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KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Dividend Safety Gauge & 10-Year DRIP Compounder

$94.39 -1.49% NYSE • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $93.96

KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) carries a Roarable Rating of D- (Sell) with 37/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (37/100 · D-) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows →

ROARABLE D- • RED ALERT Cap $86.01B

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As of 2026-11-02, KKR & Co. Inc. (NYSE: KKR) is rated D- (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 37/100 at a spot price of $94.39 (-1.49% 1D, market cap $86.01B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 5/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 11/20, Executive Insider Alignment 13/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 3/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 5/20. Across 1096 tracked Financials issuers, KKR ranks #956 in composite RQD confidence.

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🤖 Ellis Vennor • AI Peer & Flow Quant (Click for Instant Brief) How does KKR compare to BX and APO in the Financials sector?

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Within the Financials sector (Investment Managers), KKR carries a Roarable D- (37/100 RQD), trailing P/E of 36.3x, gross margin of —, and ROIC of 1.9%. By comparison, BX (Blackstone Inc.) holds a C+ grade (69/100 RQD, P/E 30.0x, ROIC 17.2%, cap $90.53B) and APO (Apollo Global Management Inc.) posts a C- grade (59/100 RQD, P/E 20.6x, ROIC 2.3%, cap $70.01B). Among the 5-stock peer group, AMP leads on earnings multiple (12.6x) while BX leads on capital efficiency (17.2% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for KKR?

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Per KKR's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001404912), KKR & Co. Inc. generated $19.46B in revenue (-11.0% YoY), $2.37B in net income, and -$398.1M in free cash flow against $410.14B in total assets and $147.83B in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $93.96 (-0.46%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 5/20 (E) • 0% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (37/100 · D-) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-8.1% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D- · Rk D-

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-9.5% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for KKR)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±6.6%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (37/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY KKR SCORES 37/100 (D-) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: SEC 10-K Forensic Risk+13/20 pts (35% of score)

Altman Z-Score 3.80 (FORTRESS SAFE (>3.0)) • Piotroski F-Score 4/9

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+11/20 pts (30% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±6.6% realized swing band)

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Macro Regime Fit4/20 pts (-16 pt drag)

Macro rate sensitivity & RSI-14 (57.4) create a -16 pt regime headwind

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade E$87.16+2.4% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade E$89.21+3% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade E$91.92+2.7% Next Q

Current

Grade D-$94.39-8.1% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: E (29) → D- (37)Full Audit →

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While KKR currently carries a cautious 37/100 (D-) rating due to Macro Regime Fit (4/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Financials with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($96.56) and Max Pain ($99.11) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $152.08.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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CASH DIVIDEND + BUYBACK YIELD

1.36% Total Yield

0.76% Cash ($0.72/yr) + 0.6% Buybacks

PAYOUT SAFETY SPEEDOMETER

68/100 • SAFE COVERAGE

FREE CASH FLOW PAYOUT RATIO

61.8% of FCF

8 consecutive years of payout growth

INTERACTIVE DRIP & SHAREHOLDER-YIELD COMPOUNDER (5.5% EST. ANNUAL)

$10,000 Compounded Over 10 Years → $17,081

Est. Year-10 Shareholder Yield: $232/yr

Starting Investment: $10,000

Compounding Horizon: 10 Years

$10.6K

Yr 1

$11.1K

Yr 2

$11.7K

Yr 3

$12.4K

Yr 4

$13.1K

Yr 5

$13.8K

Yr 6

$14.5K

Yr 7

$15.3K

Yr 8

$16.2K

Yr 9

$17.1K

Yr 10

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KKR // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -8.65%📐 HORIZONTAL RANGE

2026-11-02O $93.04H $95.82L $93.04C $94.39VOL 3.58M

RES: $116.9SUP: $81.84SMA50: $96.56SMA200: $98.49

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KKR Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

27.9%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. -11.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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No direct multi-tier Butterfly edges indexed yet for KKR. Explore sector supply chains on /butterfly.

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (KKR)

Financials Rank #956 of 1096 ⚔️ BX vs KKR Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Financials Peer Comparison (KKR vs. BX, APO, AMP, ARES)

Industry: Investment Managers (79 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1096 tracked Financials securities in the Roarable RQD universe, KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) ranks #956 by composite RQD confidence (37/100, grade D-) and #42 by equity capitalization ($86.01B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, AMP leads on earnings valuation at 12.6x trailing P/E, while BX leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 17.2% ROIC and — gross margin. BX currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 69/100 (C+) compared with KKR at 37/100 (D-).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
KKR ACTIVE KKR & Co. Inc.	D-	37/100	36.3x	—	1.9%	-1.49%	$86.01B	Benchmark Subject
BX Blackstone Inc.	C+	69/100	30.0x	—	17.2%	-1.73%	$90.53B	/bx-vs-kkr →
APO Apollo Global Management Inc.	C-	59/100	20.6x	—	2.3%	-2.29%	$70.01B	/apo-vs-kkr →
AMP Ameriprise Financial Inc.	C+	69/100	12.6x	—	5.6%	-1.42%	$44.76B	/amp-vs-kkr →
ARES Ares Management Corporation	C+	67/100	98.8x	—	4.5%	+0.53%	$42.10B	/ares-vs-kkr →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001404912

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) reported GAAP revenue of $19.46B (-11.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $21.88B , and +34.2% cumulative change since FY2023) , GAAP net income of $2.37B, operating cash flow of $477.8M, and free cash flow of -$398.1M (-107.0% YoY). On the balance sheet, KKR closed FY2025 with $410.14B in total assets against $147.83B in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 4/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$19.46B	$2.37B	$477.8M	-$398.1M	$410.14B	$147.83B
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$21.88B	$3.08B	$6.65B	$5.67B	$360.10B	$134.15B
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$14.50B	$3.73B	-$1.49B	-$2.15B	$47.31B	$11.07B

3. KKR Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is KKR stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does KKR compare to BX and APO in the Financials sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for KKR?

Where is KKR trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

KKR last traded at $94.39 (-1.49% on volume of 3,339,093 shares), positioning the stock -2.25% below its 50-day simple moving average ($96.56) and -4.16% below its 200-day simple moving average ($98.49). Across its 52-week range of $82.67 to $144.84, KKR sits at the 18.9% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 57.4 (BULLISH MOMENTUM) and an implied next-earnings move of ±6.6% ($88.16 to $100.62).

KKR Investor FAQ & Complete 8-Part Research Index

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Does KKR pay a dividend and is it safe?

KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) offers a 0.76% cash dividend yield ($0.72 annualized) and 1.36% total shareholder yield including buybacks. Roarable rates its payout coverage as SAFE COVERAGE.

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Sector Peer Dials

Apollo Global Management Inc.

59 /100

AMP C+

Ameriprise Financial Inc.

69 /100

ARES C+

Ares Management Corporation

67 /100

TROW B

T. Rowe Price Group Inc.

KKR Core Snapshot

Market Cap $86.01B

Trailing / Fwd P/E 36.3x / 33.8x

Gross Profit Margin —

Return on Capital (ROIC) 1.9%

Free Cash Flow Yield -0.46%

12M Base Price Target $85.47

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KKR Wire

Why It Moved →

Direct Company Event Yahoo! Finance Canada • 8h ago

KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Stock Price, News, Quote & History

Direct Company Event Seeking Alpha • 11h ago

KKR Is A Quality Fee Stream Priced For A Bad Year (NYSE:KKR)

Direct Company Event Bloomberg • 14h ago

KKR Private Credit Fund Creeps Beyond 5% Cap to Meet Redemptions

Direct Company Event Reuters • 17h ago

KKR to buy fund administrator Gen II in $5.1 billion deal including debt

Direct Company Event Yahoo Finance • 20h ago

KKR (KKR) Stock May Be Overvalued Following Its 55% Three Year Run

ROARABLE RATING BRIEF • RQD 37/100 (D-) ✓ STAGE-C NUMBER FIREWALL VERIFIED

KKR — KKR & Co. Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

Engine: anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5

As of: 2026-11-02T15:10:06Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

Per the Roarable RQD rating, KKR scores 37 out of 100, a letter grade of D-, with the verdict label "Roarable Sell — Vulnerable Balance Sheet & Flow." The five pillars are: Fundamental Cash Engine at 5 of 20 (ROIC 1.9%; FCF yield -0.46%), Whale 13F Flow at 11 of 20 (institutional accumulation and options positioning), Insider Conviction at 5 of 20 (SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow), Macro Regime Fit at 3 of 20 (Beta 1; sector sensitivity), and Forensic Balance Sheet at 13 of 20 (Altman Z 2.5; Piotroski F 4/9; Debt/Equity 0.5).

For a prospective investor, the weakest pillars are the cash-generation and macro-fit scores. The low ROIC and negative FCF yield indicate that the rating does not see strong near-term cash conversion, while the Macro Regime Fit score signals limited alignment with the current sector backdrop. The forensic balance sheet pillar is the relative strength, though its Piotroski F-Score of 4 of 9 is not a high reading. Upside drivers would need to come from improved cash generation or institutional flow, while the valuation tradeoff is elevated multiples (P/E TTM 36.3, EV/EBITDA 48.1) against a low rating. These are analytical observations from the rating inputs and are not personalized financial advice.

Snapshot

Price	Market Cap	P/E (TTM)	Forward P/E	EV/EBITDA	EPS (TTM)	Dividend Yield	Beta	52-Wk Range	ROIC %
95.82	$86.01B	36.3	33.8	48.1	2.64	0.76%	1	$82.67 - $144.84	1.9%

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Per the recent news and catalysts section, the feed contains six items, all tied to KKR:

A Reuters report describes a planned acquisition of fund administrator Gen II in a $5.1 billion deal including debt, a corporate-event catalyst.
A Bloomberg report describes a KKR private credit fund exceeding its 5% cap to meet redemptions, which the feed flags as a risk-watch item.
A Seeking Alpha piece characterizes KKR as a quality fee stream priced for a bad year.
A Yahoo Finance piece raises the possibility of overvaluation following a three-year run.
A MarketWatch item notes underperformance against competitors on a day of gains.
A Yahoo! Finance Canada market-wire item carries no additional substantive detail.

Most items are flagged YELLOW, and one item (MarketWatch) is flagged GREEN as a CATALYST. Per the Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph, no supply-chain links and no proprietary signals are present (supply_chain: NONE).

Open Questions

What are the cash and EPS figures for the reported periods, since they are listed as N/A and the balance sheet cash line is missing?
What drives the negative FY 2025 free cash flow, and how does it reconcile with the positive FY 2024 figure?
What is the scale and terms of the private credit fund redemption pressure, and does it affect reported fee income?
How is the Gen II acquisition financed, and what share of the $147830.5M debt load does it add?
What is the institutional and insider holder composition behind the Whale 13F and Insider Conviction pillar scores, given that the holders section is empty?

KKR Live News Feed, Press Releases & Catalyst Wire

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo! Finance Canada • 8h ago

KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) Stock Price, News, Quote & History

Yahoo! Finance Canada report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Seeking Alpha • 11h ago

KKR Is A Quality Fee Stream Priced For A Bad Year (NYSE:KKR)

Seeking Alpha report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Bloomberg • 14h ago

KKR Private Credit Fund Creeps Beyond 5% Cap to Meet Redemptions

Bloomberg report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Reuters • 17h ago

KKR to buy fund administrator Gen II in $5.1 billion deal including debt

Reuters report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 20h ago

KKR (KKR) Stock May Be Overvalued Following Its 55% Three Year Run

Yahoo Finance report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟢 CATALYST MarketWatch • 23h ago

KKR & Co. Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors despite daily gains

MarketWatch report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE TradingView • 1d ago

KKR & Co. Inc. discloses investment at Integer Holdings Corporation with 14.0% stake

TradingView report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Benzinga • 1d ago

Top 3 Financial Stocks That Could Blast Off This Month

Benzinga report covering KKR & Co. Inc. (KKR) market action, institutional positioning, and fundamental catalysts.

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🔥 THE ROAR PIT • LIVE COMMUNITY DEBATE 3 Active Posts & Replies

KKR Bull vs. Bear Conversation Board — What's Your Call at $94.39?

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RO RoarDesk_Moderator Roarable Research Desk 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $84.32 (-12.0%)

📌 Pinned Debate

🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is KKR (D- • RQD 37/100) a Buy at $95.82?

Welcome to the KKR (KKR & Co. Inc.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 37/100 (Roarable Sell — Vulnerable Balance Sheet & Flow) in Investment Managers. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on valuation multiple compression (36.3x trailing P/E). Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

BE BearTrap_Alert Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $76.66 (-20.0%)

Spot @ $95.82

Pump the brakes on KKR — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on KKR, but look at what you are paying: 36.3x trailing P/E with tightening sector spreads. Unless KKR & Co. Inc. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

MI MidwestValue Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $113.07 (+18.0%)

Spot @ $95.82

KKR cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on KKR, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Investment Managers and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $95.82 (52-wk range $82.67 - $144.84), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.