# The Carlyle Group Inc. (CG) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NASDAQ, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $46.97, market value $16.7 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 48.9×** (5-yr avg 14.5×, 3-yr avg 22.1×). The Carlyle Group Inc. trades at 48.9× trailing earnings, well above its own five-year average of 14.5×: investors are paying up relative to the company's past. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 9.2×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **Price / sales: 4.6×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 4.6×.
- **Price / book: 3.2×**. The shares trade at 3.2× book value; book value is a meaningful part of the valuation.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: -24.6%** (5-yr avg -2.7%). Free cash flow is negative: the business is consuming cash, which is normal for heavy investment phases but a warning otherwise.
- **Earnings yield: 2.0%**. The inverse of the P/E: 2.0% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Net margin: 16.9%**. 16.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 11.5%**. 11.5% on shareholders' equity is solid.
- **Return on assets: 1.2%**. Each dollar of assets produces 1.2% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): -11.9%** (3-yr 2.5%/yr, 5-yr 10.2%/yr). Revenue fell 11.9% over the last year, against 10.2% a year compounded over five years: growth is slowing.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): -21.3%** (3-yr -13.3%/yr, 5-yr 17.6%/yr). Earnings per share fell 21.3%, slower than revenue, so margins compressed.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 2/9**. 2 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $2.0 billion**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 2.98%** ($1.40 per share, trailing). The Carlyle Group Inc. yields 2.98%, a modest yield more typical of a growth-oriented payer.
- **Payout ratio: 62%**. 62% of earnings goes out as dividends, leaving room to keep raising it.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 5**. 5 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 7.0%/yr** (1-yr 0.0%). The dividend has grown 7.0% a year over five years.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (17 analysts). 17 analysts cover The Carlyle Group Inc.; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $58.18 (+24% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -26.2%** (YTD -19.4%, 3-mo 8.0%). The shares are down 26.2% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -32.8%** (18.6% above the low). Trading 33% below its 52-week high, deep in a drawdown.
- **200-day average: below**. The price sits below its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of a downtrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 46**. An RSI of 46 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.61** (volatility 37%). Beta of 1.61 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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