Ares Management Corporation (ARES) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

SA Transcripts 161.41K Followers Follow Ares Management Corporation ( ARES ) Q2 2026 Earnings Call July 31, 2026 9:00 AM EDT Company Participants Greg Mason - Partner & Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations Michael Arougheti - Co-Founder, Partner, CEO & Director Jarrod Phillips - CFO, Partner & Principal Financial and Accounting Officer Blair Jacobson - Partner & Co-President Conference Call Participants Craig Siegenthaler - BofA Securities, Research Division Alexander Blostein - Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., Research Division Steven Chubak - Wolfe Research, LLC William Katz - TD Cowen, Research Division Patrick Davitt Kenneth Worthington - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Benjamin Budish - Barclays Bank PLC, Research Division Michael Brown - UBS Investment Bank, Research Division Bart Dziarski - RBC Capital Markets, Research Division Devin Ryan - Citizens JMP Securities, LLC, Research Division Wilma Jackson Burdis - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Michael Cyprys - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Presentation Operator [Audio Gap] [Operator Instructions] As a reminder, this conference call is being recorded on Friday, July 31, 2026. I will now turn the call over to Greg Mason, Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations for Ares Management. Greg Mason Partner & Co-Head of Public Markets Investor Relations Good morning, and thank you for joining us today for our second quarter 2026 conference call. I'm joined today by Michael Arougheti, our Chief Executive Officer; and Jarrod Phillips, our Chief Financial Officer. We also have a number of executives with us today who will be available during Q&A. Before we begin, I want to remind you that comments made during this call contain certain forward-looking statements and are subject to risks and uncertainties, including those identified in our risk factors in our SEC filings. Our actual results could differ materially, and we undertake no obligation to update any such forward-looking statements. Please also note that past performance is not a guarantee of future results, and nothing on this call constitutes an offer