ARES FY2025 SEC EDGAR DEF 14A #2 of 31 in industry

Ares Management Corp CEO pay ratio

The CEO earned $68.3M in FY2025 against median worker pay of $197,440 · Security & Commodity Brokers.

Security & Commodity Brokers peers All rankings
State
DE
Filing date
2026-04-21
Industry
Security & Commodity Brokers
Industry rank
#2/31

Data updated August 2026

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CEO-to-worker pay ratio
346:1
High (Scale: 0–1000:1)
CEO pay
$68.3M
Median worker
$197,440

Answer first

Ares Management Corp's FY2025 CEO total of $68.3M ranks #17 of 1,423 complete filings; its 346:1 pay ratio ranks #159. Dollar rank is not ratio rank.

According to the same FY2025 complete-filing cohort used on the rankings boards (CEO total, median worker, and ratio all present). Median worker pay is $197,440. Industry placement uses the FY2025 SIC-62 peer cohort (# 2 of 31, 97th percentile - top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio). Figures come from Section 953(b) Dodd-Frank DEF 14A disclosures - not estimates. View all Security & Commodity Brokers companies.

Dollar rank
#17
$68.3M of 1,423 FY2025
Ratio rank
#159
346:1 of 1,423
Industry pct
97th
top 5% of industry peers by pay ratio

How Ares Management Corp ranks nationally

Ares Management Corp CEO pay vs. every FY2025 complete filing

Total CEO compensation, the full national distribution, this company marked

$68,279,532 Top 1% higher than 99% of 1,423 companies

$0–$2,500,000: 304 companies (21%). Below this entry. $2,500,000–$5,000,000: 182 companies (13%). Below this entry. $5,000,000–$7,500,000: 208 companies (15%). Below this entry. $7,500,000–$10,000,000: 192 companies (13%). Below this entry. $10,000,000–$12,500,000: 139 companies (10%). Below this entry. $12,500,000–$15,000,000: 91 companies (6%). Below this entry. $15,000,000–$17,500,000: 88 companies (6%). Below this entry. $17,500,000–$20,000,000: 54 companies (4%). Below this entry. $20,000,000–$22,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $22,500,000–$25,000,000: 34 companies (2%). Below this entry. $25,000,000–$27,500,000: 24 companies (2%). Below this entry. $27,500,000–$30,000,000: 16 companies (1%). Below this entry. $30,000,000–$32,500,000: 10 companies (1%). Below this entry. $32,500,000–$35,000,000: 7 companies (0%). Below this entry. $35,000,000–$37,500,000: 9 companies (1%). Below this entry. $37,500,000–$40,000,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $40,000,000–$42,500,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $42,500,000–$45,000,000: 1 companies (0%). Below this entry. $45,000,000–$47,500,000: 6 companies (0%). Below this entry. $47,500,000–$50,000,000: 27 companies (2%). This entry sits in this band. This company $0 $50M+ every complete-filing company, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $2500K-wide band; taller bars hold more companies. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source SEC DEF 14A Section 953(b) disclosures, PlainCEOPay extract · FY2025

Ares Management Corp vs. Security & Commodity Brokers peers

CEO total pay ($68.3M) against pay ratio (346:1) for Ares Management Corp (marked) and its 5 closest same-industry peers, against the Security & Commodity Brokers industry median on both axes.

Pay + gap both highContained pay, wide gapHigh pay, contained gapBelow peer norms on both017921839.635843679.153765518.771687358.340.5:1120.5:1200.5:1280.5:1360.6:1CEO total payPay ratio (CEO : median worker)Ares Management Corp, CEO total pay: 68279532 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 346:1Ares Management CorpNasdaq, Inc., CEO total pay: 25014550 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 246:1Nasdaq, Inc.BlackRock, Inc., CEO total pay: 153770 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 245:1BlackRock, Inc.Ameriprise Financial Inc, CEO total pay: 142997 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 232:1Ameriprise Financial IncLPL Financial Holdings Inc., CEO total pay: 14574496 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 156:1LPL Financial Holdings Inc.Raymond James Financial Inc, CEO total pay: 123007 · Pay ratio (CEO : median worker): 153:1Raymond James Financial Inc
Ares Management Corp vs. Security & Commodity Brokers peers, plotted against the industry's $8.1M median CEO total and 55:1 median pay ratio.

Ratio bands among Security & Commodity Brokers peers

Exclusive CEO-to-median-worker bands across 30 complete latest-FY filings in SIC 62. Segments sum to the peer set, not this company's compensation pillar.

CEO Compensation Breakdown, FY2025

A component-level pay breakdown is not reported in Ares Management Corp's structured SEC pay-ratio disclosure. See our methodology →

Filing-year trail · Ares Management Corp

Complete DEF 14A pay-ratio filings for this CIK across FY2022–2025. Year-over-year deltas compare adjacent filing years only; incomplete dollar rows are omitted (same completeness gate as the hero figures).

Latest ratio
346:1
FY2025
vs prior FY
-10:1
from FY2024 356:1
CEO $ YoY
-20%
$68.3M latest
Filings shown
4
FY2022–2025
Ares Management Corp CEO total compensation, median worker pay, and pay ratio by fiscal year from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A.
FY CEO pay Δ pay Median worker Pay ratio Δ ratio
2022 $34.6M - $220,000 157:1 -
2023 $30.6M -12% $235,000 130:1 -27:1
2024 $85.4M +179% $240,000 356:1 +226:1
2025 $68.3M -20% $197,440 346:1 -10:1

Source: SEC EDGAR DEF 14A pay-ratio disclosures for CIK 1176948, FY2022–2025. Adjacent-year deltas only.

Industry Comparison - Security & Commodity Brokers

This Company's Ratio
346:1
Industry Median Ratio
55:1
Industry Median CEO Pay
$8.1M
This CEO's Pay
$68.3M
Companies in Industry
31
vs. Industry Median
Above
#2 of 31 by pay ratio in this industry View all companies in Security & Commodity Brokers →

Ares Management Corp: HIGH · OUTLIER pay ratio

Ares Management Corp's FY2025 ratio 346:1 ranks #2 of 31 Security & Commodity Brokers filers (97th percentile). the CEO earned 346× the median employee ($197,440) in FY2025.

Median employee $197,440 (ELITE-MED); HIGH · OUTLIER stamps put about 346 median-wage years per CEO year.

CEO Total Pay

$68.3M

FY2025 Summary Compensation, well above median

Pay Ratio

346:1

Elevated vs. peers

Ares Management Corp in the higher Security & Commodity Brokers third

Ares Management Corp's FY2025 ratio 346:1 ranks #2 of 31 Security & Commodity Brokers filers (97th percentile). The structured pay-ratio disclosure reports the total without line-item components. Security & Commodity Brokers (SIC 62) median ratio is 55:1 across 31 FY2025 filers; Ares Management Corp's $68.3M CEO total is above the $8.1M industry median CEO pay.

Dollar rank #17 and ratio rank #159 split - treat 346:1 as a disclosure, not a fairness score. Open Security & Commodity Brokers peers.

Key Data, FY2025

Total Compensation
$68.3M
Median Employee Pay
$197,440
Pay Ratio
346:1
Filing Date
2026-04-21

Company Info

Ticker
ARES
CIK
1176948
Industry
Security & Commodity Brokers
SIC Code
6282
State
DE
View SEC filings →
SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for CIK 1176948, FY2025. Informational only, not investment advice. Verify on EDGAR.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified. Ares Management Corp's FY2025 ratio 346:1 ranks #2 of 31 Security & Commodity Brokers filers (97th percentile).

Read with Ares Management Corp

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peers first, then a SIC pole and a stamp-branched guide - not a fixed Related strip. This page stamps HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.

TKO Group Holdings, Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $67.4M (Δ $918K lighter vs Ares Management Corp); EXTREME · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Fiserv Inc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $70.4M (Δ $2.2M heavier vs Ares Management Corp); STEEP · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Aon plc · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $73.8M (Δ $5.5M heavier vs Ares Management Corp); EXTREME · HIGH-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Apple Inc. · OUTLIER

ABS(ceo_total_comp) peer at $74.3M (Δ $6.0M heavier vs Ares Management Corp); EXTREME · ELITE-MED vs this page's HIGH · OUTLIER · ELITE-MED.
Nasdaq, Inc. (SIC 62 pole)

Nasdaq, Inc. stamps STEEP · PEAK nearest in-SIC by ABS(pay_ratio) to Ares Management Corp's HIGH filing.
National dual ranks · #17/#159

Ares Management Corp's FY2025 package sits #17 by CEO dollars and #159 by ratio under OUTLIER · HIGH.
Comp structure · OUTLIER

Ares Management Corp's OUTLIER CEO total is equity-sensitive - read what grant-date fair value does and does not mean.
Data sourced from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A for Ares Management Corp (CIK 1176948), FY2025. See our methodology. Aggregated by PlainCEOPay as of August 2026.

Data currency: Executive compensation from SEC EDGAR DEF 14A proxy statements through fiscal year 2025, compiled and last refreshed August 2026. See our methodology for source dates and refresh cadence. Spot a figure that looks wrong? Report a correction.