StepStone STEP
NASDAQ STEP
$48.84 -1.04 (-2.09%)
At close: Aug 20, 2026 · 4:00 PM EDT

StepStone (STEP) Share-based Compensation (IS) (2019 - 2025)

StepStone's (STEP) quarterly Share-based Compensation (IS) came in at $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, up 563.22% YoY from $170.6 million in Q3 2024, and up 197.5% on a QoQ basis from $380.4 million in Q2 2025.

StepStone (STEP) Share-based Compensation (IS) (2019 - 2025) Analysis & Trends

StepStone (STEP) has 7 years of Share-based Compensation (IS) data on file, last reported at $1.1 billion in Q3 2025.

  • Quarterly Share-based Compensation (IS) rose 563.22% year-over-year to $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 was $2.5 billion (up 451.22% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $1.3 billion, up 239.37% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation (IS) grew to $1.1 billion in Q3 2025, from $380.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • In the past five years, Share-based Compensation (IS) ranged from a high of $1.1 billion in Q3 2025 to a low of -$137.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • A 5-year average of $206.8 million and a median of $157.3 million in 2021 frame the typical range for Share-based Compensation (IS).
  • Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Share-based Compensation (IS) sank 193.11% — and 2024, when it jumped 2370.43%.
  • Tracing STEP's Share-based Compensation (IS) over 5 years: stood at $262.4 million in 2021, then slumped by 114.61% to -$38.3 million in 2022, then increased by 24.75% to -$28.8 million in 2023, then jumped by 2370.43% to $655.0 million in 2024, then jumped by 72.78% to $1.1 billion in 2025.
  • The last three Share-based Compensation (IS) figures came in at $1.1 billion (Q3 2025), $380.4 million (Q2 2025), and $340.4 million (Q1 2025), per Business Quant data.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Share-based Compensation (IS) (Qtr)
1 BlackRock 176.99 Bn 163.12 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 113.16 Bn 110.65 Bn - -
3 Kkr 96.05 Bn -181.02 Bn - -
4 Brookfield 92.54 Bn 45.14 Bn - -
5 Brookfield Asset Management 82.31 Bn 80.81 Bn - -
6 Apollo Global Management 77.14 Bn 51.77 Bn 10.54 Bn -
7 State Street 50.64 Bn 50.64 Bn - -
8 Ameriprise Financial 50.31 Bn 39.27 Bn 4.72 Bn -
9 Northern Trust 33.61 Bn 33.61 Bn - -
10 StepStone 3.89 Bn 2.98 Bn - -

Historic Data

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Sep 30, 2025 1.13 Bn
Sep 30, 2025 1.13 Bn
Jun 30, 2025 380.40 Mn
Jun 30, 2025 380.40 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 340.45 Mn
Mar 31, 2025 340.45 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 654.98 Mn
Dec 31, 2024 654.98 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 170.64 Mn
Sep 30, 2024 170.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.24 Mn
Jun 30, 2024 98.24 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 214.88 Mn
Mar 31, 2024 214.88 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -28.85 Mn
Dec 31, 2023 -28.85 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 98.60 Mn
Sep 30, 2023 98.60 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 87.92 Mn
Jun 30, 2023 87.92 Mn