StepStone (STEP) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2025)

StepStone (STEP) reported Deferred Taxes of -$41.8 million for Q4 2025, up 30.41% on a YoY basis from -$32.1 million in Q4 2024, and up 62.9% quarter-over-quarter from -$112.7 million in Q3 2025.

StepStone (STEP) Deferred Taxes (2020 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

StepStone has reported Deferred Taxes for 6 years, with the latest figure at -$41.8 million in Q4 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Deferred Taxes rose 30.41% year-over-year to -$41.8 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at -$186.1 million (down 267.88% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was -$75.1 million, down 914.82% from the prior year.
  • Deferred Taxes for Q4 2025 stood at -$41.8 million, up from -$112.7 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Deferred Taxes was $13.9 million in Q4 2021, with the low at -$112.7 million in Q3 2025.
  • Historically, Deferred Taxes has averaged -$11.7 million across 5 years, with a median of -$3.4 million in 2022.
  • The largest YoY upside for Deferred Taxes was 125640.0% in 2021 against a maximum downside of 31970.59% in 2021.
  • StepStone's Deferred Taxes stood at $13.9 million in 2021, then sank by 139.6% to -$5.5 million in 2022, then slumped by 81.16% to -$10.0 million in 2023, then plunged by 501.78% to -$60.1 million in 2024, then surged by 30.41% to -$41.8 million in 2025.
  • The last three Deferred Taxes figures came in at -$41.8 million (Q4 2025), -$112.7 million (Q3 2025), and -$14.1 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Deferred Taxes (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 60.00 Mn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - -
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - -
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn -
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 28.00 Mn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn -19.00 Mn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - -
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 77.00 Mn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - -
10 StepStone 3.56 Bn 4.40 Bn - -41.81 Mn

Historic Data

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DateValue
Dec 31, 2025 -41.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2025 -112.69 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 -14.10 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 -17.50 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 -60.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 1.49 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 1.03 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 6.97 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -9.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 7.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 4.98 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 5.93 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -5.51 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -10.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -2.82 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 -4.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 13.92 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 -16.25 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 12.55 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 7.25 Mn