Business Segments · Investments
Private Equity — Investments
Blackstone Private Equity — Investments increased by 3.8% to $10.79B in Q1 2026 compared to the prior quarter. Year-over-year, this metric grew by 10.9%, from $9.73B to $10.79B. Over 4 years (FY 2021 to FY 2025), Private Equity — Investments shows an upward trend with a 10.1% CAGR.
Analysis
StatementSegment
CategoryCapital Allocation
SignalContext dependent
VolatilityVolatile
First reportedQ4 2016
Last reportedQ1 2026May 8, 2026
Rolls up toLong-term investments
How to read this metric
Higher investment levels indicate active deal-making and capital deployment, while lower levels may suggest a cautious market outlook or a lack of attractive opportunities.
Detailed definition
Represents the total capital deployed by the private equity segment into new or follow-on portfolio company acquisitions...
Peer comparison
Comparable to 'Capital Deployed' or 'Investment Volume' reported by other alternative asset managers like KKR or Carlyle.
Metric ID:
bx_segment_private_equity_investmentsHistorical Data
20 periods
| Q2 '21 | Q3 '21 | Q4 '21 | Q1 '22 | Q2 '22 | Q3 '22 | Q4 '22 | Q1 '23 | Q2 '23 | Q3 '23 | Q4 '23 | Q1 '24 | Q2 '24 | Q3 '24 | Q4 '24 | Q1 '25 | Q2 '25 | Q3 '25 | Q4 '25 | Q1 '26 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Value | $6.72B | $7.19B | $7.55B | $7.60B | $6.38B | $5.91B | $6.04B | $6.03B | $6.25B | $6.78B | $7.09B | $7.05B | $7.64B | $8.72B | $9.46B | $9.73B | $9.54B | $9.49B | $10.39B | $10.79B |
| QoQ Change | — | +7.1% | +5.0% | +0.7% | -16.1% | -7.4% | +2.1% | -0.1% | +3.6% | +8.5% | +4.7% | -0.6% | +8.4% | +14.1% | +8.5% | +2.8% | -1.9% | -0.5% | +9.5% | +3.8% |
| YoY Change | — | — | — | — | -5.0% | -17.8% | -20.0% | -20.7% | -2.1% | +14.7% | +17.5% | +16.9% | +22.3% | +28.6% | +33.4% | +38.0% | +24.8% | +8.8% | +9.8% | +10.9% |
Range$5.91B – $10.79B
CAGR+10.5%
Avg YoY Growth+10.0%
Median YoY Growth+12.8%
Current Streak2 quarters growth
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Blackstone's private equity — investments?
- Blackstone (BX) reported private equity — investments of $10.79B in Q1 2026.
- How has Blackstone's private equity — investments changed year-over-year?
- Blackstone's private equity — investments increased by 10.9% year-over-year, from $9.73B to $10.79B.
- What is the long-term trend for Blackstone's private equity — investments?
- Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), Blackstone's private equity — investments has grown at a 10.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from $26.62B to $39.14B.
- What does private equity — investments mean?
- The total amount of capital invested by the private equity business segment.