Stepstone Group Inc's Competitiveness
A competitive positioning analysis and financial ratio benchmarking of Stepstone Group Inc (STEP) against its publicly traded competitors: sales growth, net income, profitability, valuation and market share, plus each peer's market capitalization, revenue, income and employees. Free below: the top 5 peers. Subscriber access adds the full competitor list and CSV downloads.
Key Findings: Stepstone Group Inc vs Its Competitors
- TTM: Trailing 12-month revenue of 2,008M vs -M combined for tracked competitors (100.0% combined share).
- Trending: Latest-quarter revenue run-rate is decelerating (-24.5% annualized vs trailing 12 months).
- Scale: Stepstone Group Inc ranks #55 of 91 companies by market capitalization in the Investment Services industry, holding 0.2% of industry market cap.
- Peer revenue share: Stepstone Group Inc accounted for 100.0% of combined revenue among its tracked peer group, up from 100.0% a year earlier.
Every figure above is sourced and cited in detail further down this page (Market Structure, Profitability & Cost Structure, Productivity vs Peers).
STEP Sales vs. its Competitors, Q1 2026
Stepstone Group Inc generated 100.00 % of the combined sales of its peer group, up from 100.00 % a year earlier.
For context: the Investment Services industry grew revenue -2.0% year over year, combined, vs 4.0% for Stepstone Group Inc. Stepstone Group Inc's share of combined industry revenue moved from 0.14% to 0.15%, a gain of 0.01 percentage points.
Stepstone Group Inc's Competitor Quality Breadth
Share of each group, trailing 12 months: profitable (net margin > 0), expanding (revenue growth > 0), growing faster than the industry's own median, and financially distressed (Piotroski F-Score of 2 or below).
| Entity | Profitable | Expanding | Above Industry Growth | Distressed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stepstone Group Inc | No | Yes | Yes | No |
| High-Confidence Competitors (2) | ||||
| Similar-Size Competitors (10) |
Source: CSIMarket API, trailing 12 months. Altman Z-Score is not shown here: it is not populated in the underlying data for any company. Percentages are of companies in each group that report the relevant metric, not of the full group size.
STEP Stock Performance relative to its Competitors
STEP Stock Performance relative to High-Confidence Competitors
STEP Stock Performance relative to Similar-Size Competitors
Stepstone Group Inc's Comment on Competition and Industry Peers
Stepstone Group Inc's Competitors Named by the Company
Competitive relationships identified from SEC filings and corroborating sources, each with a basis and confidence.| Competitor | Basis | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dhi Group Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
| Liberty Energy Inc | Named by the company | 85% |
Filing basis, confidence, active dates and source counts for Stepstone Group Inc's named competitors require a Commercial License.
Methodology: relationships are extracted from SEC filings (named-competitor disclosures) and corroborating sources. Named by the company = explicitly disclosed as a competitor; Inferred = derived from corroborating signals. Confidence reflects evidence strength.