Growth Metrics

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

StepStone posted quarterly Share-based Compensation (IS) of $1.1 billion for Q3 2025, up 563.22% year-on-year from $170.6 million in Q3 2024, and up 197.5% on a QoQ basis from $380.4 million in Q2 2025.

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

  • For the quarter ending Q3 2025, Share-based Compensation (IS) rose 563.22% year-over-year to $1.1 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2025 stood at $2.5 billion (up 451.22% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $1.3 billion, up 239.37% from the prior year.
  • Share-based Compensation (IS) for Q3 2025 stood at $1.1 billion, up from $380.4 million in the prior quarter.
  • Across five years, Share-based Compensation (IS) topped out at $1.1 billion in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$137.9 million in Q3 2022.
  • The 5-year median for Share-based Compensation (IS) is $157.3 million (2021), against an average of $206.8 million.
  • The widest annual swing landed in 2022, when Share-based Compensation (IS) tumbled 193.11%; it then jumped 2370.43% in 2024.
  • A 5-year view of Share-based Compensation (IS) shows it stood at $262.4 million in 2021, then sank by 114.61% to -$38.3 million in 2022, then rose by 24.75% to -$28.8 million in 2023, then surged by 2370.43% to $655.0 million in 2024, then surged 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 158.51 Bn 148.89 Bn - -
2 Blackstone 92.68 Bn 91.63 Bn - -
3 Kkr 84.94 Bn 132.45 Bn - -
4 Brookfield Asset Management 77.34 Bn 77.68 Bn - -
5 Apollo Global Management 76.27 Bn 95.00 Bn 5.04 Bn -
6 State Street 44.42 Bn 18.75 Bn - -
7 Ameriprise Financial 41.68 Bn 41.55 Bn 4.57 Bn -
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 - -

Historic Data

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DateValue
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
Mar 31, 2023 64.63 Mn
Mar 31, 2023 64.63 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -38.33 Mn
Dec 31, 2022 -38.33 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -137.88 Mn
Sep 30, 2022 -137.88 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -102.65 Mn
Jun 30, 2022 -102.65 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 234.89 Mn
Mar 31, 2022 234.89 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 262.43 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 262.43 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 148.08 Mn
Sep 30, 2021 148.08 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 157.29 Mn
Jun 30, 2021 157.29 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 191.12 Mn
Mar 31, 2021 191.12 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 123.81 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 123.81 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 121.77 Mn
Sep 30, 2020 121.77 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -25.64 Mn
Jun 30, 2020 -25.64 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 77.96 Mn
Mar 31, 2020 77.96 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 38.10 Mn
Dec 31, 2019 38.10 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 71.58 Mn
Sep 30, 2019 71.58 Mn