APO vs CG vs TPG Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Carlyle and Tpg Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$40.57 +2.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.32B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
TPG TPG Inc.
$47.94 +10.2% 1M -14.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.69B
P/E
32.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
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, Carlyle 3, Tpg 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOCGTPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $68.56B $14.32B $7.69B APO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.6x 39.3x 32.5x TPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 10.9x 18.3x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% -41.9% +33.2% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 10.1% 4.6% CG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 6.4% 13.1% TPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 1.8x 1.3x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.04% 0.00% CG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% -29.6% -14.7% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr -6.3%/yr — APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 37.4% 40.8% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 32/100 72/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOCGTPG

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

AxisAPOCGTPG
Valuation 87 #25 of 181 31 #125 of 181 68 #59 of 181
Growth 71 #33 of 110 5 #105 of 110 88 #14 of 110
Profitability 63 #48 of 127 29 #91 of 127 67 #43 of 127
Financial Health 80 #34 of 162 53 #77 of 162 48 #84 of 162
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 45 #42 of 76 91 #8 of 76
Overall 75 32 72
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TPG 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

PeriodAPOCGTPGSPY
1 month -0.4%+2.2%+10.2% +0.7%
3 months -1.4%-10.6%+12.3% +3.7%
6 months -7.9%-19.0%+9.9% +7.1%
Year to date -18.1%-31.4%-24.9% +12.8%
1 year -5.1%-29.6%-14.7% +11.9%
3 years +47.9%+45.9%+73.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.9%+13.4%+20.2% +22.8%
5 years +54.0%-27.7%— +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%-6.3%— +10.9%
10 years +552.0%+156.8%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+9.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPOCGTPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%37.4%40.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%39.0%42.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.131.461.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.79-0.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-57.7%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-38.6%-31.2% -1.2%
52-week high $152.70$66.12$69.66 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$35.77$37.93 $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.

MultipleAPOCGTPG
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 33.5x 39.9xmedian 33.5x 33.4xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.9x 4.0xmedian 4.9x 3.6xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.0x 16.3xmedian 12.0x 19.3xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.3x -3.5xmedian 14.3x 20.4xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x 5.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1,939median 0.97 -8.96median 0.97 1.79median 0.97

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 monthsAPOCGTPG
Revenue $35.90B $3.61B $5.18B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – –
Net income $3.80B $540.90M $678.04M
Free cash flow $9.47B -$4.12B $917.48M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $0.99 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $1.26B $944.66M
Total debt $13.73B $11.98B $2.34B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 367.30M 385.47M
Enterprise value -$14.24B $7.20B $3.98B

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
MetricAPOCGTPG
P/E 39.5x 39.9x 33.4x
P/FCF 7.2x -3.5x 20.4x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x -3.6x 19.3x
P/S 1.9x 4.0x 3.6x
P/B 1.6x 2.0x 5.0x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.0x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 16.3x 19.3x
EV/EBIT 10.1x 20.4x 22.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 4.5x 3.9x
EV/FCF 5.8x -3.9x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x -4.0x 20.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,939 -8.96 1.79

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOCGTPG
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% -41.9% 33.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 4.9% 32.1%
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% -59.3% 530.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 5.0% 81.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% -71.1% 264.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% -4.5% 18.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -4,787% 109.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -81.4% -7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -2,448% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -78.5% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOCGTPG
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% 27.3% 20.2%
Operating margin 15.3% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 17.8% 14.5%
Net margin 5.0% 10.1% 4.6%
FCF margin 26.4% -114.2% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% -110.7% 18.8%
Return on equity 10.6% 7.4% 18.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.9% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 6.4% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x -7.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 11.5% 17.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOCGTPG
Debt / assets 2.8% 10.6% 16.7%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.4x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 1.8x 1.3x
Debt / FCF 1.4x -0.7x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 74.4% 73.3%
Equity / assets 8.4% 25.6% 26.7%
Interest coverage 18.2x 5.4x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOCGTPG
Dividend yield 1.8% 3.5% 4.7%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 6.4% –
Shareholder yield 3.7% 9.8% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 93.3% 4.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% -12.2% 3.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 0.2% 210.9%
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.

ConsensusAPOCGTPG
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 18.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $3.73FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +26.0% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026 $2.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +29.4% +18.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOCGTPG
Held by institutions 64.5% 61.2% 37.5%
Institutions holding 1,168 580 372
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +0.4% +10.1%
Institutions buying 643 292 217
Institutions selling 372 197 120
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.48 1.81

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.

APOCGTPG
APO 1.00 0.70 0.72
CG 0.70 1.00 0.81
TPG 0.72 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, CG and TPG?

Apollo Global Management (APO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $68.56B, Carlyle (CG) $14.32B, Tpg (TPG) $7.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, CG and TPG?

Tpg (TPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.6x, Carlyle (CG) 39.3x, Tpg (TPG) 32.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.1x, Carlyle (CG) 10.9x, Tpg (TPG) 18.3x). 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%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Tpg (TPG) +33.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Tpg (TPG) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Tpg (TPG) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Tpg (TPG) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -5.1%, Carlyle (CG) -29.6%, Tpg (TPG) -14.7%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +9.0%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%, Tpg (TPG) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.3%, Carlyle (CG) 37.4%, Tpg (TPG) 40.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APO, CG and TPG?

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.