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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025

Commission file number 000-32191

T. ROWE PRICE GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland52-2264646
State of incorporationIRS Employer Identification No.

100 East Pratt Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21202

Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices

(410) 345-2000

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common stock, $0.20 par value per shareTROWThe NASDAQ Stock Market LLC
(Title of class)(Ticker symbol)(Name of exchange on which registered)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. ☐ Yes ☒ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulations S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period the registrant was required to submit such files). ☒ Yes ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer☒Accelerated filer☐
Non-accelerated filer (do not check if smaller reporting company)☐Smaller reporting company☐
Emerging growth company☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management’s assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404(b) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (15 U.S.C. 7262(b)) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report. ☒

If securities are registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act, indicate by check mark whether the financial statements of the registrant included in the filing reflect the correction of an error to previously issued financial statements. ☐

Indicate by check mark whether any of those error corrections are restatements that required a recovery analysis of incentive-based compensation received by any of the registrant's executive officers during the relevant recovery period pursuant to Section 240.10D-1(b). ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). ☐ Yes ☒ No

The aggregate market value of the common equity (all voting) held by non-affiliates (excludes executive officers and directors) computed using $96.50 per share (the NASDAQ Official Closing Price on June 30, 2025, the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter) was $20.9 billion.

The number of shares outstanding of the registrant's common stock as of the latest practicable date, February 11, 2026, is 218,072,901.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Certain portions of the registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A of the general rules and regulations under the Act, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report.

Exhibit index begins on page 94.

PAGE
PART I2
ITEM 1.Business2
ITEM 1A.Risk Factors12
ITEM 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments26
ITEM 1C.Cybersecurity26
ITEM 2.Properties27
ITEM 3.Legal Proceedings28
ITEM 4.Mine Safety Disclosures28
Information about our Executive Officers28
PART II30
ITEM 5.Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities30
ITEM 6.Reserved30
ITEM 7.Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations31
ITEM 7A.Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk55
ITEM 8.Financial Statements57
ITEM 9.Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure91
ITEM 9A.Controls and Procedures91
ITEM 9B.Other Information91
ITEM 9C.Disclosure Regarding Foreign Jurisdictions that Prevent Inspections91
PART III95
ITEM 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance95
ITEM 11.Executive Compensation95
ITEM 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters95
ITEM 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence95
ITEM 14.Principal Accountant Fees and Services95
PART IV95
ITEM 15.Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules95
ITEM 16.Form 10-K Summary98
SIGNATURES99

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