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Global alternative asset manager known for leveraged buyouts, also investing in credit, infrastructure and real assets.
Global alternative asset manager known for leveraged buyouts, also investing in credit, infrastructure and real assets.
Earns management fees on money committed by investors, performance fees (a share of gains) when it sells holdings above a hurdle, and income from investing its own balance sheet. Buying Global Atlantic outright in 2024, an insurer it first took control of in 2021, gave it long-term insurance money to invest.
Moat: wide (scale, brand, distribution). Pioneer buyout brand plus permanent capital from owned insurer Global Atlantic give durable fee/investment income.
Headquarters: New York, New York, US · Founded: 1976 · Employees: 5,043
Size KKR & (KKR) is a United States Financials company (Investment Managers) with a market value of $86.6B, the 157th largest of 3,117 United States companies the cockpit tracks. Shares closed at $96.48 on 6 Nov 2026.
Performance Over six months the shares fell 5.7%, against +6.1% for the median peer and -1.1% for the United States market (cap-weighted) — 5th lowest of 19 in its peer set.
Growth Revenue grew 31.8% over the last twelve months (peer median +6.9%); the operating margin is 23.5% (peer median 27.6%).
Valuation It trades at 11.4× forward earnings against a peer median of 12.5× (7th cheapest of 19).
Credit KKR & has 5 bonds outstanding ($4.12B), rated A by the agencies and trading like BBB at a weighted spread of 103 bp.
Short interest Short interest is 1.9% of the free float (15 Oct 2026).
Next results Next results expected around 9 Nov 2026 (exchange calendar; dates can move).
| TTM | FY2025 | FY2024 | FY2023 | FY2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | $23.5B | $20.3B | $24.7B | $14.2B | $10.8B |
| Revenue growth | — | -18% | +74% | +31% | — |
| Gross profit | $10.8B | $8.03B | $9.91B | $6.40B | $7.26B |
| EBITDA | $5.65B | $5.87B | $5.11B | $5.71B | -$1.41B |
| Net income | $3.15B | $2.37B | $3.08B | $3.73B | -$522M |
| Free cash flow | $9.08B | $9.52B | $7.21B | $6.95B | $5.06B |
| Capital expenditure | $149M | $161M | $142M | $108M | $85.1M |
| Total debt | $55.2B | $54.8B | $51.0B | $49.7B | $44.4B |
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| Company | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR & KKR | $86.6B | -6% | +32% | 23% | 11.4× | n/a |
| Blackstone BX | $149B | -3% | +9% | 57% | 18.1× | n/a |
| Apollo Global Management APO | $68.9B | -12% | +11% | 11% | 11.5× | n/a |
| Carlyle CG | $14.1B | -22% | -44% | 14% | 10.2× | n/a |
| Brookfield BN.TO | $102B | -8% | +1% | 25% | 13.5× | n/a |
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.
| Measure | KKR | Peer median | Rank in peer set |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-month return | +7.7% | +2.6% | 7th highest of 19 |
| 6-month return | -5.7% | +6.1% | 5th lowest of 19 |
| Distance from 52-week high | -33.1% | -13.3% | lowest of 19 |
| Revenue growth (TTM) | +31.8% | +6.9% | 2nd highest of 19 |
| Operating margin | 23.5% | 27.6% | 7th lowest of 19 |
| Forward P/E | 11.4× | 12.5× | 7th cheapest of 19 |
| Bond spread | 103 bp | 92 bp | 5th widest of 13 |
| Company | Market | Market cap | 6M return | Revenue growth | Op. margin | Forward P/E | Req g | Delivered g |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KKR & KKR | United States | $86.6B | -6% | +32% | 23% | 11.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Brookfield Asset Management BAM | United States | $86.7B | +6% | +120% | 62% | 26.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Brookfield BN.TO | Canada | $102B | -8% | +1% | 25% | 13.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Apollo Global Management APO | United States | $68.9B | -12% | +11% | 11% | 11.5× | n/a | n/a |
| UBS UBSG.SW | Switzerland | $148B | +13% | -5% | 23% | 13.2× | n/a | n/a |
| Blackstone BX | United States | $149B | -3% | +9% | 57% | 18.1× | n/a | n/a |
| Ameriprise Financial AMP | United States | $43.5B | +8% | +9% | 28% | 10.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Guotai Haitong Securities 601211.SS | China | $40.4B | +2% | +3% | 44% | 8.9× | n/a | n/a |
| BlackRock BLK | United States | $192B | +9% | +24% | 36% | 18.9× | n/a | n/a |
| Eqt EQT.ST | Sweden | $39.2B | +1% | -18% | 59% | 22.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Northern Trust NTRS | United States | $31.3B | +8% | +7% | 24% | 13.7× | n/a | n/a |
| Raymond James Financial RJF | United States | $31.3B | +6% | +10% | 21% | 11.4× | n/a | n/a |
| Ares Management ARES | United States | $30.0B | +7% | +7% | 27% | 20.5× | n/a | n/a |
| Nomura 8604.T | Japan | $26.5B | +15% | +12% | 12% | 9.0× | n/a | n/a |
| Morgan Stanley MS | United States | $285B | -6% | +16% | 33% | 13.6× | n/a | n/a |
| Principal Financial PFG | United States | $23.6B | +10% | +5% | 15% | 11.3× | n/a | n/a |
| CSC Financial 6066.HK | Hong Kong | $23.5B | -15% | +3% | 49% | 5.5× | n/a | n/a |
| T. Rowe Price TROW | United States | $23.1B | +4% | +7% | 36% | 10.8× | n/a | n/a |
| Amundi AMUN.PA | France | $21.7B | +9% | +1% | 23% | 11.9× | n/a | n/a |
KKR & has 5 bonds outstanding with $4.12B face value. The agencies rate it A; its bonds trade like BBB. Weighted yield 5.59%, a spread of 103 bp over government bonds.