BAM vs BN vs CG Stock Comparison

Brookfield Asset Management, Brookfield and Carlyle Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.97 +2.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$85.42B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.59 -3.3% 1M -32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.86B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brookfield Asset Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Asset Management 7, Brookfield 3, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAMBNCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.14B $85.42B $13.86B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 68.0x 38.1x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 13.8x 10.3x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.9% -9.6% -41.9% BAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.9% 1.6% 10.1% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.8% — 6.4% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 1.8x BAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -16.5% -32.9% BAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +2.9%/yr -6.9%/yr BN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 27.7% 37.2% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 39/100 31/100 BAM

Percentile Scorecard

BAMBNCG

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

AxisBAMBNCG
Valuation 59 #76 of 183 77 #43 of 183 32 #125 of 183
Growth 86 #17 of 113 34 #75 of 113 6 #106 of 113
Profitability 94 #9 of 131 30 #92 of 131 27 #96 of 131
Financial Health 59 #70 of 168 39 #103 of 168 49 #86 of 168
Shareholder Returns 64 #28 of 76 13 #66 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 72 39 31
  • BAM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBAMBNCGSPY
1 month +3.9%+2.3%-3.3% -1.0%
3 months +1.5%-8.9%-15.0% +2.9%
6 months -1.1%-16.5%-20.1% +6.4%
Year to date -10.2%-17.3%-34.7% +11.4%
1 year -12.5%-16.5%-32.9% +13.1%
3 years +53.2%+84.1%+36.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.3%+22.6%+11.0% +21.5%
5 years —+15.5%-30.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year —+2.9%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years —+197.6%+157.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+11.5%+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBAMBNCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%27.7%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%29.1%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.371.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.60-0.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-42.8%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-22.8%-41.6% -2.5%
52-week high $55.85$49.17$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $42.87$35.94$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.

MultipleBAMBNCG
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 33.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x 37.9xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 4.6x 1.1xmedian 4.6x 3.8xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 15.6xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x -3.3xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.9x 20.9xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 -0.71median 0.91 -8.52median 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 monthsBAMBNCG
Revenue $5.74B $76.56B $3.61B
Net income $3.07B $3.71B $540.90M
Free cash flow $2.31B – -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $0.53 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $1.50B $14.89B $1.26B
Total debt $9.91B $59.07B $11.98B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 2.37B 367.30M
Enterprise value $69.95B -$97.89B $6.74B

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
MetricBAMBNCG
P/E 26.8x 67.9x 37.9x
P/FCF 32.5x – -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 32.2x – -3.4x
P/S 13.1x 1.1x 3.8x
P/B 8.2x 20.9x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 8.4x -2.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – 15.6x
EV/EBIT 20.0x – 19.5x
EV/Revenue 13.4x 0.7x 4.3x
EV/FCF 33.3x – -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x – -3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -0.71 -8.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAMBNCG
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.9% -9.6% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.8% 28.4% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 11.2% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% 65.8% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -95.3% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.4% – -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.8% – -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAMBNCG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 68.1% – 27.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 64.7% – 17.8%
Net margin 48.9% 1.6% 10.1%
FCF margin 40.3% – -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% – -110.7%
Return on equity 34.5% 4.3% 7.4%
Return on assets 16.1% 0.7% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 26.8% – 6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% – 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAMBNCG
Debt / assets 17.3% 2.8% 10.6%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 1.5x – -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 99.2% 74.4%
Equity / assets 45.8% 0.8% 25.6%
Interest coverage 27.0x – 5.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAMBNCG
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.7% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 1.2% – 6.7%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 0.7% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBAMBNCG
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $2.76FY2026 $3.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +12.3% +26.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.25BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026 $3.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% +21.1% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAMBNCG
Held by institutions 93.3% 66.5% 61.2%
Institutions holding 619 930 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +1.2% +0.4%
Institutions buying 292 407 292
Institutions selling 204 317 196
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.28 1.49

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.

BAMBNCG
BAM 1.00 0.85 0.71
BN 0.85 1.00 0.73
CG 0.71 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAM, BN and CG?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $75.14B, Brookfield (BN) $85.42B, Carlyle (CG) $13.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAM, BN and CG?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8x, Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Carlyle (CG) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.5x, Brookfield (BN) 13.8x, Carlyle (CG) 10.3x). 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%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) returned the most: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -12.5%, Brookfield (BN) -16.5%, Carlyle (CG) -32.9%. Over five years, Brookfield (BN) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +2.9%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 0.00%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%. Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Carlyle (CG) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAM, BN 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 7. 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.