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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.

STEP

$50.92

+$0.01 (+0.02%)

Sep 4, 2026 · Market close

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STEP Key Statistics

As of Sep 4, 2026
Trading
Open
$50.94
Previous Close
$50.91
Day's Range
49.45–51.08
52-Week Range
38.85–77.80
Volume
626.00K
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
$6.57B
P/E Ratio
unprofitable
Forward P/EShare price divided by forecast earnings for the year ahead, rather than the year just past.
14.70
P/S ratioMarket value divided by annual revenue. Useful for companies that are not yet profitable, where a P/E cannot be calculated.
3.27
EPS (ttm)Profit attributable to each share over the last twelve months.
−7.70
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
−14.95%
Dividend and dates
Dividend
$1.72+3.38%
Ex-Dividend Date
August 31, 2026
Earnings Date
November 5, 2026
Avg Volume
1.39M

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

STEP Stock Return by Calendar Year

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

YearReturn
2026 (partial year)−18.65%
2025+13.62%
2024+85.94%
2023+31.66%
2022−37.82%
2021+5.43%
2020 (partial year)+59.20%

As of September 4, 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 561 stocks
MetricSTEPAsset Management medianvs median
P/S ratio3.2710.420.3x the median
Profit margin−30.54%24.09%54.6 pts below

Medians across 561 Asset Management stocks that report the metric. Medians, not averages, so one outlier cannot move them. As of September 4, 2026.

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Analysis

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Company Overview

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) is capitalised at $6.57B 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 $50.92, dated September 4, 2026. That is +$0.01 (+0.02%) against the previous close. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $38.85 to $77.80. The latest close sits 31.07% 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 54.6 percentage points below the Asset Management median of 24.09%. Earnings per share on a trailing basis come to −7.7.

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 14.7. The price-to-sales ratio is 3.27. On price-to-sales that is 0.3 times the Asset Management median of 10.42. The medians here are taken across 561 Asset Management companies that report the metric.

The trailing one-year price return is −14.95%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +3.90%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 1.28. Annualized volatility over the trailing 6 years is 42.05%.

Growth & Income

The trailing dividend yield is 3.38%. That is 4.7 percentage points below the Asset Management median yield of 8.11%. 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 price is −18.65%.

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 $6.57B —
BlackRock, Inc. BLK $182.35B 26.9
Blackstone Inc. BX $162.74B 30.5
KKR & Co. Inc. KKR $99.50B 34.4

The Asset Management industry average P/E ratio is 10.3x. 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 nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 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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