ARES vs STT

Ares Management and State Street Corporation, both Financial Services

State Street Corporation is the larger company at $47B against $43B. Over the past year STT returned +78% against -22% for ARES. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts ARES ahead, 7/10 against 5/10.

Ares Management and State Street Corporationcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureARESSTT
Last close$142$194
Market cap$43B$47B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically bettern/a17.1
Dividend yieldn/a1.7%
1-year return-22%+78%
5-year return+132%+159%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–107/105/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Ares Management

Revenue of $1.3B in Q1 2026, net income $143M. Its largest reported line is Credit Group, 68% of the disclosed total.

State Street Corporation

Revenue of $4.0B in Q2 2026, net income $1.1B. Its largest reported line is Total, 50% of the disclosed total.

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