ARES vs CG
ARES: A $622 billion alternative asset manager operating four complementary investment groups across credit, private equity, real assets, and secondaries with a disciplined, collaborative platform and strong institutional and retail distribution channels. CG: Carlyle is one of the world's largest diversified global investment firms managing $477 billion across private equity, credit, and alternative investment solutions.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | ARES | CG | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $119.57 | $44.08 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $26.5B | $15.9B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 42.55 | 29.14 | CG lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 2.85 | 2.32 | CG lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +10.5% | +13.5% | CG higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | +70.2% | |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +17.7% | +18.8% | CG higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +14.5% | +9.7% | ARES higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +2.2% | +2.0% | ARES higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 3.33 | 2.62 | CG lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +38.5% | -28.9% | ARES higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +18.2% | +2.5% | ARES higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +4.5% | +3.1% | ARES higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 4 | 3 | ARES higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.54 | 1.84 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -32.9% | -26.2% | CG higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.