Ares Management Corporation Other — Compensation and benefits increased by 248.4% to $7.96M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 12.8%, from $7.06M to $7.96M. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Other — Compensation and benefits shows an upward trend with a 34.7% CAGR. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
An increase may indicate rising headcount or higher incentive payouts, while a decrease suggests cost-cutting or reduced operational scale.
This represents the total cost of employee compensation, including salaries, bonuses, and benefits, specifically allocat...
Similar to 'SG&A - Personnel' or 'Segment Operating Expenses' at other asset managers.
ares_segment_other_compensation_and_benefits| 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 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
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| Value | $1.98M | $1.98M | $1.98M | $2.39M | $1.40M | $2.08M | $6.24M | $3.14M | $3.39M | $3.23M | $6.05M | $5.59M | $5.10M | $7.25M | $3.55M | $7.06M | $6.47M | $10.25M | $2.29M | $7.96M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +20.6% | -41.4% | +48.8% | +200.2% | -49.7% | +7.8% | -4.5% | +87.2% | -7.6% | -8.8% | +42.1% | -51.1% | +99.2% | -8.4% | +58.4% | -77.7% | +248.4% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -29.4% | +5.1% | +215.5% | +31.6% | +142.2% | +55.4% | -3.1% | +78.1% | +50.6% | +124.1% | -41.4% | +26.3% | +26.9% | +41.4% | -35.5% | +12.8% |