Discontinued — last reported Q1 '26
Credit Group — Performance Fees Compensation Expense Realized
Ares Management Corporation Credit Group — Performance Fees Compensation Expense Realized increased by 795.3% to $102.25M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 198.5%, from $34.26M to $102.25M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2024), Credit Group — Performance Fees Compensation Expense Realized shows an upward trend with a 16.4% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
How to read this metric
An increase is generally expected when performance fees rise, but a disproportionate increase relative to revenue may signal rising talent costs.
Detailed definition
Reflects the portion of realized performance fees that is allocated to employees and investment professionals as compens...
Peer comparison
Standard variable compensation expense linked to carried interest at private equity and credit firms.
ares_segment_credit_group_performance_fees_compensation_expense_realizedHistorical Data
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $43.49M | $3.08M | $83.28M | $4.58M | $29.36M | $1.74M | $117.86M | $5.88M | $55.73M | $7.18M | $143.18M | $8.73M | $60.94M | $3.45M | $134.67M | $34.26M | $13.25M | $11.42M | $102.25M |
| QoQ Change | — | -92.9% | >999% | -94.5% | +541.0% | -94.1% | >999% | -95.0% | +847.6% | -87.1% | >999% | -93.9% | +597.8% | -94.3% | >999% | -74.6% | -61.3% | -13.8% | +795.3% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -32.5% | -43.6% | +41.5% | +28.4% | +89.8% | +313.4% | +21.5% | +48.5% | +9.4% | -51.9% | -5.9% | +292.2% | -78.3% | +230.9% | +198.5% |
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ares Management Corporation's credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized?
- Ares Management Corporation (ARES) reported credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized of $102.25M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ares Management Corporation's credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized changed year-over-year?
- Ares Management Corporation's credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized increased by 198.5% year-over-year, from $34.26M to $102.25M.
- What is the long-term trend for Ares Management Corporation's credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized?
- Over 3 years (2021 to 2024), Ares Management Corporation's credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized has grown at a 16.4% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $131.90M to $207.79M.
- What does credit group — performance fees compensation expense realized mean?
- The amount of performance-based pay distributed to staff based on realized incentive fees.