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KKR & Co. Inc.
NYSE: KKR Financials AMC 🔎 Screen
S&P 500
$89.8B
Market Cap
50.5
P/E
0.93
PEG
4.9%
ROCE
8.6%
ROE
0.69
D/E
27.7%
OPM
-32.6%
% from 52W High
26
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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, mezzanine, distressed, turnaround, lower middle market, and middle market investments. The firm considers investments in all industries with a focus on software, cybersecurity, fintech, data and information, security, semiconductors, consumer electronics, internet of things (iot), internet, information services, information technology infrastructure, financial technology, network and cyber security architecture, engineering and operations, content, technology and hardware, energy and infrastructure, real estate, services industry with a focus on business services, intelligence, industry-leading franchises and companies in natural resource, containers and packaging, agriculture, airports, ports, forestry, electric utilities, textiles, apparel and luxury goods, household durables, digital media, insurance, brokerage houses, non-durable goods distribution, supermarket retailing, grocery stores, food, beverage, and tobacco, hospitals, entertainment venues and production companies, publishing, printing services, capital goods, financial services, specialized finance, pipelines, and renewable energy. In energy and infrastructure, it focuses on the upstream oil and gas and equipment, minerals and royalties and services verticals. In real estate, the firm seeks to invest in private and public real estate securities including property-level equity, debt and special situations transactions and businesses with significant real estate holdings, and oil and natural gas properties. The firm also invests in asset services sector that encompasses a broad array of B2B, B2C and B2G services verticals including asset-based, transport, logistics, leisure/hospitality, resource and utility support, infra-like, mission-critical, and environmental services. Within Americas, the firm prefers to invest in consumer products; chemicals, metals and mining; energy and natural resources; financial services; healthcare; biopharmaceutical; medical device; health care services; life science tools/diagnostics; health care information technology sub-sectors; industrials; media and communications; retail; and technology. Within Europe, the firm invests in consumer and retail; energy; financial services; health care; industrials and chemicals; media and digital; and telecom and technologies. Within Asia, it invests in consumer products; energy and resources; financial services; healthcare; industrials; logistics; media and telecom; retail; real estate; and technology. It also seeks to make impact investments focused on identifying and investing behind businesses with positive social or environmental impact. The firm seeks to invest in mid to high-end residential developments but can invest in other projects throughout Mainland China through outright ownership, joint ventures, and merger. It invests globally with a focus on Australia, emerging and developed Asia, Middle East and Africa, Nordic, Southeast Asia, Asia Pacific, Ireland, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, India, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, France, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Caribbean, Mexico, South America, North America, Israel, Brazil, Latin America, Korea with a focus on South Korea, and United States of America. In the United States and Europe, the firm focuses on buyouts of large, publicly traded companies. For middle market private equity it seeks to invest in companies with enterprise values between $200 million and $1000 million and EBITDA between $50 million to $250 million. The firm prefers to invest in a range of debt and public equity investing and may co-invest. It seeks a board seat in its portfolio companies and a controlling ownership of a company or a strategic minority position. It prefers to invest in initial public offerings, follow-on offerings, PIPE transactions, co-investments or private capital raises. The firm may acquire majority and minority equity interests, particularly when making private equity investments in Asia or sponsoring investments as part of a large investor consortium. The firm typically holds its investment for a period of five to seven years and more and exits through initial public offerings, secondary offerings, and sales to strategic buyers. KKR & Co. Inc. was founded in May 1, 1976 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, Europe, Australia, Middle East and Asia Pacific.

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Manager Shares Value % of Fund Period
Jeff Ubben ValueAct Holdings 3.28M $303.4M 5.31% Mar 2026
Steve Cohen Point72 Asset Management 679.0K $62.8M 0.08% Mar 2026
Jim Simons Renaissance Technologies LLC 257.4K $23.8M 0.04% Mar 2026

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Management Fees
$1.2B
+26% YoY
Total Operating Earnings per Share
$1.68
+27% YoY
Adjusted Net Income per Share
$1.63
+38% YoY
Adjusted Net Income
~$1.5B
+40% YoY
FRE Margin
70%
Above 65% for 10 straight quarters
What Went Right
  • Record Q2 and LTM fee-related earnings, total operating earnings, and adjusted net income per share
  • Raised $34B in Q2 and $133B over LTM; cumulative $305B since early 2024 beat the 3-year $300B target in 2.5 years
  • Highest monetization quarter ever with realized performance income of $848M and $18.2B of remaining unrealized gains
What to Watch
  • Heightened insurance competition led management to allocate less capital to GA, with ROEs structurally low through the cycle
  • Private wealth redemption headlines and April industry-wide lows; K-Series inflows rebounded, but adoption and education remain ongoing
  • Data center credit spreads have widened sharply and the market shows some 'indigestion' after a flurry of jumbo deals
Management Guidance
  • Approximately $700 million in monetization-related visibility for the forward quarter, roughly 80% realized performance income and 20% realized investment income
  • Insurance segment operating earnings around $250 million +/- remains the right forward run-rate; gains from alternatives realizations are not yet a steady quarterly rate
  • Strategic holdings operating earnings of $350+ million expected for 2026, more back-end weighted
  • Long-term strategic holdings operating earnings target of $1.1+ billion by 2030
Investor Lens
The thesis is stronger after this call. KKR delivered record earnings across all headline metrics, beat its three-year fundraising target two years early, and posted its largest monetization quarter ever. The structural change to K-Series performance fee reporting lowers the compensation rate and should boost forward EPS. With $72B of committed capital not yet earning fees and $18.2B of unrealized gains, the firm has clear visibility into future earnings growth despite external pessimism around private credit, wealth, and AI disruption.
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📈 STRONG Strong momentum: record FRE, TOE and ANI per share; 70% FRE margin
Revenue
Management fees reached $1.2B in Q2, up 26% YoY (18% excluding catch-up fees). Total operating earnings were $1.68 per share, up 27% YoY, with capital raised of $34B in Q2 and $133B over the LTM.
Profitability
Adjusted net income per share was $1.63, up 38% YoY, and total adjusted net income was about $1.5B in Q2. Fee-related earnings per share came in at $1.32, up 34% YoY, with all three headline metrics at all-time highs on both quarterly and LTM bases.
Margins
FRE margin was 70% in Q2, and has exceeded 65% for ten consecutive quarters. Fee-related compensation was at the 17.5% midpoint of the guided range, and other operating expenses were $210M for the quarter.
Balance Sheet
Balance sheet specifics such as cash, debt, or CapEx were not explicitly discussed. Management highlighted $18.2B of remaining unrealized gains and a record $72B of committed capital not yet earning fees, which supports future earnings growth.
Key Risks
Management flagged heightened insurance competition leading to reduced capital allocation to GA, ongoing private wealth redemption noise and April industry lows, and widening data center credit spreads with market 'indigestion' after heavy jumbo deal issuance. Analysts also raised concerns about AI disruption across software and strategic holdings.
Outlook
No formal quantitative revenue guidance was provided, but KKR cited roughly $700M of forward monetization-related visibility, insurance SOE of about $250M +/- as a good run-rate, and $350M+ strategic holdings operating earnings for 2026. Management expects a record fundraising year for the firm.
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Q2 2026 Q2 2026 2026-07-30
Record Q2 results with double-digit growth in earnings, management fees, and AUM across all major segments. Strong fundraising, robust monetization, and strategic initiatives in infrastructure, insurance, and wealth drive confidence in sustained growth and future earnings.
Q1 2026 Q1 2026 2026-05-05
Fee-related earnings and operating metrics grew about 20% year-over-year, with strong fundraising, robust monetization, and record embedded gains. While 2026 ANI targets may be challenging due to market volatility, the business remains well-positioned for future growth.
Q4 2025 Q4 2025 2026-02-05
Q4 2025 saw record fundraising, strong fee-related earnings, and robust deployment across asset classes. The acquisition of Arctos positions the firm for growth in sports and GP solutions, while guidance remains confident for exceeding 2026 targets and increasing dividends.
Q3 2025 Q3 2025 2025-11-07
Record Q3 results with fee-related earnings of $1.15/share and $43B in capital raised. Management remains confident in 2026 guidance, supported by strong fundraising, robust monetization pipeline, and expanding insurance and credit businesses.
Q2 2025 Q2 2025 2025-07-31
Fee-related earnings and management fees hit record highs, with strong growth across private equity, real assets, and credit. Insurance and capital markets segments outperformed, and the firm remains confident in meeting 2026 financial targets amid robust fundraising and deployment momentum.
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