Carlyle (CG) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026)

Carlyle's (CG) quarterly Free Cash Flow came in at -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 244.5% year-on-year from $879.3 million in Q1 2025, and down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025.

Carlyle (CG) Free Cash Flow (2011 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Carlyle's Free Cash Flow history runs 16 years deep, the most recent figure standing at -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Free Cash Flow fell 244.5% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026; TTM through Mar 2026 was -$4.3 billion, a 238.63% decrease from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at -$3.4 billion, down 303.12% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow fell to -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026 per CG's latest filing, from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Free Cash Flow topped out at $782.7 million in Q3 2023 and bottomed at -$1.6 billion in Q3 2025.
  • The 5-year median for Free Cash Flow is -$186.8 million (2022), against an average of -$373.1 million.
  • Across the five-year window, Free Cash Flow tumbled 1755.69% in 2022 and surged 296.27% in 2023, its largest moves.
  • Year by year, Free Cash Flow stood at -$120.8 million in 2022, then jumped by 296.27% to $237.1 million in 2023, then sank by 260.06% to -$379.5 million in 2024, then plunged by 225.98% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then retreated by 2.7% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
  • Per Business Quant, the three latest CG Free Cash Flow figures stand at -$1.3 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.6 billion (Q3 2025).

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Brookfield 1,236.60 Bn 1,311.20 Bn 18.56 Bn -
2 BlackRock 161.01 Bn 148.08 Bn - -1.09 Bn
3 Blackstone 97.77 Bn 96.72 Bn - 957.64 Mn
4 Apollo Global Management 70.80 Bn 90.38 Bn -409.00 Mn 1.62 Bn
5 State Street 51.30 Bn 51.30 Bn - -12.41 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 48.54 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 32.93 Bn 32.93 Bn - -329.40 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 32.59 Bn 17.67 Bn - 1.05 Bn
9 Price T Rowe 24.70 Bn 21.13 Bn - 762.30 Mn
10 Carlyle 15.95 Bn 16.25 Bn - -1.27 Bn

Historic Data

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Mar 31, 2026 -1.27 Bn
Mar 31, 2026 -1.27 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.24 Bn
Dec 31, 2025 -1.24 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.58 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 -1.58 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 -186.30 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -186.30 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -368.80 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -368.80 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -379.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -379.50 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 772.80 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 772.80 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.29 Bn
Jun 30, 2024 -1.29 Bn
Mar 31, 2024 56.90 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 56.90 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 237.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 237.10 Mn