StepStone Group Inc.STEP

StepStone Group Inc. Earnings Per Share Disclosure

10-KFiled May 27, 20263 min read
Earnings Per Share
Basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock are presented for the years ended March 31, 2026, 2025 and 2024. The following table sets forth reconciliations of the numerators and denominators used to compute basic and diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock:
Year Ended March 31,
202620252024
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to StepStone Group Inc. – Basic
$(535,808)$(179,563)$58,091 
Incremental income from assumed vesting of RSUs— — 451 
Incremental income from assumed vesting and exchange of Class B2 units(1)
— — 2,202 
Net income (loss) attributable to StepStone Group Inc. – Diluted
$(535,808)$(179,563)$60,744 
Denominator:
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding – Basic
79,039,229 71,142,916 63,489,135 
Assumed vesting of RSUs— — 512,152 
Assumed vesting and exchange of Class B2 units1
— — 2,542,751 
Weighted-average shares of Class A common stock outstanding – Diluted
79,039,229 71,142,916 66,544,038 
Net income (loss) per share of Class A common stock:
Basic
$(6.78)$(2.52)$0.91 
Diluted$(6.78)$(2.52)$0.91 
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(1)The Class B2 units fully vested in June 2024.
Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to SSG, giving consideration to the reallocation of net income between holders of Class A common stock and non-controlling interests, by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive securities, if any.
Shares of the Company’s Class B common stock do not share in the earnings or losses attributable to SSG and therefore are not participating securities. As a result, a separate presentation of basic and diluted earnings per share of Class B common stock under the two-class method has not been included.
The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes 38,637,761 Class B units, 931,103 Class C units and 1,917,870 Class D units of the Partnership outstanding as of March 31, 2026, 39,656,954 Class B units, 965,761 Class C units and 1,365,065 Class D units of the Partnership outstanding as of March 31, 2025, and 45,030,959 Class B units and 1,852,212 Class C units of the Partnership outstanding as of March 31, 2024, which are exchangeable into Class A common stock under the if-converted method, as the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive. The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes 78,513 PRSUs outstanding as of March 31, 2026 as the related performance targets have not been met as of March 31, 2026.
As the Company was in a net loss position for the year ended March 31, 2026, the calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes potential shares of Class A common stock for 1,377,185 outstanding RSUs, as the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive.
As the Company was in a net loss position for the year ended March 31, 2025, the calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes potential shares of Class A common stock for 1,024,007 outstanding RSUs, as the inclusion of such shares would be anti-dilutive.

Historical Timeline

Fiscal YearFiled
2026May 27, 2026Showing above
2025May 23, 2025
2024May 24, 2024
2023May 26, 2023
2022May 31, 2022
2021Jun 23, 2021

About Earnings Per Share Disclosures

The earnings per share disclosure breaks down the calculation from net income to both basic and diluted EPS, revealing the full impact of a company's capital structure on per-share economics. The reconciliation between basic and diluted share counts exposes how many stock options, RSUs, convertible securities, and warrants are potentially dilutive to existing shareholders.

Key signals: a widening gap between basic and diluted shares indicates growing dilution from equity compensation or convertible instruments. Anti-dilutive securities excluded from the diluted calculation deserve attention — they represent latent dilution that will materialize if the stock price rises. Watch for the effect of share buybacks on per-share metrics: EPS growth driven primarily by repurchases rather than income growth signals weakening fundamentals. Compare year-over-year changes in the diluted share count against equity compensation expense to assess whether management is effectively managing dilution.

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