APO vs DBRHP vs ARES Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, DigitalBridge and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DBRHP DigitalBridge Group, Inc.
$12.50 -14.2% 1M -42.9% 1Y
Market cap
$2.50B
P/E
8.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$795.03M
Div. yield
0.00%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$124.00 +4.7% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.52B
P/E
53.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apollo Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Global Management 6, DigitalBridge 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPODBRHPARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.34B $2.50B $28.52B APO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.0x 8.9x 53.3x DBRHP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 36.8x 22.8x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% +149.9% +24.0% DBRHP
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 35.4% 8.9% DBRHP
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 10.0% 14.8% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x -0.7x — APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -8.8% -42.9% -17.8% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.1%/yr -13.3%/yr +7.9%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.0% 79.1% 43.7% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 74/100 84/100 58/100 DBRHP

Percentile Scorecard

APODBRHPARES

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

AxisAPODBRHPARES
Valuation 87 #24 of 181 94 #12 of 181 51 #89 of 181
Growth 70 #34 of 111 87 #15 of 111 74 #30 of 111
Profitability 62 #50 of 129 70 #39 of 129 69 #41 of 129
Financial Health 79 #36 of 164 82 #30 of 164 45 #91 of 164
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 84 #13 of 76 51 #38 of 76
Overall 74 84 58
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • DBRHP ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES 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

PeriodAPODBRHPARESSPY
1 month -4.7%-14.2%+4.7% +0.9%
3 months -5.3%-18.2%-0.5% +5.9%
6 months -7.2%-25.3%+11.9% +8.5%
Year to date -21.6%-43.8%-23.3% +13.3%
1 year -8.8%-42.9%-17.8% +12.4%
3 years +41.2%-39.1%+23.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.2%-15.2%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years +47.4%-50.9%+46.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year +8.1%-13.3%+7.9% +11.0%
10 years +524.1%—+629.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.1%—+22.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureAPODBRHPARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.0%79.1%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%80.9%46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.140.241.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.25-0.54-0.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-66.9%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%-46.5%-30.4% -0.9%
52-week high $152.70$23.38$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$8.50$96.50 $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.

MultipleAPODBRHPARES
P/E now vs peer median 37.8xmedian 32.9x 8.0xmedian 32.9x 52.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.9x 2.9xmedian 4.9x 7.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 11.8x 6.8xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.9xmedian 13.3x 13.1xmedian 13.3x 53.4xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.9x 0.9xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1,856median 0.93 0.20median 0.93 4.13median 0.93

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 monthsAPODBRHPARES
Revenue $35.90B $795.03M $5.99B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – –
Net income $3.80B $353.36M $636.35M
Free cash flow $9.47B $178.69M $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $1.55 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $508.22M $1.85B
Total debt $13.73B $291.77M $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 182.09M 226.30M
Enterprise value -$13.45B $842.76M $22.28B

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
MetricAPODBRHPARES
P/E 37.8x 8.0x 52.4x
P/FCF 6.9x 13.1x 53.4x
P/Operating cash flow 6.9x 13.1x 49.0x
P/S 1.8x 2.9x 7.5x
P/B 1.6x 0.9x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 0.9x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 7.4x 6.8x –
EV/EBIT 9.5x 7.5x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.7x 7.9x
EV/FCF 5.5x 11.9x 56.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.5x 11.9x 52.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,856 0.20 4.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPODBRHPARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% 149.9% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 46.3% 18.0%
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% 446.9% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 39.3% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 5,551% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 40.4% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -6.6% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -13.9% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -6.3% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 32.0% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPODBRHPARES
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% 39.1% –
Operating margin 15.3% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 33.4% 26.0%
Net margin 5.0% 35.4% 8.9%
FCF margin 26.4% 22.5% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 22.5% 15.2%
Return on equity 10.6% 10.1% 15.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 7.1% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 10.0% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 0.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 3.9% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPODBRHPARES
Debt / assets 2.8% 7.8% 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.1x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x -0.7x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 1.6x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 30.8% 71.0%
Equity / assets 8.4% 69.2% 29.0%
Interest coverage 18.2x 15.6x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPODBRHPARES
Dividend yield 1.9% – 4.2%
Net buyback yield 2.0% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 3.9% – 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 2.1% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% 4.1% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 4.3% 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 14.5% 26.9%

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.

ConsensusAPODBRHPARES
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 36.8xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $0.34FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 -26.1%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +255.9% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $478.47MFY2027 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +409.2%FY2027 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +17.8% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPODBRHPARES
Held by institutions 64.5% – 66.7%
Institutions holding 1,167 – 802
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% – +5.3%
Institutions buying 643 – 477
Institutions selling 371 – 229
Buyers to sellers 1.73 – 2.08

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.

APODBRHPARES
APO 1.00 -0.01 0.77
DBRHP -0.01 1.00 0.03
ARES 0.77 0.03 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, DBRHP and ARES?

Apollo Global Management (APO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $69.34B, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) $2.50B, Ares Management (ARES) $28.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, DBRHP and ARES?

DigitalBridge (DBRHP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 39.0x, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) 8.9x, Ares Management (ARES) 53.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.6x, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) 36.8x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

DigitalBridge (DBRHP) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) +149.9%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

DigitalBridge (DBRHP) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) 35.4%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) 10.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.8%, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) -42.9%, Ares Management (ARES) -17.8%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.1%/yr, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) -13.3%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) 0.00%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been the steadiest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.0%, DigitalBridge (DBRHP) 79.1%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APO, DBRHP and ARES?

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.