CG Stock — The Carlyle Group Inc.

The Carlyle Group Inc. (CG)

Updated October 16, 2026.

CG is a Stock. its distribution rate is 3.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 3.85%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 65/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 248.6% over the past 14.5 years, 355.6 points behind SPY at 604.2%.

The Carlyle Group is a global investment firm that manages capital across direct investments and fund-of-funds strategies, with a focus on leveraged buyouts, private equity, real assets, structured credit, and growth capital across industrial, consumer, infrastructure, technology, aerospace, defense, and financial services sectors. The company distributes cash to shareholders on a quarterly basis at a modest current distribution rate. This security appeals to investors seeking income and exposure to alternative asset management.

CG performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 248.6% over the past 14.5 years, 355.6 points behind SPY at 604.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -34.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 44.8%.

CG key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

65 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

2.50%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

05/03/2012

Distribution rate

3.85%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

3.85%

5-year average yield

2.98

Last close

$36.38 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$12,963,387,191

Average volume

2828080.0

Dividend

$0.35

Ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Payment date

08/26/2026

Beta

1.874

Payout ratio

35.6%

P/E ratio

37.51

Forward P/E

7.6336

EPS

$0.97

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (3.85%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (3.85%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CG risks and drawbacks

CG's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 44.8%.

Who may consider CG — and who may not

CG may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (CG pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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