AGNC vs APO vs BX Stock Comparison

AGNC Investment, Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.87 -7.8% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.22B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
5 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$116.71 -1.4% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$94.35B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 5, Blackstone 3, Apollo Global Management 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGNCAPOBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.22B $67.17B $94.35B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 37.8x 26.8x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x 12.7x 19.2x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +162.9% +41.2% +17.2% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 213.7% 5.0% 21.8% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.8% 21.6% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.07% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% -9.6% -24.1% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -10.9%/yr +7.9%/yr -3.5%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.3% 36.0% 37.4% AGNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 74/100 68/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

AGNCAPOBX

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

AxisAGNCAPOBX
Valuation 59 #70 of 169 87 #24 of 181 76 #45 of 181
Growth 100 #1 of 160 70 #34 of 111 83 #20 of 111
Profitability 62 #58 of 149 62 #50 of 129 81 #25 of 129
Financial Health – 79 #36 of 164 55 #74 of 164
Shareholder Returns 27 #99 of 136 73 #21 of 75 47 #40 of 75
Overall 62 74 68
  • AGNC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAGNCAPOBXSPY
1 month -7.8%-6.1%-1.4% -0.2%
3 months -19.9%-8.4%-12.9% +3.9%
6 months -19.9%-7.5%-4.0% +8.2%
Year to date -17.3%-21.1%-24.3% +12.9%
1 year -13.9%-9.6%-24.1% +12.3%
3 years +26.7%+42.2%+30.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +8.2%+12.5%+9.2% +23.3%
5 years -43.9%+45.9%-16.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year -10.9%+7.9%-3.5% +10.9%
10 years -55.4%+526.1%+360.6% +261.1%
10 years, per year -7.8%+20.1%+16.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAGNCAPOBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.3%36.0%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%37.4%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.141.33 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.27-0.65 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.2%-43.8%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.1%-25.2%-28.6% -1.2%
52-week high $12.17$152.70$163.50 $779.14
52-week low $8.44$100.30$102.12 $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.

MultipleAGNCAPOBX
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.1x 38.0xmedian 34.2x 26.5xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 2.6x 1.8xmedian 4.9x 5.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 7.4xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 7.0x 6.9xmedian 13.2x 16.0xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.32 1,869median 0.91 0.68median 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 monthsAGNCAPOBX
Revenue $978.00M $35.90B $16.11B
Gross profit – $31.30B –
Operating income – $5.48B –
Net income $2.27B $3.80B $6.83B
Free cash flow $886.00M $9.47B $5.49B
EPS (diluted) $1.80 $2.91 $4.40
Cash & equivalents $457.00M $26.82B $2.51B
Total debt $114.00M $13.73B $50.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 610.22M 799.90M
Enterprise value $8.37B -$15.62B $84.34B

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
MetricAGNCAPOBX
P/E 4.9x 38.0x 26.5x
P/FCF 11.7x 6.9x 16.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.7x 6.9x 15.7x
P/S 10.6x 1.8x 5.5x
P/B 0.8x 1.6x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.6x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x –
EV/EBIT – 9.6x 11.5x
EV/Revenue 10.1x 1.5x 6.1x
EV/FCF 11.1x 5.6x 18.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.1x 5.6x 17.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 1,869 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGNCAPOBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 162.9% 41.2% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 203.5% 10.2% 32.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 36.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 38.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 499.5% -27.0% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 322.7% 15.9% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 675.3% -47.4% 20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.1% 0.0% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% 129.7% 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% 4.0% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% 129.7% 67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% 4.0% 16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGNCAPOBX
Gross margin – 87.2% –
EBITDA margin – 19.7% –
Operating margin – 15.3% –
Pretax margin – 20.7% 50.1%
Net margin 213.7% 5.0% 21.8%
FCF margin 90.6% 26.4% 34.1%
Operating cash flow margin 90.6% 26.4% 34.7%
Return on equity – 10.6% 33.2%
Return on assets – 0.9% 13.9%
Return on invested capital – 5.8% 21.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 2.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 2.7% 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGNCAPOBX
Debt / assets – 2.8% 26.4%
Debt / equity – 0.3x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – -1.8x –
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 91.6% 57.8%
Equity / assets 10.3% 8.4% 42.2%
Interest coverage – 18.2x 16.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGNCAPOBX
Dividend yield 16.2% 1.9% 4.5%
Net buyback yield -15.2% 2.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.9% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.4% 93.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.4% 116.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.7% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 7.9%

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.

ConsensusAGNCAPOBX
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 19.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $6.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% +23.9% +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% +4.4% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGNCAPOBX
Held by institutions 40.8% 64.5% 67.3%
Institutions holding 700 1,166 2,129
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% -1.0% +2.8%
Institutions buying 417 642 1,132
Institutions selling 176 371 716
Buyers to sellers 2.37 1.73 1.58

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.

AGNCAPOBX
AGNC 1.00 0.22 0.41
APO 0.22 1.00 0.74
BX 0.41 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGNC, APO and BX?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.22B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.17B, Blackstone (BX) $94.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGNC, APO and BX?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 37.8x, Blackstone (BX) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.7x, Blackstone (BX) 19.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -9.6%, Blackstone (BX) -24.1%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) -10.9%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.9%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -3.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%. AGNC Investment (AGNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, AGNC Investment (AGNC) has been the steadiest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.0%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGNC, APO and BX?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, AGNC Investment (AGNC) leads on 5. 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.