secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ares Management Corp (ARES)
CIK:        0001176948
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-05T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-005596
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Q4 2025: after-tax realized income $529.1M, AUM >$600B, dividend +20%
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- GAAP net income $54.2M, diluted EPS $0.08; after-tax realized income $529.1M ($1.45/share).
- AUM crossed $600B; full-year fundraising and investing each exceeded $100B (new records).
- Fee related earnings $527.7M for Q4; management fees up 25% YoY.
- Quarterly common dividend raised 20% to $1.35/share; preferred $0.84375/share.
- Closed GCP International acquisition, expanding real estate and digital infrastructure.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026005596/0001628280-26-005596-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026005596/ares-20260205.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-005596

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