NASDAQ$STEP

StepStone Group LP · Q4 2026 earnings

Q4 2026 earnings · · After market close · Investor relations

Briefing

StepStone Group reported Q4 and fiscal year 2026 results with strong revenue growth driven by management fees and performance fees.

For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, StepStone achieved total revenues of $588.6 million, up 56% year-over-year, and reported net income of $6.7 million. Fee-related earnings reached $105.3 million with a 40% margin, while AUM grew to $233.3 billion. The company declared quarterly and supplemental dividends totaling $0.83 per share.

  • Total revenues reached $588.6 million, including $328.7 million in performance fees, reflecting 56% YoY growth.
  • Fee-related earnings increased 12% to $105.3 million with a 40% FRE margin.
  • AUM rose 23% to $233.3 billion and total capital responsibility reached $885.2 billion.
  • Adjusted net income per share was $0.57 for the quarter, with a quarterly dividend of $0.28 declared.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$589M

Previous: $296M+98.9%
EPS (adj)

$0.57

Previous: $0.68-16.2%
Fee-earning AUM

$144B

No prior period
Management and advisory fees, net

$260M

No prior period
Fee-related earnings

$105M

No prior period
FRE margin

40.0%

No prior period
Gross realized performance fees

$45.6M

No prior period
Performance fee-related earnings

$17.9M

No prior period
Total capital responsibility

$885B

No prior period
Assets under advisement

$652B

No prior period
Assets under management

$233B

No prior period
Undeployed fee-earning capital

$40.1B

No prior period
Net Income

$6.66M

Previous: $13.2M-49.4%
Operating Income

-$344K

Previous: $9.95M-103.5%
Cash & Equivalents

$213M

No prior period
Total Assets

$6.76B

No prior period

Revenue & EPS history

StepStone · Revenue · Quarterly

$589M

Q4 2026+98.9%vs Q4 2025
Beat estimate in 12 of 15 quarters(80%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

StepStone · $260M total across 4 segments · Q4 2026

  • Focused commingled funds
    $161M
  • Separately managed accounts
    $76.3M
  • Advisory and other services
    $20M
  • Fund reimbursement revenues
    $3.18M

Forward guidance

The company provided general forward-looking commentary on market conditions and growth strategies without specific numerical guidance.

Historical earnings impact

How earnings announcements have historically affected this stock's price.

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 19 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q4 2026

Historical avgQ4 2026

+2.4%

Avg return

Earnings day

+2.5%

Avg return

5 days after

-1.6%

Avg return

30 days after

74%

17 / 23 earnings

Positive

+11.0%

Q4 2024

Best reaction

-7.0%

Q2 2024

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q4 2026+4.0%
Q3 2026+5.5%+0.2%-22.8%
Q2 2026-1.6%+0.9%+1.0%
Q1 2026+1.8%+8.6%+6.0%
Q4 2025+3.5%+6.3%-6.5%
Q3 2025+0.8%-6.5%-18.3%
Q2 2025+2.9%+2.9%-8.9%
Q1 2025+11.0%+12.4%+16.6%
Q4 2024+11.0%+18.3%+15.9%
Q3 2024+7.5%+2.5%-0.2%
Q2 2024-7.0%-9.3%-12.4%
Q1 2024+4.5%+1.8%+8.9%
Q4 2023-5.1%-2.8%+3.5%
Q3 2023-2.9%-5.0%-22.6%
Q2 2023+1.0%+0.3%+2.6%
Q1 2023-0.5%-2.1%-5.1%
Q4 2022+2.2%-0.2%+2.4%
Q3 2022+4.3%+1.1%-6.7%
Q2 2022+4.7%+11.7%-8.6%
Q1 2022-5.4%-1.8%-1.3%
Q4 2021+4.8%+8.0%+21.7%
Q3 2021+6.0%+4.1%-15.2%
Q2 2021+1.5%+3.6%+14.3%
Q1 2021
Q4 2020
Q3 2020
Q2 2020
Q1 2020

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