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Issuer:     Ares Management Corp (ARES)
CIK:        0001176948
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-03-31T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-022430
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 7.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Management lowers Q1 2026 realized performance income guidance to ~$75M from ~$100M
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- Preliminary Q1 2026 realized net performance income ~$75M, up from $41M in Q1 2025 but below prior ~$100M expectation.
- Shortfall driven by timing of European-style funds; income now expected in later quarters of 2026.
- Full-year 2026 realized net performance income still expected >$350M, compared to $169M in FY 2025.
- Company reaffirms full-year outlook despite Q1 miss, citing unchanged expectations for the year.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026022430/0001628280-26-022430-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026022430/ares-20260331.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-022430

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