Blackstone's Schwarzman reaps $1.1B in compensation, dividends for 2021

Blackstone (BX -1.4%) Chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman pulled in $1.1B in dividends and compensation in 2021, a sign of the private equity firm's massive presence on Wall Street, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing regulatory filings.
Most of the amount came in the form of dividends, amounting to $941.6M last year, on his 19% stake in the company. For compensation, he received $160.3M, comprised of his base salary of $350K with the rest tied to investment performance.
Blackstone (NYSE:BX) stock also outperformed rival PE firms KKR (NYSE:KKR), Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO), and Carlyle Group (NASDAQ:CG) as seen in this chart.
In comparing profitability, Blackstone's (BX) cash from operations of $3.99B dwarfs that of its rivals as seen in the table below. In other metrics, revenue per employee of $5.84M exceeded those of KKR, APO, CG, and Ares Management (NYSE:ARES). It also topped its rivals in return on assets. Return on equity of 68.19% was exceeded by Carlye's (CG) 70.52%.
Last year, Goldman's (NYSE:GS) David Solomon received $35M in 2021 compensation