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Carlyle is one of the world s largest global investment firms that deploys private capital across three business segments: Global Private Equity, Global Credit, and Carlyle AlpInvest (formerly, Global Investment Solutions) . Our teams invest across a range of strategies that leverage our deep industry expertise, local insights, and global resources to deliver attractive returns throughout an in…
$46.07
$0.56 (-1.20%)
EOD Jul 17, 2026
21.79% operating margin is above average. ROIC at 8.48%. Note that capital returns lag the margin, the business may be capital-intensive despite high margins.
Revenue declined 11.9% YoY. Margins deteriorated 3.5pp alongside, both lines moving the wrong way.
At 32x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. ROIC dropped from 12.17% to 8.48%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
31.6x earnings. Not cheap, the quality is already reflected in the price. Upside from here requires either margin expansion or growth re-acceleration, not just continuation.
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$4.06B
▼ -11.9% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$547M
▼ -20.7% YoY
Op. Margin
18.76%
▼ -3.5pp YoY
ROIC
5.82%
▼ -3.7pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
-$4.28B
▼ -303.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
-$4.17B
▼ -331.3% YoY
Net Debt
$1.80B
Cash & Equiv.
$1.67B
5Y CAGR: +10.2%
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At a P/E of , A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in .
On quality, Carlyle Group scores 12/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a lower-quality business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 3.1%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Carlyle Group scores 12 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 7 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a lower-quality business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a 18.8% operating margin and a 5.8% return on invested capital. The score weighs revenue and free-cash-flow growth, operating margins, return on invested capital, share-count change, and balance-sheet strength, all computed from SEC filings, not opinion. Because valuation only means something relative to quality, the full metric-by-metric breakdown is on the quality scorecard.
Yes, Carlyle Group pays a regular dividend of about $1.41 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 3.1% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 92.4% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. Carlyle Group has grown the dividend at roughly 9.2% a year over the past few years. A low headline yield is not the same as a weak dividend: what matters is how well earnings and free cash flow cover the payout and whether it is growing, not the percentage alone. For CG's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. you should weigh CG's valuation and scores 12/100 on quality (lower-quality). It also yields about 3.1%. A cheap price is only a bargain if the business is durable, and a premium can be justified by genuine quality, so the two questions, "is it cheap?" and "is it good?", only make sense side by side. Read the valuation against the quality scorecard, run the DCF on your own assumptions, and decide for yourself. This is analysis from SEC filings, not investment advice.