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Ares Management Corporation ARES Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$1.4B+28.2%
Net income$142.6M+202%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$568.8M-8.0%
Total debt$730.1M+6.4%
Total equity$4.0B-9.6%
Total assets$28.4B+4.5%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow$406.5M-79.6%

Valuation

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Market cap$28.95B-19.6%
Enterprise value$29.11B-19.2%
P/E46.5×-35.7×
P/S4.9×-3.5×

Profitability

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Net margin10.5%+0.3pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity14.7%+0.6pp
Debt / equity0.2×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from Ares Management Corporation’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: Ares Management Corporation’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is Ares Management Corporation's return on invested capital?
Ares Management Corporation (ARES) reported return on invested capital of 28% in Q1 2026.
How has Ares Management Corporation's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
Ares Management Corporation's return on invested capital decreased by 15.2% year-over-year, from 33% to 28%.
What is the long-term trend for Ares Management Corporation's return on invested capital?
Over 3 years (2022 to 2025), Ares Management Corporation's return on invested capital has grown at a -13.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 196.8% to 129.2%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.