How many employees does Ares Management Corporation have?

Ares Management Corporation reported 4,250 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 32.8% from a year earlier.

What is Ares Management Corporation's revenue per employee?

Ares Management Corporation brought in $6.47B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.52M per employee. That ranks 9 of 29 companies we track in Asset Management, where the median is $941K.

Where do these numbers come from?

Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Ares Management Corporation employees and revenue per employee

ARES · Asset Management · $38.6B market cap

Ares Management Corporation had 4,250 employees at the end of fiscal Dec 2025, up 32.8% from a year earlier. Revenue for the year was $6.47B, up 66.6% from a year earlier, or $1.52M per employee. Revenue and headcount both grew, and revenue grew faster.

Employees

4,250

+32.8% YoY

Revenue

$6.47B

+66.6% YoY

Revenue / employee

$1.52M

Peer median $941K

Rank in industry

9 of 29

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Headcount against revenue

Both lines start at 100 in the first year we hold, so you can see which one grew faster.

EmployeesRevenueIndexed to 100 in Dec 2016

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ARES employees and revenue by fiscal year
Year ending	Employees	Revenue	Per employee	Staff YoY	Revenue YoY
Dec 2025	4,250	$6.47B	$1.52M	+32.8%	+66.6%
Dec 2024	3,200	$3.88B	$1.21M	+12.3%	+7.0%
Dec 2023	2,850	$3.63B	$1.27M	+11.8%	+18.9%
Dec 2022	2,550	$3.06B	$1.20M	+21.4%	-27.5%
Dec 2021	2,100	$4.21B	$2.01M	+44.8%	+138.8%
Dec 2020	1,450	$1.76B	$1.22M	+20.8%	-0.1%
Dec 2019	1,200	$1.77B	$1.47M	+9.1%	+84.2%
Dec 2018	1,100	$958M	$871K	+10.0%	-35.2%
Dec 2017	1,000	$1.48B	$1.48M	+8.1%	+18.0%
Dec 2016	925	$1.25B	$1.36M	—	—

Open roles: we have not matched a verified job board for this company yet.

Employees, last six fiscal years

Revenue per employee, last six fiscal years

Ares Management Corporation against similar companies

The closest industry peers by revenue, from Asset Management.

Company	Employees	Revenue	Revenue / employee	Shape
BX Blackstone Inc.	5,285	$13.8B	$2.62M	Efficient growth
TPG TPG Inc.	1,900	$4.67B	$2.46M	Leaner
CG The Carlyle Group Inc.	2,500	$4.90B	$1.96M	Efficient growth
ARES Ares Management Corporation	4,250	$6.47B	$1.52M	Efficient growth
EQH Equitable Holdings, Inc.	8,000	$11.7B	$1.46M	Contracting
TROW T. Rowe Price Group, Inc.	7,773	$7.31B	$941K	Leaner
BEN Franklin Resources, Inc.	9,800	$8.77B	$895K	Leaner
IVZ Invesco Ltd.	7,499	$6.38B	$850K	Leaner
BAM Brookfield Asset Management Ltd.	250,000	$4.61B	$18K	Leaner

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Questions about Ares Management Corporation

How many employees does Ares Management Corporation have?: Ares Management Corporation reported 4,250 employees for the fiscal year ending Dec 2025, in the annual report it filed on February 25, 2026. That is up 32.8% from a year earlier.
What is Ares Management Corporation's revenue per employee?: Ares Management Corporation brought in $6.47B of revenue in fiscal Dec 2025, which is $1.52M per employee. That ranks 9 of 29 companies we track in Asset Management, where the median is $941K.
Where do these numbers come from?: Employee counts and revenue are taken from each company's own annual report (Form 10-K). Open roles are counted from the company's public job board where we have matched one. Companies report headcount once a year, sometimes rounded, so small changes can be noise.

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Source: employee counts and revenue as stated in Ares Management Corporation's annual reports (Form 10-K), latest filed February 25, 2026. This is data, not a recommendation to buy or sell ARES.