Compared to Estimates, KKR & Co. (KKR) Q4 Earnings: A Look at Key Metrics

For the quarter ended December 2025, KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) reported revenue of $1.43 billion, up 13.7% over the same period last year. EPS came in at $1.12, compared to $1.32 in the year-ago quarter.

The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.44 billion, representing a surprise of -0.82%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of -3.45%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $1.16.

While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.

As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.

Here is how KKR & Co. performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:

• Private Equity - Fee Paying Assets Under Management: $151.24 billion compared to the $150.26 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Private Equity - Assets Under Management: $229.37 billion compared to the $225.01 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Fee Paying Assets Under Management: $604.14 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $598.5 billion.
• Real Assets Segment- Ending AUM - Fee-paying AUM: $163.45 billion versus $160.68 billion estimated by three analysts on average.
• Fee Related Earnings- Management Fees: $1.12 billion versus the three-analyst average estimate of $1.09 billion. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +24.1%.
• Credit and Liquid Strategies- Ending AUM - Fee-paying AUM: $289.45 billion compared to the $287.57 billion average estimate based on three analysts.
• Revenues- Fee Related Earnings: $972.02 million versus $990.14 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +15.3% change.
• Private Equity- Management Fees: $427.9 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $420.41 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +27.2%.
• Private Equity- Net Monitoring and Transactions Fees: $24.05 million versus $37.56 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -38.1% change.
• Private Equity- Total Fee Related Revenue: $454.46 million versus the three-analyst average estimate of $457.97 million. The reported number represents a year-over-year change of +21.1%.
• Private Equity- Realized Performance Income: $-70.91 million compared to the $200.24 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -116.3% year over year.
• Capital Markets Segment- Transaction Fees: $225.46 million compared to the $259.86 million average estimate based on three analysts. The reported number represents a change of -16.6% year over year.

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Shares of KKR & Co. have returned -19.9% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +0.5% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.

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