KKR & Co. Inc. · KKR · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025

KKR raises long-term Strategic Holdings outlook as fundraising expands

The supplied analysis supports a constructive but qualified view: KKR's growth case rests on fundraising, deployment, Strategic Holdings earnings and product expansion, while execution, monetization timing and macro conditions remain key tests.

Reported Before market openNYSEFinancial Services $78.66B market cap
80quality score

Earnings scorecard

Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS — Consensus $1.30
EPS surprise — Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue — Consensus $1.99B
Revenue surprise — Reported versus consensus

Market reaction

prior-close to event-session close
Stock move -8.5% Event window
SPY move +0.7% Same window
Abnormal move -9.2% Stock minus SPY
Volume 2.5× Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift -17.6% Up to 20 sessions
KKRSPY benchmark

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What changed

Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, guidance sentiment moved from maintained to raised. The current analysis emphasizes the additional Strategic Holdings investment, the extended $1.1 billion 2030 operating-earnings target and full ownership of Global Atlantic.

Guidance delta

Management guidance sentiment was raised versus the prior quarter, including a longer-term Strategic Holdings operating-earnings target through 2030.

Key takeaways

  • Management described Q4 fee-related earnings as the second-highest quarterly figure in KKR history, with FRE of $0.94 per share and a 67% margin.
  • Fundraising reached $114 billion in 2024, while flagship funds contributed about 10% of the total.
  • Strategic Holdings received an additional $2.1 billion investment, and management extended operating-earnings guidance to $1.1 billion by 2030.

Management priorities

  • Expand K-Series wealth offerings and launch hybrid credit products.
  • Increase Strategic Holdings stakes and build that platform's earnings contribution.
  • Integrate the fully owned Global Atlantic platform.
  • Pursue infrastructure and data-center opportunities, particularly in Asia.

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Earnings History

Estimate Beat Miss Match
KKR REVENUE earnings history estimate and actual scatter chart 9 reported fiscal quarters and 3 future estimate-only quarters. Q4 '23 estimate $2B Q4 '23 actual $4B, beat Q1 '24 estimate $1B Q1 '24 actual $10B, beat Q2 '24 estimate $2B Q2 '24 actual $4B, beat Q3 '24 estimate $2B Q3 '24 actual $6B, beat Q2 '25 estimate $2B Q2 '25 actual $5B, beat Q3 '25 estimate $2B Q3 '25 actual $5B, beat Q4 '25 estimate $2B Q4 '25 actual $2B, miss Q1 '26 estimate $2B Q1 '26 actual $2B, beat Q2 '26 estimate $3B Q2 '26 actual $3B, beat Q3 '26 estimate $3B Q4 '26 estimate $3B Q1 '27 estimate $3B
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Analyst Consensus ?

ConsensusBuy27 ratings
Bullish2488.9%
Neutral311.1%
Bearish00.0%

Analyst 52W Price Targets

$87.63Previous close
$63Low
$119.47Average
$190High

Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 16, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.

Firm-level rating actions

FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.

FirmRatingPrior ratingActionDate
UBS Buy BuyMaintainOct 13, 2026
TD Cowen Hold HoldMaintainOct 12, 2026
Barclays Overweight OverweightMaintainOct 8, 2026
Oppenheimer Outperform OutperformMaintainAug 27, 2026
Argus Research Buy BuyMaintainAug 4, 2026
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Named analyst price targets

Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $87.63. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.

FirmAnalyst52W targetPrice when postedUpsideDate
UBSAnalyst unavailable$122$89.14 +39.2%Oct 13, 2026
BarclaysAnalyst unavailable$130$89.67 +48.4%Oct 8, 2026
Wells FargoDaniel Welden$97$91.24 +10.7%Oct 1, 2026
UBSMichael Brown$123$106.88 +40.4%Sep 1, 2026
Piper SandlerCrispin Love$128$114.98 +46.1%Aug 14, 2026
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Company context

Snapshot as of publication

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 corporate acquisitions, leveraged and management buyouts, growth equity, and a range of special situations including credit, distressed assets, and turnarounds. They also target mature and mezzanine financing opportunities, spanning companies across the lower and middle market segments. While opportunistic across all industries, KKR exhibits a keen focus on technology sectors, including software, cybersecurity, semiconductors, consumer electronics, the Internet of Things (IoT), internet services, IT infrastructure, and FinTech. Their extensive portfolio also encompasses energy, infrastructure, and a broad array of real estate ventures.…

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Sources

  1. Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
  2. FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-25T00:25:08.528941+00:00
  3. Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-16T10:10:43.680362+00:00
  4. Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-16T10:10:43.677612+00:00

Methodology

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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.

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By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-16. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.