Ares Management (ARES) Q3 2025 10-Q Quarterly Report

Filed: Nov 6, 2025Period ending Sep 30, 2025
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Ares Management (ARES) 10-Q quarterly report for Q3 2025, filed with SEC EDGAR on Nov 6, 2025 for the fiscal period ending Sep 30, 2025. This page provides AI-powered analysis including management discussion & analysis (MD&A), risk factor updates, and key quarterly financial data such as revenue and net income extracted from XBRL.

Ares Management Q3 2025 10-Q Analysis

Management Discussion & Analysis

  • Revenue $1.66B, up 47% YoY ($1.13B in Q3 2024); nine months revenue $4.10B, up 56% YoY ($2.63B prior year)
  • Net income attributable to Ares Management Corp. $288.9M, up 144% YoY ($118.5M prior year); margin approx. 17.4% (net income / revenue) vs 10.5% YoY
  • Best segment: Credit funds with carried interest of $286.8M Q3 2025 vs $209.1M Q3 2024; worst: Private Equity funds with mixed reversals of unrealized carried interest
  • Cash flows: nine months net cash used mainly in infrastructure and real estate funds; increased principal investment income $50.9M vs $44.5M YoY
  • Management highlights stronger carried interest from credit/opportunistic funds, acquisition impact from GCP boosting fees and expenses; no updated full-year guidance disclosed

Risk Factors

  • No newly added risk factors this quarter; risk disclosures remain consistent with last 10-K
  • Materially updated risk: Consolidation accounting for variable interest entities and joint ventures affects net income presentation due to GAAP changes
  • Compliance risk: Ongoing SEC regulatory scrutiny of financial reporting and non-GAAP measures like FRE and RI with detailed disclosures
  • Market risk: Dependency on fee-paying AUM and incentive generating AUM performance impacting near-term recurring management fees and incentive revenues
  • Financial risk: Exposure to liquidity from undrawn credit facilities and uncalled committed capital ("dry powder") supporting investment capacity and fee generation

Ares Management Q3 2025 Quarterly Financials
XBRL

Revenue

$1.7B

+46.7% YoY +22.8% QoQ

Net Income

$289M

+143.9% YoY +110.8% QoQ

Net Margin

17.4%

+694bp YoY +728bp QoQ

ROE

6.5%

Total Assets

$27.0B

Operating Cash Flow

$1.3B

+59.4% YoY +222.5% QoQ

Source: XBRL data from Ares Management Q3 2025 10-Q filing on SEC EDGAR. All figures in USD.

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