APO vs BN vs XEL Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Brookfield and Xcel Energy Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$41.46 +12.3% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.18B
P/E
74.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.65%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.33 +11.1% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$50.38B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
2.95%
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apollo Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Global Management 6, Xcel Energy 5, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOBNXELLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.89B $93.18B $50.38B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.8x 74.1x 18.7x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.3x 14.9x 18.4x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% -9.6% +4.5% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 1.6% 17.9% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% — 5.0% APO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — 6.0x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.79% 0.65% 2.95% XEL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.8% -10.0% -2.3% XEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +4.9%/yr +4.6%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.5% 28.2% 19.3% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 50/100 31/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOBNXEL

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

AxisAPOBNXEL
Valuation 86 #26 of 181 94 #12 of 181 21 #53 of 67
Growth 69 #35 of 112 34 #74 of 112 52 #32 of 65
Profitability 59 #54 of 131 29 #93 of 131 48 #34 of 65
Financial Health 77 #39 of 165 81 #32 of 165 35 #43 of 66
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 75 14 #65 of 75 0 #67 of 67
Overall 73 50 31
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOBNXELSPY
1 month +4.9%+12.3%+11.1% -2.3%
3 months -7.7%-4.8%+2.1% -0.7%
6 months -7.4%-7.8%-2.3% +4.8%
Year to date -17.4%-9.7%+7.4% +10.3%
1 year -3.8%-10.0%-2.3% +10.3%
3 years +40.7%+87.1%+30.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +12.1%+23.2%+9.1% +20.1%
5 years +53.4%+26.8%+24.9% +61.9%
5 years, per year +8.9%+4.9%+4.6% +10.1%
10 years +567.0%+238.7%+96.1% +258.6%
10 years, per year +20.9%+13.0%+7.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPOBNXELSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.5%28.2%19.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%29.0%19.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.121.31-0.02 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.10-0.35-0.12 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-42.5%-37.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-15.7%-5.5% -3.5%
52-week high $152.70$49.17$83.91 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$35.94$69.39 $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.

MultipleAPOBNXEL
P/E now vs peer median 39.8xmedian 34.9x 74.1xmedian 34.9x 18.7xmedian 20.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.7x 1.2xmedian 4.7x 3.4xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 13.9xmedian 13.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 14.1x —median 14.1x -6.6xmedian 41.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1,957median 0.91 -0.78median 0.91 1.83median 2.15

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 monthsAPOBNXEL
Revenue $35.90B $76.56B $14.87B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – $3.23B
Net income $3.80B $3.71B $2.67B
Free cash flow $9.47B – -$7.62B
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $0.53 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $14.89B $2.48B
Total debt $13.73B $14.71B $40.60B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 2.37B 632.00M
Enterprise value $6.57B $29.93B $43.86B

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
MetricAPOBNXEL
P/E 39.8x 74.1x 18.7x
P/FCF 7.3x – -6.6x
P/Operating cash flow 7.3x – 9.9x
P/S 1.9x 1.2x 3.4x
P/B 1.7x 0.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.7x 0.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.9x – 13.9x
EV/EBIT 10.2x – 27.4x
EV/Revenue 1.6x 0.8x 6.0x
EV/FCF 5.9x – -11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.9x – 17.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,957 -0.78 1.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOBNXEL
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% -9.6% 4.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% -4.2% 0.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 36.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 38.0% – 37.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.9%
Net income growth (1Y) -27.0% 28.4% 39.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 11.2% 15.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 65.8% 31.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -95.3% 10.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% – 11.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% – -47.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% – -159.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOBNXEL
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% – 42.7%
Operating margin 15.3% – 21.7%
Pretax margin 20.7% – 16.8%
Net margin 5.0% 1.6% 17.9%
FCF margin 26.4% – -51.2%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% – 34.1%
Return on equity 10.6% 2.2% 10.8%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.7% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 5.8% – 5.0%
Return on capital employed – – 4.1%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% – 0.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOBNXEL
Debt / assets 2.8% 2.8% 44.8%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 1.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – 6.0x
Debt / FCF 1.4x – -5.3x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 68.3% 71.9%
Equity / assets 8.4% 31.7% 28.1%
Interest coverage 18.2x – 1.9x
Current ratio – – 0.7x
Quick ratio – – 0.4x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 0.86

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOBNXEL
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.7% 2.9%
Net buyback yield 1.9% – -6.0%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 0.7% -3.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% – –

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.

ConsensusAPOBNXEL
Forward P/E 13.3xFY2026 14.9xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $4.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +12.6% +2.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +21.1% +8.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOBNXEL
Held by institutions 64.5% 66.5% 95.4%
Institutions holding 1,169 932 1,287
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +1.2% +7.3%
Institutions buying 644 408 665
Institutions selling 372 317 387
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.29 1.72

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.

APOBNXEL
APO 1.00 0.65 -0.05
BN 0.65 1.00 0.10
XEL -0.05 0.10 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, BN and XEL?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $68.89B, Brookfield (BN) $93.18B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $50.38B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, BN and XEL?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 39.8x, Brookfield (BN) 74.1x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.3x, Brookfield (BN) 14.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.4x). 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%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Apollo Global Management (APO) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 5.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xcel Energy (XEL) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -3.8%, Brookfield (BN) -10.0%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -2.3%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.9%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +4.9%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 1.79%, Brookfield (BN) 0.65%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 2.95%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.5%, Brookfield (BN) 28.2%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.