Brookfield (NYSE:BN) Announces Quarterly Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.07 EPS

Brookfield (NYSE:BN) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday. The company reported $0.67 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.60 by $0.07, Zacks reports. Brookfield had a return on equity of 3.92% and a net margin of 1.34%.

Here are the key takeaways from Brookfield’s conference call:

• Brookfield delivered record 2025 results with distributable earnings before realizations of $5.4B and Total DE of $6.0B, while fee-bearing capital rose >12% to over $600B supporting higher fee-related earnings.
• The company demonstrated large-scale capital momentum—raised $112B, financed ~$175B of assets, completed $91B of asset sales, deployed $126B, and finished with a permanent capital base of ~$180B and deployable capital of $188B.
• Real estate fundamentals have improved materially: super core/core-plus portfolios are >95% occupied, Brookfield signed ~17M sq ft of leases with average net rents ~18% higher than expirations (e.g., NY +20%, Canada +10%, London ~10%), supporting expected NOI and valuation upside.
• Management plans to simplify its structure by merging Brookfield Corporation with insurance-listed BNT within ~12 months to streamline market capitalization, improve index eligibility, and consolidate insurance growth under the full $180B capital base.
• Wealth Solutions scaled to >$140B of insurance assets in 2025 and targets ~$200B of assets, >$2B of DE, and a >$20B capital base by end-2026 while expanding UK pensions (Just Group), Asia, US distribution, and protection float growth.

Brookfield Stock Up 2.9%

Shares of Brookfield stock traded up $1.37 during trading on Thursday, hitting $47.99. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 4,855,160 shares, compared to its average volume of 5,308,682. Brookfield has a 52 week low of $29.07 and a 52 week high of $49.56. The company has a market capitalization of $118.86 billion, a PE ratio of 133.42 and a beta of 1.57. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $46.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $45.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.54, a quick ratio of 1.19 and a current ratio of 1.31.

Analyst Ratings Changes

BN has been the subject of several analyst reports. TD Securities increased their price target on shares of Brookfield from $57.00 to $59.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, November 14th. Zacks Research upgraded Brookfield from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, January 19th. Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $52.00 target price (up from $50.67) on shares of Brookfield in a research note on Friday, November 14th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Brookfield in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued an “outperform” rating on shares of Brookfield in a research report on Monday, December 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $54.70.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Brookfield

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in BN. Akre Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Brookfield by 0.7% in the 2nd quarter. Akre Capital Management LLC now owns 19,219,290 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,188,713,000 after buying an additional 125,269 shares during the last quarter. Regents of The University of California boosted its stake in Brookfield by 50.0% in the 4th quarter. Regents of The University of California now owns 8,979,206 shares of the company’s stock worth $412,056,000 after purchasing an additional 2,993,069 shares in the last quarter. Bank of America Corp DE grew its position in Brookfield by 1.0% during the 3rd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 7,971,921 shares of the company’s stock valued at $546,714,000 after purchasing an additional 76,823 shares during the last quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. increased its stake in Brookfield by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Scotia Capital Inc. now owns 7,343,989 shares of the company’s stock valued at $501,399,000 after purchasing an additional 117,666 shares in the last quarter. Finally, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC raised its holdings in Brookfield by 50.0% in the fourth quarter. CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC now owns 3,735,465 shares of the company’s stock worth $171,421,000 after buying an additional 1,244,777 shares during the last quarter. 61.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Brookfield

Brookfield Corporation (NYSE:BN) is a global alternative asset manager that specializes in real assets. The company invests in and operates businesses across real estate, infrastructure, renewable power and energy, private equity and credit. Its activities span both ownership and active management of physical assets as well as the operation of investment funds and vehicles that provide institutional and retail investors access to long‑lived, cash‑generating assets.

Brookfield’s services include asset management, direct investing, property development and the operation of infrastructure and energy businesses.