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Mar 31

Apollo Q1 2025 Earnings Report

Apollo reported solid first-quarter results with record inflows and growth in fee and spread related earnings.

Key Takeaways

Apollo delivered strong Q1 2025 results, with net income of $418 million and adjusted EPS of $1.82. Total AUM reached $785 billion, supported by $43 billion in organic inflows. The firm demonstrated earnings durability across its asset management and retirement services segments, while continuing to execute on strategic growth initiatives.

Total AUM grew to $785 billion, driven by $43 billion in quarterly inflows.

Adjusted Net Income was $1.119 billion, or $1.82 per share.

Fee Related Earnings reached a record $559 million; Spread Related Earnings were $804 million.

Apollo repurchased $722 million of common stock during the quarter.

Total Revenue
$5.55B
Previous year: $7.1B
-21.9%
EPS
$1.82
Previous year: $1.72
+5.8%
Total AUM
$785B
Previous year: $671B
+17.0%
Fee-Generating AUM
$595B
Previous year: $506B
+17.6%
Credit AUM
$641B
Cash and Equivalents
$16.5B
Previous year: $19.7B
-16.1%
Free Cash Flow
$692M
Total Assets
$395B
Previous year: $334B
+18.3%

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Forward Guidance

Apollo emphasized its readiness to capitalize on volatile markets, with dry powder, conservative positioning, and pipeline strength positioning it for further opportunity capture.

Positive Outlook

  • Strong origination pipeline and volume across credit and equity platforms.
  • Continued growth in global wealth segment with ~$5 billion inflows.
  • Holding excess liquidity to redeploy into wider spread assets.
  • Progress on strategic investments including pending acquisition of Bridge Investment Group.
  • High proportion (75%) of fee-generating AUM in perpetual capital vehicles.

Challenges Ahead

  • Lower realized performance fees due to delayed monetization in PE markets.
  • Net investment income impacted by tighter spreads and prepayments.
  • Fixed income income yield slightly down due to increased cash positions.
  • SRE performance was flat QoQ due to normalized returns on alternative investments.
  • Challenging exit environment continues to delay private equity realizations.