ARES vs CG vs RGA Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Carlyle and Reinsurance Group Of America Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ARES Ares Management Corp
$132.94 +13.1% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$47.89B
P/E
56.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
3.89%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$41.06 +3.1% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$14.51B
P/E
40.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
3.41%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Reinsurance Group Of America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Reinsurance Group Of America 6, Ares Management 4, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESCGRGALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $47.89B $14.51B $17.47B ARES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 56.2x 40.4x 11.5x RGA
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 24.4x 11.0x 8.7x RGA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% -41.9% +19.4% ARES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 10.1% 5.8% CG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% 6.4% 18.2% RGA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.89% 3.41% 1.41% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -10.6% -23.0% +46.6% RGA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr -6.6%/yr +17.0%/yr RGA
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 37.0% 22.3% RGA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 30/100 41/100 ARES

Percentile Scorecard

ARESCGRGA

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

AxisARESCGRGA
Valuation 50 #91 of 181 30 #127 of 181 71 #35 of 119
Growth 74 #30 of 112 5 #106 of 112 77 #28 of 116
Profitability 68 #43 of 131 25 #99 of 131 23 #90 of 116
Financial Health 42 #97 of 165 49 #85 of 165 14 #102 of 118
Shareholder Returns 50 #38 of 75 43 #43 of 75 22 #85 of 108
Overall 57 30 41
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • RGA ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARESCGRGASPY
1 month +13.1%+3.1%+7.2% -2.3%
3 months -4.0%-16.0%+13.2% -0.7%
6 months +10.8%-17.8%+26.7% +4.8%
Year to date -17.8%-30.5%+31.5% +10.3%
1 year -10.6%-23.0%+46.6% +10.3%
3 years +24.2%+39.8%+76.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +7.5%+11.8%+20.7% +20.1%
5 years +53.5%-28.8%+119.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +9.0%-6.6%+17.0% +10.1%
10 years +777.5%+172.8%+146.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +24.3%+10.6%+9.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARESCGRGASPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%37.0%22.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.6%38.1%20.1% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.450.24 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.24-0.622.09 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-57.7%-27.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.4%-37.9%-1.7% -3.5%
52-week high $178.28$66.12$271.99 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$35.77$181.54 $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.

MultipleARESCGRGA
P/E now vs peer median 56.2xmedian 34.9x 40.4xmedian 34.9x 11.5xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 4.7x 4.0xmedian 4.7x 0.7xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 16.5xmedian 11.8x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 57.3xmedian 14.1x -3.5xmedian 14.1x 11.8xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.7x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.42median 0.91 -9.07median 0.91 0.36median 0.61

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 monthsARESCGRGA
Revenue $5.99B $3.61B $25.97B
Gross profit – – $7.74B
Operating income – – $4.39B
Net income $636.35M $540.90M $1.52B
Free cash flow $836.15M -$4.12B $1.48B
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $0.99 $22.85
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $1.26B $5.29B
Total debt $4.58B $3.00B $5.71B
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 367.30M 66.00M
Enterprise value $46.56B $9.36B -$2.98B

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
MetricARESCGRGA
P/E 56.2x 40.4x 11.5x
P/FCF 57.3x -3.5x 11.8x
P/Operating cash flow 52.5x -3.6x 5.9x
P/S 8.0x 4.0x 0.7x
P/B 5.6x 2.0x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 6.1x 2.0x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA – 16.5x –
EV/EBIT 22.1x 20.6x 4.0x
EV/Revenue 8.5x 4.5x 0.7x
EV/FCF 60.5x -3.9x 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.5x -4.1x 5.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.42 -9.07 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESCGRGA
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% -41.9% 19.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 4.9% 15.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 32.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 19.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 62.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 30.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 32.6% -59.3% 95.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 5.0% 7.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% -71.1% 98.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -4.5% 32.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% -4,787% -78.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% -81.4% 145.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% -2,448% -88.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% -78.5% 51.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESCGRGA
Gross margin – – 29.8%
EBITDA margin – 27.3% –
Operating margin – – 16.9%
Pretax margin 26.0% 17.8% 7.2%
Net margin 8.9% 10.1% 5.8%
FCF margin 14.0% -114.2% 5.7%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% -110.7% 11.5%
Return on equity 15.4% 7.4% 11.2%
Return on assets 4.5% 1.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 14.8% 6.4% 18.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x -7.4x 2.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 11.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESCGRGA
Debt / assets 15.4% 10.6% 3.4%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x –
Debt / FCF 5.5x -0.7x 3.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 74.4% 91.8%
Equity / assets 29.0% 25.6% 8.2%
Interest coverage 3.1x 5.4x 1.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESCGRGA
Dividend yield 3.9% 3.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 6.3% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 9.7% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% 93.3% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% -12.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% 0.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 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.

ConsensusARESCGRGA
Forward P/E 24.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026 8.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $3.73FY2026 $30.64FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 +34.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +26.0% -7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026 $25.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +29.4% +16.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESCGRGA
Held by institutions 97.3% 61.2% 99.4%
Institutions holding 804 581 630
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +0.4% +1.6%
Institutions buying 479 292 313
Institutions selling 229 198 208
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.47 1.50

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.

ARESCGRGA
ARES 1.00 0.74 0.24
CG 0.74 1.00 0.32
RGA 0.24 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, CG and RGA?

Ares Management (ARES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $47.89B, Carlyle (CG) $14.51B, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) $17.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, CG and RGA?

Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 56.2x, Carlyle (CG) 40.4x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 24.4x, Carlyle (CG) 11.0x, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 8.7x). 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%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +19.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 5.8%). On return on invested capital, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) leads (Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 18.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -10.6%, Carlyle (CG) -23.0%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +46.6%. Over five years, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +9.0%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.6%/yr, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Management (ARES) 3.89%, Carlyle (CG) 3.41%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 1.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%, Carlyle (CG) 37.0%, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 22.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARES, CG and RGA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Reinsurance Group Of America (RGA) 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.