Ares Posts $524M Fee Earnings, $31B Raised, AUM Hits $691B
ARES sits 28% above its 52-week low of $95.8.
Summary
Ares reported Q3 2026 fee related earnings of $524.2 million and after-tax realized income of $449.6 million, or $1.26 per share, on revenue of $1.43 billion. GAAP net income attributable to the company was $85.3 million, or $0.21 per share, well below realized earnings because of mark-to-market and compensation items. The firm raised more than $31 billion in gross commitments during the quarter, with over half of inflows coming outside Credit, and deployed $35 billion. AUM reached roughly $691 billion as of September 30, up from $671 billion at the Q2 10-Q, and total fee-paying AUM was $416.4 billion. Management said it still expects a record fundraising year and that capital raised but not yet earning fees gives visibility into 2027. The board declared a $1.35 quarterly common dividend payable December 31 to holders of record December 17. The 9:00 a.m. ET call today is where guidance and fee-earning AUM detail get tested.
At the time of this announcement, ARES was trading at $123.00 on NYSE in the Finance sector, with a market capitalization of approximately $27.7B. The 52-week trading range was $95.80 to $181.19. This news item was assessed with positive market sentiment and an importance score of 8 out of 10. Source: PR Newswire.