STEP StepStone Group (STEP) Q4 FY26 earnings call
StepStone Group achieved record fee-related earnings and fundraising in Q4 FY26, driven by strong private wealth inflows and a diverse private markets platform. Despite a GAAP net loss and lower performance-related earnings, the company is investing in growth opportunities like data monetization and defined contribution solutions, while maintaining a robust capital distribution strategy. Management expressed confidence in continued FRE growth and margin expansion for fiscal 2027.
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STEP operating KPIs by quarter
| KPI | This call Mar 2026 Q4 FY26 | Jun 2026 Q1 FY27 | Change vs prior quarter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross AUM additions | $13.5B+During the quarter, we generated over $13.5 billion in gross additions including $7 billion of managed account additions and over $6.5 billion of commingled fund inflows.Source: earnings call transcript | $10B+During the quarter, we generated over $10 billion in gross additions, including approximately $4.5 billion of managed account additions and $5.5 billion of commingled fund inflows.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
| Gross AUM additions Managed accounts | $7BDuring the quarter, we generated over $13.5 billion in gross additions including $7 billion of managed account additions and over $6.5 billion of commingled fund inflows.Source: earnings call transcript | ~$4.5BDuring the quarter, we generated over $10 billion in gross additions, including approximately $4.5 billion of managed account additions and $5.5 billion of commingled fund inflows.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
| Gross AUM additions Commingled funds | $6.5B+During the quarter, we generated over $13.5 billion in gross additions including $7 billion of managed account additions and over $6.5 billion of commingled fund inflows.Source: earnings call transcript | $5.5BDuring the quarter, we generated over $10 billion in gross additions, including approximately $4.5 billion of managed account additions and $5.5 billion of commingled fund inflows.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
| Assets under management (AUM) Private wealth suite | <$18BWe generated over $2.3 billion of subscriptions in our private wealth suite of offerings, growing the platform of nearly $18 billion as of the end of the quarter.Source: earnings call transcript | $21B+We generated $2.8 billion of subscriptions in our Private Wealth suite of offerings, growing the platform to over $21 billion as of the end of the quarter.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
| Fee-earning AUM plus undeployed fee-earning capital | $184B+The combination of feeding assets plus UF grew to over $184 billion, which is up more than $12 billion sequentially and is up over $38 billion from a year ago, our strongest year of growth in our history.Source: earnings call transcript | ~$193BThe combination of fee-earning assets plus UFEC grew to approximately $193 billion, which is up $9 billion sequentially and is up $37 billion from a year ago.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
| Undeployed fee-earning capital | ~$40BFor the quarter, we increased fee earning assets by nearly $5.5 billion, and we increased our undeployed fee-earning capital, or UFC, by $7 billion to roughly $40 billion, our highest level ever.Source: earnings call transcript | $39B+Even with these large activations and steady managed account deployment, we maintained a healthy balance in our undeployed fee-earning capital, or UFEC, of over $39 billion as strong fundraising in managed accounts and the first close of our venture capital secondaries fund helped to replenish the UFEC balance.Source: earnings call transcript | — |
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