ARES vs BN vs MFC Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Brookfield and Manulife Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARES Ares Management Corp
$127.50 +7.1% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$45.93B
P/E
53.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
4.05%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$39.49 +8.2% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$88.75B
P/E
70.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.68%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$45.26 +4.3% 1M +39.1% 1Y
Market cap
$77.08B
P/E
16.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
4.15%
Life Insurance Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 7, Ares Management 2, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESBNMFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.93B $88.75B $77.08B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.9x 70.6x 16.2x MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 14.2x 13.7x MFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% -9.6% +19.7% ARES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 1.6% 10.0% MFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.05% 0.68% 4.15% MFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.3% -15.2% +39.1% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +3.9%/yr +18.4%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 27.7% 20.2% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 39/100 50/100 ARES

Percentile Scorecard

ARESBNMFC

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

AxisARESBNMFC
Valuation 51 #90 of 181 76 #44 of 181 59 #49 of 119
Growth 73 #30 of 110 35 #72 of 110 84 #19 of 114
Profitability 70 #39 of 127 31 #88 of 127 55 #48 of 106
Financial Health 46 #88 of 162 39 #100 of 162 17 #87 of 104
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 76 15 #65 of 76 36 #68 of 105
Overall 59 39 50
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARESBNMFCSPY
1 month +7.1%+8.2%+4.3% +0.7%
3 months +2.8%-6.0%+1.6% +3.7%
6 months +8.6%-12.5%+15.2% +7.1%
Year to date -21.1%-13.9%+24.8% +12.8%
1 year -15.3%-15.2%+39.1% +11.9%
3 years +25.7%+103.2%+158.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.9%+26.7%+37.3% +22.8%
5 years +50.5%+21.3%+132.2% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+3.9%+18.4% +10.9%
10 years +650.0%+216.7%+212.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%+12.2%+12.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARESBNMFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%27.7%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%29.0%21.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.360.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.35-0.551.94 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-42.5%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-19.7%-0.7% -1.2%
52-week high $178.28$49.17$45.60 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$35.94$32.15 $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.

MultipleARESBNMFC
P/E now vs peer median 53.9xmedian 33.5x 70.6xmedian 33.5x 16.2xmedian 10.7x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.9x 1.2xmedian 4.9x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x —median 12.0x —median 7.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x 3.3xmedian 8.5x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.8x 21.7xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.24median 0.97 -0.74median 0.97 0.73median 0.60

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 monthsARESBNMFC
Revenue $5.99B $76.56B $47.47B
Net income $636.35M $3.71B $4.76B
Free cash flow $836.15M – $23.26B
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $0.53 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $14.89B –
Total debt $4.58B $59.07B $185.03B
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 2.37B 1.71B
Enterprise value $44.60B -$94.33B -$16.63B

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
MetricARESBNMFC
P/E 53.9x 70.6x 16.2x
P/FCF 54.9x – 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 50.4x – 3.3x
P/S 7.7x 1.2x 1.6x
P/B 5.3x 21.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 5.8x -2.7x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 21.2x – 14.6x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 0.7x 2.2x
EV/FCF 58.2x – 4.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 53.3x – 4.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.24 -0.74 0.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESBNMFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% -9.6% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -4.2% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.6% 28.4% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 11.2% 68.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 65.8% 14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -95.3% 22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% – 139.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% – 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% – 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% – 40.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESBNMFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 26.0% – 12.8%
Net margin 8.9% 1.6% 10.0%
FCF margin 14.0% – 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% – 49.0%
Return on equity 15.4% 4.3% 9.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 0.7% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESBNMFC
Debt / assets 15.4% 2.8% 6.0%
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.6x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 99.2% 95.0%
Equity / assets 29.0% 0.8% 5.0%
Interest coverage 3.1x – 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESBNMFC
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.7% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.8% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.7% 6.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% – 46.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% – 9.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% – -181.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusARESBNMFC
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $3.31FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +12.6% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +21.1% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESBNMFC
Held by institutions 66.7% 66.5% 44.4%
Institutions holding 803 931 811
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +1.2% 0.0%
Institutions buying 478 408 383
Institutions selling 229 317 227
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.29 1.69

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.

ARESBNMFC
ARES 1.00 0.70 0.34
BN 0.70 1.00 0.39
MFC 0.34 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, BN and MFC?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $45.93B, Brookfield (BN) $88.75B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $77.08B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, BN and MFC?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 53.9x, Brookfield (BN) 70.6x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Manulife Financial (MFC) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 23.4x, Brookfield (BN) 14.2x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ares Management (ARES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -15.3%, Brookfield (BN) -15.2%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +39.1%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +8.5%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.9%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +18.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Manulife Financial (MFC) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Management (ARES) 4.05%, Brookfield (BN) 0.68%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 4.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.8%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARES, BN and MFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Manulife Financial (MFC) 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.