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BlackStone Group LP · Q3 2021 earnings

Q3 2021 earnings · · Investor relations

Briefing

Blackstone reported its best results in its 36-year history with earnings increasing dramatically and key financial and capital metrics reaching record or near-record levels.

Blackstone reported record third quarter 2021 results, driven by outstanding investment performance for limited partners. The company's key financial and capital metrics reached record or near-record levels, and earnings increased dramatically. Blackstone has more avenues for growth than ever before and is in the early stages of a long-term acceleration of its business.

  • Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) of $779 million ($0.65/share) in the quarter, up 28% year-over-year.
  • Distributable Earnings (“DE”) of $1.6 billion ($1.28/share) in the quarter, up 112% year-over-year.
  • Net Accrued Performance Revenues of $8.3 billion ($6.90/share), up 134% year-over-year
  • Total Assets Under Management (“AUM”) of $730.7 billion, up 25% year-over-year.

Headline financials

Total Revenue

$6.22B

Previous: $3.03B+105.2%
EPS (adj)

$1.28

Previous: $0.63+103.2%
Assets Under Mgmt

$731B

Previous: $584B+25.0%
Fee-Earning AUM

$528B

Previous: $445B+18.9%
Quarterly Inflows

$46.7B

No prior period
Realizations

$21.8B

No prior period
Capital Expenditures

-$44.5M

Previous: -$70.9M+37.3%
Free Cash Flow

$1.36B

Previous: $724M+87.5%
Net Income

$1.4B

Previous: $795M+76.4%
Operating Income

$6.03B

Previous: $2.64B+128.0%
Gross Profit

$6.22B

Previous: $3.03B+105.2%
Cash & Equivalents

$5.01B

Previous: $2.63B+90.6%
Total Assets

$39B

Previous: $25B+55.9%
Stock-Based Comp

$149M

Previous: $111M+34.3%

Revenue & EPS history

BlackStone · Revenue · Quarterly

$6.22B

Q3 2021+105.2%vs Q3 2020
Beat estimate in 11 of 16 quarters(69%)
ActualEstimate

Revenue by segment

BlackStone · $1.86B total across 2 segments · Q2 2023

  • Mgmt & Advisory Fees
    $1.71B+9.5%
  • Fee-Related Perf. Rev.
    $153M+53.7%

Forward guidance

This presentation may contain forward-looking statements which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, our operations, taxes, earnings and financial performance, share repurchases and dividends.

Historical earnings impact

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

Avg. return before/after earnings

Based on 20 quarterly earnings reports · overlaid with Q3 2021

Historical avgQ3 2021

+1.2%

Avg return

Earnings day

+1.2%

Avg return

5 days after

+0.6%

Avg return

30 days after

62%

40 / 65 earnings

Positive

+11.5%

Q4 2021

Best reaction

-8.1%

Q1 2022

Worst reaction

Earnings price reactions
QuarterReport dateReaction (Day 0)+5 days+30 days
Q1 2026+1.0%-6.3%-8.6%
Q4 2025-2.6%-8.8%-22.8%
Q3 2025-4.2%-6.2%-11.8%
Q2 2025-1.1%-5.3%+2.7%
Q1 2025+0.8%-3.5%+13.4%
Q4 2024-4.1%-7.8%-13.1%
Q3 2024+7.9%+5.5%+13.6%
Q2 2024+2.8%+6.5%-0.4%
Q1 2024-3.9%+0.9%+2.0%
Q4 2023+3.3%+5.4%+3.7%
Q3 2023-7.7%-7.0%+2.6%
Q2 2023-3.0%-3.5%-8.7%
Q1 2023-3.3%-6.6%-10.2%
Q4 2022+7.9%+8.0%+0.2%
Q3 2022-2.6%+4.3%+4.5%
Q2 2022-4.6%-7.4%+2.2%
Q1 2022-8.1%-10.9%-10.6%
Q4 2021+11.5%+21.1%+15.5%
Q3 2021+6.9%+10.5%+13.8%
Q2 2021+5.2%+8.0%+7.1%
Q1 2021+8.6%+10.3%+13.0%
Q4 2020+3.3%+6.8%+6.7%
Q3 2020-1.7%-1.0%+16.7%
Q2 2020-4.0%-6.6%-8.7%
Q1 2020+4.5%+10.9%+16.4%
Q4 2019-2.5%+1.0%-14.1%
Q3 2019+6.0%+7.5%+4.4%
Q2 2019+0.8%+7.3%+4.3%
Q1 2019+8.6%+10.6%+13.1%
Q4 2018+2.6%+4.5%+1.2%
Q3 2018-4.0%-6.4%-10.1%
Q2 2018-0.8%-0.1%-0.1%
Q1 2018+1.4%+1.3%-1.5%
Q4 2017-3.4%-5.2%-8.8%
Q3 2017+2.9%+3.3%-5.1%
Q2 2017-1.0%-0.7%-9.4%
Q1 2017+0.7%+2.8%-0.6%
Q4 2016+2.2%+0.0%-3.5%
Q3 2016+0.5%-1.8%+4.6%
Q2 2016+6.1%+7.1%+9.1%
Q1 2016-3.4%
Q4 2015+2.6%
Q3 2015+2.9%
Q2 2015+0.6%
Q1 2015+2.0%
Q4 2014+1.6%
Q3 2014+0.8%
Q2 2014+5.0%
Q1 2014+2.6%
Q4 2013+5.9%
Q3 2013+2.9%
Q2 2013+8.4%
Q1 2013-1.9%
Q4 2012+9.5%
Q3 2012+4.1%
Q2 2012+1.9%
Q1 2012+2.1%
Q2 2011-1.2%
Q4 2011-1.2%
Q3 2011-7.2%
Q1 2011+0.5%
Q4 2010+2.9%
Q3 2010-0.5%
Q2 2010-1.3%
Q1 2010+7.0%

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