Segment Reporting | 19. Segment Reporting Blackstone conducts its alternative asset management businesses through four segments: • Real Estate – Blackstone’s Real Estate segment primarily comprises its management of opportunistic real estate funds, Core+ real estate funds, and real estate debt strategies. • Private Equity – Blackstone’s Private Equity segment includes its management of flagship Corporate Private Equity funds, sector and geographically-focused Corporate Private Equity funds, core private equity funds, an opportunistic investment platform, a secondary funds business and GP Stakes, infrastructure-focused funds, a life sciences investment platform, a growth equity investment platform, an investment platform offering eligible individual investors access to Blackstone’s private equity capabilities, a multi-asset investment program for eligible high net worth investors and a capital markets services business. • Credit & Insurance – Blackstone’s Credit & Insurance segment consists principally of Blackstone Credit & Insurance, which is organized into three overarching strategies: private corporate credit, liquid corporate credit and infrastructure and asset based credit. In addition, the segment includes an insurer-focused platform. • Multi-Asset Investing – Multi-Asset Investing is organized into two primary platforms: Absolute Return and Multi-Strategy. In addition, the segment also includes a publicly traded energy infrastructure, renewables and master limited partnership investment platform. These business segments are differentiated by their various investment strategies. Each of the segments primarily earns its income from management fees and investment returns on assets under management. Blackstone’s chief operating decision makers are its Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder Segment Distributable Earnings is Blackstone’s segment profitability measure used to make operating decisions and assess performance across Blackstone’s four segments. Segment Distributable Earnings represents the net realized earnings of Blackstone’s segments and is the sum of Fee Related Earnings and Net Realizations for each segment. Blackstone’s segments are presented on a basis that deconsolidates Blackstone Funds, eliminates non-controlling ownership interests in Blackstone’s consolidated operating partnerships, removes the amortization of intangible assets and removes Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items. Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items arise from corporate actions including acquisitions, divestitures, Blackstone’s initial public offering and non-recurring gains, losses, or other charges, if any. They consist primarily of equity-based compensation charges, gains and losses on contingent consideration arrangements, changes in the balance of the tax receivable agreement resulting from a change in tax law or similar event, transaction costs, gains or losses associated with these corporate actions and non-recurring gains, losses or other charges that affect period-to-period comparability and are not reflective of Blackstone’s operational performance. For segment reporting purposes, Segment Distributable Earnings is presented along with its major components, Fee Related Earnings and Net Realizations. Fee Related Earnings is used to assess Blackstone’s ability to generate profits from revenues that are measured and received on a recurring basis and not subject to future realization events. Net Realizations is the sum of Realized Principal Investment Income and Realized Performance Revenues less Realized Performance Compensation. Performance Allocations and Incentive Fees are presented together and referred to collectively as Performance Revenues or Performance Compensation. Geographic Information Blackstone conducts its business primarily in the United States with domestically generated revenues making up 68%, 70% and 77% of total GAAP revenues for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The table below presents the percentage of total GAAP revenues generated by Blackstone by geographic region. Revenues attributed to a geographic region are generally based on the geography of investments held by Blackstone and Blackstone Funds. The geography of an investment is generally the country of domicile for an asset or where a portfolio company is headquartered. Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Americas 76 % 78 % 83 % Europe, Middle East and Africa 16 % 15 % 15 % Asia-Pacific 8 % 7 % 2 % 100 % 100 % 100 % Blackstone’s long-lived assets are comprised of Right-of-Use Assets Major Customer Information For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, Blackstone Private Credit Fund (“BCRED”) accounted for an aggregate of $980.6 million and $762.6 million of Management and Advisory Fees, Net and Incentive Fees, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, BREIT accounted for $839.9 million and $841.3 million of Blackstone’s Management and Advisory Fees, Net, respectively. BCRED and BREIT are vehicles in Blackstone’s Credit & Insurance segment and Real Estate segment, respectively. Generally, for purposes of major customer analysis, Blackstone identifies the customer as the investors in its managed investment vehicles. For certain widely held vehicles like BCRED and BREIT, however, the investment vehicle is determined to be the customer. Blackstone evaluates the major customer disclosure in the context of its revenue streams as determined under the GAAP guidance for contracts with customers which includes Management and Advisory Fees, Net and Incentive Fees. Segment Presentation The following tables present the financial data for Blackstone’s four segments as of December 31, 2024 and 2023, and for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022. December 31, 2024 and the Year Then Ended Real Estate Private Equity Credit & Multi-Asset Total Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 2,716,983 $ 2,027,855 $ 1,561,649 $ 474,395 $ 6,780,882 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 175,010 176,469 44,354 3,855 399,688 Management Fee Offsets (16,716 ) (6,044 ) (24,196 ) (80 ) (47,036 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 2,875,277 2,198,280 1,581,807 478,170 7,133,534 Fee Related Performance Revenues 203,425 1,185,428 747,092 — 2,135,945 Fee Related Compensation (674,965 ) (1,164,237 ) (755,620 ) (144,500 ) (2,739,322 ) Other Operating Expenses (380,321 ) (391,309 ) (371,354 ) (105,108 ) (1,248,092 ) Fee Related Earnings 2,023,416 1,828,162 1,201,925 228,562 5,282,065 Realized Performance Revenues 200,974 1,392,447 313,092 380,518 2,287,031 Realized Performance Compensation (101,011 ) (633,491 ) (129,814 ) (86,930 ) (951,246 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 14,522 52,356 39,855 (14,207 ) 92,526 Total Net Realizations 114,485 811,312 223,133 279,381 1,428,311 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 2,137,901 $ 2,639,474 $ 1,425,058 $ 507,943 $ 6,710,376 Segment Assets $ 11,573,910 $ 18,027,030 $ 8,668,716 $ 1,958,735 $ 40,228,391 December 31, 2023 and the Year Then Ended Real Estate Private Equity Credit & Multi-Asset Total Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 2,794,232 $ 1,903,972 $ 1,297,406 $ 470,237 $ 6,465,847 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 78,483 108,848 44,542 4,019 235,892 Management Fee Offsets (29,357 ) (5,228 ) (3,907 ) (3 ) (38,495 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 2,843,358 2,007,592 1,338,041 474,253 6,663,244 Fee Related Performance Revenues 294,240 — 564,287 — 858,527 Fee Related Compensation (675,880 ) (619,678 ) (628,064 ) (164,488 ) (2,088,110 ) Other Operating Expenses (325,050 ) (329,221 ) (323,773 ) (106,289 ) (1,084,333 ) Fee Related Earnings 2,136,668 1,058,693 950,491 203,476 4,349,328 Realized Performance Revenues 244,358 1,343,865 317,620 155,259 2,061,102 Realized Performance Compensation (123,299 ) (584,154 ) (140,210 ) (48,354 ) (896,017 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 7,628 76,220 21,752 5,332 110,932 Total Net Realizations 128,687 835,931 199,162 112,237 1,276,017 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 2,265,355 $ 1,894,624 $ 1,149,653 $ 315,713 $ 5,625,345 Segment Assets $ 13,016,980 $ 14,901,682 $ 6,705,647 $ 1,819,602 $ 36,443,911 Year Ended December 31, 2022 Real Estate Private Equity Credit & Multi-Asset Total Segments Management and Advisory Fees, Net Base Management Fees $ 2,462,179 $ 1,882,197 $ 1,185,289 $ 515,373 $ 6,045,038 Transaction, Advisory and Other Fees, Net 171,424 97,972 34,481 6,240 310,117 Management Fee Offsets (10,538 ) (56,078 ) (5,432 ) (161 ) (72,209 ) Total Management and Advisory Fees, Net 2,623,065 1,924,091 1,214,338 521,452 6,282,946 Fee Related Performance Revenues 1,075,424 (648 ) 374,721 — 1,449,497 Fee Related Compensation (1,039,125 ) (599,758 ) (512,727 ) (179,165 ) (2,330,775 ) Other Operating Expenses (315,331 ) (314,967 ) (260,028 ) (98,697 ) (989,023 ) Fee Related Earnings 2,344,033 1,008,718 816,304 243,590 4,412,645 Realized Performance Revenues 2,985,713 1,206,594 147,285 121,746 4,461,338 Realized Performance Compensation (1,168,045 ) (550,306 ) (63,845 ) (31,901 ) (1,814,097 ) Realized Principal Investment Income 150,790 144,585 79,763 21,118 396,256 Total Net Realizations 1,968,458 800,873 163,203 110,963 3,043,497 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 4,312,491 $ 1,809,591 $ 979,507 $ 354,553 $ 7,456,142 Reconciliations of Total Segment Amounts The following tables reconcile the Total Segment Revenues, Expenses and Distributable Earnings to their equivalent GAAP measure for the ye ar Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Revenues Total GAAP Revenues $ 13,229,968 $ 8,022,841 $ 8,517,673 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) (371,407 ) 1,691,788 3,436,978 Less: Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss (b) (271,868 ) 593,301 1,235,529 Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (410,980 ) (535,641 ) (285,075 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) (123,166 ) 93,083 (183,754 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (444,828 ) (200,237 ) (109,379 ) Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring 39,272 25,672 (24,656 ) Intersegment Eliminations 2,045 2,998 2,721 Total Segment Revenue (g) $ 11,649,036 $ 9,693,805 $ 12,590,037 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Expenses Total GAAP Expenses $ 6,819,326 $ 4,981,130 $ 4,973,025 Less: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (h) (140,021 ) 654,403 1,470,588 Less: Equity-Based Compensation (i) (1,159,122 ) (959,474 ) (782,090 ) Less: Interest Expense (j) (444,417 ) (429,521 ) (316,569 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (81,129 ) (137,603 ) (61,644 ) Amortization of Intangibles (k) (29,332 ) (33,457 ) (60,481 ) Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items (f) (17,100 ) (309 ) (81,789 ) Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) (11,590 ) (9,707 ) (9,866 ) Intersegment Eliminations 2,045 2,998 2,721 Total Segment Expenses (m) $ 4,938,660 $ 4,068,460 $ 5,133,895 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Other Income Total GAAP Other Income (Loss) $ 48,838 $ (83,997 ) $ (82,859 ) Impact of Consolidation (e) (48,838 ) 83,997 82,859 Total Segment Other Income $ — $ — $ — Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Income Before Provision for Taxes Total GAAP Income Before Provision for Taxes $ 6,459,480 $ 2,957,714 $ 3,461,789 Less: Unrealized Performance Revenues (a) (371,407 ) 1,691,788 3,436,978 Less: Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss (b) (271,868 ) 593,301 1,235,529 Less: Interest and Dividend Revenue (c) (410,980 ) (535,641 ) (285,075 ) Less: Other Revenue (d) (123,166 ) 93,083 (183,754 ) Plus: Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation (h) 140,021 (654,403 ) (1,470,588 ) Plus: Equity-Based Compensation (i) 1,159,122 959,474 782,090 Plus: Interest Expense (j) 444,417 429,521 316,569 Impact of Consolidation (e) (412,537 ) 21,363 35,124 Amortization of Intangibles (k) 29,332 33,457 60,481 Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items (f) 56,372 25,981 57,133 Administrative Fee Adjustment (l) 11,590 9,707 9,866 Total Segment Distributable Earnings $ 6,710,376 $ 5,625,345 $ 7,456,142 As of December 31, 2024 2023 Total Assets Total GAAP Assets $ 43,469,875 $ 40,287,530 Impact of Consolidation (e) (3,241,484 ) (3,843,619 ) Total Segment Assets $ 40,228,391 $ 36,443,911 Segment basis presents revenues and expenses on a basis that deconsolidates the investment funds Blackstone manages and excludes the amortization of intangibles and Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items. (a) This adjustment removes Unrealized Performance Revenues on a segment basis. (b) This adjustment removes Unrealized Principal Investment (Income) Loss on a segment basis. (c) This adjustment removes Interest and Dividend Revenue on a segment basis. (d) This adjustment removes Other Revenue on a segment basis. For the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022, Other Revenue on a GAAP basis was $123.7 million, $(92.9) million and $184.6 million and included $122.3 million, $(94.7) million, and $182.9 million of foreign exchange gains (losses), respectively. (e) This adjustment reverses the effect of consolidating Blackstone Funds, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. This adjustment includes the elimination of Blackstone’s interest in these funds, the removal of amounts attributable to the reimbursement of certain expenses by the Blackstone Funds and certain NAV-based non-controlling (f) This adjustment removes Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items arise from corporate actions including acquisitions, divestitures, Blackstone’s initial public offering and non-recurring gains, losses, or other charges, if any. They consist primarily of equity-based compensation charges, gains and losses on contingent consideration arrangements, changes in the balance of the Tax Receivable Agreement resulting from a change in tax law or similar event, transaction costs, gains or losses associated with these corporate actions and non-recurring gains, losses or other charges that affect period-to-period comparability and are not reflective of Blackstone’s operational performance. For the year ended December 31, 2024, this adjustment includes removal of an accrual for a (g) Total Segment Revenues is comprised of the following: Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Total Segment Management and Advisory Fees, Net $ 7,133,534 $ 6,663,244 $ 6,282,946 Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues 2,135,945 858,527 1,449,497 Total Segment Realized Performance Revenues 2,287,031 2,061,102 4,461,338 Total Segment Realized Principal Investment Income 92,526 110,932 396,256 Total Segment Revenues $ 11,649,036 $ 9,693,805 $ 12,590,037 (h) This adjustment removes Unrealized Performance Allocations Compensation. (i) This adjustment removes Equity-Based Compensation on a segment basis. (j) This adjustment adds back Interest Expense on a segment basis, excluding interest expense related to the Tax Receivable Agreement. (k) This adjustment removes the amortization of transaction-related intangibles, which are excluded from Blackstone’s segment presentation. (l) This adjustment adds an amount equal to an administrative fee collected on a quarterly basis from certain holders of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units. The administrative fee is accounted for as a capital contribution under GAAP, but is reflected as a reduction of Other Operating Expenses in Blackstone’s segment presentation. (m) Total Segment Expenses is comprised of the following: Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Total Segment Fee Related Compensation $ 2,739,322 $ 2,088,110 $ 2,330,775 Total Segment Realized Performance Compensation 951,246 896,017 1,814,097 Total Segment Other Operating Expenses 1,248,092 1,084,333 989,023 Total Segment Expenses $ 4,938,660 $ 4,068,460 $ 5,133,895 Reconciliations of Total Segment Components The following tables reconcile the components of Total Segments to their equivalent GAAP measures, reported on the Consolidated Statement of Operations for the years ended December 31, 2024, 2023 and 2022: Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Management and Advisory Fees, Net GAAP $ 7,188,936 $ 6,671,260 $ 6,303,315 Segment Adjustment (a) (55,402 ) (8,016 ) (20,369 ) Total Segment $ 7,133,534 $ 6,663,244 $ 6,282,946 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 GAAP Realized Performance Revenues to Total Segment Fee Related Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 964,178 $ 695,171 $ 525,127 Investment Income — Realized Performance Allocations 3,457,746 2,223,841 5,381,640 GAAP 4,421,924 2,919,012 5,906,767 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Revenues (2,287,031 ) (2,061,102 ) (4,461,338 ) Segment Adjustment (b) 1,052 617 4,068 Total Segment $ 2,135,945 $ 858,527 $ 1,449,497 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 GAAP Compensation to Total Segment Fee Related Compensation GAAP Compensation $ 3,048,229 $ 2,785,447 $ 2,569,780 Incentive Fee Compensation 373,586 281,067 207,998 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 1,432,217 900,859 2,225,264 GAAP 4,854,032 3,967,373 5,003,042 Total Segment Less: Realized Performance Compensation (951,246 ) (896,017 ) (1,814,097 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation — Fee Related Compensation (1,143,054 ) (946,575 ) (772,170 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation — Performance Compensation (16,068 ) (12,899 ) (9,920 ) Segment Adjustment (c) (4,342 ) (23,772 ) (76,080 ) Total Segment $ 2,739,322 $ 2,088,110 $ 2,330,775 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 GAAP General, Administrative and Other to Total Segment Other Operating Expenses GAAP $ 1,361,909 $ 1,117,305 $ 1,092,671 Segment Adjustment (d) (113,817 ) (32,972 ) (103,648 ) Total Segment $ 1,248,092 $ 1,084,333 $ 989,023 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Realized Performance Revenues GAAP Incentive Fees $ 964,178 $ 695,171 $ 525,127 Investment Income — Realized Performance Allocations 3,457,746 2,223,841 5,381,640 GAAP 4,421,924 2,919,012 5,906,767 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Revenues (2,135,945 ) (858,527 ) (1,449,497 ) Segment Adjustment (b) 1,052 617 4,068 Total Segment $ 2,287,031 $ 2,061,102 $ 4,461,338 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Realized Performance Compensation GAAP Incentive Fee Compensation $ 373,586 $ 281,067 $ 207,998 Realized Performance Allocations Compensation 1,432,217 900,859 2,225,264 GAAP 1,805,803 1,181,926 2,433,262 Total Segment Less: Fee Related Performance Compensation (e) (838,489 ) (273,010 ) (609,245 ) Less: Equity-Based Compensation — Performance Compensation (16,068 ) (12,899 ) (9,920 ) Total Segment $ 951,246 $ 896,017 $ 1,814,097 Year Ended December 31, 2024 2023 2022 Realized Principal Investment Income GAAP $ 332,258 $ 303,823 $ 850,327 Segment Adjustment (f) (239,732 ) (192,891 ) (454,071 ) Total Segment $ 92,526 $ 110,932 $ 396,256 Segment basis presents revenues and expenses on a basis that deconsolidates the investment funds Blackstone manages and excludes the amortization of intangibles, the expense of equity-based awards and Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items. (a) Represents (1) the add back of net management fees earned from consolidated Blackstone Funds which have been eliminated in consolidation, and (2) the removal of amounts attributable to the reimbursement of certain expenses by the Blackstone Funds and certain NAV-based fee arrangements, which are presented on a gross basis under GAAP but as a reduction of Management and Advisory Fees, Net in the Total Segment measures. (b) Represents the add back of Performance Revenues earned from consolidated Blackstone Funds which have been eliminated in consolidation. (c) Represents the removal of Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items that are not recorded in the Total Segment measures. (d) Represents the (1) removal of Transaction-Related and Non-Recurring Items that are not recorded in the Total Segment measures, (2) removal of amounts attributable to certain expenses that are reimbursed by the Blackstone Funds and certain NAV-based fee arrangements, which are presented on a gross basis under GAAP but as a reduction of Management and Advisory Fees, Net in the Total Segment measures, and (3) a reduction equal to an administrative fee collected on a quarterly basis from certain holders of Blackstone Holdings Partnership Units which is accounted for as a capital contribution under GAAP, but is reflected as a reduction of Other Operating Expenses in Blackstone’s segment presentation. For the year ended December 31, 2024, this adjustment includes removal of an accrual for a (e) Fee related performance compensation may include equity-based compensation based on fee related performance revenues. (f) Represents (1) the add back of Principal Investment Income, including general partner income, earned from consolidated Blackstone Funds which have been eliminated in consolidation, and (2) the removal of amounts associated with the ownership of Blackstone consolidated operating partnerships held by non-controlling interests. |