OWL (Blue Owl Capital) Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.61 (As of Mar. 2026) — 98% Below Median

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OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc OWL
62 GF Score
Price $10.30
GF Value $22.33
Valuation Possible Value Trap
! 8 Warning Signs
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What is Blue Owl Capital Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)?

Blue Owl Capital OWL +1.38% 62 Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.61 as of Mar. 2026, which is 98% below its 10-year median of 33.01. GuruFocus rates OWL with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of $22.33 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 366 Asset Management companies, Blue Owl Capital ranks worse than 65.85% on this metric.

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.61. It's Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio for today is 16.89.


The historical rank and industry rank for Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) or its related term are showing as below:

OWL' s Price-to-Owner-Earnings Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 13.6   Med: 33.01   Max: 60.5
Current: 17.02


During the past 7 years, the highest Price-to-Owner-Earnings ratio of Blue Owl Capital was 60.50. The lowest was 13.60. And the median was 33.01.


OWL's Price-to-Owner-Earnings is ranked worse than
65.85% of 366 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 10.28 vs OWL: 17.02

Blue Owl Capital's Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.02. Its Earnings per Share (Diluted) for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.12. It's PE Ratio (TTM) ratio for today is 85.83.

Blue Owl Capital's EPS without NRI for the three months ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.01. Its EPS without NRI for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $0.11. It's PE Ratio without NRI ratio for today is 90.35.


Be Aware

Assumption: Companies usually do not report maintenance capital expenditures and growth capital expenditures separately. Here we use estimated numbers and average them over 5 years. The method to estimate maintenance capital expenditures can be found in above part 4.

Note: GuruFocus' Change In Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.


Blue Owl Capital Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Related Terms


Blue Owl Capital Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Historical Data

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The historical data trend for Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Blue Owl Capital Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Chart

Blue Owl Capital Annual Data
Trend Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24 Dec25
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.44 0.53

Blue Owl Capital Quarterly Data
Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24 Mar25 Jun25 Sep25 Dec25 Mar26
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.34 0.46 0.49 0.53 0.61

OWL vs VCTR, TPG, BXSL: Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Blue Owl Capital's Price-to-Owner-Earnings, along with its competitors' market caps and Price-to-Owner-Earnings data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


Blue Owl Capital Price-to-Owner-Earnings vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Owl Capital's Price-to-Owner-Earnings distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Blue Owl Capital's Price-to-Owner-Earnings falls into.


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Blue Owl Capital Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation

In 1986 Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letter, Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as follows:

"These represent (a) reported earnings plus (b) depreciation, depletion, amortization, and certain other non-cash charges...less (c) the average annual amount of capitalized expenditures for plant and equipment, etc. that the business requires to fully maintain its long-term competitive position and its unit volume. (If the business requires additional working capital to maintain its competitive position and unit volume, the increment also should be included in (c))...Our owner-earnings equation does not yield the deceptively precise figures provided by GAAP, since (c) must be a guess - and one sometimes very difficult to make. Despite this problem, we consider the owner earnings figure, not the GAAP figure, to be the relevant item for valuation purposes - both for investors in buying stocks and for managers in buying entire businesses...All of this points up the absurdity of the 'cash flow' numbers that are often set forth in Wall Street reports. These numbers routinely include (a) plus (b) - but do not subtract (c)."

To make it simple, then you will have:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) = (Net Income + Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization + Change In Deferred Tax - 5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure + Change In Working Capital) / Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)

Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) Calculation:

TTM / Last Quarter Average of Last 20 Quarters
Net Income 87
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization 378
Change In Deferred Tax 42
5Y Average of Maintenance Capital Expenditure 34
Change In Working Capital -61
Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) 681

1. Start with "Net Income" from income statement. Blue Owl Capital's Net Income for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $87 Mil.

2. "Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization" is from cashflow statement. Blue Owl Capital's Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $378 Mil. This needs to be added back because company does not actually need to pay cash for it. It is a non-cash item.

3. Other non-cash charges usually include "Stock Based Compensation" and "Change In Deferred Tax":
However, to be conservative, GuruFocus will not add Stock Based Compensation back to net income. Blue Owl Capital's Change In Deferred Tax for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $42 Mil.

4. Average maintenance capital expenditure over a business/industry cycle: 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $34 Mil

It is usually best to take a long-term average of maintenance capital expenditure. Ideally this would be as long as 10 years and include at least one economic downturn. However, since many companies do not have as long as 10-year history, here GuruFocus uses the latest 5 years data to do the calculation. To smooth out unusual years but reflect recent developments, we take an average of the 5 year maintenance capital expenditure.

The following shows how to get maintenance capital expenditure.

First, calculate the revenue change regarding to the previous quarter. If the revenue decreased from the previous quarter, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
Second, if the revenue increased from the previous quarter, then calculate the percentage of Net PPE as of corresponding Revenue.
Growth Capital Expenditure = Percentage of Property, Plant and Equipment as of corresponding Revenue * Revenue Increase
Third, calculate Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was negative, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive).
If [Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure] was positive, then the Maintenance Capital Expenditure = Capital Expenditure (positive) - Growth Capital Expenditure.
Fourth, get the average of the 5 years maintenance capital expenditure.

Blue Owl Capital's 5-Year Average Maintenance Capital Expenditure = $34 Mil

5. "Change In Working Capital" is from cashflow statement. Blue Owl Capital's Change In Working Capital for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Mar. 2026 was $-61 Mil.
Note: GuruFocus' Change in Working Capital is provided by Morningstar. It is calculated by adding the items under "Change in operating assets and liabilities" (may refer to a different name for different company) section in Cash Flow Statement from original financial report. And sometimes it includes non-current parts of assets and liabilities.

6. Blue Owl Capital's Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) for the months ended in Mar. 2026 was 681.072 Mil.

Blue Owl Capital's Onwer Earnings Per Share for Mar. 2026 is calculated as:

Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=( Net Income+Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization+Change In Deferred Tax
=( 86.945 +378.286+42.226
-5Y Avg of Maintenance CAPEX+Change In Working Capital )/Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average)
-34.122423160028+-61.023)/681.072
=0.61

Price-to-Owner-Earnings=Current Price/Owner Earnings per Share (TTM)
=10.30/0.61
=16.89

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

What does a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.61 mean?
Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.61 as of Mar. 2026. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Blue Owl Capital. This is 98% below median its historical median of 33.01. Over the past decade, Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.60 to 60.50. According to the industry distribution chart, Blue Owl Capital ranks #241 out of 366 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 65.8%.
Is Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) too high?
Blue Owl Capital's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.61 is 98% below median its 10-year median of 33.01. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 13.60 to a high of 60.50. The Asset Management industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.28. Blue Owl Capital's value of 0.61 is 94.1% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Blue Owl Capital ranks #241 out of 366 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, Blue Owl Capital has a GF Score™ of 62/100 and is considered Possible Value Trap, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Blue Owl Capital's Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) compare to VCTR and TPG?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Blue Owl Capital ranks #241 out of 366 companies for Owner Earnings per Share (TTM). This places Blue Owl Capital in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.28. Blue Owl Capital's value of 0.61 is 94.1% below this benchmark. Historically, Blue Owl Capital's own Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) has ranged from 13.60 to 60.50 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 33.01 vs. the industry median of 10.28, Blue Owl Capital has consistently been below the industry average. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) for an Asset Management company?
The median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) among Asset Management companies is 10.28, based on 366 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Blue Owl Capital's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) of 0.61 is 94.1% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) mean?
A high Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Warren Buffett defined owner earnings as reported earnings plus depreciation less average maintenance capital expenditure. View historical data on Blue Owl Capital. For the Asset Management industry, the median Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 10.28 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blue Owl Capital's current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.61, which is 98% below median its own 10-year median of 33.01. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Blue Owl Capital stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is currently considered Possible Value Trap. The stock's GF Value™ is $22.33, compared to a current price of $10.30 — trading 53.9% below its estimated fair value. The current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.61, which is 98% below median its 10-year median of 33.01 and 94.1% below the Asset Management industry median of 10.28. Blue Owl Capital's overall GF Score™ is 62/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) calculated?
Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Owl Capital (OWL), the current Owner Earnings per Share (TTM) is 0.61 as of Mar. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.

Is Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Blue Owl Capital stock appears to be undervalued. The current stock price of $10.30 is trading 53.9% below its estimated GF Value™ of $22.33. GuruFocus considers Blue Owl Capital to be Possible Value Trap.

Key valuation signals for OWL:

  • Owner Earnings per Share (TTM): 0.61 (98% below median its 10-year median of 33.01)
  • GF Value™: $22.33 vs. price of $10.30 (53.9% below fair value)
  • GF Score™: 62/100 with 8 warning signs
  • Industry Position: 94.1% below the Asset Management median (#241 of 366)

No single metric tells the full story. See the OWL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.


Blue Owl Capital Business Description

Other Exchanges OWL:Mexico1OWL:Italy
Address 399 Park Avenue, New York, NY, USA, 10022
Blue Owl Capital is one of the world's largest alternative-asset managers, $307.4 billion in total managed assets, including $187.7 billion in fee-earning AUM, at the end of 2025. The company has three core business segments: global private equity, (with $69.1 billion in total AUM and $39.5 billion in fee-earning AUM), private credit ($157.7 billion/$99.5 billion), and real estate/real assets ($80.6 billion/$48.7 billion). The firm primarily serves institutional investors (68% of AUM) and high-net-worth individuals (32%). Blue Owl operates through more than 20 offices in the Americas, and the EMEA and Asia-Pacific regions.
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