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Ares Management vs Brookfield Asset Management

Ares Management ARES · Brookfield Asset Management BAM · Asset Management & Custody Banks

Brookfield Asset Management reported revenue of $4.8 billion in fiscal 2025, about the same as Ares Management's $4.8 billion in fiscal 2025. Ares Management's revenue grew 28.9% in its latest year, and Brookfield Asset Management's grew 21.0%.

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Ares ManagementBrookfield Asset Management
Latest fiscal yearFY2025, Dec 31, 2025FY2025, Dec 31, 2025
Revenue$4.8B$4.8B
Revenue growth28.9%21.0%
Revenue growth a year, last 5 years22.1%—
Gross margin——
Operating margin——
Net margin11.1%49.8%
Free cash flow—$2.1B
Free cash flow margin—43.4%
Return on capital——
Net debt to EBITDA——
Dividends and buybacks$0M$3.2B
Change in diluted share count——
Last close$121.88$47.04
P/E at the last close——
Insider trades, last 12 monthsbought $1.3 million, sold $91.5 million—
Piotroski F-score——
Amounts in each company's own currency, US$ unless marked (a foreign company may report in another), each company's latest fiscal year from its 10-K, or 20-F or 40-F for a foreign company. Growth rates compare with the year before; the five-year rate is the average a year. Free cash flow is cash from operations minus capital spending; return on capital is after-tax operating income over the money invested in the business; P/E is the last close over the latest earnings per share. Banks are measured differently (return on equity, efficiency ratio), so some rows apply to one company only.

Ten years

Revenue
US$ billions, fiscal years
Ares ManagementBrookfield Asset Management
Operating margin
Percent of revenue
Ares ManagementBrookfield Asset Management
Free cash flow
US$ billions. Cash from operations minus capital expenditure.
Ares ManagementBrookfield Asset Management

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Source: the companies' Form 10-K filings, from SEC EDGAR, and the last close. For information only, not investment advice: the figures describe results, not which company is the better investment. The Filing Desk is not affiliated with either company. Full figures on the Ares Management and Brookfield Asset Management pages.