StepStone (STEP) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2025)
StepStone (STEP) posted Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q3 2025, up 178.04% on a QoQ basis from $423.3 million in Q2 2025, and up 433.3% year-over-year from $220.7 million in Q3 2024.
StepStone (STEP) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends
StepStone's Operating Expenses history runs 7 years deep, the most recent figure standing at $1.2 billion for Q3 2025.
- Quarterly Operating Expenses rose 433.3% year-over-year to $1.2 billion in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 was $2.0 billion (up 49.48% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.4 billion, up 167.04% from the prior year.
- Operating Expenses was $1.2 billion for Q3 2025 at StepStone, up from $423.3 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Operating Expenses topped out at $1.2 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$104.2 million in Q3 2022.
- A 5-year average of $243.8 million and a median of $173.7 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Operating Expenses.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses slumped 160.06% — and 2024, when it jumped 3544.89%.
- StepStone's Operating Expenses stood at $292.7 million in 2021, then tumbled by 98.21% to $5.2 million in 2022, then soared by 264.96% to $19.2 million in 2023, then soared by 3544.89% to $698.1 million in 2024, then jumped by 68.6% to $1.2 billion in 2025.
- Business Quant data shows STEP's Operating Expenses at $1.2 billion in Q3 2025, $423.3 million in Q2 2025, and $383.6 million in Q1 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Opex (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brookfield | 1,236.60 Bn | 1,311.20 Bn | 18.56 Bn | -14.14 Bn |
| 2 | BlackRock | 161.01 Bn | 148.08 Bn | - | 3.88 Bn |
| 3 | Blackstone | 97.77 Bn | 96.72 Bn | - | 2.26 Bn |
| 4 | Apollo Global Management | 70.80 Bn | 90.38 Bn | -409.00 Mn | 4.68 Bn |
| 5 | State Street | 51.30 Bn | 51.30 Bn | - | 2.81 Bn |
| 6 | Ameriprise Financial | 48.54 Bn | 39.27 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 3.67 Bn |
| 7 | Northern Trust | 32.93 Bn | 32.93 Bn | - | 1.51 Bn |
| 8 | Raymond James Financial | 32.59 Bn | 17.67 Bn | - | 3.12 Bn |
| 9 | Price T Rowe | 24.70 Bn | 21.13 Bn | - | 1.18 Bn |
| 10 | StepStone | 3.23 Bn | 3.12 Bn | - | - |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2025 | 1.18 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 423.32 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 383.60 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 698.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 220.70 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 139.25 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 269.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 19.15 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 130.33 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 121.20 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 100.24 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 5.25 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -104.15 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -68.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 273.31 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 292.73 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 173.40 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 173.72 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 205.12 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 136.43 Mn |