ARES vs BN vs TPL Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Brookfield and Texas Pacific Land Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARES Ares Management Corp
$121.86 -0.2% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.68B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.48B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
TPL Texas Pacific Land Corp
$333.15 -2.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$22.79B
P/E
42.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$897.54M
Div. yield
–
Real Estate Operators Real Estate
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Texas Pacific Land leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Texas Pacific Land 6, Brookfield 3, Ares Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESBNTPLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.68B $85.48B $22.79B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.7x 68.0x 42.1x TPL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.4x 13.7x 34.0x BN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% -9.6% +20.8% ARES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 1.6% 60.3% TPL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — 33.0% TPL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.4% -17.8% +7.6% TPL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.0%/yr +3.0%/yr +19.3%/yr TPL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 27.7% 49.0% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 38/100 59/100 TPL

Percentile Scorecard

ARESBNTPL

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

AxisARESBNTPL
Valuation 50 #92 of 184 77 #44 of 184 21 #31 of 39
Growth 74 #30 of 113 33 #76 of 113 38 #21 of 33
Profitability 67 #43 of 130 30 #91 of 130 100 #1 of 30
Financial Health 43 #95 of 167 39 #102 of 167 97 #2 of 38
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 13 #66 of 76 39 #9 of 14
Overall 57 38 59
  • ARES ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TPL ranked among 42 companies in Property Developers

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARESBNTPLSPY
1 month -0.2%+2.9%-2.3% -0.8%
3 months -4.6%-9.8%-16.0% +3.5%
6 months +8.6%-15.3%-23.7% +7.0%
Year to date -24.6%-17.3%+16.0% +12.2%
1 year -18.4%-17.8%+7.6% +13.0%
3 years +20.8%+95.3%+64.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +6.5%+25.0%+18.1% +23.1%
5 years +47.1%+16.1%+141.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +8.0%+3.0%+19.3% +11.0%
10 years +627.5%+200.7%+941.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +22.0%+11.6%+26.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARESBNTPLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%27.7%49.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%29.0%50.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.370.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.640.16 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-42.8%-52.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.6%-22.8%-38.3% -1.8%
52-week high $178.28$49.17$539.79 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$35.94$273.56 $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.

MultipleARESBNTPL
P/E now vs peer median 51.5xmedian 33.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x 42.4xmedian 7.8x
P/S now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x 25.6xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 11.5x 30.7xmedian 11.2x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.5xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x -350.2xmedian 6.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.8x 20.9xmedian 1.8x 13.7xmedian 0.6x
PEG now vs peer median 4.06median 0.91 -0.71median 0.91 4.60median 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 monthsARESBNTPL
Revenue $5.99B $76.56B $897.54M
Operating income – – $672.48M
Net income $636.35M $3.71B $541.42M
Free cash flow $836.15M – -$65.61M
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $0.53 $7.84
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $14.89B $248.61M
Total debt $4.58B $59.07B –
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 2.37B 69.03M
Enterprise value $21.45B -$97.83B $21.62B

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
MetricARESBNTPL
P/E 51.5x 67.9x 42.4x
P/FCF 52.5x – -350.2x
P/Operating cash flow 48.1x – 38.1x
P/S 7.3x 1.1x 25.6x
P/B 5.1x 20.9x 13.7x
P/Tangible book 5.6x -2.6x 14.0x
EV/EBITDA – – 30.7x
EV/EBIT 20.3x – 33.8x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 0.7x 25.3x
EV/FCF 55.8x – -346.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.1x – 37.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.06 -0.71 4.60

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESBNTPL
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% -9.6% 20.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -4.2% 11.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 19.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 9.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.6% 28.4% 17.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 11.2% 9.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 65.8% 17.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -95.3% 9.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% – 15.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% – 10.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% – -176.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% – -29.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESBNTPL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 82.5%
Operating margin – – 74.9%
Pretax margin 26.0% – 76.2%
Net margin 8.9% 1.6% 60.3%
FCF margin 14.0% – -7.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% – 67.2%
Return on equity 15.4% 4.3% 33.5%
Return on assets 4.5% 0.7% 30.0%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – 33.0%
Return on capital employed – – 39.3%
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESBNTPL
Debt / assets 15.4% 2.8% –
Debt / equity 0.5x 3.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 99.2% 10.1%
Equity / assets 29.0% 0.8% 89.9%
Interest coverage 3.1x – 342.2x
Current ratio – – 4.6x
Quick ratio – – 4.5x
Cash ratio – – 2.6x
Altman Z-score – – 76.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESBNTPL
Dividend yield 4.2% 0.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.9% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.7% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% – –
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.

ConsensusARESBNTPL
Forward P/E 22.4xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 34.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $9.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +40.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +12.6% -1.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $976.77MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +21.1% +25.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESBNTPL
Held by institutions 66.7% 66.5% 72.9%
Institutions holding 802 930 868
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +1.2% +0.5%
Institutions buying 477 407 440
Institutions selling 229 317 276
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.28 1.59

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.

ARESBNTPL
ARES 1.00 0.70 0.03
BN 0.70 1.00 0.05
TPL 0.03 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, BN and TPL?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $27.68B, Brookfield (BN) $85.48B, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) $22.79B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, BN and TPL?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 51.7x, Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 42.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield (BN) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 22.4x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 34.0x). 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%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +20.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Texas Pacific Land (TPL) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 60.3%). On return on invested capital, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) leads (Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 33.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Texas Pacific Land (TPL) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -18.4%, Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +7.6%. Over five years, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +8.0%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) +19.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 0.00%. Brookfield (BN) and Texas Pacific Land (TPL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 49.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Texas Pacific Land (TPL) 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.