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AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Ares Management (ARES)

Ares Management Q4 realized income up 22% to $529.1 million; GAAP net income falls

Mixed Impact 3 of 5 earnings Written later

Ares Management reported fourth-quarter 2025 results and declared a quarterly dividend of $1.35 per share, which it said is a 20% increase. Fee-related and after-tax realized income rose from a year earlier, but GAAP net income attributable to the company fell sharply.

Key points

  • GAAP net income attributable to Ares was $54.2 million for Q4 2025, down from $177.3 million in Q4 2024; GAAP EPS was $0.08 versus $0.72
  • After-tax realized income was $529.1 million, up 22% from $434.7 million, or $1.45 per Class A share versus $1.23
  • Fee related earnings were $527.7 million, up 33% from $396.2 million; total revenues were $1.50 billion versus $1.26 billion
  • Quarterly common dividend of $1.35 per share is payable March 31, 2026 to holders of record on March 17, 2026

The filing

CompanyAres Management (ARES)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECFeb 4, 2026, 9:45 PM ET
Accession number0001628280-26-005596

Items reported: 2.02 Results of Operations7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 2:07 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on February 04, 2026.

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