Ares Management (ARES) Share-based Compensation (2013 - 2016)

Ares Management (ARES) has reported Share-based Compensation for 4 consecutive years, with -$27.2 million the latest figure, recorded in Q4 2016.

• For the quarter ending Q4 2016, Share-based Compensation fell 2125.71% year-over-year to -$27.2 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2016 stood at -$93.4 million (down 53.42% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $740.5 million, up 109.88% from the prior year.
• Share-based Compensation eased to -$27.2 million in Q4 2016 per ARES's latest filing, from $90.9 million in the prior quarter.
• Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $90.9 million in Q3 2016 and bottomed at -$75.1 million in Q4 2014.
• Historically, Share-based Compensation has averaged $20.3 million across 4 years, with a median of $8.3 million in 2013.
• The sharpest annual moves came in 2015 and 2016: Share-based Compensation jumped 661.97% in 2015, then plunged 2125.71% in 2016.
• Over 4 years, Share-based Compensation stood at $7.1 million in 2013, then slumped by 1164.93% to -$75.1 million in 2014, then surged by 101.79% to $1.3 million in 2015, then slumped by 2125.71% to -$27.2 million in 2016.
• According to Business Quant data, Share-based Compensation over the past three periods registered -$27.2 million, $90.9 million, and $61.3 million for Q4 2016, Q3 2016, and Q2 2016 respectively.