APO vs BX vs NLY Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Blackstone and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BX Blackstone Inc.
$120.59 +5.8% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.53B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 5, Apollo Global Management 4, Blackstone 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOBXNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.56B $94.53B $13.94B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 26.9x 14.7x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 19.9x 6.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% +17.2% +51.6% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 21.8% 32.0% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 21.6% 12.2% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x — 5.5x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.07% 0.00% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% -19.0% -10.6% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr -2.7%/yr -11.4%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 37.4% 21.7% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 70/100 54/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOBXNLY

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

AxisAPOBXNLY
Valuation 87 #25 of 181 77 #42 of 181 58 #72 of 169
Growth 71 #33 of 110 83 #20 of 110 80 #32 of 159
Profitability 63 #48 of 127 83 #23 of 127 83 #26 of 146
Financial Health 80 #34 of 162 55 #73 of 162 29 #109 of 153
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 51 #38 of 76 19 #110 of 135
Overall 75 70 54
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAPOBXNLYSPY
1 month -0.4%+5.8%-9.1% +0.7%
3 months -1.4%-5.8%-20.0% +3.7%
6 months -7.9%-4.0%-19.3% +7.1%
Year to date -18.1%-21.8%-17.4% +12.8%
1 year -5.1%-19.0%-10.6% +11.9%
3 years +47.9%+30.5%+22.6% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.9%+9.3%+7.0% +22.8%
5 years +54.0%-12.9%-45.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%-2.7%-11.4% +10.9%
10 years +552.0%+372.9%-54.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+16.8%-7.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPOBXNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%37.4%21.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%37.7%23.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.131.320.55 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.51-0.49 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-51.5%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-26.2%-24.3% -1.2%
52-week high $152.70$163.50$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$102.12$17.72 $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.

MultipleAPOBXNLY
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 33.5x 27.4xmedian 33.5x 14.8xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.9x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 4.9xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 7.8xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.3x 16.5xmedian 14.3x 3.9xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 4.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1,939median 0.97 0.71median 0.97 0.47median 0.33

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 monthsAPOBXNLY
Revenue $35.90B $16.11B $2.97B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – –
Net income $3.80B $6.83B $1.13B
Free cash flow $9.47B $5.49B $3.72B
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $4.40 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $2.51B $2.18B
Total debt $13.73B $50.92B $38.38B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 799.90M 764.36M
Enterprise value -$14.24B $84.51B $4.90B

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
MetricAPOBXNLY
P/E 39.5x 27.4x 14.8x
P/FCF 7.2x 16.5x 3.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 16.2x 3.9x
P/S 1.9x 5.6x 4.9x
P/B 1.6x 4.3x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.3x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x – 7.8x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 11.8x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 6.3x 17.1x
EV/FCF 5.8x 18.5x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 18.1x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,939 0.71 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOBXNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% 17.2% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 32.3% 59.3%
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% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 46.7% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 20.2% -38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 38.8% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% 65.6% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 14.0% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% 67.2% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 16.0% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOBXNLY
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% – 219.8%
Operating margin 15.3% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 50.1% 38.7%
Net margin 5.0% 21.8% 32.0%
FCF margin 26.4% 34.1% 125.1%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 34.7% 125.1%
Return on equity 10.6% 33.2% 6.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 13.9% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 21.6% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 0.8x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 9.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOBXNLY
Debt / assets 2.8% 26.4% 26.3%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.6x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x – 5.5x
Debt / FCF 1.4x 2.4x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 57.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 8.4% 42.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 18.2x 16.0x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOBXNLY
Dividend yield 1.8% 4.3% 15.7%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.3% -15.7%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 4.7% 0.0%
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.

ConsensusAPOBXNLY
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +25.5% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +27.3% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOBXNLY
Held by institutions 64.5% 67.3% 58.3%
Institutions holding 1,168 2,131 793
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +2.8% +4.6%
Institutions buying 643 1,133 453
Institutions selling 372 717 208
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.58 2.18

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.

APOBXNLY
APO 1.00 0.74 0.26
BX 0.74 1.00 0.44
NLY 0.26 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, BX and NLY?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $68.56B, Blackstone (BX) $94.53B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, BX and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.6x, Blackstone (BX) 26.9x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.1x, Blackstone (BX) 19.9x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -5.1%, Blackstone (BX) -19.0%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +9.0%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/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%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.3%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads on 5. 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.