AGNC vs ARI vs BX Stock Comparison

AGNC Investment, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance and Blackstone Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.78 -8.7% 1M -13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$10.19B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
6 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.17B
P/E
26.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

AGNC Investment leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (AGNC Investment 6, Blackstone 4, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAGNCARIBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.19B $861.47M $94.17B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.9x 7.2x 26.8x AGNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 6.0x — 19.6x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +162.9% -14.7% +17.2% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 213.7% 50.3% 21.8% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 10.6% 21.6% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.16% 0.07% ARI
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -13.9% -35.8% -23.0% AGNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -11.7%/yr -15.1%/yr -2.7%/yr BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.4% 45.4% 37.4% AGNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 54/100 68/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

AGNCARIBX

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

AxisAGNCARIBX
Valuation 60 #69 of 170 60 #68 of 170 75 #46 of 184
Growth 100 #1 of 160 31 #111 of 160 83 #20 of 113
Profitability 61 #59 of 149 58 #63 of 149 81 #26 of 130
Financial Health – 90 #16 of 158 54 #77 of 167
Shareholder Returns 25 #101 of 135 31 #93 of 135 45 #42 of 76
Overall 62 54 68
  • AGNC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ARI ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BX 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

PeriodAGNCARIBXSPY
1 month -8.7%+5.8%+0.6% -0.8%
3 months -17.5%-1.2%-10.2% +3.5%
6 months -20.9%-40.5%-1.1% +7.0%
Year to date -18.1%-31.8%-22.7% +12.2%
1 year -13.9%-35.8%-23.0% +13.0%
3 years +25.4%-29.3%+32.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +7.9%-10.9%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -46.4%-55.9%-12.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -11.7%-15.1%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years -56.7%-60.0%+369.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year -8.0%-8.8%+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAGNCARIBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.4%45.4%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.3%60.8%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.591.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.62-0.79-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.6%-60.4%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.9%-41.2%-27.2% -1.8%
52-week high $12.17$11.22$163.50 $779.14
52-week low $8.44$6.20$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.

MultipleAGNCARIBX
P/E now vs peer median 4.9xmedian 11.0x 7.2xmedian 11.0x 27.1xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 10.5xmedian 2.6x 3.6xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x -0.8xmedian 13.1x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 6.9x 39.5xmedian 6.9x 16.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.03median 0.32 -7.68median 0.32 0.70median 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 monthsAGNCARIBX
Revenue $978.00M $237.89M $16.11B
Net income $2.27B $132.00M $6.83B
Free cash flow $886.00M $21.41M $5.49B
EPS (diluted) $1.80 $0.91 $4.40
Cash & equivalents $457.00M $1.24B $2.51B
Total debt $114.00M $16.76B $50.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.16B 131.60M 799.90M
Enterprise value $8.34B -$890.54M $84.16B

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
MetricAGNCARIBX
P/E 4.9x 7.2x 27.1x
P/FCF 11.5x 39.5x 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 11.5x 9.8x 16.0x
P/S 10.5x 3.6x 5.6x
P/B 0.8x 0.7x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.7x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – -0.8x –
EV/EBIT – -0.8x 11.7x
EV/Revenue 10.0x -1.7x 6.2x
EV/FCF 11.0x -18.4x 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 11.0x -4.5x 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.03 -7.68 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAGNCARIBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 162.9% -14.7% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 203.5% -11.5% 32.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 499.5% 3,268% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 322.7% -3.0% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 675.3% 806.5% 20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 144.1% -0.9% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% -56.7% 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% -35.9% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 93.4% -58.2% 67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 45.9% -56.8% 16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAGNCARIBX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 206.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 55.6% 50.1%
Net margin 213.7% 50.3% 21.8%
FCF margin 90.6% 9.0% 34.1%
Operating cash flow margin 90.6% 36.3% 34.7%
Return on equity – 8.6% 33.2%
Return on assets – 2.2% 13.9%
Return on invested capital – 10.6% 21.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 0.7x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.5% 5.4% 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAGNCARIBX
Debt / assets – – 26.4%
Debt / equity – – 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.7% 41.3% 57.8%
Equity / assets 10.3% 58.7% 42.2%
Interest coverage – 1.3x 16.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAGNCARIBX
Dividend yield 16.4% 117.4% 4.4%
Net buyback yield -15.3% 14.6% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 132.0% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 106.8% 93.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 658.4% 116.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -9.2% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -11.2% 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.

ConsensusAGNCARIBX
Forward P/E 6.0xFY2026 – 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.47FY2026 $-2.22FY2026 $6.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2.0%FY2026 -311.4%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.7% – +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $4.11BFY2026 $146.72MFY2026 $15.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.7%FY2026 -46.0%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.2% -15.9% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAGNCARIBX
Held by institutions 40.8% 61.8% 67.3%
Institutions holding 700 282 2,129
Change in shares held, QoQ +11.3% -5.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 417 144 1,132
Institutions selling 176 83 716
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.

AGNCARIBX
AGNC 1.00 0.14 0.42
ARI 0.14 1.00 0.11
BX 0.42 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AGNC, ARI and BX?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.19B, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) $861.47M, Blackstone (BX) $94.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, AGNC, ARI and BX?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 7.2x, Blackstone (BX) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 6.0x, Blackstone (BX) 19.6x). 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 Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -14.7%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 50.3%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 10.6%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year AGNC Investment (AGNC) returned the most: AGNC Investment (AGNC) -13.9%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -35.8%, Blackstone (BX) -23.0%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.7%/yr, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) -15.1%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) has the highest dividend yield: AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 0.16%, 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) 22.4%, Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) 45.4%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AGNC, ARI 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 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.