Ares Management (ARES) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2026)

Ares Management (ARES) reported Shares Repurchased of $318.4 million for Q1 2026, down 19.74% on a YoY basis from $396.7 million in Q1 2025, and up 2731.48% quarter-over-quarter from $11.2 million in Q4 2025.

Ares Management (ARES) Shares Repurchased (2015 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Ares Management has reported Shares Repurchased for 11 years, with the latest figure at $318.4 million in Q1 2026.

  • For the quarter ending Q1 2026, Shares Repurchased fell 19.74% year-over-year to $318.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at $358.6 million (down 18.04% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $436.9 million, up 92.0% from the prior year.
  • Shares Repurchased for Q1 2026 stood at $318.4 million, up from $11.2 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Shares Repurchased was $396.7 million in Q1 2025, with the low at $4.7 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Shares Repurchased has averaged $78.9 million across 5 years, with a median of $15.9 million in 2024.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Shares Repurchased slumped 96.07% — and 2023, when it surged 211.85%.
  • Ares Management's Shares Repurchased stood at $7.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 63.46% to $11.6 million in 2023, then soared by 37.38% to $15.9 million in 2024, then slipped by 29.35% to $11.2 million in 2025, then surged by 2731.48% to $318.4 million in 2026.
  • The last three Shares Repurchased figures came in at $318.4 million (Q1 2026), $11.2 million (Q4 2025), and $9.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Shares Repurchased (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 191.24 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 632.00 Mn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 400.00 Mn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 874.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 358.90 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - -
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 318.43 Mn
10 Principal Financial 23.79 Bn 20.28 Bn -463.00 Mn 235.00 Mn

Historic Data

Download Data
DateValue
Mar 31, 2026 318.43 Mn
Mar 31, 2026 318.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.25 Mn
Dec 31, 2025 11.25 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.01 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 9.01 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.89 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 19.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 396.72 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 396.72 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.92 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 15.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.54 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 8.54 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.35 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 16.35 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 186.73 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 186.73 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.59 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 11.59 Mn