# Ares Management Corporation (ARES) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $140.15, market value $46.2 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 64.0×**. Ares Management Corporation trades at 64.0× trailing earnings. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 19.5×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 7.9×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 7.9×.
- **Price / book: 12.7×**. The shares trade at 12.7× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **Earnings yield: 1.6%**. The inverse of the P/E: 1.6% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 9.4%**. 9.4% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 12.3%**. 12.3% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 2.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 2.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 44.2%** (3-yr 22.4%/yr, 5-yr 26.0%/yr). Revenue grew 44.2% over the last year, against 26.0% a year compounded over five years: growth is accelerating.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 5/9**. 5 of 9 checks pass: mixed.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.85%** ($4.94 per share, trailing). Ares Management Corporation yields 3.85%, an income-level yield.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 6**. 6 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 22.9%/yr** (1-yr 20.4%). The dividend has compounded at 22.9% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover Ares Management Corporation; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $147.50 (+5% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -19.3%** (YTD -11.2%, 3-mo 12.7%). The shares are down 19.3% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -25.0%** (46.3% above the low). Trading 25% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 53**. An RSI of 53 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.70** (volatility 44%). Beta of 1.70 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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