Blackstone (BX) Q1 2026 (USD): 1.36 (exp. 1.4), revenue 3.62bln (exp. 3.32bln)
- Total AUM: Increased 18% to USD 457.5bln with inflows of USD 37.0bln in the quarter and USD 138.8bln over the LTM.
- Inflows in the quarter included USD 17.3bln for the global direct lending strategy, with USD 1.9bln of equity raised for BCRED, and USD 10.9bln for the infrastructure and asset based credit strategies.
- The fifth opportunistic private credit strategy held its final close and hit its hard cap with inflows of USD 2.0bln in the quarter, bringing total investable capital to over USD 10.0bln.
- Closed 3 new CLOs (2 U.S. and 1 European) for USD 1.8bln.
- Capital Deployed: USD 13.0bln in the quarter, driven by global direct lending, and USD 66.7bln over the LTM; committed an additional USD 6.1bln in the quarter.
- Realizations: USD 13.7bln in the quarter and USD 62.2bln over the LTM.
- Returns: Private Credit gross return of 0.6% ((0.0)% net) and Liquid Credit gross return of (1.3)% ((1.4)% net) in the quarter.
- Private Credit gross return of 8.9% (5.7% net) and Liquid Credit gross return of 4.1% (3.6% net) over the LTM
Context
Blackstone's Q1 earnings report shows a mixed performance, missing EPS expectations but significantly beating revenue forecasts. The substantial inflows into their direct lending strategy and overall growth in AUM suggest strong investor confidence, which may have positive implications for their future offerings, despite the disappointing returns for the quarter.
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