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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Ares Management Corporation (ARES) pays a $4.94 annual dividend ($1.35 quarterly), yielding 4.81% at $112.27/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-09-16. 6 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.81%
Annual Dividend: $4.94 per share
Payout Ratio: 227.7% (based on depressed trailing earnings — see safety analysis below)
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-16
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 13
Ares Management Corporation dividend income comes from one of the larger alternative asset managers in the world, spanning credit, direct lending, private equity, and real estate across the U.S., Europe, and Asia. ARES currently pays $5.17 per share annually, with dividends distributed quarterly and the next ex-dividend date set for September 16, 2026. The current yield stands at 4.16%. With a beta of 1.517, this is not a low-volatility income stock, making it better suited to dividend investors who can tolerate price swings in exchange for a high current yield.
Ares Management Corporation pays out 301.7% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure reflects how alternative asset managers like ARES often report GAAP earnings that understate the actual cash economics of the business, since fee income, carried interest, and management fees across its credit, direct lending, and real estate segments drive cash generation that earnings alone do not capture. Ares Management Corporation dividend safety is the central question here, and the most significant data-supported pressure point is the payout ratio itself: at over 300%, any sustained compression in fee revenue or asset values across its global platforms would test the dividend's current level.
Ares Management Corporation dividend history shows a CAGR of 17.7% per year from 2015 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.88 in 2015 to $4.48 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 51.8% in 2017, though the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear. Six consecutive years of dividend increases through the end of the available data show a more recent pattern of uninterrupted growth, but the earlier volatility is part of the record.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +22.5% | $2.44 (2022) | $4.48 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +22.9% | $1.60 (2020) | $4.48 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +17.7% | $0.88 (2015) | $4.48 (2025) |
Ares Management Corporation stock fits dividend investors who prioritize yield and are comfortable with an elevated payout ratio and above-average price volatility. The current yield of 4.16% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the 5-year average yield of 2.51%, meaning today's income opportunity is historically elevated relative to where ARES has traded. The trade-off is a payout ratio above 300% and a beta of 1.517, both of which introduce risk that income-focused investors in lower-volatility sectors would not face. What an investor gets here is a fast-growing dividend backed by a global alternative asset platform. What they accept is meaningful uncertainty around both price and payout sustainability.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-16 | $1.3500 |
| 2026-06-16 | $1.3500 |
| 2026-03-17 | $1.3500 |
| 2025-12-17 | $1.1200 |
| 2025-09-16 | $1.1200 |
| 2025-06-16 | $1.1200 |
| 2025-03-17 | $1.1200 |
| 2024-12-17 | $0.9300 |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.9300 |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.9300 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $4.0500 |
| 2025 | $4.4800 |
| 2024 | $3.7200 |
| 2023 | $3.0800 |
| 2022 | $2.4400 |
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