StepStone (STEP) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2025)

StepStone (STEP) reported Operating Expenses of $1.2 billion for Q3 2025, up 433.3% on a YoY basis from $220.7 million in Q3 2024, and up 178.04% quarter-over-quarter from $423.3 million in Q2 2025.

StepStone (STEP) Operating Expenses (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

StepStone has reported Operating Expenses for 7 years, with the latest figure at $1.2 billion in Q3 2025.

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Operating Expenses rose 433.3% year-over-year to $1.2 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $2.0 billion (up 49.48% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.4 billion, up 167.04% from the prior year.
  • Operating Expenses for Q3 2025 stood at $1.2 billion, up from $423.3 million in the prior quarter.
  • The five-year high for Operating Expenses was $1.2 billion in Q3 2025, with the low at -$104.2 million in Q3 2022.
  • Historically, Operating Expenses has averaged $243.8 million across 5 years, with a median of $173.7 million in 2021.
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Operating Expenses tumbled 160.06% — and 2024, when it jumped 3544.89%.
  • StepStone's Operating Expenses stood at $292.7 million in 2021, then sank by 98.21% to $5.2 million in 2022, then jumped by 264.96% to $19.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 3544.89% to $698.1 million in 2024, then surged by 68.6% to $1.2 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Operating Expenses figures came in at $1.2 billion (Q3 2025), $423.3 million (Q2 2025), and $383.6 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Opex (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 163.18 Bn 153.56 Bn - 3.88 Bn
2 Blackstone 96.85 Bn 95.80 Bn - 2.26 Bn
3 Kkr 86.45 Bn 133.96 Bn - 3.87 Bn
4 Apollo Global Management 82.30 Bn 101.04 Bn 5.04 Bn 4.68 Bn
5 State Street 46.95 Bn 21.27 Bn - 2.81 Bn
6 Ameriprise Financial 43.65 Bn 43.52 Bn 4.57 Bn 3.67 Bn
7 Northern Trust 31.92 Bn 31.92 Bn - 1.51 Bn
8 Raymond James Financial 30.62 Bn 19.37 Bn - 3.12 Bn
9 Ares Management 29.04 Bn 32.41 Bn - 1.17 Bn
10 StepStone 3.56 Bn 4.40 Bn - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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