Cohen & Steers

CNS Q4 2025 Earnings

Reported Jan 22, 2026 at 4:24 PM ET · SEC Source

Q4 25 EPS

$0.81

BEAT +0.00%

Est. $0.81

Q4 25 Revenue

$143.8M

BEAT +0.44%

Est. $143.2M

vs S&P Since Q4 25

+5.3%

BEATING MARKET

CNS +11.7% vs S&P +6.4%

Full Year 2025 Results

FY 25 EPS

$3.09

FY 25 Revenue

$556.1M

Market Reaction

Did CNS Beat Earnings? Q4 2025 Results

Cohen & Steers delivered a steady but unspectacular fourth quarter, matching Wall Street's adjusted EPS estimate of $0.81 precisely while nudging revenue of $143.80 million just ahead of the $143.18 million consensus, a 0.44% beat, though revenue sti… Read more Cohen & Steers delivered a steady but unspectacular fourth quarter, matching Wall Street's adjusted EPS estimate of $0.81 precisely while nudging revenue of $143.80 million just ahead of the $143.18 million consensus, a 0.44% beat, though revenue still slipped 0.6% from a year ago. The headline numbers masked meaningful cross-currents beneath the surface: $10.80 million in one-time expenses tied to the Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund rights offering compressed the GAAP operating margin to 28.0%, down sharply from 34.5% in Q3, even as the adjusted margin held relatively firm at 36.4%. That same rights offering, which raised $513.00 million in fresh capital, helped drive $1.20 billion in net inflows for the quarter, pushing full-year net flows to $1.53 billion and marking a meaningful reversal from net outflows of $171.00 million in fiscal 2024. Total assets under management ended the quarter at $90.50 billion, with analysts on the earnings call pressing management on operating leverage and the scalability of the firm's active ETF strategy as key growth levers heading into 2026.

Key Takeaways

  • Higher average assets under management drove sequential revenue increase
  • Performance fees of $1.7 million recognized in Q4
  • UTF rights offering raised $513 million in new closed-end fund assets
  • Net inflows of $1.2 billion in Q4, driven by institutional advisory accounts
  • Global listed infrastructure AUM grew 30.3% year-over-year to $11.5 billion
  • Employee compensation and benefits decreased 2.0% sequentially due to lower incentive compensation
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CNS YoY Financials

Q4 2025 vs Q4 2024, source: SEC Filings

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CNS Revenue by Segment

With YoY comparisons, source: SEC Filings

Q4 24 Q1 26