APO vs ARES vs OWL Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Ares Management and Blue Owl Capital Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARES Ares Management Corp
$132.94 +13.1% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.89B
P/E
56.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
3.89%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc.
$10.62 +16.8% 1M -32.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.56B
P/E
77.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
8.62%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apollo Global Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Global Management 7, Ares Management 3, Blue Owl Capital 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOARESOWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.89B $47.89B $16.56B APO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.8x 56.2x 77.3x APO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 24.4x 11.8x OWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% +24.0% +11.8% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 8.9% 3.1% ARES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 14.8% 5.7% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — 3.5x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.79% 3.89% 8.62% OWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.8% -10.6% -32.7% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +9.0%/yr -9.2%/yr ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 43.7% 46.6% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 57/100 63/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOARESOWL

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

AxisAPOARESOWL
Valuation 86 #26 of 181 50 #91 of 181 62 #69 of 181
Growth 69 #35 of 112 74 #30 of 112 81 #22 of 112
Profitability 59 #54 of 131 68 #43 of 131 61 #52 of 131
Financial Health 77 #39 of 165 42 #97 of 165 37 #105 of 165
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 75 50 #38 of 75 76 #19 of 75
Overall 73 57 63
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • OWL 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

PeriodAPOARESOWLSPY
1 month +4.9%+13.1%+16.8% -2.3%
3 months -7.7%-4.0%-4.8% -0.7%
6 months -7.4%+10.8%+4.9% +4.8%
Year to date -17.4%-17.8%-28.9% +10.3%
1 year -3.8%-10.6%-32.7% +10.3%
3 years +40.7%+24.2%-19.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +12.1%+7.5%-7.1% +20.1%
5 years +53.4%+53.5%-38.4% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.9%+9.0%-9.2% +10.1%
10 years +567.0%+777.5%— +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.9%+24.3%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPOARESOWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%43.7%46.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%46.6%45.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.601.52 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.24-0.70 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-51.3%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-25.4%-36.3% -3.5%
52-week high $152.70$178.28$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$96.50$8.23 $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.

MultipleAPOARESOWL
P/E now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 34.9x 56.2xmedian 34.9x 77.3xmedian 34.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.7x 8.0xmedian 4.7x 5.4xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 20.2xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 14.1x 57.3xmedian 14.1x 11.0xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 5.6xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1,957median 0.91 4.42median 0.91 3.77median 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 monthsAPOARESOWL
Revenue $35.90B $5.99B $3.07B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – –
Net income $3.80B $636.35M $371.23M
Free cash flow $9.47B $836.15M $1.50B
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $2.36 $0.14
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $1.85B $213.61M
Total debt $13.73B $4.58B $3.64B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 226.30M 688.51M
Enterprise value $6.57B $46.56B $19.28B

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
MetricAPOARESOWL
P/E 39.8x 56.2x 77.3x
P/FCF 7.3x 57.3x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x 52.5x 10.6x
P/S 1.9x 8.0x 5.4x
P/B 1.7x 5.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 6.1x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x – 20.2x
EV/EBIT 10.2x 22.1x 32.7x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 8.5x 6.5x
EV/FCF 5.9x 60.5x 13.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x 55.5x 12.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,957 4.42 3.77

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOARESOWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% 24.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 18.0% 23.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.0% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 32.6% 64.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 7.5% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 27.3% 78.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 12.7% 20.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -77.5% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 98.3% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -79.0% 30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 84.4% 20.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOARESOWL
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% – 32.3%
Operating margin 15.3% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 26.0% 14.0%
Net margin 5.0% 8.9% 3.1%
FCF margin 26.4% 14.0% 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 15.2% 50.7%
Return on equity 10.6% 15.4% 6.7%
Return on assets 0.9% 4.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 14.8% 5.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 1.4x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – 24.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOARESOWL
Debt / assets 2.8% 15.4% 29.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – 3.5x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 5.5x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 71.0% 55.8%
Equity / assets 8.4% 29.0% 44.2%
Interest coverage 18.2x 3.1x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOARESOWL
Dividend yield 1.8% 3.9% 8.6%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.8% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.7% 9.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 301.7% 165.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% 229.6% 40.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 23.7% 21.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 26.9% 37.5%

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.

ConsensusAPOARESOWL
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 24.4xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $5.44FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +35.3% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +19.6% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOARESOWL
Held by institutions 64.5% 97.3% 93.9%
Institutions holding 1,169 804 571
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +5.3% -6.5%
Institutions buying 644 479 361
Institutions selling 372 229 157
Buyers to sellers 1.73 2.09 2.30

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.

APOARESOWL
APO 1.00 0.79 0.69
ARES 0.79 1.00 0.78
OWL 0.69 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, ARES and OWL?

Apollo Global Management (APO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $68.89B, Ares Management (ARES) $47.89B, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) $16.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, ARES and OWL?

Apollo Global Management (APO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 39.8x, Ares Management (ARES) 56.2x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 77.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.3x, Ares Management (ARES) 24.4x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apollo Global Management (APO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -3.8%, Ares Management (ARES) -10.6%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -32.7%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.9%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +9.0%/yr, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -9.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 1.79%, Ares Management (ARES) 3.89%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 8.62%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.5%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APO, ARES and OWL?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apollo Global Management (APO) leads on 7. 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.