Ares Management (ARES) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Reported EPS
- $1.29
- Estimate
- $1.27
- Surprise
- +1.4%
- Score at report (before → after)
- 6.0 → 5.8/10
Revenue for this quarter isn’t shown: the reported figure hasn’t cleared TrendMatrix’s freshness and sanity checks yet, and consensus revenue isn’t tracked. EPS above is the available figure.
How the report landed
Ares Management (ARES) beat the $1.27 estimate with diluted EPS of $1.29 — a modest 1.4% upside surprise. TrendMatrix's engine moved from Buy (Wait) (6.0/10) to Hold at 5.8/10 after the report — the engine's score fell despite the beat.
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates ARES Sell at 4.6/10.
2 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +1.4% surprise compares with a -3.8% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-02.
What supports the rating
- Sector modifier (Financial Services): +1.0
- Positive insider activity
What argues against it
- Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining
- V7 low-quality RISK_OFF penalty: -0.5 (Q=5.4)
- Leverage penalty (D/E 1.7): -1.0
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $140.00
- Price target
- $146.87
- Stop
- $131.70
- Upside to target
- +4.9%
The stock trades at 63.2× trailing but 19.7× forward earnings — consensus estimates already build in a substantial earnings recovery.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-04 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
ARES at TrendMatrix's latest read
For financials, the EPS print is only half the story: credit costs, reserve builds, and rate sensitivity decide how a quarter actually lands.
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Market cap
- $46.68B
- P/E (fwd)
- 19.7
- P/E (ttm)
- 63.2
- 52-week range
- $95.80–$186.85
- Off 52-week high
- 25.1%
- RSI (14)
- 47
- Volume vs avg
- 0.24×
- Score today
- 4.6/10