Ares Management vs KKR
ARES and KKR side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ARES and KKR compare
KKR is the larger company, worth 1.8 times as much as Ares Management ($84.7B against $46.2B).
KKR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.1% versus 28.5% for Ares Management).
KKR keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 14.8% compared with 12.0% at Ares Management.
Both pay dividends: Ares Management yields 4.0% and KKR 0.81%.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ARES | KKR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $46.2B | $84.7B |
| Share price | $128.15 | $94.39 |
| Change, 1 year | −14.9% | −20.4% |
| Change, 5 years | 49.6% | 17.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.63 | 1.69 |
| Employees | 4,250 | 5,043 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 | 13 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 2 | 2 |
| Health score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 8.7× | 4.0× (better) |
| P/B | 11.6× | 2.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 17.1× |
| Fair value | $65.67 | $112.77 |
| Margin of safety | −95.1% | 16.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 28.5% | 31.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 22.1% | 35.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 32.6% | 53.7% (better) |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 12.0% | 14.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | 15.3% (better) | 10.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.41 (better) | 0.25 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.0% (better) | 0.81% |
| Payout ratio | 14.6% | 21.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 7 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 6.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.28% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.0% (better) | 1.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 61.0% | 61.2% |
| Held by insiders | 61.8% | 21.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$90.2M | $49.8M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | 6 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 11.3% | – |
Go deeper
- ARES stock overview
- ARES income statement
- ARES valuation and score
- KKR stock overview
- KKR income statement
- KKR valuation and score
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