BAM vs APO vs CG Stock Comparison

Brookfield Asset Management, Apollo Global Management and Carlyle Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$39.96 +2.8% 1M -23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.12B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
3.50%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
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Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brookfield Asset Management leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Asset Management 9, Apollo Global Management 2, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAMAPOCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $83.87B $69.29B $14.12B BAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.9x -71.3x 39.3x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x 13.0x 10.7x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.9% +12.2% -41.9% BAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.9% -3.2% 10.1% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.8% 0.9% 6.4% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -1.9x 1.8x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.69% 1.82% 3.50% BAM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% -12.3% -23.2% BAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +8.8%/yr -7.8%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.7% 37.5% 37.7% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 61/100 32/100 BAM

Percentile Scorecard

BAMAPOCG

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

AxisBAMAPOCG
Valuation 57 #86 of 200 84 #33 of 200 34 #133 of 200
Growth 87 #16 of 117 46 #64 of 117 7 #109 of 117
Profitability 95 #8 of 144 50 #72 of 144 25 #108 of 144
Financial Health 66 #57 of 166 70 #51 of 166 52 #80 of 166
Shareholder Returns 60 #33 of 81 55 #37 of 81 44 #46 of 81
Overall 73 61 32
  • BAM ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBAMAPOCGSPY
1 month +16.1%+1.2%+2.8% -5.9%
3 months -1.3%-8.3%-18.2% -4.6%
6 months +7.6%-8.2%-18.5% +0.2%
Year to date +0.2%-19.0%-32.4% +7.5%
1 year -2.7%-12.3%-23.2% +8.2%
3 years +68.4%+41.1%+38.2% +68.3%
3 years, per year +19.0%+12.2%+11.4% +19.0%
5 years —+52.5%-33.2% +56.5%
5 years, per year —+8.8%-7.8% +9.4%
10 years —+563.9%+168.2% +251.5%
10 years, per year —+20.8%+10.4% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBAMAPOCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.7%37.5%37.7% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.5%38.5%39.1% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.241.191.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.09-0.33-0.62 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-43.8%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-23.2%-39.6% -5.9%
52-week high $55.85$152.70$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $42.87$100.30$35.77 $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.

MultipleBAMAPOCG
P/E now vs peer median 29.9xmedian 33.2x -71.3xmedian 33.2x 39.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x 3.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.0xmedian 13.0x 16.9xmedian 13.0x 16.1xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 36.3xmedian 14.5x 7.4xmedian 14.5x -3.4xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 9.1xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 2.19median 0.77 -8.83median 0.77

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 monthsBAMAPOCG
Revenue $5.74B $30.82B $3.61B
Gross profit – $26.24B –
Operating income – $1.95B –
Net income $3.07B $221.00M $540.90M
Free cash flow $2.31B $9.31B -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $-1.64 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $1.50B $21.78B $1.26B
Total debt $3.47B $14.75B $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 602.63M 367.30M
Enterprise value $80.12B $3.33B $8.97B

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
MetricBAMAPOCG
P/E 29.9x -71.3x 39.3x
P/FCF 36.3x 7.4x -3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 35.9x 7.4x -3.5x
P/S 14.6x 2.2x 3.9x
P/B 9.1x 1.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 9.4x 1.9x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 22.0x 16.9x 16.1x
EV/EBIT 22.3x 31.9x 20.1x
EV/Revenue 15.0x 2.0x 4.4x
EV/FCF 37.1x 6.7x -3.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.8x 6.7x -4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.19 -8.83

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAMAPOCG
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.9% 12.2% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 4.3% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -60.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.8% -96.3% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -61.8% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% -123.8% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -32.5% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.4% 261.7% -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.8% 261.7% -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 17.6% -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAMAPOCG
Gross margin – 85.1% –
EBITDA margin 68.1% 12.0% 27.3%
Operating margin – 6.3% –
Pretax margin 64.7% 9.9% 17.8%
Net margin 48.9% -3.2% 10.1%
FCF margin 40.3% 30.2% -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 30.2% -110.7%
Return on equity 34.5% 1.8% 7.4%
Return on assets 16.1% 0.1% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 26.8% 0.9% 6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 42.1x -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 3.2% 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAMAPOCG
Debt / assets 17.3% 3.0% 10.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x -1.9x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 1.6x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 92.7% 74.4%
Equity / assets 45.8% 7.3% 25.6%
Interest coverage 27.0x 6.1x 5.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAMAPOCG
Dividend yield 3.7% 1.8% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 1.0% 1.6% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 3.4% 10.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 595.5% 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 14.1% -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.8% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 9.8% 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.

ConsensusBAMAPOCG
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 13.0xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.74FY2026 $9.00FY2026 $3.72FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026 -7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +24.3% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.57BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.9% +4.4% +29.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAMAPOCG
Held by institutions 93.3% 64.5% 61.2%
Institutions holding 621 1,170 581
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% -1.0% +0.4%
Institutions buying 293 643 292
Institutions selling 205 373 198
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.72 1.47

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.

BAMAPOCG
BAM 1.00 0.72 0.73
APO 0.72 1.00 0.73
CG 0.73 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAM, APO and CG?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $83.87B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $69.29B, Carlyle (CG) $14.12B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAM, APO and CG?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 29.9x, Apollo Global Management (APO) -71.3x, Carlyle (CG) 39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.0x, Carlyle (CG) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +12.2%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -3.2%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.9%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) returned the most: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -2.7%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -12.3%, Carlyle (CG) -23.2%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.8%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -7.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 3.69%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 1.82%, Carlyle (CG) 3.50%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 31.7%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 37.5%, Carlyle (CG) 37.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAM, APO and CG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads on 9. 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.