STEP (STEP)

$45.16 -2.00% on the day Market cap $5.7B 52-week range $38.85 to $77.79 Prices as of Oct 7, 2026

What the price implies

A reverse DCF: instead of guessing a fair value, it asks what growth today's price already assumes. How it works.

Free cash flow growth the price needs
25% a year for 10 years

At a market value of $5.7B, STEP's free cash flow of $64M (fiscal 2026) would need to grow about 25% a year for the stock to be worth today's price. That is faster than the company has grown its free cash flow over the last 7 years.

Assumes a 9% discount rate and 3% growth after year 10, on free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capital spending) from STEP's SEC filings. Change any assumption, or model revenue and margins instead, in the Modeling tab, or try your own numbers in the reverse DCF calculator.

Implied by the price24.8% a year
Free cash flow, last 7 years4.0% a year
Revenue, same period34.1% a year
Price to free cash flow89.4x

Fundamental grade

D

Five factors scored 1 to 9 from STEP's latest numbers, weighted into one grade. It describes the business, not whether the stock is a buy.

Valuation7
Profitability0
Growth3
Cash efficiency4

Key numbers

P/E (trailing)—
P/E (forward)—
Price / free cash flow—
EV / EBITDA—
Price / sales2.84x
Price / book—
Revenue growth+4.0%
Operating margin-58.2%
Net margin-30.5%
Return on equity—
Dividend yield—
Debt / equity—

Results from SEC filings

Fiscal years, from STEP's 10-K filings. The deep dive has 15+ years, quarters and every line.

Fiscal year20222023202420252026
Revenue$1.4B-$68M$712M$1.2B$2.0B
Net income$194M-$18M$58M-$180M-$536M
Free cash flow$212M$146M$142M$60M$64M
EPS (diluted)$3.84-$0.30$0.91-$2.52-$6.78
Operating margin33.1%0.74%24.1%-22.7%-51.3%

Where the revenue comes from

Revenue by products, fiscal 2026.

Management and advisory fees, net$926M46%
Unrealized$540M27%
Total incentive fees$220M11%
Realized$169M8%
Legacy Greenspring Carried Interest Allocations$139M7%

Superinvestors who own STEP

From each investor's latest 13F filing (what a 13F shows). 2 of the investors we track hold it.

InvestorLast quarterValue% of portfolioQuarter
Ron Baron
Baron Capital (BAMCO)
Trimmed $34M0.05%Q2 2026
Cliff Asness
AQR Capital Management
Trimmed $3M0.00%Q2 2026

Insider buying

Open-market purchases by STEP's executives and directors in the last 12 months, from SEC Form 4 filings. What insider buying tells you.

No open-market insider purchases of STEP in the last 12 months. Most insider activity is selling and option exercises, which aren't shown here.

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In the full deep dive

DCF fair value per share
Yearly return (IRR) at today's price
Growth implied by revenue and margins
15+ years of statements and quarters

Questions

What growth does STEP's stock price imply?

At a market value of $5.7B, STEP would need its free cash flow to grow about 25% a year for 10 years (discounted at 9%, 3% growth after that) to be worth today's price. Over the last 7 years its free cash flow grew 4% a year.

Are STEP insiders buying the stock?

No open-market insider purchases of STEP in the last 12 months, according to SEC Form 4 filings.

Which superinvestors own STEP?

2 of the superinvestors Investingly tracks hold STEP in their latest 13F, including Ron Baron, Cliff Asness.

Prices and ratios as of Oct 7, 2026; statements from SEC filings. Information only, not investment advice. Superinvestor holdings come from 13F filings, which are filed up to 45 days after each quarter ends.