
ARES · NYSE
Ares Management is an alternative investment manager that earns management fees and other investment-related income from capital raised for its strategies. The supplied evidence identifies credit and real assets among its activities and highlights fundraising, fee-paying assets under management, fee-related earnings, and realized income as key operating measures. Its customers are investors supplying capital to the firm’s funds, although the evidence does not identify customer categories or provide segment contributions. Ares reported $5.6 billion of FY2025 revenue and $0.4 billion of net income, versus $3.9 billion and $0.4 billion, respectively, in FY2024.
Ares Management rose $15.01, or 11.74%, from $127.90 to $142.91 over the reported period. Shares first fell to $124.12 on July 30, then rebounded to $128.09 on July 31 as investors focused on second-quarter results. The main catalyst was earnings commentary highlighting record fundraising, higher fee-paying assets under management, and double-digit growth in fee-related earnings and realized income, although revenue missed expectations by 4.16%. The stock added 8.18% on August 3 and crossed above its 200-day moving average at $134.29, reaching $139.22 intraday. Momentum continued on August 4, when shares gained another 3.13% to close at $142.91.