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StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) Stock Analysis

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) is a Asset Management stock listed on NASDAQ and quoted in US Dollar.

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

STEP

$42.42

−$0.54 (−1.26%)

Oct 21, 2026 · Market close

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STEP Key Statistics

As of Oct 21, 2026
Trading
Open
$43.63
Previous Close
$42.96
Day's Range
40.12–44.00
52-Week Range
38.85–77.80
Volume
1.05M
BetaHow much the share price moves relative to the wider market. 1.0 moves in line with it; above 1.0 swings more, below 1.0 less.
1.28
Valuation
Market Cap
$5.48B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
12.47
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
2.73
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−7.68
Financials (FY)
Revenue (FY)
$1.99B+69.69%
Net Income (FY)
−$535.81M
Profit marginThe share of revenue left as profit after all costs and taxes.
−30.54%
Shares OutstandingThe total number of shares held by all investors. Market value is this figure multiplied by the share price.
82.29M
1-Year Return
−31.20%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.72+4.00%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 31, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
1.15M

Only metrics the company reports are shown. Data provided by Yahoo Finance via yfinance. Updated daily.

Key facts

As of October 21, 2026, STEP closed at $42.42, −31.20% over 1 year.

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) has a market capitalization of $5.48B.

In fiscal 2025, STEP reported revenue of $1.99B.

STEP Stock Return by Calendar Year

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) return since Sep 2020: what $10,000 became

1 year
$10,000 $6,880
−31.20%
5 years
$10,000 $11,308
+13.08%
Since Sep 2020
$10,000 $19,673
+96.73%

If you had invested $10,000 in StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) at the close on September 16, 2020, the earliest close on record here, it would have been worth $19,673 at the close on October 21, 2026: +96.73% in total, +11.74% a year, with dividends reinvested, over a partial period shorter than 10 years. A historical calculation from closing prices adjusted for splits and dividends, before fees and taxes.

Calendar-year returns computed from daily closing prices. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−32.23%
2025+13.62%
2024+85.94%
2023+31.66%
2022−37.82%
2021+5.43%
2020 (partial year)+59.20%

As of October 21, 2026.

STEP Revenue and Earnings by Fiscal Year

FY ends March
Fiscal yearRevenueNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.99B−$535.81M−26.9%
2024$1.17B−$179.56M−15.3%
2023$711.63M$58.09M8.2%
2022−$67.57M−$18.40M27.2%
Fiscal yearRevenueGross profitOperating incomeNet incomeNet margin
2025$1.99B$905.94M−$1.02B−$535.81M−26.9%
2024$1.17B$579.66M−$266.82M−$179.56M−15.3%
2023$711.63M$381.45M$171.77M$58.09M8.2%
2022−$67.57M$171.60M−$497.00K−$18.40M27.2%

Annual figures as reported, in the company's reporting currency. As of March 31, 2026.

STEP Dividend History

$1.44+37.1% vs 2024

Dividends per share, 2025 · 4 payments

YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026*$1.443—
2025$1.444+37.1%
2024$1.054−1.9%
2023$1.074+42.7%
YearDividends per sharePaymentsChange
2026 (partial year)$1.443—
2025$1.444+37.1%
2024$1.054−1.9%
2023$1.074+42.7%
2022$0.754+108.3%
2021$0.364—

Most recent payment: $0.48 per share, ex-dividend August 31, 2026. Per-share amounts summed by calendar year from ex-dividend dates. Partial years are shown muted and marked with an asterisk.

STEP Valuation vs Asset Management Median

Median of 512 stocks
MetricSTEPAsset Management medianvs median
P/S ratio2.738.590.3x the median
Profit margin−30.54%74.97%105.5 pts below

Medians across 512 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of October 21, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) is capitalised at $5.48B on the latest close. The company sits in the Financial Services sector, in the Asset Management industry. Headcount on file is 1,355.

The most recent close on file for STEP is $42.42, dated October 21, 2026. That is −$0.54 (−1.26%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $38.85 to $77.80. The latest close sits 9.19% above that 52-week low.

Financial Health

The most recent full year on file, fiscal 2025, shows revenue of $1.99B. That is +69.69% against the prior fiscal year, when revenue was $1.17B. The same year closed with a net loss of $535.81M. The reported profit margin is −30.54%. That is 105.5 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 74.97%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −7.68.

Across the 4 fiscal years on file, revenue moves from −$67.57M in 2022 to $1.99B in 2025. Of those 4 years, 1 report positive net income.

Valuation Assessment

The record shows negative trailing earnings, so no price-to-earnings ratio is published. On forward earnings the ratio is 12.47. The price-to-sales ratio is 2.73. On price-to-sales that is 0.3 times the Asset Management median of 8.59. The medians here are taken across 512 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year total return is −31.20%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +2.49%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.28. Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 41.79%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 4%. That is 4.9 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.91%. The indicated annual rate is $1.72 a share. The ex-dividend date on file is August 31, 2026. Dividends are recorded for 6 calendar years; 2026 shows 3 payments totalling $1.44 a share. The year before, 2025, totalled $1.44 a share.

The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +85.94%; the weakest is 2022 at −37.82%. Of the 5 complete calendar years on file, 4 finished higher. So far in 2026 the total return is −32.23%.

Peer Comparison

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) operates in the Asset Management industry. Here is how it compares to its closest peers by market capitalization:

Company Ticker Market Cap P/E Ratio
StepStone Group Inc. STEP $5.48B —
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $184.31B 25.8
Blackstone Inc. BX $127.43B 23.9
Brookfield Corporation BN $83.74B 69.5

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 9.4x. StepStone Group Inc. has no P/E ratio because it is not currently profitable.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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About StepStone Group Inc.

StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in primary, direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, power, utilities consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, clean energy/renewables, transport, social, natural capital, infrastructure, corporate, real estate, credit and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. The firm seeks to make minority and majority investments. StepStone Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, South America, South Korea, Europe, Australia and Asia.

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