Who are CVC Capital Partners's main competitors?

Named competitors: Blackstone (BX), KKR (KKR), EQT AB (EQT.ST), Apollo Global Management (APO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Franklin Resources (BEN), TPG (TPG), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), ICICI Prudential Asset Management (ICICIAMC.NS), DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (DWS.DE), China Merchants Securities (600999.SS).

Is CVC Capital Partners expensive compared with its peers?

On forward p/e it trades at 18.1× against a peer median of 12.3×, 4th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.

How has CVC Capital Partners stock performed?

Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +9.8% against +4.2% for the median peer; over one year +1.1%.

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Netherlands · EUR·Financials›Investment Managers

Global private equity firm managing buyout, credit, secondaries and infrastructure funds, listed in Amsterdam.

≈ A European Blackstone/KKRMomentum strong 73

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Mkt cap

$16.9B

US dollars, full cap

Free float

61%

of shares outstanding

$/day

$16.2M

20-day average traded

Fwd P/E

18.1×

forward earnings

ROIC−WACC

n/a

WACC 7.2%

Hurdle

n/a

no reverse DCF

Next earnings

123 days

9 Mar 2027

Close · EUR€14.46

1D-0.5%

1W+7.8%

1M+22.1%

3M-6.3%

6M+9.8%

YTD+1.1%

1Y+1.1%

ATR %2.8%

52w lowhigh10.7% off high

What CVC Capital Partners does

Global private equity firm managing buyout, credit, secondaries and infrastructure funds, listed in Amsterdam.

Investors commit money to funds for years and CVC charges them annual management fees on that capital, which are the recurring part; it also takes a share of profits (carried interest) when investments are sold, which comes in lumps depending on exit timing.

In one line: A European Blackstone/KKR.

Products and services

Private equity (buyout) funds
Private credit funds
Secondaries/Growth funds
Infrastructure funds

Customers

Institutional investors (pensions, sovereign wealt
High-net-worth investors

Where it sits in the supply chain

Financial services
Alternative asset management
Private equity, credit & infrastructure…

What could go right

Fundraising for new fund vintages
Fee-related earnings growth

What could go wrong

Deal exit/realization timing risk
Fundraising market cyclicality

Moat: narrow (brand, scale). Long fundraising track record and scale give access to large deals and institutional capital.

Headquarters: Luxembourg City, Luxembourg · Founded: 1981 · Employees: 1,507

Named competitors

CVC Capital Partners at a glance

Size CVC Capital Partners (CVC.AS) is a Netherlands Financials company (Investment Managers) with a market value of $16.9B, the 19th largest of 61 Netherlands companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at €14.46 on 6 Nov 2026.

Performance Over six months the shares gained 9.8%, against +4.2% for the median peer and +0.4% for the Netherlands market (cap-weighted) — 6th highest of 21 in its peer set.

Growth Revenue grew 13.6% over the last twelve months (peer median +11.3%); the operating margin is 57.4% (peer median 34.9%).

Valuation It trades at 18.1× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.3× (4th most expensive of 21).

Next results Next results expected around 9 Mar 2027 (exchange calendar; dates can move).

Relative performance

Six months, rebased to 100: CVC Capital Partners against the median of its 20 peers (local-currency closes).

CVC Capital Partners financials

Reported figures in EUR; fiscal year ends 2025-12-31. TTM = trailing twelve months.
	TTM	FY2025	FY2024	FY2023	FY2022
Revenue	€2.01B	€1.86B	€1.56B	€1.00B	€1.20B
Revenue growth	—	+19%	+56%	-17%	—
Gross profit	€1.82B	€1.67B	n/a	€574M	€831M
EBITDA	€1.33B	€1.45B	€628M	€414M	€598M
Net income	€966M	€1.18B	€225M	€280M	€436M
Free cash flow	€678M	€596M	€639M	€318M	€289M
Capital expenditure	€22.5M	€30.8M	€21.2M	€3.67M	€1.92M
Total debt	n/a	€1.78B	€1.82B	€1.45B	€1.38B

Quarterly statements and history in the cockpit →

CVC Capital Partners competitor charts

The default views of Competitor Analysis ▸ Charts, drawn from the same data. Open them in the cockpit to change the axes, pin companies and read every value.

Performance: 6-month against 1-month return

Up and to the right = strong over both horizons. CVC Capital Partners is the large dot.

Fundamentals: revenue growth against valuation

Further right = faster growth; higher = more expensive. The dashed lines are the peer medians. CVC Capital Partners is the large dot.

CVC Capital Partners competitors and peer comparison

Head to head with its named competitors (CVC.AS vs BX vs KKR vs EQT.ST)
Company	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g
CVC Capital Partners CVC.AS	$16.9B	+10%	+14%	57%	18.1×	n/a
Blackstone BX	$149B	-3%	+9%	57%	18.1×	n/a
KKR & KKR	$86.6B	-6%	+32%	23%	11.4×	n/a
Eqt EQT.ST	$39.2B	+1%	-18%	59%	22.6×	n/a
Apollo Global Management APO	$68.9B	-12%	+11%	11%	11.5×	n/a

How CVC Capital Partners compares with its peers

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size. This is the same default set the interactive Competitor Analysis opens with.

CVC Capital Partners against its 20 peers (data as of 6 Nov 2026)
Measure	CVC.AS	Peer median	Rank in peer set
1-month return	+22.1%	+1.5%	highest of 21
6-month return	+9.8%	+4.2%	6th highest of 21
Distance from 52-week high	-10.7%	-15.8%	7th highest of 21
Revenue growth (TTM)	+13.6%	+11.3%	7th highest of 21
Operating margin	57.4%	34.9%	5th highest of 21
Forward P/E	18.1×	12.3×	4th most expensive of 21

Peer table

Peer set: Industry: the same industry and sector in any market, nearest in size
Company	Market	Market cap	6M return	Revenue growth	Op. margin	Forward P/E	Req g	Delivered g
CVC Capital Partners CVC.AS	Netherlands	$16.9B	+10%	+14%	57%	18.1×	n/a	n/a
Franklin Resources BEN	United States	$17.1B	+10%	+8%	15%	10.6×	n/a	n/a
TPG TPG	United States	$17.9B	+4%	+21%	17%	13.8×	n/a	n/a
Blue Owl Capital OWL	United States	$15.4B	-7%	+11%	17%	10.4×	n/a	n/a
ICICI Prudential Asset Management ICICIAMC.NS	India	$15.4B	-11%	+22%	73%	39.2×	n/a	n/a
DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA DWS.DE	Germany	$14.7B	+7%	+24%	37%	12.6×	n/a	n/a
China Merchants Securities 600999.SS	China	$20.1B	+3%	-8%	76%	6.8×	n/a	n/a
Carlyle CG	United States	$14.1B	-22%	-44%	14%	10.2×	n/a	n/a
Pershing Square PS	United States	$20.6B	+24%	+67%	37%	84.9×	n/a	n/a
Guosen Securities 002736.SZ	China	$13.9B	-16%	-10%	34%	7.9×	n/a	n/a
Partners PGHN.SW	Switzerland	$21.3B	-24%	+9%	56%	16.7×	n/a	n/a
IGM Financial IGM.TO	Canada	$13.3B	+7%	+20%	36%	14.0×	n/a	n/a
Amundi AMUN.PA	France	$21.7B	+9%	+1%	23%	11.9×	n/a	n/a
iA Financial IAG.TO	Canada	$13.1B	+29%	+13%	59%	13.9×	n/a	n/a
SEI Investments SEIC	United States	$12.5B	+15%	+13%	30%	15.3×	n/a	n/a
T. Rowe Price TROW	United States	$23.1B	+4%	+7%	36%	10.8×	n/a	n/a
CSC Financial 601066.SS	China	$23.4B	-3%	-2%	49%	14.2×	n/a	n/a
Principal Financial PFG	United States	$23.6B	+10%	+5%	15%	11.3×	n/a	n/a
HDFC Asset Management HDFCAMC.NS	India	$12.0B	-7%	+12%	80%	35.5×	n/a	n/a
Invesco IVZ	United States	$11.9B	-1%	+17%	24%	8.6×	n/a	n/a
Nomura 8604.T	Japan	$26.5B	+15%	+12%	12%	9.0×	n/a	n/a

Questions

Who are CVC Capital Partners's main competitors?: Named competitors: Blackstone (BX), KKR (KKR), EQT AB (EQT.ST), Apollo Global Management (APO). The cockpit's measured peer set (industry) also includes Franklin Resources (BEN), TPG (TPG), Blue Owl Capital (OWL), ICICI Prudential Asset Management (ICICIAMC.NS), DWS Group GmbH & Co. KGaA (DWS.DE), China Merchants Securities (600999.SS).
Is CVC Capital Partners expensive compared with its peers?: On forward p/e it trades at 18.1× against a peer median of 12.3×, 4th most expensive of 21 in its peer set.
How has CVC Capital Partners stock performed?: Over six months to 6 Nov 2026 the shares returned +9.8% against +4.2% for the median peer; over one year +1.1%.