Ares Management Corporation Class A (ARES) Stock Rating & Analysis

Ares Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $622.5 billion in total assets under management, including $384.9 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of 2025. Its four segments are credit strategies ($406.9 billion total/$249.8 billion fee-earning), private equity ($25.3 billion/$14.4 billion), real estate/real assets ($139.1 billion/$84.1 billion), and other alternatives ($51.2 billion/$36.6 billion), serving mainly institutional investors (80%) and high-net-worth individuals (20%).