APO vs KKR vs ARES Stock Comparison

Apollo Global Management, Kkr and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$95.82 +2.8% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$85.52B
P/E
28.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$127.50 +7.1% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.81B
P/E
53.8x
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, Kkr 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAPOKKRARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $69.51B $85.52B $28.81B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.1x 28.6x 53.8x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.1x 11.2x 23.4x KKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +41.2% +31.1% +24.0% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.0% 14.0% 8.9% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.8% 6.0% 14.8% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 3.5x — APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.01% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -5.1% -19.2% -15.3% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +3.8%/yr +8.5%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 36.3% 38.2% 43.8% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 59/100 59/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

APOKKRARES

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

AxisAPOKKRARES
Valuation 87 #25 of 181 81 #36 of 181 51 #90 of 181
Growth 71 #33 of 110 79 #24 of 110 73 #30 of 110
Profitability 63 #48 of 127 55 #58 of 127 70 #39 of 127
Financial Health 80 #34 of 162 33 #109 of 162 46 #88 of 162
Shareholder Returns 73 #21 of 76 48 #40 of 76 53 #36 of 76
Overall 75 59 59
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR 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

PeriodAPOKKRARESSPY
1 month -0.4%+2.8%+7.1% +0.7%
3 months -1.4%-5.2%+2.8% +3.7%
6 months -7.9%-8.2%+8.6% +7.1%
Year to date -18.1%-24.8%-21.1% +12.8%
1 year -5.1%-19.2%-15.3% +11.9%
3 years +47.9%+74.0%+25.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.9%+20.3%+7.9% +22.8%
5 years +54.0%+20.3%+50.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%+3.8%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years +552.0%+560.4%+650.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +20.6%+20.8%+22.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAPOKKRARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 36.3%38.2%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%40.8%46.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.131.451.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.14-0.50-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-49.8%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.4%-32.9%-28.5% -1.2%
52-week high $152.70$142.77$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $100.30$83.88$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.

MultipleAPOKKRARES
P/E now vs peer median 39.5xmedian 33.5x 28.7xmedian 33.5x 53.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.9x 4.0xmedian 4.9x 7.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.8xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.2xmedian 14.3x 36.8xmedian 14.3x 54.9xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 5.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1,939median 0.97 0.97median 0.97 4.24median 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 monthsAPOKKRARES
Revenue $35.90B $21.31B $5.99B
Gross profit $31.30B – –
Operating income $5.48B – –
Net income $3.80B $5.64B $636.35M
Free cash flow $9.47B $2.34B $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $2.91 $3.16 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $26.82B $21.08B $1.85B
Total debt $13.73B $53.48B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 610.22M 945.58M 226.30M
Enterprise value -$13.28B $5.67B $22.57B

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
MetricAPOKKRARES
P/E 39.5x 28.7x 53.9x
P/FCF 7.2x 36.8x 54.9x
P/Operating cash flow 7.2x 34.6x 50.4x
P/S 1.9x 4.0x 7.7x
P/B 1.6x 1.1x 5.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.2x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA 7.8x 12.8x –
EV/EBIT 10.1x 12.6x 21.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 5.6x 8.1x
EV/FCF 5.8x 50.6x 58.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 5.8x 47.6x 53.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1,939 0.97 4.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAPOKKRARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 41.2% 31.1% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.2% 24.2% 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% 16.1% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 15.9% 48.3% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -47.4% 50.9% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 0.0% 29.7% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -47.6% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 33.3% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 129.7% -48.8% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 32.8% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAPOKKRARES
Gross margin 87.2% – –
EBITDA margin 19.7% 43.3% –
Operating margin 15.3% – –
Pretax margin 20.7% 31.1% 26.0%
Net margin 5.0% 14.0% 8.9%
FCF margin 26.4% 11.0% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 26.4% 11.7% 15.2%
Return on equity 10.6% 7.1% 15.4%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.3% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 5.8% 6.0% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x 0.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.7% 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAPOKKRARES
Debt / assets 2.8% 12.9% 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.7x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.4x 22.9x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 91.6% 81.3% 71.0%
Equity / assets 8.4% 18.7% 29.0%
Interest coverage 18.2x 3.4x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAPOKKRARES
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.8% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 1.9% 0.3% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 3.7% 1.1% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 33.4% 11.9% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 13.4% 28.6% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 6.1% 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 8.3% 7.3% 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.

ConsensusAPOKKRARES
Forward P/E 13.1xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +7.6%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% -18.9% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $24.45BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -23.7%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.4% +1.9% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAPOKKRARES
Held by institutions 64.5% 60.4% 66.7%
Institutions holding 1,168 1,267 803
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.0% +3.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 643 634 478
Institutions selling 372 458 229
Buyers to sellers 1.73 1.38 2.09

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.

APOKKRARES
APO 1.00 0.80 0.77
KKR 0.80 1.00 0.83
ARES 0.77 0.83 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, APO, KKR and ARES?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Apollo Global Management (APO) $69.51B, Kkr (KKR) $85.52B, Ares Management (ARES) $28.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, APO, KKR and ARES?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Apollo Global Management (APO) 39.1x, Kkr (KKR) 28.6x, Ares Management (ARES) 53.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kkr (KKR) is cheapest (Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.1x, Kkr (KKR) 11.2x, Ares Management (ARES) 23.4x). 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%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, 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) -5.1%, Kkr (KKR) -19.2%, Ares Management (ARES) -15.3%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +9.0%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.8%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.5%/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%, Kkr (KKR) 0.01%, 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) 36.3%, Kkr (KKR) 38.2%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, APO, KKR 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.