STEP PEER ANALYSIS

Stepstone Group Inc — metric-by-metric comparison with peers and the industry median

STEPStepstone Group Inc

🇺🇸 USA · NASDAQ · Financial Services · Asset Management

Value it Duel

Overall Profile & Returns

· Asset Management

Position Within Industry

0 = weak quartile, 100 = strong quartile

STEPIndustry median

Scores normalize each metric against industry quartiles (p25–p75); direction is inverted for lower-is-better metrics.

Return Comparison

1-Year

Split-adjusted

Year-to-Date (YTD)

Key Metric Comparison

P/E

Lower is better

ROE

Higher is better

Net Margin

Higher is better

Revenue Growth

Higher is better

All Metrics

Valuation
Metric	STEP	EQT	PNI	ONEX	INVES	ARG	Ind. Median
P/E	—	39.68	31.31	9.58●	45.92	25.70	18.84
P/B	-8.25●	3.84	4.23	0.58	4.17	1.03	2.09
EV/EBITDA	—	17.19	210.06	8.83●	31.37	24.00	10.36
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.32

Financial Health
Metric	STEP	EQT	PNI	ONEX	INVES	ARG	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.49	6.84	54.99●	3.66	9.61	1.41	3.81
Debt/Equity	-315.6%●	35.2%	12.8%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.23	-2.38●	3.37	-0.14	-1.01	-0.05	0.18

Profitability
Metric	STEP	EQT	PNI	ONEX	INVES	ARG	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-26.9%	30.0%	154.7%	96.4%	186.9%●	91.9%	16.7%
ROE	—	9.3%	13.5%●	6.4%	10.9%	4.0%	9.4%
ROA	-9.4%	6.4%	11.8%●	4.9%	9.6%	3.5%	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	STEP	EQT	PNI	ONEX	INVES	ARG	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	—	-6.2%	-7.2%	25.5%●	—	8.2%	14.6%
Div. Yield	2.7%	0.2%	3.1%	0.3%	0.0%	4.3%●	1.4%
Payout	-22.0%	63.6%	104.1%	3.5%	0.0%	104.5%	11.6%

Valuation
Metric	STEP	DBRG	CNS	FHI	GCMG	APAM	Ind. Median
P/E	—	19.17	25.34	10.79	54.67	8.87●	18.84
P/B	-8.25●	1.35	7.01	3.45	108.04	6.54	2.09
EV/EBITDA	—	60.37	19.49	6.87	15.59	5.15●	10.36
P/S	—	—	—	—	—	—	25.32

Financial Health
Metric	STEP	DBRG	CNS	FHI	GCMG	APAM	Ind. Median
Current Ratio	1.49	4.54	9.86	39.13●	2.28	0.97	3.81
Debt/Equity	-315.6%●	15.6%	24.2%	37.4%	1,625.9%	79.5%	18.1%
NetDebt/EBITDA	-0.23	-1.80●	0.40	-0.34	1.30	0.02	0.18

Profitability
Metric	STEP	DBRG	CNS	FHI	GCMG	APAM	Ind. Median
Net Margin	-26.9%	30.5%●	27.1%	21.4%	9.2%	23.3%	16.7%
ROE	—	7.3%	29.1%	35.0%	—	77.0%●	9.4%
ROA	-9.4%	4.4%	18.4%	19.2%	7.9%	20.4%●	2.8%
EBITDA Margin	—	—	—	—	—	—	127.9%

Growth + Dividend
Metric	STEP	DBRG	CNS	FHI	GCMG	APAM	Ind. Median
Rev. Growth	—	—	—	—	—	—	22.3%
NI Growth	—	30.0%	-0.8%	35.5%	195.7%●	9.9%	14.6%
Div. Yield	2.7%	0.3%	3.3%	2.5%	3.7%	10.0%●	1.4%
Payout	-22.0%	44.5%	83.3%	26.5%	55.2%	95.7%	11.6%

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