Latest headcount
4,250
YoY change
+32.8%
Headcount CAGR
+16.4%
Revenue / employee
$1.52M
Employee count history for Ares Management
| Fiscal year | Employees |
|---|---|
| 2014 | 800 |
| 2015 | 870 |
| 2016 | 925 |
| 2017 | 1,000 |
| 2018 | 1,100 |
| 2019 | 1,200 |
| 2020 | 1,450 |
| 2021 | 2,100 |
| 2022 | 2,550 |
| 2023 | 2,850 |
| 2024 | 3,200 |
| 2025 | 4,250 |
Revenue per employee for Ares Management
Annual revenue divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars.
| Fiscal year | Revenue per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $755K |
| 2015 | $936K |
| 2016 | $1.36M |
| 2017 | $1.48M |
| 2018 | $871K |
| 2019 | $1.47M |
| 2020 | $1.22M |
| 2021 | $2.01M |
| 2022 | $1.2M |
| 2023 | $1.27M |
| 2024 | $1.21M |
| 2025 | $1.52M |
Earnings per employee for Ares Management
Annual net income divided by reported headcount, normalized to US dollars; years with a net loss dip below zero.
| Fiscal year | Earnings per employee (USD) |
|---|---|
| 2014 | $43.7K |
| 2015 | $22.3K |
| 2016 | $121K |
| 2017 | $76.2K |
| 2018 | $51.8K |
| 2019 | $124K |
| 2020 | $105K |
| 2021 | $195K |
| 2022 | $65.7K |
| 2023 | $166K |
| 2024 | $145K |
| 2025 | $124K |
Employee count history for Ares Management (ARES)
Annual figures come from annual reports (10-K, or 20-F/40-F for foreign filers); interim rows reflect headcount disclosed in periodic filings. Year-over-year change compares each filing with the prior year's equivalent. Revenue and earnings per employee are annual figures normalized to US dollars.
- 20254,250+32.8%
- 20243,200+12.3%
- 20232,850+11.8%
- 20222,550+21.4%
- 20212,100+44.8%
- 20201,450+20.8%
- 20191,200+9.1%
- 20181,100+10.0%
- 20171,000+8.1%
- 2016925+6.3%
- 2015870+8.8%
- 2014800—
About Ares Management's employee count
Ares Management (ARES) employed 4,250 people in fiscal year 2025, based on its most recent annual report. That headcount grew by +1,050 (+32.8%) from 3,200 a year earlier.
Across the 2014–2025 period, the company's reported workforce went from 800 to 4,250 employees — a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of +16.4% per year.
Ares Management generated about $1.52M of revenue and $124K of net income per employee in its latest annual period. Revenue and earnings per employee gauge how efficiently a company turns headcount into output, and are most telling when tracked over time or compared with peers in the same industry.
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