Compared to Estimates, StepStone Group (STEP) Q1 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

StepStone Group Inc. (STEP) reported $300.6 million in revenue for the quarter ended June 2026, representing a year-over-year increase of 26.6%. EPS of $0.48 for the same period compares to $0.40 a year ago.

The reported revenue represents a surprise of -2.14% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $307.17 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being $0.51, the EPS surprise was -5.88%.

While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how StepStone Group performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Fee-Earning AUM (FEAUM) - Focused Commingled Funds: $70.31 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $66.20 billion.
• Fee-Earning AUM (FEAUM) - Total: $153.56 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $149.70 billion.
• Fee-Earning AUM (FEAUM) - Separately managed accounts (SMAs): $83.25 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $83.51 billion.
• Assets Under Advisement (AUA): $667.90 billion versus $657.34 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
• Assets Under Management (AUM): $245.35 billion compared to the $239.73 billion average estimate based on two analysts.
• Total revenues- Management and advisory fees, net: $269.17 million compared to the $267.47 million average estimate based on two analysts.
• Total revenues- Performance fees- Carried interest allocations- Realized: $28.57 million versus $38.9 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Total revenues- Total performance fees: $109.72 million versus $152.32 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Total revenues- Total carried interest allocations: $72.55 million versus $147.73 million estimated by two analysts on average.
• Total revenues- Performance fees- Carried interest allocations- Unrealized: $43.98 million versus the two-analyst average estimate of $108.83 million.

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Shares of StepStone Group have returned +17.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +3.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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