The facts

  1. KKR’s adjusted net income was $1.645 billion, or $1.78 per adjusted share, compared with $1.274 billion and $1.41 per adjusted share a year earlier. Reuters reported that $1.78 exceeded the $1.59 analyst average compiled by LSEG. [1][2]

  2. Fee-related earnings were $1.316 billion, up 27% year over year, and total operating earnings were $1.738 billion, up 25%. KKR said both measures and adjusted net income per share were quarterly records. [1][2]

  3. Assets under management increased 11% to $804 billion. The company raised $25 billion in new capital during the quarter and invested $20 billion. [1][2]

  4. KKR said it expects to return more than $40 billion to clients in 2026, over 50% above its previous annual record. This remains a full-year company forecast, not a completed distribution total. [1][2]

Still unconfirmed

  • KKR’s projected full-year capital returned to clients remains subject to the results of the rest of 2026.

Sources

References support the numbered facts above. Source checks: 9 Nov 2026, 19:30 UTC.

  1. KKR reports third-quarter 2026 financial results

    KKR & Co. Inc. (SEC filing) · Primary source · 9 Nov 2026

    Opened KKR’s earnings release filed with the SEC. It provides adjusted earnings, segment measures, assets under management, capital raised and the company’s full-year client-return projection.

  2. KKR profit hits record as asset sales, fees surge

    Reuters via Investing.com · Reporting · 9 Nov 2026

    Opened Reuters’ independently reported earnings story republished by Investing.com. It supplies the LSEG consensus comparison and reports the results’ asset-sale and fee context.

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