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KKR & Co (KR51) AI Stock Analysis

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DE:KR51

KKR & Co

(Frankfurt:KR51)

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Positive Factors
Recurring fee growth and marginsStrong management-fee growth combined with a record fee-related earnings margin supports durable operating leverage. Because these revenues are more recurring than performance income, continued AUM expansion could translate into steadily improving earnings power and resilience across market cycles.
Negative Factors
Elevated leverageLeverage materially increases sensitivity to market conditions and financing costs, limiting flexibility when investment performance weakens. It can also constrain capital allocation and make earnings more volatile during downturns, despite positive returns on equity in recent periods.

KKR & Co (KR51) vs. iShares MSCI Germany ETF (EWG)

-30%-20%-10%0%10%20%DE:KR51-14.52%EWG+6.38%Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26Mar '26Apr '26May '26Jun '26Jul '26Aug '26Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26
Market Cap
EUR 89.26B
Dividend Yield
0.74%
Average Volume (3M)
148
Price to Earnings (P/E)
27.5
Beta (1Y)
0.84
Revenue Growth
33.38%
EPS Growth
38.20%
Country
Germany
Employees
5,043
Sector
Financial
Sector Strength
68
Industry
Asset Management

KKR & Co Business Overview & Revenue Model

Company Description

KKR & Co. Inc. is a prominent global investment powerhouse, deeply engaged in both private equity and real estate. The firm's diverse investment strategies encompass direct capital deployment as well as fund-of-funds approaches, specializing in corpo...

KKR & Co Earnings Call Summary

Earnings Call Date:Nov 09, 2026(Q3-2026)|% Change Since:0.89%|Next Earnings Date:Feb 09, 2027
Earnings Call SentimentPositive

The call was strongly positive. KKR reported consecutive record results, more than 20% year-over-year growth across its key headline metrics, substantial fundraising and deployment, record client monetizations, strong private-wealth growth, significant dry powder and a potentially transformative USI sale. Management also highlighted continued progress in insurance, Strategic Holdings, capital markets, infrastructure and KKR Solutions. The main negatives were market volatility, a 2% decline in opportunistic real estate, competitive conditions in insurance, difficult real-estate capital formation, modest negative flows in two wealth strategies and acknowledged uncertainty surrounding AI and the broader private-markets cycle. These challenges were outweighed by the breadth and strength of the reported operating performance.

Positive Updates

Record Quarterly and Trailing-Twelve-Month Results
For the second consecutive quarter, KKR reported record fee-related earnings, total operating earnings and adjusted net income per share. Q3 fee-related earnings per share were $1.42, up 24% year-over-year; total operating earnings per share were $1.88, up 21%; and adjusted net income per share was $1.78, up 26%. Trailing-twelve-month results for all three metrics also reached historic highs.

Negative Updates

Market Volatility
Q3 was described as a volatile quarter across markets. The 10-year Treasury yield surged by 80 basis points, the Russell 2000 declined 7% and the S&P 500 excluding the Magnificent 7 declined 2%.

Company Guidance

KKR expects Strategic Holdings operating earnings of more than $350 million for full year 2026 and reiterated $350-plus million and $1.1-plus billion guidance for 2026 and 2030, respectively; it expects Strategic Holdings to be a $100-plus billion AUM business over time, insurance-related capital markets revenues to be several hundred million of capital markets revenues a year, and the railcar equipment lessor sale to generate over $200 million of operating earnings when it closes, which we expect in the first quarter of 2027. KKR expects to return over $40 billion to clients in 2026, believes it is well positioned to deliver a third consecutive quarter with record ANI per share to close out the year, and expects to receive approximately $3.3 billion of after-tax proceeds and generate approximately $2 billion of adjusted net income from the USI sale, which translates to a little over $2 per share. The company expects its $15-plus per share of ANI goal in 10 years or less, expects new Strategic Holdings investments to generate roughly half of USI's anticipated operating earnings by 2028 and nearly match it by 2030, and does not expect investors to adjust models for Q4 of '26 for the 401(k) opportunity.

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.

Higher RiskSector Avg.Lower RiskFinance & CorporateTech & InnovationLegal & RegulatoryProductionAbility to SellMacro & Political
Legal & Regulatory - Litigation, compliance, new legislation, and taxation risks

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KKR & Co Peers Comparison

Overall Rating

UnderperformOutperform
Sector (68)

Financial Indicators

DE:KR51 against its peers
NameOverall RatingMarket CapP/E RatioROEDividend YieldRevenue GrowthEPS Growth
BXBX74Outperform$151.25B26.9240.77%4.15%12.97%28.70%
TPGTPG69Neutral$18.78B36.5921.91%4.77%21.41%165.21%
Sector *68Neutral$18.00B11.429.92%3.81%9.73%1.22%
ARESARES66Neutral$46.02B102.1410.75%3.75%6.81%-47.67%
APOAPO62Neutral$72.47B6147.50-4.58%1.74%11.43%-126.08%
CGCG60Neutral$14.76B41.536.08%3.40%-11.91%-46.16%

* Financial Sector Average

Performance Comparison

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DE:KR51 and its peers over the selected period
Show on chartTickerCompany NamePriceChange% Change
DE:KR51Kohlberg Kravis Roberts88.00-17.17-16.33%
APOApollo Global122.95-3.66-2.89%
BXBlackstone Group L.P.122.01-11.99-8.95%
CGThe Carlyle Group Lp41.12-11.19-21.38%
ARESAres Management Lp137.89-4.68-3.28%
TPGTpg Inc Class A49.03-5.66-10.34%
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