Strong Fee-Related Earnings Growth
Fee-related earnings (FRE) rose 11% year-over-year in Q1 to $772 million ($0.48 per share); FRE over the last 12 months grew 18% to $3.1 billion.
Distributable Earnings and Margins
Distributable earnings (DE) were $702 million ($0.43 per share) in the quarter, up 7% year-over-year; DE for the last 12 months was $2.7 billion. Reported operating margins were 57% for the quarter and 58% over the last 12 months.
Robust Fundraising and Fee-Bearing Capital
Brookfield raised $21 billion of capital in Q1; fee-bearing capital increased 12% over the last 12 months to $614 billion. Year-to-date fundraising was $67 billion (more than half of the $112 billion raised in all of 2025).
Significant Credit and Strategy Fundraises
Credit fundraising totaled $13 billion in the quarter (including $4.7 billion of long-term private funds and $3.8 billion from Brookfield Wealth Solutions). 17Capital closed an additional $2.5 billion for Credit Fund II, bringing that strategy to $7.5 billion.
Strategic Acquisitions and Mandates
Brookfield Wealth Solutions completed the Just Group acquisition and secured an additional $40 billion asset-management mandate; the Oaktree acquisition is expected to close in Q2, strengthening the credit franchise.
Flagship Fund Momentum
Flagship private equity strategy had an initial close of $6 billion and private equity special situations held a first close of $2.4 billion. Infrastructure super-core strategy raised $800 million (now >$20 billion) and infrastructure private wealth raised $800 million (now >$8 billion).
Deployment and Monetization Activity
Committed or invested $34 billion and generated approximately $8 billion of equity proceeds from monetizations during the quarter; M&A activity has increased, particularly in larger strategic transactions.
Capital Allocation and Balance Sheet Actions
Repurchased nearly $800 million of stock over the past seven months (including $375 million in Q1 and $200 million in Q2), issued $1 billion of senior unsecured notes (5- and 10-year tranches with 4.832% and 5.298% coupons) and ended the quarter with $2.5 billion of corporate liquidity.
Positioning on AI and Real Assets
Company highlights AI infrastructure as a major growth theme (example: $5 billion partnership with Bloom Energy with conversations to expand by multiples). Brookfield emphasizes scale across data centers, power, fiber and integrated solutions as a competitive advantage.