Ares Management (ARES) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026)

Ares Management (ARES) posted Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q1 2026, down 6.42% on a QoQ basis from $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and up 15.2% year-over-year from $1.0 billion in Q1 2025.

Ares Management (ARES) Operating Expenses (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Management's Operating Expenses history runs 14 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q1 2026.

  • Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 15.2% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $4.9 billion (up 42.42% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $4.7 billion, up 60.23% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses was $1.2 billion for Q1 2026 at Ares Management, down from $1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.3 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $538.5 million in Q1 2024.
  • A 5-year average of $844.9 million and a median of $837.7 million in 2023 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses sank 46.05% — and 2025, when it soared 101.5%.
  • Ares Management's Operating Expenses stood at $686.4 million in 2022, then advanced by 12.25% to $770.5 million in 2023, then increased by 27.29% to $980.8 million in 2024, then increased by 27.31% to $1.2 billion in 2025, then declined by 6.42% to $1.2 billion in 2026.
  • Business Quant data shows ARES's Operating Expenses at $1.2 billion in Q1 2026, $1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and $1.3 billion in Q3 2025.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -14.14 Bn
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - 3.88 Bn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 2.26 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 4.68 Bn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - 2.81 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 3.67 Bn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - 1.51 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 3.12 Bn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 1.18 Bn
10 Ares Management 9.64 Mn -835.79 Mn - 1.17 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 1.17 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 1.25 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.31 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 1.14 Bn
Mar 31, 2025 1.01 Bn
Dec 31, 2024 980.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 854.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 564.54 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 538.49 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 770.52 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 560.96 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 837.74 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 628.64 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 686.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 898.10 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 552.87 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 611.68 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 1.05 Bn
Sep 30, 2021 813.27 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 1.02 Bn