secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ares Management Corp (ARES)
CIK:        0001176948
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-029083
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

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

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026029083/0001628280-26-029083-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026029083/ares-20260501.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029083

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