APO vs BX vs BXSL Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Blackstone and Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.07B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 4, Apollo Global Management 4, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOBXBXSLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $67.66B $94.07B $5.40B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 26.7x 18.4x BXSL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.7x 19.6x 7.9x BXSL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% +17.2% -2.6% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 21.8% 21.5% BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 21.6% — BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.07% 0.00% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.5% -23.0% -14.4% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr -2.7%/yr — APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.1% 37.4% 21.6% BXSL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 68/100 37/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOBXBXSL

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

AxisAPOBXBXSL
Valuation 87 #25 of 184 75 #46 of 184 36 #110 of 170
Growth 71 #34 of 113 83 #20 of 113 32 #109 of 160
Profitability 61 #52 of 130 81 #26 of 130 43 #86 of 149
Financial Health 78 #37 of 167 54 #77 of 167 38 #98 of 158
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 45 #42 of 76 38 #84 of 135
Overall 74 68 37
  • APO ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BXSL ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOBXBXSLSPY
1 month -6.0%+0.6%-7.1% -0.8%
3 months -7.9%-10.2%-0.3% +3.5%
6 months -7.3%-1.1%-3.5% +7.0%
Year to date -21.0%-22.7%-12.9% +12.2%
1 year -8.5%-23.0%-14.4% +13.0%
3 years +42.4%+32.9%-15.3% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.5%+9.9%-5.4% +23.1%
5 years +47.6%-12.8%— +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.1%-2.7%— +11.0%
10 years +531.6%+369.2%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +20.2%+16.7%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAPOBXBXSLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.1%37.4%21.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%37.6%20.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.141.340.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.61-0.67 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-51.5%-41.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.1%-27.2%-19.2% -1.8%
52-week high $152.70$163.50$28.39 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$102.12$22.94 $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.

MultipleAPOBXBXSL
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 33.6x 27.1xmedian 33.6x 18.2xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.9x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 3.9xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.0xmedian 13.2x 16.3xmedian 13.2x 36.1xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 4.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1,871median 0.91 0.70median 0.91 -0.70median 0.32

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 monthsAPOBXBXSL
Revenue $35.90B $16.11B $1.36B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – –
Net income $3.80B $6.83B $293.34M
Free cash flow $9.47B $5.49B $147.96M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $4.40 $1.26
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $2.51B $267.16M
Total debt $13.73B $50.92B $7.54B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 799.90M 232.56M
Enterprise value -$15.13B $84.05B $4.24B

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
MetricAPOBXBXSL
P/E 38.1x 27.1x 18.2x
P/FCF 7.0x 16.3x 36.1x
P/Operating cash flow 7.0x 16.0x 36.1x
P/S 1.8x 5.6x 3.9x
P/B 1.6x 4.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.3x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x – –
EV/EBIT 9.6x 11.7x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 6.2x 9.3x
EV/FCF 5.6x 18.3x 85.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.6x 17.9x 85.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,871 0.70 -0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOBXBXSL
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% 17.2% -2.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 32.3% 9.7%
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% 19.2% -52.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 46.7% -16.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 20.2% -53.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 38.8% -26.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% 65.6% 112.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 14.0% -51.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% 67.2% 112.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 16.0% -51.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOBXBXSL
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% – –
Operating margin 15.3% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 50.1% –
Net margin 5.0% 21.8% 21.5%
FCF margin 26.4% 34.1% 10.9%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 34.7% 10.9%
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 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 9.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOBXBXSL
Debt / assets 2.8% 26.4% 54.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.4x 50.9x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 57.8% 56.9%
Equity / assets 8.4% 42.2% 43.1%
Interest coverage 18.2x 16.0x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOBXBXSL
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.4% 13.4%
Net buyback yield 2.0% 0.3% -0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 4.7% 12.5%
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.

ConsensusAPOBXBXSL
Forward P/E 12.7xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 7.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $2.92FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 -9.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +25.5% -8.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $1.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 -5.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +27.3% -0.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOBXBXSL
Held by institutions 64.5% 67.3% 37.7%
Institutions holding 1,166 2,129 357
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.8% +4.1%
Institutions buying 642 1,132 197
Institutions selling 371 716 100
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.58 1.97

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.

APOBXBXSL
APO 1.00 0.73 0.41
BX 0.73 1.00 0.47
BXSL 0.41 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, BX and BXSL?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.66B, Blackstone (BX) $94.07B, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) $5.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, BX and BXSL?

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x, Blackstone (BX) 26.7x, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) 18.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.7x, Blackstone (BX) 19.6x, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) 7.9x). 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%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) -2.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) 21.5%). 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: Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.5%, Blackstone (BX) -23.0%, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) -14.4%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.1%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) 0.00%. Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) 21.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blackstone (BX) leads on 4. 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.