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Blackstone Inc.

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Financial Services · Asset Management
New York City, NY 10154, United States IPO 2007 blackstone.com Updated Jun 27, 12:31am
Price
$115.35
Market Cap
$138.6B
Employees
4,895
Beta
1.59
Avg Volume
5,869,506
CEO
Stephen Allen Schwarzman
Business Description

Blackstone Inc. operates as a prominent alternative asset manager, specializing in a broad spectrum of investment strategies. Its expertise encompasses real estate, private equity, credit solutions, comprehensive hedge fund offerings, public debt and equity, multi-asset class approaches, and secondary funds of funds. While often backing nascent businesses, the firm also extends its services to capital markets. Its real estate division targets diverse opportunities: high-potential opportunistic ventures, core-plus assets, and stable, income-generating commercial properties. Additionally, it engages in debt investments secured by commercial real estate. These activities span North America, Europe, and Asia. Blackstone's global private equity arm executes varied transactions, including substantial buyouts, mid-market acquisitions, special situations, and distressed mortgage loans. They also manage "buy and build" platforms, which involve consolidating multiple acquisitions under a single management team, alongside growth equity and development projects, often taking significant majority stakes or minority positions in operating companies. The scope of its investments covers sectors like shipping, real estate, corporate and consumer debt, and greenfield alternative energy projects in energy, power, and property development. The firm actively seeks opportunities in dislocated markets, shipping, financial institution breakups, reinsurance, and initiatives aimed at improving freight mobility. Key industry focuses further include financial services, healthcare, life sciences, enterprise technology, and consumer goods, including consumer tech. Beyond these, it actively explores investment prospects across Asia and Latin America, typically maintaining a three-year investment period for its ventures. The hedge fund business provides a broad range of commingled and customized fund solutions. Concurrently, its credit division concentrates on loans and securities issued by non-investment grade entities. These span the entire capital structure, encompassing senior debt, subordinated debt, preferred stock, and common equity. Established in 1985, Blackstone Inc. is headquartered in New York City, with a significant global presence through additional offices throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

Business History
Price History (1 Year)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Revenue & Net Income Trend
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Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Revenue
The top line — total sales before any costs or taxes are subtracted. A measure of how much business the company is doing.
Net Income
The bottom line — profit left after subtracting all expenses, interest, and taxes from revenue. Reflects accounting profitability, but includes non-cash items like depreciation, so it isn't the same as cash earned.
Operating Cash Flow
The real cash generated by the day-to-day business — selling products, paying suppliers, collecting from customers. Calculated from net income by adding back non-cash items and adjusting for timing (unpaid bills, unsold inventory). When OCF consistently lags net income, the reported profit may not be converting to real money.
Period Revenue Net Income Net Margin YoY/QoQ
Key Metrics
API Direct from provider CALC Derived from statements
P/E Ratio (Price per dollar of earnings)
CALC
Stock Price / EPS (Diluted)
29.73
Stock Price: $115.35
EPS (Diluted): 3.88
P/B Ratio (Price vs net asset value)
API
Stock Price / Book Value Per Share
13.89
Stock Price: $115.35
Total Equity: $8.67B
Shares: 780,924,000
EV/EBITDA (Total value vs operating profit)
API
Enterprise Value / EBITDA
27.06
Market Cap: $138.57B
Total Debt: $13.31B
Cash: $2.63B
EBITDA: $7.21B
Enterprise Value (Takeover price (cap + debt - cash))
API
Market Cap + Total Debt - Cash
$195.3B
Market Cap: $138.57B
Total Debt: $13.31B
Cash: $2.63B
Gross Margin (Revenue left after direct costs)
API
Gross Profit / Revenue
86.0%
Gross Profit: $11.90B
Revenue: $13.83B
Operating Margin (Revenue left after all operations)
API
Operating Income / Revenue
51.9%
Operating Income: $7.18B
Revenue: $13.83B
Net Margin (Revenue left as actual profit)
API
Net Income / Revenue
21.8%
Net Income: $3.02B
Revenue: $13.83B
ROE (Profit from shareholder equity)
CALC
Net Income / Total Equity
34.8%
Net Income: $3.02B
Total Equity: $8.67B
ROIC (Profit from all invested capital)
CALC
NOPAT / Invested Capital
31.3%
Operating Income: $7.18B
Tax Rate: 15.7%
Equity: $8.67B
Total Debt: $13.31B
Cash: $2.63B
Current Ratio (Can it pay short-term bills)
API
Current Assets / Current Liabilities
0.91
Current Assets: $2.95B
Current Liabilities: $3.22B
Debt/Equity (Leverage — debt vs equity)
CALC
Total Debt / Total Equity
1.54
Short-Term Debt: $0.00
Long-Term Debt: $13.31B
Total Debt: $13.31B
Total Equity: $8.67B
Rev/Share (Top-line per share)
CALC
Revenue / Shares Outstanding
$17.71
Revenue: $13.83B
Shares: 780,924,000
Book Value/Share (Net assets per share)
CALC
(Total Assets - Total Liabilities) / Shares
$11.10
Total Equity: $8.67B
Shares: 780,924,000
FCF/Share (Real cash generated per share)
CALC
(Operating Cash Flow + CapEx) / Shares
$2.23
Operating CF: $1.86B
CapEx: -$115.70M
Shares: 780,924,000
CapEx is negative (outflow) — added to OCF to get FCF
Div Yield (Annual income from holding)
API
Last Annual Dividend / Stock Price
5.0%
Last Dividend: N/A
Stock Price: $115.35
Payout Ratio (Earnings paid out as dividends)
Dividends Paid / Net Income
Dividends Paid: N/A
Net Income: $3.02B
Dividends paid not available in cash flow statement
Industry Benchmarks
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Deep Analysis

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0 Company Classification — What type of company is this?
1 Industry Landscape — Where is the industry headed?
2 Company Momentum — Where is this company trending?
3 Forward Projection — 1Y & 2Y projected metrics (requires Layer 1 + 2)
4a DCF Valuation — Present value of future cash flows
4b Earnings Power Value — Floor value — worth with zero growth
4c Anchored PE — Industry PE adjusted for growth differential
4d Reverse DCF — What growth is the market pricing in?
4e Revenue-Based DCF — For growth/narrative companies (skip if mature earner)
4f Anchored P/S — Price-to-Sales peer comparison (skip if mature earner)
4g Scenario Analysis — Bull / Base / Bear (skip if mature earner)
4h Dividend Discount Model — For dividend/income stocks only
4i Book Value Analysis — For deep value / turnaround stocks only
4j Insider Activity — Are insiders buying or selling?
4f Cash Flow Quality — How trustworthy is the FCF?
4g Debt Maturity Risk — Can it handle its debt?
4h Macro Environment — Rates, market valuation, volatility
4i Sector Intelligence — How does this company compare within its sector?
4j Revenue Confidence — How reliable is the growth projection?
4k Sensitivity Analysis — How fragile is the fair value estimate?
4l Sector Demand Cycle — Is the sector in a boom, steady state, or contraction?
5 AI Investigation — Adaptive research engine (Claude)
5b Thesis Evaluation — What does the market believe? (narrative/platform stocks only)
6 Valuation Synthesis — Weighted verdict from all methods (requires Layer 4)
Income Statement (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue $16.9B $7.4B $7.4B $11.4B $13.8B
Cost of Revenue $198.3M $317.2M $431.9M $443.7M $1.9B
Gross Profit $16.7B $7.1B $7.0B $10.9B $11.9B
Operating Expenses $3.1B $3.7B $4.0B $4.5B $4.7B
Operating Income $13.6B $3.5B $3.0B $6.5B $7.2B
Net Income $5.9B $1.7B $1.4B $2.8B $3.0B
EBITDA $13.6B $3.5B $3.0B $6.5B $7.2B
EPS $8.14 $2.36 $1.84 $3.62 $3.88
EPS (Diluted)
Balance Sheet (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Cash & Equivalents $2.1B $4.3B $3.0B $2.0B $2.6B
Total Current Assets $2.2B $4.4B $3.2B $2.2B $2.9B
Total Assets $41.2B $42.5B $40.3B $43.5B $47.7B
Current Liabilities $1.9B $2.1B $2.4B $2.8B $3.2B
Long-Term Debt $8.7B $13.4B $12.3B $12.3B $13.3B
Total Liabilities $19.5B $22.8B $22.2B $24.0B $25.8B
Total Equity $9.4B $7.7B $6.8B $8.2B $8.7B
Retained Earnings $3.6B $1.7B $660.7M $808.1M $191.6M
Cash Flow (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Metric 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Operating Cash Flow $4.0B $6.3B $4.1B $3.5B $1.9B
Capital Expenditure -$64.3M -$235.5M -$224.2M -$61.4M -$115.7M
Free Cash Flow $3.9B $6.1B $3.8B $3.4B $1.7B
Acquisitions (net) $7.5B $5.2B -$5.4M $0 $0
Debt Repayment
Dividends Paid
Stock Buybacks -$1.3B -$466.0M -$418.0M -$661.1M -$312.5M
Net Change in Cash $135.3M $2.3B -$1.2B -$1.1B $678.5M
Analyst Estimates (Annual)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Metric 2026 2027 2028 2029
Revenue $14.9B
$14.2B – $16.0B
$18.6B
$17.3B – $20.6B
$20.2B
$19.6B – $20.8B
$14.1B
$13.3B – $15.0B
EBITDA $8.3B
$7.9B – $8.9B
$10.4B
$9.6B – $11.5B
$11.2B
$10.9B – $11.5B
$7.8B
$7.4B – $8.3B
Net Income $4.6B
$4.4B – $4.8B
$5.9B
$5.4B – $6.3B
$6.4B
$5.7B – $7.2B
$7.5B
$6.9B – $8.1B
EPS
Growth Trends (YoY %)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Metric 2022 2023 2024 2025
Revenue Growth -55.8% -0.2% +52.9% +21.6%
Gross Profit Growth -57.2% -1.8% +56.0% +8.9%
Operating Income Growth -74.5% -14.6% +118.4% +11.1%
Net Income Growth -70.2% -20.4% +99.6% +8.7%
EBITDA Growth -74.1% -15.0% +116.7% +11.1%
Dividend History (Last 20)
Last updated: Jun 27, 2026 12:31am (8h ago)
Date Dividend Declaration Record Payment
2026-05-04 $1.16 2026-04-21 2026-05-04 2026-05-11
2026-02-09 $1.49 2026-01-29 2026-02-09 2026-02-17
2025-11-03 $1.29 2025-10-23 2025-11-03 2025-11-10
2025-08-04 $1.03 2025-07-24 2025-08-04 2025-08-11
2025-04-28 $0.37 2025-04-15 2025-04-28 2025-05-05
2025-02-10 $1.44 2025-01-28 2025-02-10 2025-02-18
2024-10-28 $0.86 2024-10-17 2024-10-28 2024-11-04
2024-07-29 $0.82 2024-07-18 2024-07-29 2024-08-05
2024-04-26 $0.83 2024-04-18 2024-04-29 2024-05-06
2024-02-02 $0.94 2024-01-25 2024-02-05 2024-02-12
2023-10-27 $0.80 2023-10-19 2023-10-30 2023-11-06
2023-07-28 $0.79 2023-07-20 2023-07-31 2023-08-07
2023-04-28 $0.82 2023-04-20 2023-05-01 2023-05-08
2023-02-03 $0.91 2023-01-26 2023-02-06 2023-02-13
2022-10-28 $0.90 2022-10-20 2022-10-31 2022-11-07
2022-07-29 $1.27 2022-07-21 2022-08-01 2022-08-08
2022-04-29 $1.32 2022-04-21 2022-05-02 2022-05-09
2022-02-04 $1.45 2022-01-27 2022-02-07 2022-02-14
2021-10-29 $1.09 2021-10-21 2021-11-01 2021-11-08
2021-07-30 $0.70 2021-07-23 2021-08-02 2021-08-09
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