ABX vs BN vs ARES Stock Comparison

Abacus Global Management, Brookfield and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.97 +2.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$85.42B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$122.08 +0.5% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.60B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Abacus Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Abacus Global Management 6, Brookfield 2, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionABXBNARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $780.67M $85.42B $27.60B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.7x 68.0x 51.6x ABX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.6x 13.8x 22.4x ABX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +65.3% -9.6% +24.0% ABX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.5% 1.6% 8.9% ABX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.8% — 14.8% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +49.7% -16.5% -17.8% ABX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.4%/yr +2.9%/yr +8.4%/yr ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 56.3% 27.7% 43.7% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 39/100 57/100 ABX

Percentile Scorecard

ABXBNARES

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisABXBNARES
Valuation 90 #20 of 183 77 #43 of 183 50 #92 of 183
Growth 94 #8 of 113 34 #75 of 113 74 #30 of 113
Profitability 75 #33 of 131 30 #92 of 131 69 #42 of 131
Financial Health 71 #50 of 168 39 #103 of 168 42 #98 of 168
Shareholder Returns 56 #34 of 76 13 #66 of 76 52 #37 of 76
Overall 77 39 57
  • ABX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodABXBNARESSPY
1 month +6.4%+2.3%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -20.0%-8.9%-3.5% +2.9%
6 months -9.8%-16.5%+5.9% +6.4%
Year to date -2.8%-17.3%-24.5% +11.4%
1 year +49.7%-16.5%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +34.2%+84.1%+16.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +10.3%+22.6%+5.4% +21.5%
5 years -15.7%+15.5%+49.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.4%+2.9%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years —+197.6%+613.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.5%+21.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureABXBNARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 56.3%27.7%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 51.8%29.1%46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.371.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.88-0.60-0.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -62.8%-42.8%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-22.8%-31.5% -2.5%
52-week high $12.00$49.17$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $5.02$35.94$96.50 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleABXBNARES
P/E now vs peer median 28.1xmedian 33.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x 51.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 4.6x 1.1xmedian 4.6x 7.3xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x 52.6xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 20.9xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -1.10median 0.91 -0.71median 0.91 4.06median 0.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsABXBNARES
Revenue $267.28M $76.56B $5.99B
Gross profit $236.22M – –
Operating income $85.02M – –
Net income $28.20M $3.71B $636.35M
Free cash flow $89.47M – $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.29 $0.53 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $23.39M $14.89B $1.85B
Total debt $39.79M $59.07B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 98.46M 2.37B 226.30M
Enterprise value $595.54M -$97.89B $21.36B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricABXBNARES
P/E 28.1x 67.9x 51.6x
P/FCF 9.1x – 52.6x
P/Operating cash flow 9.0x – 48.2x
P/S 3.0x 1.1x 7.3x
P/B 1.9x 20.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.2x -2.6x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 8.0x – –
EV/EBIT 9.8x – 20.4x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 0.7x 7.8x
EV/FCF 9.3x – 55.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 9.1x – 51.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.10 -0.71 4.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricABXBNARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 65.3% -9.6% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 77.1% -4.2% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 65.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 76.7% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 152.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 31.8% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 2,295% 28.4% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -6.8% 11.2% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,506% 65.8% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.5% -95.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 169.9% – -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 81.3% – 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 168.4% – -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 80.8% – 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricABXBNARES
Gross margin 88.4% – –
EBITDA margin 39.0% – –
Operating margin 31.8% – –
Pretax margin 17.0% – 26.0%
Net margin 10.5% 1.6% 8.9%
FCF margin 33.5% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 34.0% – 15.2%
Return on equity 6.6% 4.3% 15.4%
Return on assets 3.3% 0.7% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 11.8% – 14.8%
Return on capital employed 11.2% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.2x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricABXBNARES
Debt / assets 4.6% 2.8% 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 3.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 49.9% 99.2% 71.0%
Equity / assets 50.1% 0.8% 29.0%
Interest coverage 2.2x – 3.1x
Current ratio 0.7x – –
Quick ratio 0.6x – –
Cash ratio 0.3x – –
Altman Z-score 1.67 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricABXBNARES
Dividend yield 2.4% 0.7% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 4.1% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 6.5% 0.7% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 26.9%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusABXBNARES
Forward P/E 8.6xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $0.97FY2026 $2.76FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +12.8%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.8% +12.3% +35.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $268.87MFY2026 $6.96BFY2026 $5.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.3% +21.1% +19.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersABXBNARES
Held by institutions 28.7% 66.5% 66.7%
Institutions holding 149 930 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.0% +1.2% +5.3%
Institutions buying 79 407 477
Institutions selling 48 317 229
Buyers to sellers 1.65 1.28 2.08

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ABXBNARES
ABX 1.00 0.32 0.31
BN 0.32 1.00 0.70
ARES 0.31 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ABX, BN and ARES?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Abacus Global Management (ABX) $780.67M, Brookfield (BN) $85.42B, Ares Management (ARES) $27.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, ABX, BN and ARES?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 27.7x, Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Ares Management (ARES) 51.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Abacus Global Management (ABX) is cheapest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 8.6x, Brookfield (BN) 13.8x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +65.3%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Abacus Global Management (ABX) has the highest net margin (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 10.5%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 11.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Abacus Global Management (ABX) returned the most: Abacus Global Management (ABX) +49.7%, Brookfield (BN) -16.5%, Ares Management (ARES) -17.8%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) -3.4%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +2.9%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Abacus Global Management (ABX) 0.00%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%. Abacus Global Management (ABX) and Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Abacus Global Management (ABX) 56.3%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ABX, BN and ARES?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Abacus Global Management (ABX) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.