APO vs BN vs MET Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Brookfield and Metlife Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$39.49 +8.2% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$87.88B
P/E
69.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
MET Metlife Inc
$100.83 +5.9% 1M +28.7% 1Y
Market cap
$64.33B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Metlife leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Metlife 6, Apollo Global Management 4, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOBNMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.56B $87.88B $64.33B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 69.9x 18.7x MET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 14.2x 10.2x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% -9.6% +8.7% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 1.6% 4.3% APO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — -101.9% APO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.02% MET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% -15.2% +28.7% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +3.9%/yr +9.9%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 27.7% 23.9% MET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 39/100 38/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOBNMET

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

AxisAPOBNMET
Valuation 87 #25 of 181 76 #44 of 181 57 #52 of 119
Growth 71 #33 of 110 35 #72 of 110 19 #93 of 114
Profitability 63 #48 of 127 31 #88 of 127 17 #88 of 106
Financial Health 80 #34 of 162 39 #100 of 162 56 #46 of 104
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 15 #65 of 76 42 #61 of 105
Overall 75 39 38
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOBNMETSPY
1 month -0.4%+8.2%+5.9% +0.7%
3 months -1.4%-6.0%+3.9% +3.7%
6 months -7.9%-12.5%+25.9% +7.1%
Year to date -18.1%-13.9%+27.7% +12.8%
1 year -5.1%-15.2%+28.7% +11.9%
3 years +47.9%+103.2%+69.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.9%+26.7%+19.3% +22.8%
5 years +54.0%+21.3%+60.6% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%+3.9%+9.9% +10.9%
10 years +552.0%+216.7%+140.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+12.2%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPOBNMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%27.7%23.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%29.0%24.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.131.360.64 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.551.20 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-42.5%-36.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-19.7%-2.6% -1.2%
52-week high $152.70$49.17$103.55 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$35.94$67.70 $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.

MultipleAPOBNMET
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 33.5x 70.6xmedian 33.5x 18.8xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.9x 1.2xmedian 4.9x 0.8xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 4.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 21.7xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1,939median 0.97 -0.74median 0.97 1.79median 0.60

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 monthsAPOBNMET
Revenue $35.90B $76.56B $79.40B
Gross profit $31.30B – $29.06B
Operating income $5.48B – -$45.48B
Net income $3.80B $3.71B $3.66B
Free cash flow $9.47B – $14.81B
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $0.53 $5.32
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $14.89B $19.30B
Total debt $13.73B $59.07B $5.89B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 2.37B 646.90M
Enterprise value -$14.24B -$95.43B -$42.45B

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
MetricAPOBNMET
P/E 39.5x 70.6x 18.8x
P/FCF 7.2x – 4.3x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x – 4.1x
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 0.8x
P/B 1.6x 21.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x -2.7x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – –
EV/EBIT 10.1x – -0.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF 5.8x – 2.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x – 2.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,939 -0.74 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOBNMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% -9.6% 8.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -4.2% 4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.5% – 6.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.0% – -13.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -0.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 28.4% -14.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 11.2% 4.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 65.8% -12.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -95.3% 10.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% – 2.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – 10.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% – 2.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – 12.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOBNMET
Gross margin 87.2% – 36.6%
EBITDA margin 19.7% – –
Operating margin 15.3% – -57.3%
Pretax margin 20.7% – 6.1%
Net margin 5.0% 1.6% 4.3%
FCF margin 26.4% – 18.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% – 19.6%
Return on equity 10.6% 4.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.7% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – -101.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 4.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOBNMET
Debt / assets 2.8% 2.8% 0.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – –
Debt / FCF 1.4x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 99.2% 96.3%
Equity / assets 8.4% 0.8% 3.7%
Interest coverage 18.2x – -4.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOBNMET
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.7% 6.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% – 41.2%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% – 10.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% – -0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – -1.6%

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.

ConsensusAPOBNMET
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 10.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $9.86FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +12.6% +7.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $83.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +21.1% -2.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOBNMET
Held by institutions 64.5% 66.5% 75.7%
Institutions holding 1,168 931 1,443
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.2% +0.7%
Institutions buying 643 408 724
Institutions selling 372 317 483
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.29 1.50

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.

APOBNMET
APO 1.00 0.64 0.45
BN 0.64 1.00 0.47
MET 0.45 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, BN and MET?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $68.56B, Brookfield (BN) $87.88B, Metlife (MET) $64.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, BN and MET?

Metlife (MET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.6x, Brookfield (BN) 69.9x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.1x, Brookfield (BN) 14.2x, Metlife (MET) 10.2x). 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%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Apollo Global Management (APO) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%). On return on invested capital, Apollo Global Management (APO) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -5.1%, Brookfield (BN) -15.2%, Metlife (MET) +28.7%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +9.0%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.9%/yr, Metlife (MET) +9.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Metlife (MET) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%. Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Metlife (MET) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.3%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APO, BN and MET?

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