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
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| 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 |