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ARES

SELL

Ares Management Corporation

Financial Services · Rank #271 · Analyzed Oct 18, 2026

$112.27

Current Price

⚠️ Data disputed by an independent source

A second, independent data provider disagrees with our stored inputs beyond tolerance, so this valuation may rest on wrong numbers and should not be trusted:

  • • Market cap disputed by independent source (ours 38,806,171,648 vs 26,252,325,962, 32.4% apart)

$27.34

Intrinsic Value

low confidence

Upside/Downside

2.5/10

Score

2.5/5

Quality

Analysis Summary

Valuation Consensus0/3 methods agree
Quality Score2.5/5.0
Framework RatingSELL
Price vs Intrinsic ValueLow confidence — see rating

Fair Value Range

Low$11.10
Base (IV)$27.34
High$66.76

Entry Points

Conservative$7.77
Moderate$11.10
Aggressive$19.13

⚠️ Warnings

  • Financial sector — DCF less reliable (FCF includes reserves/float)
  • DCF/EPV diverge 4.2x — earnings power and cash flow disagree; fair value is low-confidence (blended conservatively)

Quality & Moat Breakdown

Return on Equity14.9% → 0.5/1.0
Debt LevelD/E 172 → 0/1.0
Revenue QualityGrowth 48.2%, margin Δ-6.0% +recovery → 1.0/1.0
Moat Strength2.5/5 → 0.5/1.0
Profit Margins12.1% → 0.5/1.0

Methodology

This analysis uses a unified valuation framework combining three methods, Discounted Cash Flow (3-scenario), Earnings Power Value, and Asset Valuation, with a quality scoring overlay. A stock needs 2/3 valuation methods to agree and a quality score ≥ 3.5/5 for a BUY rating.

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