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The Carlyle Group CG Return on invested capital

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Other financials

Income statement

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Revenue$254.0M-73.9%
Net income-$132.2M-202%
EPS (diluted)-$0.37-206%

Balance sheet

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Cash & equivalents$1.7B+40.3%
Total debt$466.8M-6.8%
Total equity$7.4B+15.5%
Total assets$29.8B+23.8%

Cash flow

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Operating cash flow-$1.2B-253%
CapEx$28.1M+68.3%
Free cash flow-$1.3B-244%

Valuation

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Market cap$16.45B+11.0%
Enterprise value$15.23B+8.1%
P/E30.1×+16.4×
P/S4.1×+1.5×

Profitability

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Net margin13.5%-5.5pp

Returns & leverage

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Return on equity7.9%-9.9pp
Debt / equity0.1×0.0×

Where this comes from

Calculated from The Carlyle Group’s reported figures.

Based on trailing twelve months.

The official record: The Carlyle Group’s 10-Q, filed May 8, 2026, on SEC EDGAR. View the filing →

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Questions, answered.

What is The Carlyle Group's return on invested capital?
The Carlyle Group (CG) reported return on invested capital of 12.7% in Q1 2026.
How has The Carlyle Group's return on invested capital changed year-over-year?
The Carlyle Group's return on invested capital decreased by 45.7% year-over-year, from 23.4% to 12.7%.
What is the long-term trend for The Carlyle Group's return on invested capital?
Over 4 years (2021 to 2025), The Carlyle Group's return on invested capital has grown at a -22.1% compound annual growth rate (CAGR), from 230.7% to 85%.
What does return on invested capital mean?
The after-tax return the business earns on all the capital — debt and equity — invested in it.
How do you interpret return on invested capital?
The cleanest measure of business quality: ROIC sustained above the cost of capital creates value, below it destroys value. Compare against WACC, not against zero.
How does return on invested capital compare across companies?
Highly comparable across companies as a quality screen. Sector-sensitive definitions of invested capital mean banks/insurers are best excluded.