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                                    How did STEP's Q4 2025 EPS forecast compare to expectations?
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                                        4/3/2025 05:14pm
                                    </span></div></div></div> <div class="seo-text-answer" data-v-0eba195e="">Stepstone Group's (STEP) estimated EPS for Q4 2025 was $0.47, which is the same as the EPS Surprise, indicating that the forecast was in line with market expectations.


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