secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Ares Management Corp (ARES)
CIK:        0001176948
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-31T01:39:15+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-26-051191
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.85
Item codes: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Ares Q2 2026: GAAP net income $150.6M, record $36B fundraising, $170B dry powder
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- GAAP net income $150.6M ($0.49 diluted EPS); after-tax realized income $467.6M ($1.29 per share).
- Fee related earnings $491.1M; key financial metrics grew >20% YoY.
- Record quarterly fundraising of $36B; total dry powder $170B.
- Quarterly dividend declared $1.35/share on Class A common, payable Sept 30, 2026.
- Preferred dividend $0.84375/share on 6.75% Series B mandatory convertible preferred.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026051191/0001628280-26-051191-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1176948/000162828026051191/ares-20260731.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-051191

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