CASY vs ARES Comparison

Casey's General Stores Inc, along with its subsidiaries, operates convenience stores mainly under the names Casey's, GoodStop (by Casey's), and Casey's General Store throughout various states in the USA, approximately half of which are located in Iowa, Missouri, and Illinois. These stores offer a broad selection of food items (which includes prepared foods such as regular and breakfast pizza, donuts, hot breakfast items, and hot and cold sandwiches), beverages, tobacco and nicotine products, groceries, health and beauty aids, automotive products, and other non-food items. The majority of the company's revenue is mainly derived from the retail sale of fuel and the products offered inside its stores.

Ares Management is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, with $622.5 billion in total assets under management, or AUM, including $384.9 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of 2025. The company has four main business segments: credit strategies ($406.9 billion in total AUM and $249.8 billion in fee-earning AUM), private equity, ($25.3 billion/$14.4 billion), real estate/real assets ($139.1 billion/$84.1 billion), and other alternatives ($51.2 billion/$36.6 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (80% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (20%). Ares operates through more than 35 offices in over 15 countries around the globe.