KKR & Co (KKR)
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KKR & Co
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Rating:57Neutral
Price Target:
$91.00
▲(2.82% Upside)
Action:ReiteratedDate:02/28/26
The score is held back primarily by weaker/volatile cash-flow history, elevated leverage and balance-sheet data uncertainty, and a clearly bearish technical setup (price below all major moving averages with negative MACD). Offsetting these are a constructive earnings-call outlook (confidence in exceeding 2026 FRE/ANI targets alongside record fundraising and embedded gains), but valuation remains a headwind given the high P/E and low dividend yield.
Positive Factors
Arctos acquisition expands platform
The Arctos deal structurally expands KKR into sports, GP solutions and secondaries, adding long-duration capital and new fee-bearing capabilities. Integrating a $15B AUM specialist can diversify fee pools, create cross-sell opportunities, and scale a new growth vertical over multiple years.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverage and balance-sheet uncertainty
Historically high leverage amplifies downside risk in weak markets and constrains strategic flexibility. The 2025 balance-sheet discontinuity (zero debt/smaller assets) introduces data uncertainty that weakens confidence in leverage metrics and makes assessing long-term solvency and covenant risks more difficult for stakeholders.
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Positive Factors
Negative Factors
Arctos acquisition expands platform
The Arctos deal structurally expands KKR into sports, GP solutions and secondaries, adding long-duration capital and new fee-bearing capabilities. Integrating a $15B AUM specialist can diversify fee pools, create cross-sell opportunities, and scale a new growth vertical over multiple years.
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KKR & Co (KKR) vs. SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY)
Market Cap
$80.23B
Dividend Yield0.56%
Average Volume (3M)8.62M
Price to Earnings (P/E)24.8
Beta (1Y)1.77
Revenue Growth-33.80%
EPS Growth-24.81%
CountryUS
Employees4,834
SectorFinancial
Sector Strength70
IndustryAsset Management
Share Statistics
EPS (TTM)1.12
Shares Outstanding891,550,900
10 Day Avg. Volume7,301,210
30 Day Avg. Volume8,621,544
Financial Highlights & Ratios
PEG Ratio-1.73
Price to Book (P/B)3.67
Price to Sales (P/S)5.89
P/FCF Ratio11.92
Enterprise Value/Market Cap1.67
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.02
Enterprise Value/Gross Profit31.23
Enterprise Value/Ebitda13.07
Forecast
1Y Price Target
$139.80Price Target Upside57.97% Upside
Rating ConsensusStrong Buy
Number of Analyst Covering10
EPS Forecast (FY)6.43
Revenue Forecast (FY)$10.79B
KKR & Co Business Overview & Revenue Model
Company Description
KKR & Co. Inc. is a private equity and real estate investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It specializes in acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, management buyouts, credit special situations, growth equity, mature, mezzan...
How the Company Makes Money
KKR generates revenue primarily through management fees and performance fees from its investment funds. Management fees are typically calculated as a percentage of assets under management (AUM) and provide a steady income stream. Performance fees,...
KKR & Co Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
Any
Assets Under Management
Indicates the total value of assets managed, reflecting the firm's ability to attract and retain investor capital, a key driver of fee-based revenue.
Indicates the total value of assets managed, reflecting the firm's ability to attract and retain investor capital, a key driver of fee-based revenue.
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The FlyKKR & Co Earnings Call Summary
Earnings Call Date:Feb 05, 2026
(Q4-2025)
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Next Earnings Date:May 05, 2026
Earnings Call Sentiment Positive
The call presented a strong set of operational and financial highlights: robust fee growth and diversification, record fundraising ($129B in 2025), meaningful deployment momentum ($95B invested in 2025) and record embedded gains ($19B). FRE grew 15% YoY with healthy margins and the firm signaled confidence in exceeding 2026 FRE and fundraising targets. Insurance economics and strategic holdings show accelerating contribution, and the Arctos acquisition expands strategic M&A optionality. Key headwinds and uncertainties include the carried-interest repayment drag on ANI, lower realized investment income versus peak years, the timing effects of cash accounting for insurance returns (which understates near-term P&L), and market/AI/tariff-driven investor sentiment risk. Overall, positive fundamentals and multiple growth levers outweigh the near-term accounting and market‑sentiment headwinds.Positive Updates
Strong Quarterly EPS and Adjusted Net Income
Fee-related earnings per share of $1.08 in Q4; total operating earnings per share of $1.42; adjusted net income (ANI) per share of $1.12 including the carried interest repayment obligation (ANI ex-repayment $1.30).
Negative Updates
Carried‑Interest Repayment Drag on Adjusted Net Income
Adjusted net income per share was $1.12 including the carried interest repayment obligation; exclusion of the repayment yields $1.30 per share — the repayment materially reduced reported ANI in the quarter.
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Q4-2025 Updates
Positive
Negative
Strong Quarterly EPS and Adjusted Net Income
Fee-related earnings per share of $1.08 in Q4; total operating earnings per share of $1.42; adjusted net income (ANI) per share of $1.12 including the carried interest repayment obligation (ANI ex-repayment $1.30).
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Company Guidance
KKR reiterated its 2026 guidance and said it is “highly confident” it can meaningfully exceed its FRE per‑share target (previously ~$4.50+) and achieve $7+ of adjusted net income (ANI) per share assuming constructive monetizations (with the caveat that weaker markets could push realizations into 2027); supporting metrics cited include Q4 FRE $1.08 and FRE of $972M (68% margin; ~69% FY), Q4 total operating earnings $1.42/sh and Q4 ANI $1.12/sh (or $1.30 ex the carried‑interest repayment), management fees of $1.1B in Q4 and $4.1B for FY2025 (up 24% YoY), record fundraising of $28B in Q4 and $129B in 2025 (over $240B raised toward a $300B+ 2024–26 target), $118B of dry powder, $32B invested in the quarter and $95B in 2025 (up 13% YoY), $2B of gross monetizations in 2025 (realized carry up ~30% YoY), record embedded gains of ~$19B (up 19% YoY), Insurance operating earnings ~ $268M in Q4 (total 2025 insurance economics $1.9B net of comp), Strategic Holdings guidance of $350M+ operating earnings in 2026, and an intended dividend increase to $0.78/share (from $0.74) payable with Q1 2026 results.KKR & Co Financial Statement Overview
Summary
Income Statement
74
Positive
Balance Sheet
58
Neutral
Cash Flow
46
Neutral
| Breakdown | Dec 2025 | Dec 2024 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Income Statement | |||||
| Total Revenue | 19.26B | 21.64B | 14.32B | 5.57B | 16.11B |
| Gross Profit | 8.06B | 3.84B | 4.86B | 2.01B | 6.90B |
| EBITDA | 7.13B | 9.17B | 9.50B | 1.35B | 14.98B |
| Net Income | 2.37B | 3.08B | 3.73B | -521.66M | 4.73B |
Balance Sheet | |||||
| Total Assets | 410.14B | 360.10B | 317.29B | 275.35B | 264.29B |
| Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-Term Investments | 6.16M | 112.56B | 108.57B | 12.82B | 10.09B |
| Total Debt | 54.77B | 50.82B | 49.39B | 44.07B | 39.59B |
| Total Liabilities | 328.51B | 298.11B | 258.92B | 219.98B | 206.15B |
| Stockholders Equity | 30.90B | 23.65B | 22.86B | 18.81B | 17.58B |
Cash Flow | |||||
| Free Cash Flow | 9.52B | 6.51B | -1.60B | -5.36B | -7.28B |
| Operating Cash Flow | 9.68B | 6.65B | -1.49B | -5.28B | -7.18B |
| Investing Cash Flow | -13.06B | -19.05B | -3.88B | -13.65B | -9.61B |
| Financing Cash Flow | 5.01B | 7.08B | 12.77B | 22.06B | 20.36B |
KKR & Co Technical Analysis
Negative
88.50
Price Trends
101.83
Negative
114.08
Negative
124.48
Negative
Market Momentum
-3.19
Negative
42.48
Neutral
63.83
Neutral
Evaluating momentum and price trends is crucial in stock analysis to make informed investment decisions. For KKR, the sentiment is Negative. The current price of 88.5 is below the 20-day moving average (MA) of 89.72, below the 50-day MA of 101.83, and below the 200-day MA of 124.48, indicating a neutral trend. The MACD of -3.19 indicates Negative momentum. The RSI at 42.48 is Neutral, neither overbought nor oversold. The STOCH value of 63.83 is Neutral, not indicating any strong overbought or oversold conditions. Overall, these indicators collectively point to a Negative sentiment for KKR.
KKR & Co Risk Analysis
KKR & Co disclosed 1 risk factors in its most recent earnings report. KKR & Co reported the most risks in the "Legal & Regulatory" category.
Finance & Corporate - Financial and accounting risks. Risks related to the execution of corporate activity and strategy
Latest Risks Added 0 New Risks
KKR & Co Peers Comparison
UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)
Name | Overall Rating | Market Cap | P/E Ratio | ROE | Dividend Yield | Revenue Growth | EPS Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
72 Outperform | $158.01B | 36.83 | 10.65% | 1.92% | 15.79% | -3.85% | |
69 Neutral | $134.00B | 39.87 | 36.17% | 3.02% | 33.12% | 19.86% | |
68 Neutral | $18.00B | 11.42 | 9.92% | 3.81% | 9.73% | 1.22% | |
67 Neutral | $40.86B | 13.05 | 58.14% | 1.26% | 5.76% | 39.77% | |
64 Neutral | $35.56B | 66.62 | 12.01% | 2.65% | 50.70% | 7.32% | |
60 Neutral | $16.89B | 26.29 | 14.18% | 2.30% | -24.62% | 437.16% | |
57 Neutral | $80.23B | 24.79 | 8.15% | 0.56% | -33.80% | -24.81% |
* Financial Sector Average
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KKR & Co Corporate Events
Business Operations and StrategyM&A Transactions
KKR & Co to Acquire Arctos Partners in Expansion
Positive
Feb 5, 2026
On February 4, 2026, KKR Summit Holdings L.P., an indirect subsidiary of KKR Co. Inc., agreed to acquire 100% of Arctos Partners, a Dallas-based investment firm that provides strategic growth capital and liquidity solutions to professional sports...
Business Operations and StrategyPrivate Placements and Financing
KKR’s Global Atlantic Unit Secures New $3 Billion Credit Facility
Positive
Jan 16, 2026
On January 16, 2026, Global Atlantic Limited (Delaware), Global Atlantic (Fin) Company and certain of their insurance subsidiaries entered into a new unsecured revolving credit agreement with a syndicate of lenders led by Wells Fargo Bank, providi...
Executive/Board Changes
KKR & Co announces immediate chief operating officer departure
Negative
Jan 9, 2026
On January 8, 2026, KKR Co. Inc., a global investment firm specializing in alternative asset management across private equity, credit, and real assets, announced a significant leadership change. The company disclosed that Ryan Stork would step do...
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