Ares Management (ARES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026)
Ares Management (ARES) posted Return on Sales [ROS] of -53.88% for Q3 2026, down 16.33 percentage points from -37.54% a year earlier and down 0.05 percentage points from the prior quarter.
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Ares Management (ARES) Return on Sales [ROS] (2010 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Sep 30, 2026, Return on Sales [ROS] at Ares Management was -52.70%, down 5.02 percentage points year-over-year; for FY2025, it was -49.77%, up 1.61 percentage points from FY2024.
- Annual Return on Sales [ROS] shows a five-year change of -2.32 percentage points (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior years, Ares Management's Return on Sales [ROS] was -51.38% in FY2024 (-4.10 pp), -47.28% in FY2023 (+12.62 pp), -59.90% in FY2022 (-29.71 pp) and -30.19% in FY2021 (+17.26 pp).
- Quarterly Return on Sales [ROS] has run from a low of -94497.43% in Q1 2022 to a high of -15.24% in Q4 2021 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Return on Sales [ROS] increased in three of the last eight quarters, with an average year-over-year change of +38.30 percentage points.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Return on Sales [ROS] in the past five years was Q1 2024, with a gain of 90576.92 percentage points; the weakest was Q1 2022, with a drop of 94417.67 percentage points.
- According to Business Quant data, Return on Sales [ROS] for the three prior quarters was -53.82% (Q2 2026), -54.54% (Q1 2026) and -48.83% (Q4 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ROS (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 189.07 Bn | 145.60 Bn | - | 30.03% |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 125.11 Bn | -432.90 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Brookfield | 101.47 Bn | -96.66 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Blackstone | 91.35 Bn | 85.56 Bn | - | 54.33% |
| 5 | Kkr | 87.89 Bn | 54.59 Bn | 1.76 Bn | -42.84% |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 82.34 Bn | 77.22 Bn | - | 443.46% |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 72.94 Bn | 89.74 Bn | 4.14 Bn | -29.25% |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 59.70 Bn | 59.70 Bn | 538.50 Mn | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 48.49 Bn | 47.07 Bn | 376.28 Mn | -53.88% |
| 10 | Franco Nevada | 47.61 Bn | 43.98 Bn | 427.60 Mn | 77.48% |
Historic Data
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | -53.88% |
| Jun 30, 2026 | -53.82% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -54.54% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -48.83% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -37.54% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -50.96% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -68.19% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | -39.79% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | -216.59% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -194.92% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -66.65% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -39.32% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | -76.85% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -32.90% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -90,643.56% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -36.13% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -80.53% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -75.43% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -94,497.43% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -15.24% |
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();