.6 billion (down 59.54% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $3.2 billion, up 18.34% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was $390.9 million for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, up from -$499.5 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $2.0 billion in Q1 2025 and bottomed at -$802.3 million in Q2 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $306.8 million and a median of $390.9 million in 2026 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • Peak annual rise in Free Cash Flow reached 1914.75% in 2023, while the deepest fall reached 194.6% in 2023.
  • Ares Management's Free Cash Flow stood at -$197.9 million in 2022, then sank by 194.6% to -$583.1 million in 2023, then soared by 236.92% to $798.3 million in 2024, then plunged by 162.57% to -$499.5 million in 2025, then jumped by 178.26% to $390.9 million in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARES's Free Cash Flow at $390.9 million in Q1 2026, -$499.5 million in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -1.09 Bn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 957.64 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 1.62 Bn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -12.41 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -329.40 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 1.05 Bn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 762.30 Mn
10 Ares Management 9.64 Mn -835.79 Mn - 390.87 Mn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 390.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 390.87 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -499.48 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 -499.48 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 1.33 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.33 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 392.78 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 392.78 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 1.97 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.97 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 798.31 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 798.31 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 814.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 814.43 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 402.93 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 402.93 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 683.97 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 683.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -583.06 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -583.06 Mn