Ares Management (ARES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026)
Ares Management (ARES) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of 37.96% for Q2 2026, up 2.69 percentage points from 35.27% a year earlier and up 1.98 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ares Management (ARES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2013 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Ares Management was 38.29%, down 3.36 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was 36.68%, down 21.34 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of +13.75 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ares Management's Return on Sales [ROS] was 58.01% in FY2024 (-2.40 pp), 60.41% in FY2023 (+41.35 pp), 19.05% in FY2022 (-7.12 pp) and 26.17% in FY2021 (+3.25 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -5.25% in Q3 2022 to a high of 120.23% in Q4 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in four of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of -17.01 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q4 2023, with a gain of 81.52 percentage points; the weakest was Q4 2024, with a drop of 68.88 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was 35.98% (Q1 2026), 26.10% (Q4 2025) and 51.60% (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.13 Bn | 110.49 Bn | - | 34.74% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 133.82 Bn | -424.18 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.08 Bn | 79.01 Bn | - | 58.55% |
| 4 | Brookfield | 82.97 Bn | -82.41 Bn | 4.47 Bn | -53.96% |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.05 Bn | 47.53 Bn | - | 36.27% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.64 Bn | 67.88 Bn | - | 79.12% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 65.67 Bn | 3.35 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 16.30% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.89 Bn | 57.32 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 71.79% |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 46.13 Bn | 43.49 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 76.73% |
| 10 | Ares Management | 42.35 Bn | 47.27 Bn | - | 37.96% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 37.96% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | 35.98% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.10% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 51.60% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 35.27% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 30.32% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 51.35% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 49.40% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 65.43% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 64.79% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 120.23% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 37.31% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 37.30% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 32.72% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 38.71% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -5.25% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 13.78% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 24.75% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 24.46% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 27.25% |
API Access
Ares Management Return on Sales [ROS] 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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ARES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "return-on-sales-[ros]", "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-sales-%5Bros%5D&ticker=ARES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();