Dillard’S, Inc.
$8.99B- Market cap
- $10.26B
- Debt
- +-$402.20M
- Cash
- −$861.46M
Capital structure 104% equity / -4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.37x · EV / EBITDA 12.93x
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FY 2025 ·
Decision snapshot: DDS stock price at discount vs ARES $656.73 current versus $3.03K implied using P/E multiple.
Quick read
Each company valued on the other's multiple, then compared with the market price.
Implied fair value · at ARES's multiple
Implied fair value · at DDS's multiple
Snapshot Sep 4, 4:00 PM ET
Metric by metric
Where each company leads, and how wide the gap is.
Growth lag
Pricing power
Operating leverage
Multiple discount
Value edge
Lower leverage
Statements
Core statements aligned to each company's latest fiscal year.
SEC periods: DDS FY 2026 (ended Jan 31, 2026) · ARES FY 2025 (ended Dec 31, 2025). Fiscal years are not aligned.
Trendline
Six fiscal years of revenue, earnings, and margins before underwriting a re-rating.
Price framework
Market cap plus debt, less cash.
Capital structure 104% equity / -4% debt · EV / Revenue 1.37x · EV / EBITDA 12.93x
Complete market value, debt and cash evidence is required for enterprise value.
Capital structure 69% equity / 31% debt
ARES carries the larger enterprise value at $63.83B against $8.99B; DDS trades on the lower EV / Revenue multiple (1.37x vs 13.42x); DDS on the lower EV / EBITDA (12.93x vs 38.91x).
Price framework
The same filing-backed model used on each company's valuation page, with company-specific inputs and calculated scenarios.
DILLARD’S, INC. · implied price per share
Debt and bridge-cash inputs are required to translate enterprise value into equity value.
ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION · implied price per share
Five annual free-cash-flow observations are required for the filing-backed baseline.
Balance sheet health
Financial health checks to separate durable balance sheets from potential value traps.
Financial strength on a 0–9 scale.
Bankruptcy-risk signal from balance sheet and earnings power.
Not enough data to score either balance sheet.
Debt / equity
Total debt against shareholders' equity
-0.23x
4.66x
Net debt / EBITDA
Leverage against operating earnings
-1.82x
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Cash and equivalents
Liquid reserves on the balance sheet
$861.46M
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Total debt
Interest-bearing obligations outstanding
-$402.20M
$19.93B
Comparable set
Where the pair sits against the wider comparable set.
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