Michael Arougheti compensation by year
Ares Management Summary Compensation Table · all 10 fiscal years held| Component | FY2016 | FY2017 | FY2018 | FY2019 | FY2020 | FY2021 | FY2022 | FY2023 | FY2024 | FY2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Bonus | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Stock awards | $0 | $0 | $26,366,659 | $0 | $0 | $53,154,000 | $13,728,000 | $13,728,000 | $62,628,000 | $49,520,000 |
| Option awards | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Non-equity incentive | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| Pension and deferred compensation | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
| All other | $6,977,787 | $5,967,136 | $7,804,504 | $12,665,722 | $7,303,953 | $17,688,896 | $20,873,100 | $16,848,590 | $22,753,842 | $18,759,532 |
| Total | $6,977,787 | $5,967,136 | $34,171,163 | $12,665,722 | $7,303,953 | $70,842,896 | $34,601,100 | $30,576,590 | $85,381,842 | $68,279,532 |
Each year as stated in that year's proxy. A dash means the company reported no figure in that column. Source: Ares Management Corp DEF 14A filed April 21, 2026, accession 0001628280-26-026286, and prior-year filings.
How this page was built: the Ares Management Corp filed document, accession 0001628280-26-026286. Every figure is read from that document and cited to the page and table it appears in. Filed April 21, 2026.
Equity holdings
unvested awards at FY2025 year-end| Type | Unvested units | Value at year-end | Exercise price |
|---|---|---|---|
| RSU | 1,400,000 | $226,282,000 | — |
Per the Outstanding Equity Awards at Fiscal Year-End table in Ares Management Corp's FY2025 proxy; value at the fiscal year-end close, as the company printed it.
Insider transactions since the last proxy
1 Form 4 line since the FY2025 proxy (filed April 21, 2026)current to 2026-11-07 · updated nightly
| Date | Transaction | Plan | Shares | Price | Held after |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Tax withholding | — | 82,957 | $111.31 | 1,364,548 |
The 1 most recent of 1 lines, each as reported on the Form 4. "10b5-1" marks a trade the filing reports under a pre-arranged trading plan. View every Form 4 filing on EDGAR →
Ares Management’s named executive officers, FY2025
as the company reported each| Named executive officer | Role | FY2025 total |
|---|---|---|
| R. Kipp deVeer | Director and Co-President | $71,930,731 |
| Michael Arougheti · this page | Director, Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer | $68,279,532 |
| Blair Jacobson | Co-President | $49,818,246 |
| Ryan Berry | Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer | $11,811,608 |
| Jarrod Phillips | Chief Financial Officer | $9,793,670 |
| Naseem Sagati Aghili | General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | $7,828,839 |
Board service
Ares Management board · FY2021–FY2025How this board is paid
Company policy: Ares Management pays directors a $350,000 cash retainer and $218,893 in RSUs. As stated in Ares Management's FY2025 proxy.
Committees
Nominating/Governance
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How this record is built
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