Ares Management ARES Revenue Breakdown

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Annual revenue breakdowns for Ares Management, fiscal 2016 to 2020, as reported in its filings.
Annual history

Ares Management Revenue by Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncements

Years FY 2016
Lines 2
FY 2016 Total $5.08B

As Originally Reported was Ares Management’s largest revenue line in fiscal 2016, bringing in $3.60B of $5.08B (71%).

Ares Management revenue by adjustments for new accounting pronouncements, fiscal 2016 to 2016
Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncements FY 2016
As Originally Reported $3.60B
As Adjusted $1.48B
Total $5.08B

Ares Management revenue by adjustments for new accounting pronouncements: what the figures show

Ares Management brought in $5.08B from its two revenue lines in fiscal 2016, the year ended December 31, 2016. As Originally Reported was the largest at $3.60B (70.8%), ahead of As Adjusted at $1.48B (29.2%).

Annual history

Ares Management Revenue by Product & Service

Years FY 2018–2020
Lines 4
FY 2020 Total $5.36B

Credit Group was Ares Management’s largest product and service line in fiscal 2020, bringing in $2.94B of $5.36B (55%).

Ares Management revenue by product and service, fiscal 2018 to 2020
Product and Service FY 2018 FY 2019 FY 2020
Credit Group $1.69B $2.77B $2.94B
Private Equity Group $796.15M $634.84M $1.34B
Real Assets Group — — $988.63M
Strategic Initiatives — — $88.19M
Total $2.93B $4.28B $5.36B
Totals include 1 discontinued line from earlier reporting.

Ares Management revenue by product and service: what the figures show

Ares Management brought in $5.36B from its four product and service lines in fiscal 2020, the year ended December 31, 2020. Ares Management regrouped these lines after fiscal 2019, so the total does not compare directly with that year's $4.28B. Credit Group was the largest at $2.94B (55.0%), ahead of Private Equity Group at $1.34B (24.9%) and Real Assets Group at $988.63M (18.5%). The remaining line, Strategic Initiatives, brought in $88.19M.

Compared with fiscal 2019, Private Equity Group grew 110.4% to $1.34B and Credit Group grew 6.2% to $2.94B.

Ares Management began breaking out Real Assets Group in fiscal 2020 and Strategic Initiatives in fiscal 2020. Ares Management stopped reporting Real Estate Group as a separate line after fiscal 2019, when it brought in $877.01M.

Questions

Ares Management Revenue Breakdown FAQ

How does Ares Management make money?

Ares Management (ARES) reports its revenue by adjustments for new accounting pronouncements and by product and service. In fiscal 2016, As Originally Reported was its largest revenue line, bringing in $3.60B (70.8% of the total), followed by As Adjusted at $1.48B (29.2%).

What is Ares Management's largest revenue line?

As Originally Reported was Ares Management's largest revenue line in fiscal 2016, bringing in $3.60B, or 70.8% of the $5.08B total across its two revenue lines.

What is Ares Management's largest product and service line?

Credit Group was Ares Management's largest product and service line in fiscal 2020, bringing in $2.94B, or 55.0% of the $5.36B total across its four product and service lines.

Where does this revenue breakdown data come from?

Every figure comes from Ares Management's annual financial filings, as reported. Each line keeps the name Ares Management gives it, and years follow its fiscal calendar.

How far back does Ares Management's revenue breakdown go?

Ares Management's revenue by adjustments for new accounting pronouncements goes back to fiscal 2016, with figures through fiscal 2016. The latest four fiscal years are free to view, and the full history is available with a Business Quant subscription.