Ares Management Corporation Real Assets Group — Investment Income, Investment Expense increased by 19.7% to $31.09M in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 97.8%, from $15.72M to $31.09M. Over 3 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Real Assets Group — Investment Income, Investment Expense shows an upward trend with a 143.9% CAGR. This is a positive signal — higher values indicate stronger performance for this metric.
Higher values indicate effective investment management with controlled costs, whereas lower values suggest rising expenses or underperforming assets.
This metric captures the gross investment-related income generated by the segment offset by the direct costs incurred to...
Standard in private equity and asset management; similar to investment margin metrics used by firms with significant balance sheet co-investments.
ares_segment_real_assets_group_investment_income_investment_expense| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | 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 | |
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| Value | $1.60M | $1.60M | $1.60M | $2.71M | $3.10M | $3.90M | $4.11M | $3.99M | $4.40M | $5.95M | $6.73M | $4.51M | $6.94M | $15.72M | $24.57M | $26.52M | $25.98M | $31.09M |
| QoQ Change | — | +0.0% | +0.0% | +69.7% | +14.1% | +25.9% | +5.4% | -2.9% | +10.5% | +35.1% | +13.1% | -33.0% | +53.9% | +126.4% | +56.3% | +7.9% | -2.0% | +19.7% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | +69.7% | +93.6% | — | +51.3% | +28.8% | — | +52.7% | +63.9% | +13.2% | +57.6% | +164.2% | +265.1% | +487.9% | +274.2% | +97.8% |