GCM Grosvenor vs StepStone
GCMG and STEP side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How GCMG and STEP compare
StepStone is the larger company, worth 2.0 times as much as GCM Grosvenor ($5.8B against $2.9B).
StepStone grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (51.6% versus 6.6% for GCM Grosvenor).
GCM Grosvenor keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 8.0% compared with −13.7% at StepStone.
Both pay dividends: GCM Grosvenor yields 3.4% and StepStone 3.5%.
GCM Grosvenor scores higher on the StockData Score (10 against 8 for StepStone), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | GCMG | STEP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $2.9B | $5.8B |
| Share price | $14.20 | $48.46 |
| Change, 1 year | 21.4% | −22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | 20.7% | 3.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.89 | 1.46 |
| Employees | 553 | 1,310 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 10 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 3 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 4.9× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 87.0× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 16.6× | – |
| P/FCF | 14.4× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.9% (better) | −14.0% |
| Fair value | $10.76 | – |
| Margin of safety | −32.0% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 6.6% | 51.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.3% | 20.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 36.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 27.1% | – |
| Net margin | 8.0% (better) | −13.7% |
| FCF margin | 34.4% (better) | −35.1% |
| Return on equity | 360% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 4.48 (better) | 0.53 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 3.4% | 3.5% (better) |
| Years of dividend growth | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 84.1% |
| Buyback yield | 1.7% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 5.1% (better) | 3.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 27.2% | 66.2% |
| Held by insiders | – | 17.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$10.2M (better) | −$18.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- GCMG stock overview
- GCMG income statement
- GCMG valuation and score
- STEP stock overview
- STEP income statement
- STEP valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.