ARES vs WPM vs KKR Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Wheaton Precious Metals and Kkr Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
1 win
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$123.24 -8.9% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$55.96B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.62%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$95.82 +2.8% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$86.02B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.80%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wheaton Precious Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Wheaton Precious Metals 6, Kkr 5, Ares Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESWPMKKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.93B $55.96B $86.02B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 53.9x 27.4x 28.7x WPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 29.0x 11.2x KKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% -6.5% +31.1% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% — 14.0% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% 18.7% 6.0% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 3.5x WPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.05% 0.62% 0.80% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.3% +29.5% -19.2% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +25.0%/yr +3.8%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 50.8% 38.2% KKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 78/100 59/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

ARESWPMKKR

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

AxisARESWPMKKR
Valuation 51 #90 of 181 75 #46 of 181 81 #36 of 181
Growth 73 #30 of 110 92 #10 of 110 79 #24 of 110
Profitability 70 #39 of 127 98 #3 of 127 55 #58 of 127
Financial Health 46 #88 of 162 78 #37 of 162 33 #109 of 162
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 76 47 #41 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 59 78 59
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • WPM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR 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

PeriodARESWPMKKRSPY
1 month +7.1%-8.9%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months +2.8%+8.7%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months +8.6%-2.5%-8.2% +7.1%
Year to date -21.1%+4.9%-24.8% +12.8%
1 year -15.3%+29.5%-19.2% +11.9%
3 years +25.7%+183.5%+74.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.9%+41.6%+20.3% +22.8%
5 years +50.5%+205.0%+20.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+25.0%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +650.0%+425.8%+560.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%+18.1%+20.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARESWPMKKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%50.8%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%54.3%40.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.951.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.58-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-43.8%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-25.6%-32.9% -1.2%
52-week high $178.28$165.72$142.77 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$94.37$83.88 $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.

MultipleARESWPMKKR
P/E now vs peer median 53.9xmedian 33.5x 27.4xmedian 33.5x 28.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.9x -1,569xmedian 4.9x 4.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 22.0xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 14.3x 22.0xmedian 14.3x 36.8xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.8x 5.8xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.24median 0.97 0.47median 0.97 0.97median 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 monthsARESWPMKKR
Revenue $5.99B -$35.66M $21.31B
Gross profit – $2.40B –
Operating income – $2.28B –
Net income $636.35M $2.05B $5.64B
Free cash flow $836.15M $2.54B $2.34B
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $4.48 $3.16
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $100.19M $21.08B
Total debt $4.58B $1.99B $53.48B
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 454.69M 945.58M
Enterprise value $44.60B $51.38B $52.51B

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
MetricARESWPMKKR
P/E 53.9x 27.4x 28.7x
P/FCF 54.9x 22.0x 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 50.4x 22.0x 34.6x
P/S 7.7x -1,569x 4.0x
P/B 5.3x 5.8x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 5.8x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 22.0x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 25.4x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 8.1x -1,622x 5.6x
EV/FCF 58.2x 22.7x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 53.3x 22.7x 47.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.24 0.47 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESWPMKKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% -6.5% 31.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% -17.4% 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 114.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 69.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 149.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 73.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.6% 159.9% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 49.4% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 158.1% 50.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 58.1% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% 88.5% -47.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 56.5% 33.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% 88.5% -48.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 56.5% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESWPMKKR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 43.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 26.0% – 31.1%
Net margin 8.9% – 14.0%
FCF margin 14.0% – 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% -7,135% 11.7%
Return on equity 15.4% 21.5% 7.1%
Return on assets 4.5% 18.5% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 14.8% 18.7% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – 21.2% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – -67.5% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESWPMKKR
Debt / assets 15.4% 16.3% 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x 0.2x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 5.5x 0.8x 22.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 20.3% 81.3%
Equity / assets 29.0% 79.7% 18.7%
Interest coverage 3.1x 61.9x 3.4x
Current ratio – 0.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 14.85 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESWPMKKR
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.6% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% 23.5% 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% 19.0% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% 11.7% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 7.9% 7.3%

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.

ConsensusARESWPMKKR
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 29.0xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $4.25FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +22.8% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +24.2% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESWPMKKR
Held by institutions 66.7% 63.9% 60.4%
Institutions holding 803 847 1,267
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +2.8% +3.8%
Institutions buying 478 420 634
Institutions selling 229 266 458
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.58 1.38

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.

ARESWPMKKR
ARES 1.00 0.21 0.83
WPM 0.21 1.00 0.17
KKR 0.83 0.17 1.00

Add a Peer

Largest companies in the same industry

Related Comparisons

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, WPM and KKR?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $45.93B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $55.96B, Kkr (KKR) $86.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, WPM and KKR?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 53.9x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.4x, Kkr (KKR) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kkr (KKR) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 23.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 29.0x, Kkr (KKR) 11.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kkr (KKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -15.3%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +29.5%, Kkr (KKR) -19.2%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +8.5%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +25.0%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Management (ARES) 4.05%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.62%, Kkr (KKR) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kkr (KKR) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.8%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.8%, Kkr (KKR) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARES, WPM and KKR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 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.