BAM vs ARES vs WPM Stock Comparison

Brookfield Asset Management, Ares Management and Wheaton Precious Metals 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
2 wins
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$119.18 -12.6% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$54.11B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.65%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brookfield Asset Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Asset Management 6, Wheaton Precious Metals 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAMARESWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.21B $47.89B $54.11B BAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.3x 56.2x 26.5x WPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.6x 24.4x 28.0x ARES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.9% +24.0% -6.5% BAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.9% 8.9% — BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.8% 14.8% 18.7% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 0.7x BAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.77% 3.89% 0.65% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.8% -10.6% +23.5% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +9.0%/yr +24.3%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 43.7% 51.1% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 57/100 77/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

BAMARESWPM

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

AxisBAMARESWPM
Valuation 56 #81 of 181 50 #91 of 181 75 #46 of 181
Growth 87 #16 of 112 74 #30 of 112 92 #10 of 112
Profitability 94 #9 of 131 68 #43 of 131 98 #4 of 131
Financial Health 63 #62 of 165 42 #97 of 165 76 #40 of 165
Shareholder Returns 64 #28 of 75 50 #38 of 75 46 #41 of 75
Overall 72 57 77
  • BAM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • WPM 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

PeriodBAMARESWPMSPY
1 month +14.8%+13.1%-12.6% -2.3%
3 months +1.5%-4.0%+6.5% -0.7%
6 months +8.1%+10.8%-4.0% +4.8%
Year to date -1.8%-17.8%+1.4% +10.3%
1 year -4.8%-10.6%+23.5% +10.3%
3 years +62.6%+24.2%+165.4% +73.0%
3 years, per year +17.6%+7.5%+38.5% +20.1%
5 years —+53.5%+196.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year —+9.0%+24.3% +10.1%
10 years —+777.5%+396.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year —+24.3%+17.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBAMARESWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%43.7%51.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%46.6%54.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.602.00 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.15-0.240.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-51.3%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.8%-25.4%-28.1% -3.5%
52-week high $55.85$178.28$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $42.87$96.50$94.37 $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.

MultipleBAMARESWPM
P/E now vs peer median 29.3xmedian 34.9x 56.2xmedian 34.9x 26.5xmedian 34.9x
P/S now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 4.7x 8.0xmedian 4.7x -1,517xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 21.3xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.6xmedian 14.1x 57.3xmedian 14.1x 21.3xmedian 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.7x 5.6xmedian 1.7x 5.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 4.42median 0.91 0.46median 0.91

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 monthsBAMARESWPM
Revenue $5.74B $5.99B -$35.66M
Gross profit – – $2.40B
Operating income – – $2.28B
Net income $3.07B $636.35M $2.05B
Free cash flow $2.31B $836.15M $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $2.36 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $1.50B $1.85B $100.19M
Total debt $3.47B $4.58B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 226.30M 454.69M
Enterprise value $78.46B $46.56B $49.54B

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
MetricBAMARESWPM
P/E 29.3x 56.2x 26.5x
P/FCF 35.6x 57.3x 21.3x
P/Operating cash flow 35.2x 52.5x 21.3x
P/S 14.3x 8.0x -1,517x
P/B 8.9x 5.6x 5.6x
P/Tangible book 9.2x 6.1x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 21.5x – 21.3x
EV/EBIT 21.8x 22.1x 24.6x
EV/Revenue 14.7x 8.5x -1,570x
EV/FCF 36.4x 60.5x 22.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 36.1x 55.5x 22.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 4.42 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAMARESWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.9% 24.0% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 18.0% -17.4%
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) 32.8% 32.6% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 7.5% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% 27.3% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.4% -77.5% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 98.3% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.8% -79.0% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 84.4% 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAMARESWPM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 68.1% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 64.7% 26.0% –
Net margin 48.9% 8.9% –
FCF margin 40.3% 14.0% –
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 15.2% -7,135%
Return on equity 34.5% 15.4% 21.5%
Return on assets 16.1% 4.5% 18.5%
Return on invested capital 26.8% 14.8% 18.7%
Return on capital employed – – 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.4x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAMARESWPM
Debt / assets 17.3% 15.4% 16.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 0.7x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 5.5x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 71.0% 20.3%
Equity / assets 45.8% 29.0% 79.7%
Interest coverage 27.0x 3.1x 61.9x
Current ratio – – 0.5x
Quick ratio – – 0.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 14.41

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAMARESWPM
Dividend yield 3.8% 3.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 4.7% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 301.7% 23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 229.6% 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 23.7% 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 26.9% 7.9%

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.

ConsensusBAMARESWPM
Forward P/E 29.6xFY2026 24.4xFY2026 28.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.74FY2026 $5.44FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +35.3% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.57BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +19.6% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAMARESWPM
Held by institutions 93.3% 97.3% 63.9%
Institutions holding 621 804 848
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +5.3% +2.8%
Institutions buying 294 479 420
Institutions selling 204 229 267
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.09 1.57

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.

BAMARESWPM
BAM 1.00 0.74 0.30
ARES 0.74 1.00 0.21
WPM 0.30 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAM, ARES and WPM?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $82.21B, Ares Management (ARES) $47.89B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $54.11B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAM, ARES and WPM?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 29.3x, Ares Management (ARES) 56.2x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 26.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ares Management (ARES) is cheapest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 29.6x, Ares Management (ARES) 24.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 28.0x). 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%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -4.8%, Ares Management (ARES) -10.6%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.5%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +9.0%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +24.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 3.77%, Ares Management (ARES) 3.89%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 31.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 51.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.