Business Segments · Total performance related compensation—realized
Credit Group — Total performance related compensation—realized
Ares Management Corporation Credit Group — Total performance related compensation—realized decreased by 48.5% 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 2 years (FY 2023 to FY 2025), Credit Group — Total performance related compensation—realized shows an upward trend with a 10.2% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryEfficiency
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ1 2015
Last reportedQ1 2026
How to read this metric
High values correlate with high performance income, reflecting a variable cost structure.
Detailed definition
The portion of realized performance income that is paid out to employees and investment professionals as compensation. T...
Peer comparison
Common in private equity and credit firms; peers report this as 'Compensation related to performance fees'.
Metric ID:
ares_segment_credit_group_total_performance_related_compensation_realizedHistorical Data
18 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $43.46M | $3.08M | $4.58M | $29.36M | $1.74M | $5.00M | $39.04M | $7.18M | $160.76M | $8.73M | $60.94M | $3.45M | $134.67M | $34.26M | $13.25M | $11.42M | $198.36M | $102.25M |
| QoQ Change | — | -92.9% | +48.7% | +541.0% | -94.1% | +187.7% | +681.3% | -81.6% | >999% | -94.6% | +597.8% | -94.3% | >999% | -74.6% | -61.3% | -13.8% | >999% | -48.5% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | -32.4% | -43.6% | +9.1% | +33.0% | +313.4% | — | +74.8% | +56.1% | -51.9% | -16.2% | +292.2% | -78.3% | +230.9% | +47.3% | +198.5% |
Range$1.74M – $198.36M
CAGR+22.3%
Avg YoY Growth+73.8%
Median YoY Growth+40.1%
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ares Management Corporation's credit group — total performance related compensation—realized?
- Ares Management Corporation (ARES) reported credit group — total performance related compensation—realized of $102.25M in Q1 2026.
- How has Ares Management Corporation's credit group — total performance related compensation—realized changed year-over-year?
- Ares Management Corporation's credit group — total performance related compensation—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 — total performance related compensation—realized?
- Over 2 years (2023 to 2025), Ares Management Corporation's credit group — total performance related compensation—realized has grown at a 10.2% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $211.98M to $257.29M.
- What does credit group — total performance related compensation—realized mean?
- The share of performance fees paid out to staff as bonuses.