Ares Management (ARES) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026)
Ares Management's Return on Equity [ROE] was 15.39% in Q2 2026, up 3.48 percentage points from 11.90% a year earlier and up 1.09 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ares Management (ARES) Return on Equity [ROE] (2014 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Return on Equity [ROE] at Ares Management came in at 14.04%, down 5.62 percentage points from FY2024.
- Return on Equity [ROE] shows a five-year change of -0.94 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Return on Equity [ROE] was 19.66% in FY2024 (-8.38 pp), 28.05% in FY2023 (+16.51 pp), 11.53% in FY2022 (-17.69 pp) and 29.22% in FY2021 (+14.23 pp).
- The Q2 2026 figure marks the highest quarterly Return on Equity [ROE] since Q4 2024.
- Compared with a year earlier, Return on Equity [ROE] was higher in two of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -5.58 percentage points.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Return on Equity [ROE] over five years was Q3 2021 (a gain of 18.01 percentage points); the worst was Q3 2022 (a drop of 14.09 percentage points).
- Per Business Quant data, ARES's Return on Equity [ROE] in the three quarters before Q2 2026 was 14.30% (Q1 2026), 12.60% (Q4 2025) and 14.70% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROE (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - | 12.43% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - | 16.25% |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - | 33.23% |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn | 3.12% |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - | 7.09% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 34.49% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 10.61% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 21.60% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 23.59% |
| 10 | Ares Management | 42.35 Bn | 47.27 Bn | - | 15.39% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 15.39% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 14.30% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 12.60% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 14.70% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 11.90% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 13.71% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 18.31% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 22.54% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 22.75% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 25.84% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 27.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 25.71% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 19.43% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 12.83% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 12.08% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 11.54% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 18.46% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 23.92% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.97% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 25.63% |
API Access
Ares Management Return on Equity [ROE] API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ARES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-equity-[roe]", "ticker": "ARES", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=return-on-equity-%5Broe%5D&ticker=ARES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();