---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-26-029083"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "ARES"
cik: "0001176948"
company_name: "Ares Management Corp"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:14:28.480941+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.8
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Ares Q1 2026 GAAP net income $142.6M; record fundraising $30B, up 45%

## Summary
- GAAP net income $142.6M ($0.46/share); after-tax realized income $452.4M ($1.24/share).
- Fee related earnings $464.4M; management fees grew 25% YoY on AUM up 18%.
- Record Q1 fundraising $30B (+45% YoY); available capital ~$160B.
- Declared quarterly common dividend $1.35/share payable June 30; preferred $0.84375.
- CEO cites broad-based investor demand; CFO expects another record fundraising year.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-029083
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: ARES
- cik: 0001176948
- company_name: Ares Management Corp
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.8
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.8
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026029083/0001628280-26-029083-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026029083/ares-20260501.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029083.txt

## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  Ares Management Corp reported the first quarter ended March 31, 2026 results: net income $142.6 million, EPS $0.46.
  - Period: the first quarter ended March 31, 2026
  - Net income: $142.6 million
  - EPS: $0.46
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Corporation (NYSE:ARES) today reported its financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2026. GAAP net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation was $142.6 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. On a basic and diluted basis, net income attributable to Ares Management Corporation per share of Class A and non-voting common stock was
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026029083/0001628280-26-029083-index.htm

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