Blue Owl Capital Inc.
Blue Owl is a global alternative asset manager with $307.4 billion in AUM as of December 31, 2025. Anchored by a strong Permanent Capital base, we deploy private capital across Credit, Real Assets and GP Strategic Capital platforms on behalf of institutional and private wealth clients.
$9.71
+$0.54 (+5.89%)
EOD Oct 22, 2026
The business is unprofitable at the operating level (-325.17% margin). The thesis depends entirely on whether and when it reaches sustainable profitability.
Revenue grew 7.6%, steady but not accelerating. Margins contracted 105.3pp, which offsets some of the top-line progress.
At 81x earnings, the current multiple leaves limited room for execution misses or growth deceleration. ROIC dropped from -21.24% to -26.10%, capital efficiency is deteriorating.
80.9x earnings, 5.1x FCF. The market is pricing in years of above-average growth. If that thesis breaks, downside from multiple compression alone could be 30%+. This is a stock where you're paying for the future, not the present.
Price History
Valuation & Multiples
Based on TTM earnings · Diluted shares
Profitability & Returns
Revenue (TTM)
$572M
▲ +7.6% YoY
Net Income (TTM)
$81M
▼ -28.1% YoY
Op. Margin
-334.19%
▼ -105.3pp YoY
ROIC
-24.24%
▼ -4.9pp YoY
Cash Flow & Balance Sheet
FCF (TTM)
$1.32B
▲ +28.1% YoY
Op. Cash Flow (TTM)
$1.38B
▲ +25.7% YoY
Net Debt
$4.18B
Cash & Equiv.
$169M
5Y CAGR: +17.8%
5Y CAGR: +204.4%
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SourceComputed from the 10-Q filed 31 Jul 2026, covering the period ending 30 Jun 2026, as reported to the SEC. Data last refreshed 26 Sept 2026. How this is calculated.
Price from market data, last close as of 22 Oct 2026. Fiscal year ends Dec. Sector medians are approximate S&P 500 benchmarks and update periodically.
Is Blue Owl Capital (OWL) overvalued?
At a P/E of 80.9 and a price-to-free-cash-flow of 5.1, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) trades below a two-stage DCF intrinsic value of about $90.97 per share, so at $9.71 the stock looks undervalued (836.9% below estimated intrinsic value). A high multiple is not the same as overvalued: fast-growing, high-quality businesses can deserve a premium. See the general approach in how to tell if a stock is overvalued.
On quality, Blue Owl Capital scores 64/100 on Intrinsiqq's quality scorecard (a solid business on these measures), weighing growth, margins, returns on capital, share count, and balance-sheet strength. It currently yields about 9.0%; see dividend safety for coverage and history. All figures are computed from SEC filings; read the full methodology, or see how the market compares in our US profitability statistics. This is analysis, not investment advice.
Frequently asked
What is Blue Owl Capital's fair value?+
Intrinsiqq's two-stage DCF estimates an intrinsic value of about $90.97 per share for OWL, projecting its recent free cash flow forward with a growth rate that fades toward a long-run rate and discounting it back to today. Applying a 25% margin of safety gives a more conservative fair-value entry around $68.23. At today's $9.71, that puts the stock about 836.9% below estimated intrinsic value. The result is sensitive to the growth and discount-rate inputs, so it is best to run conservative, base and optimistic cases. You can adjust all of them yourself with the sliders on the DCF tab.
Is Blue Owl Capital a high-quality business?+
Blue Owl Capital scores 64 out of 100 on Intrinsiqq's quality score, a weighted blend of 8 metrics each scored 0 to 100, which makes it a solid business on these measures. Recent fundamentals include a -334.2% operating margin and a -24.2% 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.
Does Blue Owl Capital (OWL) pay a dividend, and how much?+
Yes, Blue Owl Capital pays a regular dividend of about $0.87 per share per year (typically in quarterly installments), a yield of roughly 9.0% at the current price. That is a payout ratio of about 743.8% of earnings, so the dividend is stretched at this level. Blue Owl Capital has grown the dividend at roughly 84.6% 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 OWL's full payout history, growth streak and dividend-safety score, see the dividends tab.
Is Blue Owl Capital a good stock to buy right now?+
That depends on valuation and quality together, not either alone. OWL currently trades below its estimated intrinsic value and scores 64/100 on quality (solid). It also yields about 9.0%. 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.
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