Ares Management LP Cash Flow Quality Index

Latest as of March 2026: 1.61x

Ares Management LP cash flow quality index. Ares Management LP (ARES) has a Cash Flow Quality Index of 1.61x as of March 2026. Operating cash flow of $406.51 Million exceeds net income of $253.05 Million, indicating high earnings quality where cash backs reported profits. See Ares Management LP leverage flexibility ratio to measure the company's free cash flow as a share of total liabilities.

Cash Flow Quality Index

1.61x
Operating CF / Net Income

Operating Cash Flow

$406.51 Million
USD

Net Income

$253.05 Million
USD

Data as of

Mar 2026
Most recent filing

Cash Flow Quality Index of Ares Management LP (2011–2025)

Cash flow quality index of Ares Management LP from 2011 to 2025. Historical Cash Flow Quality Index for Ares Management LP across 15 annual periods. Values consistently above 1.0x indicate high-quality earnings. Explore debt repayment capacity of Ares Management LP to assess how comfortably operating cash covers total debt obligations.

Ares Management LP Cash Flow Quality Index by Year (2011–2025)

Ares Management LP cash flow quality index by year from 2011 to 2025. Year-by-year earnings quality comparison for Ares Management LP. For the full cash flow conversion analysis, see ARES cash generation efficiency.

Year Quality Index Operating CF (USD) Net Income YoY Change
2025 3.33x $1.62 Billion $484.79 Million ▲ +32.7%
2024 2.51x $2.79 Billion $1.11 Billion ▲ +1349.8%
2023 -0.20x $-233.26 Million $1.16 Billion ▲ +88.0%
2022 -1.67x $-734.11 Million $438.92 Million ▲ +40.8%
2021 -2.83x $-2.60 Billion $918.30 Million ▼ -115.5%
2020 -1.31x $-425.66 Million $324.49 Million ▲ +76.5%
2019 -5.59x $-2.08 Billion $372.80 Million ▼ -298.6%
2018 2.81x $428.08 Million $152.14 Million ▲ +126.1%
2017 -10.77x $-1.86 Billion $172.91 Million ▼ -394.1%
2016 -2.18x $-625.65 Million $286.90 Million ▲ +74.2%
2015 -8.46x $-527.99 Million $62.42 Million ▼ -401.2%
2014 2.81x $1.53 Billion $545.66 Million ▲ +5.1%
2013 2.67x $2.17 Billion $813.38 Million ▲ +20.2%
2012 2.22x $2.75 Billion $1.24 Billion ▼ -17.5%
2011 2.70x $2.49 Billion $923.37 Million —
Cash Flow Quality Index = Operating Cash Flow / Net Income. Ratios above 1.0x indicate cash-backed earnings.