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Blackstone — Q1 2025 Earnings Presentation

40 slides from Blackstone's earnings presentation, Apr 17, 2025

  1. Slide 1: Blackstone's First Quarter 2025 Earnings

    Blackstone’s First Quarter 2025 Earnings APRIL 17, 2025

  2. Slide 2: Blackstone's First Quarter 2025 GAAP Results

    BLACKSTONE’S FIRST QUARTER 2025 GAAP RESULTS ▪ GAAP Net Income was $1.2 billion for the quarter and $5.1 billion over the last twelve months (“LTM”). GAAP Net Income Attributable to Blackstone Inc. was $615 million for the quarter and $2.5 billion over the LTM. ($ in thousands, except per share data

  3. Slide 3: Blackstone's First Quarter 2025 Highlights

    BLACKSTONE’S FIRST QUARTER 2025 HIGHLIGHTS ▪ Fee Related Earnings (“FRE”) of $1.3 billion ($1.03/share) in the quarter – FRE was $5.4 billion over the LTM ($4.40/share) ▪ Distributable Earnings (“DE”) of $1.4 billion ($1.09/share) in the quarter Financial Measures – DE was $6.1 billion over the LTM

  4. Slide 4: Blackstone's First Quarter 2025 Segment Earnings

    BLACKSTONE’S FIRST QUARTER 2025 SEGMENT EARNINGS % Change % Change ($ in thousands, except per share data) 1Q'24 1Q'25 vs. 1Q'24 1Q'24 LTM 1Q'25 LTM vs. 1Q'24 LTM Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 1,707,571 $ 1,891,998 11% $ 6,718,428 $ 7,317,961 9% Fee Related Performance Revenues 295,501 293,915

  5. Slide 5: Investment Performance and Net Accrued Performance Revenues

    INVESTMENT PERFORMANCE AND NET ACCRUED PERFORMANCE REVENUES ▪ Appreciation across strategies led to higher Net Accrued Performance Revenues quarter-over-quarter of $6.4 billion ($5.24/share). Investment Performance Net Accrued Performance Revenues (appreciation / gross returns) ($ in millions) 1Q'25

  6. Slide 6: Capital Metrics – Additional Detail

    CAPITAL METRICS – ADDITIONAL DETAIL ▪ Inflows were $61.6 billion in the quarter, bringing LTM inflows to $199.1 billion. ▪ Deployed $36.4 billion in the quarter and $145.7 billion over the LTM. – Committed an additional $13.4 billion that was not yet deployed in the quarter. ▪ Realizations were $25.

  7. Slide 7: Assets Under Management

    ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT ▪ Total AUM increased to $1,167.5 billion, up 10% year-over-year, with $61.6 billion of inflows in the quarter and $199.1 billion over the LTM. ▪ Fee-Earning AUM of $860.1 billion was up 10% year-over-year, with $44.2 billion of inflows in the quarter and $170.5 billion over

  8. Slide 8: Additional Capital Detail

    ADDITIONAL CAPITAL DETAIL ▪ Invested Performance Eligible AUM reached $582.8 billion at quarter end. ▪ Undrawn capital (“Total Dry Powder”) available for investment of $177.2 billion. Invested Performance Eligible AUM Total Dry Powder ($ in billions) ($ in billions) 1Q’25 total: $177.2 $582.8 Multi-

  9. Slide 9: Segment Highlights

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  10. Slide 10: Segment Distributable Earnings Composition

    SEGMENT DISTRIBUTABLE EARNINGS COMPOSITION ▪ 1Q’25 Total Segment Distributable Earnings were $1.6 billion. ▪ LTM Total Segment Distributable Earnings were $6.9 billion. Segment Distributable Earnings ($ in millions) 1Q’25 total: $1,619 1Q’25 LTM total: $6,876 Multi-Asset Multi-Asset Investing Invest

  11. Slide 11: Real Estate

    REAL ESTATE ▪ Total AUM: $320.0 billion with inflows of $6.2 billion in the quarter and $26.0 billion over the LTM. – Inflows in the quarter included $1.2 billion in the seventh European opportunistic fund, $832 million of capital raised in BREIT, $551 million in the fifth real estate debt strategie

  12. Slide 12: Private Equity

    PRIVATE EQUITY ▪ Total AUM: Increased 16% to $371.0 billion with inflows of $21.7 billion in the quarter and $55.6 billion over the LTM. – Inflows in the quarter included $6.4 billion in Secondaries, $4.4 billion for the initial close of the third Corporate Private Equity Asia fund, $1.7 billion in

  13. Slide 13: Credit & Insurance

    CREDIT & INSURANCE ▪ Total AUM: Increased 21% to $388.7 billion with inflows of $30.3 billion in the quarter and $104.6 billion over the LTM. – Inflows in the quarter included $17.5 billion for the global direct lending strategy, inclusive of $3.8 billion of equity raised for BCRED, and $5.8 billion

  14. Slide 14: Multi-Asset Investing

    MULTI-ASSET INVESTING ▪ Total AUM: Increased 12% to $87.8 billion with inflows of $3.4 billion in the quarter and $12.9 billion over the LTM. ▪ Returns: Absolute Return Composite gross return of 2.6% in the quarter (2.4% net), outperforming the HFRX Global Hedge Fund Index, which was 0.5%. – Absolut

  15. Slide 15: Supplemental Details

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  16. Slide 16: Total Segments

    TOTAL SEGMENTS ($ in thousands) 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'25 1Q'24 LTM 1Q'25 LTM Base Management Fees $ 1,644,730 $ 1,651,566 $ 1,710,941 $ 1,773,645 $ 1,807,119 $ 6,491,030 $ 6,943,271 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 66,938 132,536 82,506 117,708 111,309 257,120 444,059 Management Fee Of

  17. Slide 17: Assets Under Management - Rollforward

    ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT - ROLLFORWARD Total AUM Rollforward ($ in millions) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Twelve Months Ended March 31, 2025 Real Private Credit & Multi-Asset Real Private Credit & Multi-Asset Total Total Estate Equity Insurance Investing Estate Equity Insurance Investing Beginni

  18. Slide 18: Deconsolidated Balance Sheet Highlights

    DECONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET HIGHLIGHTS ▪ At March 31, 2025, Blackstone had $9.8 billion in total cash, cash equivalents, corporate treasury, and other investments and $19.4 billion of cash and net investments, or $15.89 per share. ▪ Blackstone has a $4.3 billion credit revolver ($3.4 billion undraw

  19. Slide 19: Net Accrued Performance Revenues – Additional Detail

    NET ACCRUED PERFORMANCE REVENUES – ADDITIONAL DETAIL ($ in millions, except per share data) 1Q'25 1Q’25 QoQ Rollforward 1Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'25 Per Share ($ in millions) Real Estate Net Net Performance Realized BREP Global $ 1,324 $ 873 $ 904 $ 0.74 4Q'24 Revenues Distributions 1Q'25 BREP Europe 115 126 6

  20. Slide 20: Investment Records as of March 31, 2025

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF MARCH 31, 2025 (a) ($/€ in thousands, except where noted) Committed Available Unrealized Investments Realized Investments Total Investments Net IRRs (d) Fund (Investment Period Beginning Date / Ending Date) Capital Capital (b) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC (c) Rea

  21. Slide 21: Investment Records as of March 31, 2025 (cont'd)

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF MARCH 31, 2025 (a) – (CONT’D) ($/€ in thousands, except where noted) Committed Available Unrealized Investments Realized Investments Total Investments Net IRRs (d) Fund (Investment Period Beginning Date / Ending Date) Capital Capital (b) Value MOIC (c) Value MOIC (c) Value M

  22. Slide 22: Investment Records – Selected Perpetual Capital Strategies

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF MARCH 31, 2025 (a) – (CONT’D) Selected Perpetual Capital Strategies(m) ($ in thousands, except where noted) Investment Total Total Net Strategy (Inception Year) Strategy AUM Return (n) Real Estate BPP - Blackstone Property Partners Platform (2013) (o) Core+ Real Estate $ 62,

  23. Slide 23: Investment Records as of March 31, 2025 (cont'd)

    INVESTMENT RECORDS AS OF MARCH 31, 2025 (a) – (CONT’D) (l) Funds presented represent the flagship credit drawdown funds only. The Total Credit Net IRR is the combined IRR of the credit drawdown funds presented. (m) Represents the performance for select Perpetual Capital Strategies; strategies exclud

  24. Slide 24: Shareholder Dividends

    SHAREHOLDER DIVIDENDS ▪ Generated $1.09 of Distributable Earnings per common share during the quarter, bringing the LTM amount to $4.75 per common share. ▪ Blackstone declared a quarterly dividend of $0.93 per common share to record holders as of April 28, 2025; payable on May 5, 2025. % Change % Ch

  25. Slide 25: Share Summary

    SHARE SUMMARY ▪ Distributable Earnings Shares Outstanding as of quarter end of 1,222 million shares. – Repurchased 0.2 million common shares in the quarter and 3.5 million common shares over the LTM. – Available authorization remaining was $1.8 billion at March 31, 2025. 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'2

  26. Slide 26: Reconciliations and Disclosures

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  27. Slide 27: GAAP Consolidated Statements of Operations

    BLACKSTONE’S FIRST QUARTER 2025 GAAP CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS ($ in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) 1Q'24 1Q'25 1Q'24 LTM 1Q'25 LTM Revenues Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 1,727,148 $ 1,904,317 $ 6,740,093 $ 7,366,105 Incentive Fees 179,341 191,825 731,636 976,662 Inv

  28. Slide 28: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES QTD LTM ($ in thousands) 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'25 1Q'24 1Q'25 Net Income Attributable to Blackstone Inc. $ 847,386 $ 444,414 $ 780,835 $ 703,873 $ 614,852 $ 2,152,454 $ 2,543,974 Net Income Attributable to Non-Controlling 685,439 403,108 603,057 557,1

  29. Slide 29: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures – Notes

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES – NOTES Note: See pages 36-38, Definitions and Dividend Policy. (a) This adjustment removes Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items arise from corpo

  30. Slide 30: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Measures – Notes (cont'd)

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP MEASURES – NOTES (CONT’D) (j) Taxes represent the total GAAP tax provision adjusted to include only the current tax provision (benefit) calculated on Income (Loss) Before Provision (Benefit) for Taxes and adjusted to exclude the tax impact of any divestitures. For

  31. Slide 31: GAAP Condensed Consolidated Statements of Financial Condition

    BLACKSTONE’S FIRST QUARTER 2025 GAAP CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STAT EMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 ` 1Q'25 Assets Cash and Cash Equivalents $ 2,504,471 $ 2,381,436 $ 2,353,332 $ 1,972,140 $ 2,386,979 Cash Held by Blackstone Funds and Other 167,711 219

  32. Slide 32: Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP Balance Sheet Measures

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP BALANCE SHEET MEASURES ($ in thousands) 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'25 Investments of Consolidated Blackstone Funds $ 3,458,911 $ 3,621,676 $ 3,873,027 $ 3,890,732 $ 4,589,194 Equity Method Investments Partnership Investments 6,100,640 6,107,429 6,295,704 6,546,728

  33. Slide 33: Reconciliation of GAAP to Total Segments

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO TOTAL SEGMENTS QTD LTM Y ($ in thousands) 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'25 1Q'24 1Q'25 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 1,727,148 $ 1,787,313 $ 1,794,894 $ 1,879,581 $ 1,904,317 $ 6,740,093 $ 7,366,105 Segment Adjustment (a) (19,577) (7,375) (8,160) (20,290) (12,319) (

  34. Slide 34: Reconciliation of GAAP to Total Segments – (cont'd)

    RECONCILIATION OF GAAP TO TOTAL SEGMENTS – (CONT’D) QTD LTM Y ($ in thousands) 1Q'24 2Q'24 3Q'24 4Q'24 1Q'25 1Q'24 1Q'25 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation $ 73,707 $ 77,139 $ 73,464 $ 149,276 $ 57,029 $ 291,493 $ 356,908 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 2

  35. Slide 35: Notes

    NOTES Notes to page 4 - Investment Performance and Net Accrued Performance Revenues ▪ The changes in carrying value, fund returns and composite returns presented throughout this presentation represent those of the applicable Blackstone Funds and not those of Blackstone. ▪ Core+ appreciation represen

  36. Slide 36: Notes – (cont'd)

    NOTES – (CONT’D) Notes to page 23 – Shareholder Dividends ▪ DE before Certain Payables represents Distributable Earnings before the deduction for the Payable Under Tax Receivable Agreement and tax expense (benefit) of wholly owned subsidiaries. Common shareholders receive tax benefits from deduction

  37. Slide 37: Definitions and Dividend Policy

    DEFINITIONS AND DIVIDEND POLICY Blackstone discloses the following operating metrics and financial measures that are calculated and presented on the basis of methodologies other than in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“non-GAAP”) in this pres

  38. Slide 38: Definitions and Dividend Policy – (cont'd)

    DEFINITIONS AND DIVIDEND POLICY – (CONT’D) – Fee Related Compensation is presented on a segment basis and refers to the compensation expense, excluding Equity-Based Compensation, directly related to (a) Management and Advisory Fees, Net and (b) Fee Related Performance Revenues, referred to as Fee Re

  39. Slide 39: Definitions and Dividend Policy – (cont'd)

    DEFINITIONS AND DIVIDEND POLICY – (CONT’D) ▪ Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items arise from corporate actions including acquisitions, divestitures, Blackstone’s initial public offering, and non-recurring gains, losses, or other charges, if any. They consist primarily of equity-based compensa

  40. Slide 40: Forward-Looking Statements

    FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This presentation may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which reflect our current views with respect to, among other things, ou

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