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Ares Management LP vs Blackstone Group: Fair Value & Quality

Both stocks run through our valuation models. Here is how Ares Management LP (ARES) and Blackstone Group (BX) compare, as of Sep 5, 2026.

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Blackstone Group as the less overvalued of the two: Ares Management LP trades at $142 versus a fair value of $30.88 (-78%), while Blackstone Group trades at $138 versus $52.88 (-62%).
Ares Management LP
ARES · USD · Financials
-78%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$142
Fair Value$30.88
Quality45/100
Blackstone Group
BX · USD · Financials
-62%
upside to fair value
overvalued
Price$138
Fair Value$52.88
Quality61/100
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Head-to-head numbers

Green value = the better side for that row (for valuation multiples: lower = cheaper).

Ares Management LPBlackstone Group
Valuation
56.1×P/E (TTM)31.6×
6.80×P/S (TTM)10.45×
9.40×P/B17.36×
36.2×EV/EBITDA22.2×
1.12×PEG1.45×
−78.2%Fair value upside−61.6%
3.3%Dividend yield3.6%
$4.71Dividend per share$4.97
Profitability
18%Operating margin38%
1.53×EBIT margin trend (5Y)1.07×
14%Return on equity30%
3%Return on assets13%
Growth
28%Revenue growth (YoY)6%
28.4%Avg. growth/yr (3Y)22.9%
29.7%Avg. growth/yr (5Y)20.7%
+17.6%Value creation/yr+14.7%
Balance & size
2.3×Interest coverage (EBIT/interest)14.1×
2.64×Debt / equity1.44×
$40BMarket cap$150B
healthyGrowth qualitymixed

Even match: 8 to 8 metric wins.

Dash = not meaningfully computable, for example with negative equity.

Quality in detail

The quality score, broken down into the same factor families as on the stock page, 0 to 100 per family.

Ares Management LPof which business quality 45 · market factors 38 Blackstone Groupof which business quality 51 · market factors 40
ProfitabilityMargins and returns on capital today
31
59
Quality GrowthAre margins and returns improving?
67
41
CashflowEarnings quality: real cash, not paper profit
100
54
Fin. StrengthBalance sheet, leverage, solvency risk
17
18
InvestmentDisciplined investing over empire-building
51
87
Low VolatilityCalm price path (market factor)
27
35
MomentumPrice trend over the last 3–12 months (market factor)
48
49
52W MomentumDistance to the 52-week high (market factor)
33
30
Net IssuanceBuybacks instead of dilution
2
63

What the models say

How far the median fair value (base case) per model family sits from the current price, in percent. The amount in the currency of the trading venue is shown underneath.

above the price, more than 15% above close to the price, 85% to 115% of the price below the price, more than 15% below

Model familyAres Management LPPrice $142Blackstone GroupPrice $138
DCF Models-37%below the price$89.15-44%below the price$77.58
Earnings-Based-40%below the price$85.11+6%close to the price$146
Dividend Discount-2%close to the price$139+4%close to the price$143
Multiples-80%below the price$28.92-75%below the price$34.62
Asset-Based-91%below the price$12.90-94%below the price$7.82
Growth DCF+77%above the price$251-61%below the price$53.11
Economic Profit-85%below the price$21.08-79%below the price$28.37
Minimum-91%below the price$12.90-94%below the price$7.82
Maximum+77%above the price$251+6%close to the price$146
Median-40%below the price$85.11-61%below the price$53.11
Geometric mean-59%below the price$57.52-65%below the price$48.79

Minimum, maximum, median and geometric mean refer to the family values in this table. Geometric because deviations are ratios: half the price and twice the price average to 100%, not 125%.

Ares Management LP: 10 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Blackstone Group: 11 of 13 models see the stock below the current price.

Scenario ranges

From our cautious bear case to the optimistic bull case. The white tick is the current price: left of fair value means room to run.

Ares Management LP
Bear $23.16Fair Value $30.88Bull $38.60
$142 = current price (white tick)
Blackstone Group
Bear $23.34Fair Value $52.88Bull $77.73
$138 = current price (white tick)

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Ranked within their sector

Where each stock sits within its sector peer group. Band = middle 50% of peers, tick = median, dot = this stock.

Ares Management LP · Financials

Quality score45 · bottom 25%
Fair value upside-78% · bottom 25%

Blackstone Group · Financials

Quality score61 · above median
Fair value upside-62% · bottom 25%

Bottom line

As of Sep 5, 2026, Fair Value Calculator sees Blackstone Group as the less overvalued of the two: Ares Management LP trades at $142 versus a fair value of $30.88 (-78%), while Blackstone Group trades at $138 versus $52.88 (-62%).

Blackstone Group has the higher quality score (61/100).

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A model-based valuation snapshot from 26 models. Values change with price and fundamentals; the date shown above applies.