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

Carlyle (CGABL) recorded quarterly Free Cash Flow of -$1.3 billion in Q1 2026, down 2.7% quarter-over-quarter from -$1.2 billion in Q4 2025, and down 244.5% on a YoY basis from $879.3 million in Q1 2025.

Carlyle (CGABL) 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.

  • In Q1 2026, Free Cash Flow fell 244.5% year-over-year to -$1.3 billion; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$4.3 billion (down 238.63% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was -$3.4 billion, down 303.12% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow was -$1.3 billion for Q1 2026 at Carlyle, down from -$1.2 billion in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Free Cash Flow ranged from a high of $782.7 million in Q3 2023 to a low of -$1.6 billion in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Free Cash Flow has averaged -$373.1 million across 5 years, with a median of -$368.8 million in 2025.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2023 and 2025: Free Cash Flow soared 167.68% in 2023, then plunged 748.15% in 2025.
  • A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at -$714.2 million in 2022, then surged by 133.2% to $237.1 million in 2023, then tumbled by 260.06% to -$379.5 million in 2024, then slumped by 225.98% to -$1.2 billion in 2025, then retreated by 2.7% to -$1.3 billion in 2026.
  • The last three Free Cash Flow figures came in at -$1.3 billion (Q1 2026), -$1.2 billion (Q4 2025), and -$1.6 billion (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - -1.09 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 957.64 Mn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 1.72 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 1.62 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - -12.41 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 430.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -329.40 Mn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 1.05 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 390.87 Mn
10 Carlyle - - - -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