StepStone (STEP) Share-based Compensation (2019 - 2025)
StepStone posted quarterly Share-based Compensation of $380.4 million for Q4 2025, down 20.13% year-on-year from $476.3 million in Q4 2024, and down 56.55% on a QoQ basis from $875.5 million in Q3 2025.
StepStone (STEP) has 7 years of Share-based Compensation data on file, last reported at $380.4 million in Q4 2025.
- For the quarter ending Q4 2025, Share-based Compensation fell 20.13% year-over-year to $380.4 million; the trailing twelve-month figure through Dec 2025 stood at $1.6 billion (up 188.16% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $650.1 million, up 1548.07% from the prior year.
- Share-based Compensation for Q4 2025 stood at $380.4 million, down from $875.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Share-based Compensation topped out at $875.5 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at $3.2 million in Q3 2021.
- The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation is $8.9 million (2023), against an average of $108.5 million.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when Share-based Compensation soared 3252.09%; it then fell 20.13% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation shows it stood at $3.4 million in 2021, then soared by 137.98% to $8.1 million in 2022, then jumped by 75.23% to $14.2 million in 2023, then jumped by 3252.09% to $476.3 million in 2024, then decreased by 20.13% to $380.4 million in 2025.
- The last three Share-based Compensation figures came in at $380.4 million (Q4 2025), $875.5 million (Q3 2025), and $181.7 million (Q2 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Share-based Compensation (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BlackRock | 158.51 Bn | 148.89 Bn | - | 319.00 Mn |
| 2 | Blackstone | 92.68 Bn | 91.63 Bn | - | 560.86 Mn |
| 3 | Kkr | 84.94 Bn | 132.45 Bn | - | 180.11 Mn |
| 4 | Brookfield Asset Management | 77.34 Bn | 77.68 Bn | - | 37.00 Mn |
| 5 | Apollo Global Management | 76.27 Bn | 95.00 Bn | 5.04 Bn | 232.00 Mn |
| 6 | State Street | 44.42 Bn | 18.75 Bn | - | - |
| 7 | Ameriprise Financial | 41.68 Bn | 41.55 Bn | 4.57 Bn | 39.00 Mn |
| 8 | Northern Trust | 31.21 Bn | 31.21 Bn | - | - |
| 9 | Ares Management | 28.85 Bn | 32.22 Bn | - | - |
| 10 | StepStone | 3.79 Bn | 4.63 Bn | - | 380.39 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Dec 31, 2025 | 380.39 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 380.39 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 875.50 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 875.50 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 181.65 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 181.65 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 120.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | 120.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 476.27 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 476.27 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.98 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 34.98 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.55 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 18.55 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.85 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 10.85 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.92 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 5.92 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 8.47 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 9.34 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.11 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 8.11 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.78 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 3.78 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 3.71 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.63 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 3.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.41 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 3.41 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 3.21 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.74 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 3.74 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.26 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 3.26 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 3.21 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 952,000.00 |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 952,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 483,000.00 |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 483,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 483,000.00 |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 483,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 482,000.00 |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 482,000.00 |