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Blackstone Inc.: Q3 FY2025 earnings call

What management said about Q3 FY2025, from the documents filed with the SEC on 23 October 2025: press release. The quarter’s numbers.

Key takeaways

  • Fee Related Earnings and DE rose: Fee Related Earnings were $1.5 billion ($1.20/share), up 26% from 3Q’24. Distributable Earnings were $1.9 billion ($1.52/share), up 48% from 3Q’24. Source
  • GAAP net income attributable declined: GAAP net income attributable to Blackstone Inc. was $625 million, against $781 million in 3Q’24. Diluted EPS was $0.80, against $1.02 in 3Q’24. Source
  • Net accrued performance revenues fell: Net Accrued Performance Revenues were $6.5 billion, down from $6.6 billion at 2Q’25: $689 million of net new revenues against $786 million of realized distributions. Source
  • Inflows across three channels: Inflows were $54.2 billion in the quarter, bringing LTM inflows to $225.4 billion across institutions, insurance and individuals. Source
  • Performance compensation timing weighed on DE: Realized Performance Compensation was $303 million, up 92%. The increase was greater than the decrease to Fee Related Compensation, which affected DE in the quarter and YTD. Source
  • Quarterly dividend of $1.29 declared: Blackstone declared a $1.29 quarterly dividend per common share, with a record date of November 3, 2025. Dividends were $4.69 per common share over the LTM. Source
  • $1.6 billion to shareholders for quarter: Management said $1.6 billion is to be distributed for the third quarter, and $6.2 billion over the last twelve months, through dividends and share repurchases. Source

“Blackstone reported an exceptional third quarter, highlighted by outstanding financial results and robust fund-raising momentum across our three major channels - institutions, insurance and individuals.”

Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Guidance

AreaPeriodFigureAgainst last quarter
Dividend payout SourceOngoing dividend policyapproximately 85%

Results and growth drivers

  • Fee Related Earnings and DE rose: Fee Related Earnings were $1.5 billion ($1.20/share), up 26% from 3Q’24. Distributable Earnings were $1.9 billion ($1.52/share), up 48% from 3Q’24. Source
  • GAAP net income attributable declined: GAAP net income attributable to Blackstone Inc. was $625 million, against $781 million in 3Q’24. Diluted EPS was $0.80, against $1.02 in 3Q’24. Source
  • Net accrued performance revenues fell: Net Accrued Performance Revenues were $6.5 billion, down from $6.6 billion at 2Q’25: $689 million of net new revenues against $786 million of realized distributions. Source

Segments and regions

  • Private Equity segment earnings more than doubled: Total AUM rose 15% to $395.6 billion, and Private Equity segment Distributable Earnings were $871 million, up 106%. Segment revenues rose 82%. Source
  • Credit & Insurance AUM rose 22%: Segment Distributable Earnings were $416 million, up 11%. Fee-earning AUM rose 21% to $305.2 billion. Source
  • Real Estate earnings up, AUM slightly lower: Segment Distributable Earnings were $618 million, up 14%. Total AUM was $320.5 billion, down 1%, and fee-earning AUM was $282.6 billion. Source
  • Multi-Asset Investing AUM rose 12%: Segment Distributable Earnings were $80 million, up 30%. Fee-earning AUM was $83.4 billion, up 12%. Source

“Inflows reached $54 billion in the quarter and $225 billion over the last twelve months.”

Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Fundraising, deployment and demand

  • Inflows across three channels: Inflows were $54.2 billion in the quarter, bringing LTM inflows to $225.4 billion across institutions, insurance and individuals. Source
  • Credit & Insurance led inflows: Credit & Insurance inflows were $36.0 billion in the quarter. Global direct lending included $4.9 billion for direct lending SMAs. Source
  • Private Equity raised for BXPE, BXINFRA: Private Equity inflows were $10.8 billion in the quarter, including $2.1 billion raised for BXPE and $633 million raised for BXINFRA. Source
  • Deployment and realizations in quarter: Deployed $26.6 billion in the quarter, with a further $24.2 billion committed but not yet deployed. Realizations were $30.6 billion. Source

Investment performance and returns

  • Private Equity funds appreciated in quarter: Infrastructure appreciated 5.2% in the quarter and 19.3% over the LTM. Tactical Opportunities rose 3.2% and Secondaries 3.4% in the quarter. Source
  • Opportunistic real estate funds declined: Core+ funds appreciated 0.6% in the quarter and 0.6% over the LTM, according to the investment performance section. Source
  • Absolute Return and credit returns: Absolute Return Composite gross return was 2.9% (2.7% net), against 3.2% for the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index. Private Credit gross return was 2.6%; Liquid Credit 1.6%. Source

“The leading platforms we’ve established in key growth areas, such as digital and energy infrastructure, are helping power investment performance for our clients and position us extraordinarily well for the future.”

Stephen A. Schwarzman, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Costs and compensation

  • Performance compensation timing weighed on DE: Realized Performance Compensation was $303 million, up 92%. The increase was greater than the decrease to Fee Related Compensation, which affected DE in the quarter and YTD. Source
  • Compensation program began 2Q’21: Certain professionals receive performance compensation above their percentage participation in earlier-awarded performance plans, under a program that began in 2Q’21. Source
  • Full-year 2025 compensation offset expected: Management said full-year 2025 Fee Related Compensation is expected to decrease by the total additional Performance Compensation awarded for the year. Source

Capital and shareholder returns

  • Quarterly dividend of $1.29 declared: Blackstone declared a $1.29 quarterly dividend per common share, with a record date of November 3, 2025. Dividends were $4.69 per common share over the LTM. Source
  • $1.6 billion to shareholders for quarter: Management said $1.6 billion is to be distributed for the third quarter, and $6.2 billion over the last twelve months, through dividends and share repurchases. Source
  • Repurchases and remaining authorization: Repurchased 0.2 million common shares in the quarter and 0.9 million over the LTM. Available authorization was $1.7 billion at quarter end. Source
  • Cash and net investments of $20.9 billion: Cash and net investments were $20.9 billion, or $17.00 per share. Outstanding debt at par was $11.8 billion; the $4.3 billion revolver had $3.8 billion undrawn. Source

Strategy, deals and investments

  • Private Equity commitments in quarter: Private Equity committed $11.7 billion in the quarter, with deployment of $5.6 billion including AGS Health and Potomac. Source
  • GP Stakes interest sold in quarter: Private Equity realizations were $9.3 billion, including a sale of an interest in the GP Stakes portfolio and sales of Hotwire and Lightstone Generation. Source
  • Credit venture with Sempra: Credit & Insurance deployed $16.7 billion in the quarter, mainly U.S. direct lending and infrastructure and asset based credit, including a Sempra venture. Source
  • Real Estate commitments in Europe: Real Estate committed another $1.9 billion in the quarter, including BREP acquisitions of a French logistics portfolio and a mixed-use building in Paris. Source

Coming up, as management said on 23 October 2025

  • Dividend payment date set: The $1.29 dividend is to be paid on November 10, 2025, to holders of record at the close of business on November 3, 2025. Source

Figures management reported

FigureReported
Total AUM Source$1,241.7 billion
Fee-Earning AUM Source$906.2 billion
Perpetual Capital AUM Source$500.6 billion
Invested Performance Eligible AUM Source$611.0 billion
Dry powder Source$188.1 billion

Risks management discussed

  • Financial: Management noted the board may change the dividend policy, including reducing or eliminating quarterly dividends, at any time. Source
  • External: Strategic Partners results are reported on a three-month lag, so current-quarter market activity affects results in later periods. Source

Other quarters

Summarised with AI from the documents the company filed with the SEC. Every point is checked against the filing before it is shown: management’s own words word for word, figures against the line or table row they come from. A point that fails the check is left out. Source opens the filing at that line.