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

Ares Management (ARES) posted Net Margin of 9.03% for Q1 2026, up 386.08% on a QoQ basis from 1.86% in Q4 2025, and up 702.0% year-over-year from 1.13% in Q1 2025.

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

Ares Management's Net Margin history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at 9.03% for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Net Margin rose 702.0% year-over-year to 9.03% in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was 9.73% (up 95.0% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at 8.96%, down 239.0% from the prior year.
  • Net Margin was 9.03% for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, up from 1.86% in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Net Margin topped out at 22.87% in Q3 2025 and bottomed at 5.89% in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of 9.18% and a median of 10.32% in 2024 frame the typical range for Net Margin.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Net Margin plunged 2253 bps — and 2023, when it jumped 1510 bps.
  • Ares Management's Net Margin stood at 10.57% in 2022, then increased by 9 bps to 11.48% in 2023, then fell by 6 bps to 10.79% in 2024, then sank by 83 bps to 1.86% in 2025, then jumped by 386 bps to 9.03% in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARES's Net Margin at 9.03% in Q1 2026, 1.86% in Q4 2025, and 22.87% in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Net Margin (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn 0.55%
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 32.99%
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 34.77%
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn -889.40%
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - 18.57%
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 18.73%
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 37.97%
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 14.05%
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 26.07%
10 Ares Management 9.64 Mn -835.79 Mn - 9.03%

Historic Data

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DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 9.03%
Dec 31, 2025 1.86%
Sep 30, 2025 22.87%
Jun 30, 2025 8.28%
Mar 31, 2025 2.01%
Dec 31, 2024 10.79%
Sep 30, 2024 10.49%
Jun 30, 2024 12.04%
Mar 31, 2024 10.32%
Dec 31, 2023 11.48%
Sep 30, 2023 9.21%
Jun 30, 2023 18.41%
Mar 31, 2023 11.56%
Dec 31, 2022 10.57%
Sep 30, 2022 -5.89%
Jun 30, 2022 6.61%
Mar 31, 2022 6.41%
Dec 31, 2021 4.46%
Sep 30, 2021 16.64%
Jun 30, 2021 24.61%