GCM Grosvenor Inc. (GCMG) reported $177.1 million in revenue for the quarter ended December 2025, representing a year-over-year increase of 7.2%. EPS of $0.31 for the same period compares to $0.27 a year ago.
The reported revenue compares to the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $166.91 million, representing a surprise of +6.11%. The company delivered an EPS surprise of +27.05%, with the consensus EPS estimate being $0.24.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
Since these metrics play a crucial role in driving the top- and bottom-line numbers, comparing them with the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated about them helps investors better project a stock's price performance.
Here is how GCM Grosvenor performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Fee-paying AUM - Private Markets Strategies: $47.18 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $47.24 billion.
- Fee-paying AUM Total: $72.5 billion versus $71.3 billion estimated by four analysts on average.
- Fee-paying AUM - Absolute Return Strategies: $25.32 billion versus the four-analyst average estimate of $24.06 billion.
- Assets Under Management: $90.93 billion versus $88.57 billion estimated by two analysts on average.
- Revenues- Other operating income: $1.75 million versus $1.45 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +59.4% change.
- Revenues- Incentive fees: $66.71 million versus $53.8 million estimated by three analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +17.5% change.
- Revenues- Management fees: $108.64 million versus $107.32 million estimated by two analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a +1.2% change.
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Shares of GCM Grosvenor have returned -14.6% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's no change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell), indicating that it could underperform the broader market in the near term.
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