Ares Management (ARES) Short-Term Debt repayments (2013 - 2025)
Ares Management's Short-Term Debt repayments was $465 million in Q4 2025, down 34.5% from $710 million a year earlier and down 23.1% from the prior quarter.
Ares Management (ARES) Short-Term Debt repayments (2013 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For FY2025, Short-Term Debt repayments at Ares Management came in at $1.48 billion, down 29.7% from FY2024.
- Short-Term Debt repayments shows a five-year compound annual growth rate of 11.5% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In earlier years, Short-Term Debt repayments was $2.11 billion in FY2024 (+73.3%), $1.22 billion in FY2023 (+11.0%), $1.1 billion in FY2022 (+134.0%) and $468 million in FY2021 (-45.6%).
- Quarterly Short-Term Debt repayments has moved between -$185 million (Q2 2022) and $905 million (Q1 2022) over five years.
- Compared with a year earlier, Short-Term Debt repayments was higher in five of the last eight quarters, with growth averaging 30.6%.
- The best year-over-year quarter for Short-Term Debt repayments over five years was Q4 2023 (growth of 194.6%); the worst was Q1 2023 (a decline of 83.4%).
- Per Business Quant data, ARES's Short-Term Debt repayments in the three quarters before Q4 2025 was $605 million (Q3 2025), $270 million (Q2 2025) and $140 million (Q1 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | ST Debt Repayment (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 164.03 Bn | 110.39 Bn | - | - |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 134.08 Bn | -423.92 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 84.38 Bn | 79.31 Bn | - | - |
| 4 | Brookfield | 81.99 Bn | -83.40 Bn | 4.47 Bn | - |
| 5 | Kkr | 81.98 Bn | 48.46 Bn | - | - |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.20 Bn | 67.45 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 66.86 Bn | 4.54 Bn | 10.56 Bn | - |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 60.68 Bn | 56.11 Bn | 687.86 Mn | - |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 45.90 Bn | 43.27 Bn | 451.00 Mn | - |
| 10 | Ares Management | 41.83 Bn | 46.75 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 465.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 605.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 270.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 140.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 710.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 345.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 840.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 210.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 545.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 200.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 320.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 150.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 185.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 190.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -185.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 905.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 150.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 318.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 800.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 60.00 Mn |
Ares Management Short-Term Debt repayments 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
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=short-term-debt-repayments&ticker=ARES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "short-term-debt-repayments", "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=short-term-debt-repayments&ticker=ARES&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();