OWL
Blue Owl Capital Inc.
OWL's fundamentals are strong: revenue more than doubled and its operating margin improved to −106%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
OWL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
OWL's revenue is currently strong, but its profitability is weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like OWL.
OWL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $9.75 | — |
| Current | 70x | $9.75 | — |
| Cheap | 90x | $12.57 | +29% |
| Fair | 142x | $19.84 | +104% |
| Expensive | 192x | $26.83 | +175% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OWL's PE is 70x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
OWL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for OWL, with profitability improving.
OWL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.94 | +574% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.14 | +56% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.12 | 0% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.12 | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.10 | -50% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.09 | -47% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.12 | -25% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.16 | +33% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.20 | +100% |
OWL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $0.14 over the past year, against $0.20 in late 2024. Its recent earnings include one-off gains.
OWL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $806.5M | +436% |
| Q2 2026 | $137M | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $138M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $146.8M | +6.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $150.4M | -75% |
| Q2 2025 | $138M | -75% |
| Q1 2025 | $132.6M | -74% |
| Q4 2024 | $137.6M | -72% |
OWL's revenue is growing: $807M last quarter, up 436% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 18% | +327 points |
| Q2 2026 | -365% | -27 points |
| Q1 2026 | -367% | -9.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -301% | -43 points |
| Q3 2025 | -309% | -332 points |
| Q2 2025 | -338% | -369 points |
| Q1 2025 | -357% | -388 points |
| Q4 2024 | -258% | -282 points |
OWL's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 327 points from the same quarter a year ago.
OWL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $601.4M | +42% |
| Q2 2026 | $452.9M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $89M | +1996% |
| Q4 2025 | $359.1M | +16% |
| Q3 2025 | $422.5M | +34% |
| Q2 2025 | $412.5M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.2M | -90% |
| Q4 2024 | $310.1M | +13% |
OWL's free cash flow was $1.5B over the past year, up 31% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like OWL.
OWL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.5% | +10.6M shares |
| 1 year | +3.7% | +25.2M shares |
| 3 years | -51% | -732M shares |
| 5 years | +118% | +379M shares |
OWL has 699M diluted shares, up 3.7% from a year ago, despite $77M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $25M |
| Q4 2025 | $52M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
OWL spent $77M buying back its own shares over the past year.
OWL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 6.3x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 2.9x | Moderate |
| Q2 2024 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2024 | 2.7x | Moderate |
| Q4 2023 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
| Q2 2023 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2023 | 4.8x | High |
OWL's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 2.5 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like OWL.
OWL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.1 | Neutral |
OWL's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
OWL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | OWL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 70x | 13x | 435% above |
| PE % | 0 | 61 | 61 pts below |
OWL is trading at 70x earnings, a 435% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
OWL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $9.50 | 2.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $10.2 | 4.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.0 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $15.1 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $15.3 | 36% below |
OWL has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 36% below its 200-week average.
OWL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.8 | $11.6 | +7.2% |
| 2021 | $11.6 | $14.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $14.9 | $10.7 | -28% |
| 2023 | $10.7 | $14.9 | +39% |
| 2024 | $14.9 | $23.6 | +58% |
| 2025 | $23.6 | $15.0 | -36% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.0 | $9.75 | -35% |
OWL is down 35% so far in 2026, after finishing higher in four of the previous six years.