DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Q4 2025 earnings summary
Event summary combining transcript, slides, and related documents.
Q4 2025 earnings summary
25 Feb, 2026Executive summary
Reported Q4 2025 GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders of $50.4 million ($0.28 per basic share) and full-year 2025 net income of $83.2 million ($0.46 per share).
Distributable Earnings (DE) for Q4 2025 were $39.0 million, up 96% year-over-year; full-year DE was $96.8 million, up 84% year-over-year.
Fee Related Earnings (FRE) for Q4 2025 were $37.7 million, up 7% year-over-year; full-year FRE was $142.0 million, up 33% year-over-year.
Fee revenue for Q4 2025 was $105.9 million, up 4% year-over-year; full-year fee revenue was $375.0 million, up 14% year-over-year.
Pending acquisition by SoftBank Group Corp. influenced the approach to this earnings release.
Financial highlights
Q4 2025 net income attributable to common stockholders: $50.4 million ($0.28 per share); full-year: $83.2 million ($0.46 per share).
Q4 2025 Distributable Earnings: $39.0 million; full-year: $96.8 million.
Q4 2025 Fee Related Earnings: $37.7 million; full-year: $142.0 million.
Q4 2025 fee revenue: $105.9 million; full-year: $375.0 million.
Q4 2025 net carried interest allocation: $22.5 million; net principal investment income: $27.7 million.
Outlook and guidance
No detailed financial guidance provided due to the pending acquisition by SoftBank.
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