StepStone (STEP) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2025)
StepStone (STEP) posted Free Cash Flow of $26.73 million for fiscal Q3 2026 (quarter ended Dec 31, 2025), down 1.1% from $27.02 million a year earlier but up 68.0% from the prior quarter.
StepStone (STEP) Free Cash Flow (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Dec 31, 2025, Free Cash Flow at StepStone was $18.64 million, down 86.3% year-over-year; for FY2025 (ended Mar 31, 2025), it came in at $59.83 million, down 57.8% from FY2024.
- Annual Free Cash Flow has declined for three consecutive fiscal years, with a five-year compound annual growth rate of -1.7% (FY2020 to FY2025).
- In prior fiscal years, StepStone's Free Cash Flow was $141.92 million in FY2024 (-2.5%), $145.56 million in FY2023 (-31.4%), $212.18 million in FY2022 (+43.3%) and $148.04 million in FY2021 (+127.4%).
- Quarterly Free Cash Flow has run from a low of -$69.19 million in fiscal Q4 2025 to a high of $86.49 million in fiscal Q2 2023 over five years.
- On a year-over-year basis, Free Cash Flow has declined in each of the last three quarters, with an average decline of 11.7% over the last six quarters.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Free Cash Flow in the past five years was fiscal Q3 2024, with growth of 327.7%; the weakest was fiscal Q3 2023, with a decline of 89.3%.
- According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow for the three prior fiscal quarters was $15.91 million (Q2 2026), $45.19 million (Q1 2026) and -$69.19 million (Q4 2025).
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | FCF (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 165.57 Bn | 111.92 Bn | - | 1.12 Bn |
| 2 | Spdr Gold Trust | 134.78 Bn | -423.22 Bn | - | - |
| 3 | Blackstone | 85.82 Bn | 80.74 Bn | - | 1.91 Bn |
| 4 | Kkr | 83.68 Bn | 50.16 Bn | - | 3.20 Bn |
| 5 | Brookfield | 82.01 Bn | -83.38 Bn | 4.47 Bn | - |
| 6 | Brookfield Asset Management | 71.83 Bn | 68.08 Bn | - | 535.00 Mn |
| 7 | Apollo Global Management | 68.53 Bn | 6.22 Bn | 10.56 Bn | 2.88 Bn |
| 8 | Wheaton Precious Metals | 61.44 Bn | 56.87 Bn | 687.86 Mn | 649.52 Mn |
| 9 | Franco Nevada | 47.81 Bn | 45.18 Bn | 451.00 Mn | 482.60 Mn |
| 10 | StepStone | 5.14 Bn | 4.44 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 26.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 15.91 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 45.19 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -69.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 27.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 52.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 49.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 6.71 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 21.09 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 64.28 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 49.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -2.99 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 4.93 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 86.49 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 57.13 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 31.84 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 46.16 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 59.64 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 74.54 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 28.75 Mn |
StepStone Free Cash Flow API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
frequency, period or values and it follows. Swap YOUR_API_KEY for your own key.
https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=STEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY
import requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "free-cash-flow", "ticker": "STEP", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()
const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=free-cash-flow&ticker=STEP&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();