Blue Owl CapitalOWL +1.36%62 Altman Z-Score is 0.77 as of Jun. 26, 2026, which is 29% below its 10-year median of 1.08. GuruFocus rates OWL with a GF Score™ of 62/100 and a GF Value™ of $22.45 (Possible Value Trap). The stock has 8 warning signs investors should review. Among 651 Asset Management companies, Blue Owl Capital ranks worse than 81.72% on this metric.
The Altman Z-Score is a model designed to predict the likelihood of a company going bankrupt within the next two years. Created by American finance professor Edward Altman in 1968, the model is specifically designed for publicly traded manufacturing companies with assets greater than $1 million.
Warning Sign:
Altman Z-score of 0.76 is in distress zone. This implies bankruptcy possibility in the next two years.
Blue Owl Capital has a Altman Z-Score of 0.77, indicating it is in Distress Zones. This implies bankrupcy possibility in the next two years.
The zones of discrimination were as such:
When Altman Z-Score <= 1.8, it is in Distress Zones.
When Altman Z-Score >= 3, it is in Safe Zones.
When Altman Z-Score is between 1.8 and 3, it is in Grey Zones.
The historical rank and industry rank for Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score or its related term are showing as below:
OWL'
s Altman Z-Score Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0.26 Med: 1.08 Max: 1.93
Current: 0.76
During the past 7 years, Blue Owl Capital's highest Altman Z-Score was 1.93. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 1.08.
Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) Altman Z-Score Explanation
X1: The Working Capital/Total Assets (WC/TA) ratio is a measure of the net liquid assets of the firm relative to the total capitalization. Working capital is defined as the difference between current assets and current liabilities. Ordinarily, a firm experiencing consistent operating losses will have shrinking current assets in relation to total assets. Altman found this one proved to be the most valuable liquidity ratio comparing with the current ratio and the quick ratio. This is however the least significant of the five factors.
X2: Retained Earnings/Total Assets: the RE/TA ratio measures the leverage of a firm. Retained earnings is the account which reports the total amount of reinvested earnings and/or losses of a firm over its entire life. Those firms with high RE, relative to TA, have financed their assets through retention of profits and have not utilized as much debt.
X3, Earnings Before Interest and Taxes/Total Assets (EBIT/TA): This ratio is a measure of the true productivity of the firm's assets, independent of any tax or leverage factors. Since a firm's ultimate existence is based on the earning power of its assets, this ratio appears to be particularly appropriate for studies dealing with corporate failure. This ratio continually outperforms other profitability measures, including cash flow.
X4, Market Value of Equity/Book Value of Total Liabilities (MVE/TL): The measure shows how much the firm's assets can decline in value (measured by market value of equity plus debt) before the liabilities exceed the assets and the firm becomes insolvent.
X5, Revenue/Total Assets (S/TA): The capital-turnover ratio is a standard financial ratio illustrating the sales generating ability of the firm's assets.
Altman Z-Score does not apply to financial companies.
Blue Owl Capital Altman Z-Score Related Terms
Blue Owl Capital Altman Z-Score Historical Data
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The historical data trend for Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score 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.
For the Asset Management subindustry, Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score, along with its competitors' market caps and Altman Z-Score 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 Altman Z-Score vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score falls into.
Altman Z-Score model is an accurate forecaster of failure up to two years prior to distress. It can be considered the assessment of the distress of industrial corporations.
Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score for today is calculated with this formula:
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X1
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1.4
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X2
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3.3
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X3
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0.6
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0.0418
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0.0461
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0.8765
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0.2369
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0.77
* 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. GuruFocus does not calculate Altman Z-Score when X4 or X5 value is 0.
Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has a Altman Z-Score of 0.77 as of Jun. 26, 2026. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Blue Owl Capital and its competitors. This is 29% below median its historical median of 1.08. Over the past decade, Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.26 to 1.93. According to the industry distribution chart, Blue Owl Capital ranks #532 out of 651 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 81.7%.
Is Blue Owl Capital's Altman Z-Score too high?
Blue Owl Capital's current Altman Z-Score of 0.77 is 29% below median its 10-year median of 1.08. Over the past 10 years, this metric has ranged from a low of 0.26 to a high of 1.93. The Asset Management industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.48. Blue Owl Capital's value of 0.77 is 77.9% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, Blue Owl Capital ranks #532 out of 651 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is in the bottom quartile relative to peers. 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 Altman Z-Score compare to TPG and PDI?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, Blue Owl Capital ranks #532 out of 651 companies for Altman Z-Score. This places Blue Owl Capital in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Altman Z-Score is 3.48. Blue Owl Capital's value of 0.77 is 77.9% below this benchmark. Historically, Blue Owl Capital's own Altman Z-Score has ranged from 0.26 to 1.93 over the past decade. While the company's 10-year median is 1.08 vs. the industry median of 3.48, 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 Altman Z-Score for an Asset Management company?
The median Altman Z-Score among Asset Management companies is 3.48, based on 651 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Altman Z-Score significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Altman Z-Score should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Blue Owl Capital's current Altman Z-Score of 0.77 is 77.9% 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 Altman Z-Score mean?
A high Altman Z-Score can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The Altman Z-score measures a company's bankruptcy risk. View historical data on Blue Owl Capital and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Altman Z-Score is 3.48 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. Blue Owl Capital's current Altman Z-Score is 0.77, which is 29% below median its own 10-year median of 1.08. 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 $22.45, compared to a current price of $8.60 — trading 61.7% below its estimated fair value. The current Altman Z-Score is 0.77, which is 29% below median its 10-year median of 1.08 and 77.9% below the Asset Management industry median of 3.48. 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 Altman Z-Score calculated?
Altman Z-Score is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Blue Owl Capital (OWL), the current Altman Z-Score is 0.77 as of Jun. 26, 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 $8.60 is trading 61.7% below its estimated GF Value™ of $22.45.
GuruFocus considers Blue Owl Capital to be Possible Value Trap.
Key valuation signals for OWL:
Altman Z-Score: 0.77 (29% below median its 10-year median of 1.08)
GF Value™: $22.45 vs. price of $8.60 (61.7% below fair value)
Industry Position: 77.9% below the Asset Management median (#532 of 651)
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 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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