Business Segments · Goodwill
Real Assets Group — Goodwill
Ares Management Corporation Real Assets Group — Goodwill increased by 0.4% to $2.61B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric declined by 1.4%, from $2.65B to $2.61B. This increase may warrant attention — for this metric, lower values are generally preferred.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalLower is better
VolatilityStable
First reportedQ4 2021
Last reportedQ1 2026
Rolls up toGoodwill
How to read this metric
An increase suggests recent acquisitions at a premium, while a decrease may indicate impairment charges due to underperformance.
Detailed definition
Represents the intangible asset value recorded when the Real Assets business segment acquires another entity for a price...
Peer comparison
Common in asset management firms that grow through M&A; peers often report this as segment-level intangible assets.
Metric ID:
ares_segment_real_assets_group_goodwillHistorical Data
14 periods
| Q4 '21 | Q4 '22 | 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 | $53.34M | $277.18M | $277.21M | $277.21M | $277.21M | $283.92M | $283.92M | $283.92M | $311.57M | $2.65B | $2.59B | $2.58B | $2.60B | $2.61B |
| QoQ Change | — | +419.7% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +2.4% | +0.0% | +0.0% | +9.7% | +749.9% | -2.4% | -0.0% | +0.6% | +0.4% |
| YoY Change | — | +419.7% | — | — | +0.0% | — | +2.4% | +2.4% | +12.4% | +832.7% | +810.5% | +810.5% | +734.9% | -1.4% |
Range$53.34M – $2.65B
CAGR+231.1%
Avg YoY Growth+362.4%
Median YoY Growth+216.0%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Ares Management Corporation's real assets group — goodwill?
- Ares Management Corporation (ARES) reported real assets group — goodwill of $2.61B in Q1 2026.
- How has Ares Management Corporation's real assets group — goodwill changed year-over-year?
- Ares Management Corporation's real assets group — goodwill decreased by 1.4% year-over-year, from $2.65B to $2.61B.
- What does real assets group — goodwill mean?
- The premium paid for acquiring businesses within the Real Assets segment over their net asset value.