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Earnings call · FY2026 Q1

Carlyle Group Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Carlyle Group Inc. Q1 FY2026 Earnings Call

Concluded May 7, 2026 Audio replay
May 7, 2026 36:19 48 turns
Period
FY2026 Q1
Runtime
36:19
Sources
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Executive readout · one minute

What matters this quarter

Carlyle reported Q1 2026 distributable earnings of $327 million ($0.89/share) and fee-related earnings of $300 million at a 47% margin, alongside record U.S. buyout realizations of more than $12 billion and $13 billion of new inflows, with management expressing confidence in reaching or exceeding its February 2028 targets.

Carlyle AlpInvest growth and secondaries platform 32 Inflows and fundraising momentum 12 Capital deployment and realization activity 8 Strong quarterly financial performance 7 U.S. Buyout Fund innovation and cornerstone investors 7 AI deployment and adoption across portfolio 5

Management tone

Confident

Net tone +72 · low hedging

Grounding quotes
  • “We wrapped up another strong quarter, headlined by record U.S. buyout realizations, high level of inflows, fee-related earnings of $300 million and a 47% margin. Momentum across the platform continues to accelerate and performance remains strong”
  • “we remain quite confident that we will reach or exceed the targets we laid out for you in February”
  • “Record quarterly inflows of $6.8 billion were driven by broad-based institutional and wealth activity across the platform”
  • “we had a great start to the year, attracting $13 billion of new capital”

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Revenue $254.00M -73.9% YoY
Diluted EPS -$0.37 -205.7% YoY
Net income -$132.20M -201.7% YoY

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Key takeaways

What improved, and what deserves a closer read.

Constructive signals

  • Fee-related earnings of $300 million at a 47% margin, up from $290 million in Q4
  • Realized proceeds of more than $12 billion, the third-best quarter ever, with record U.S. buyout realizations more than 40% above the prior 2021 record
  • New inflows of $13 billion, including record Carlyle AlpInvest inflows of $6.8 billion (nearly $7 billion raised) and $4 billion in Global Credit
  • Closed a first-of-its-kind investment solution with a $5 billion commitment secured for the next U.S. buyout fund vintage
  • Announced large pending transactions including the $8 billion BASF coatings carve-out and $3 billion MAI Capital Management acquisition, expected to lift transaction fees
  • Evergreen wealth strategies AUM reached $19 billion, 4x the level from three years ago; closed-end asset-backed finance strategy tops $12 billion, up more than 30% year-over-year

Risks & pressure points

  • Net realized performance revenue of $21 million was lower year-over-year due to fund composition (most Q1 exits in funds not yet realizing carry)
  • GAAP results included loss before provision for income taxes of $179 million and a 70.5% loss margin
  • Management acknowledged AI-driven value creation is 'going to overall take a little longer than people might expect'
  • Global Credit transaction fees were modestly lower year-over-year
  • Management flagged an inability to predict the environment amid geopolitical uncertainty

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“As you would expect, 2 months after the shareholder update, we remain quite confident that we will reach or exceed the targets we laid out for you in February.” Harvey Schwartz, CEO
“We see a clear path to $200 billion of inflows, $1.9 billion in fee-related earnings and $6 or more per share in DE by the end of 2028. We fully expect to achieve or exceed each of these goals.” Justin Plouffe, CFO

Quarter detail

How the reported period landed and where the business moved.

Capital returned

Buybacks
$204.80M
Shares repurchased
1.33M
Dividend / share
$0.35
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