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ARES vs BRK-B // OPERATING MARGIN
Ares Management Corporation (NYSE) VS. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: ARES 4
— BRK-B 7
▲ OPERATING MARGIN LEADER: BRK-B
LAST: $128.15 (+0.53%) • MKT CAP: $42.33B
operating-margins
9.30%
LAST: $542.49 (+0.10%) • MKT CAP: $1.20T
operating-margins
27.80%
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (ARES VS. BRK-B)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | ARES | BRK-B | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 4.50% | 11.47% | -6.97 | BRK-B | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | 64.1x | 9.9x | +54.19 | BRK-B | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 7.16% | 2.04% | +5.12 | ARES | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin ACTIVE | 9.30% | 27.80% | -18.50 | BRK-B | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 7.60% | 22.30% | -14.70 | BRK-B | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 44.20% | 3.93% | +40.27 | ARES | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00 | TIE | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | — | 2.88 | — | TIE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 4/9 | +3.00 | ARES | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | 3.64% | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 63.2 | 63.6 | -0.40 | BRK-B | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.87 | 0.61 | +0.26 | ARES | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 83.0x | 24.9x | +58.09 | BRK-B | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $42.33B | $1.20T | -$1.15T | BRK-B | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | ARES REV | BRK-B REV | ARES GROSS % | BRK-B GROSS % | ARES FCF | BRK-B FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $5.60B | $371.44B | — | — | $3.01B | $25.04B |
| FY 2024 | $3.88B | $371.43B | — | — | $2.62B | $11.62B |
| FY 2023 | $3.63B | $364.48B | — | — | -$396.7M | $29.79B |
| FY 2022 | — | $302.02B | — | — | — | $21.89B |
| FY 2021 | — | $276.19B | — | — | — | $26.15B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
ARES // BETA 0.87
BRK-B // BETA 0.61