BAM vs BX vs APO Stock Comparison

Brookfield Asset Management, Blackstone and Apollo Global Management Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.97 -1.1% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.06B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBAMBXAPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.14B $95.06B $67.71B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 27.0x 38.1x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.5x 19.4x 12.4x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.9% +17.2% +41.2% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.9% 21.8% 5.0% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.8% 21.6% 2.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — -3.1x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.02% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -12.5% -23.9% -8.3% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.0%/yr +7.2%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 37.3% 36.1% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 72/100 68/100 72/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

BAMBXAPO

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

AxisBAMBXAPO
Valuation 59 #76 of 183 76 #44 of 183 84 #30 of 183
Growth 86 #17 of 113 83 #20 of 113 68 #37 of 113
Profitability 94 #9 of 131 82 #25 of 131 58 #56 of 131
Financial Health 59 #70 of 168 53 #79 of 168 79 #36 of 168
Shareholder Returns 64 #28 of 76 45 #42 of 76 73 #21 of 76
Overall 72 68 72
  • BAM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO 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

PeriodBAMBXAPOSPY
1 month +3.9%-1.1%-9.3% -1.0%
3 months +1.5%-9.2%-8.1% +2.9%
6 months -1.1%-3.0%-9.2% +6.4%
Year to date -10.2%-23.5%-22.1% +11.4%
1 year -12.5%-23.9%-8.3% +13.1%
3 years +53.2%+24.0%+34.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +15.3%+7.4%+10.3% +21.5%
5 years —-14.3%+41.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year —-3.0%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years —+390.1%+535.4% +255.2%
10 years, per year —+17.2%+20.3% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBAMBXAPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%37.3%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.4%37.3%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.321.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.42-0.64-0.23 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-51.5%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-27.8%-26.1% -2.5%
52-week high $55.85$163.50$152.70 $779.14
52-week low $42.87$102.12$100.30 $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.

MultipleBAMBXAPO
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 33.6x 26.8xmedian 33.6x 37.5xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 4.6x 5.5xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 12.2xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.5xmedian 13.4x 16.2xmedian 13.4x 6.9xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.69median 0.91 1,845median 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 monthsBAMBXAPO
Revenue $5.74B $16.11B $35.90B
Gross profit – – $31.30B
Operating income – – $2.65B
Net income $3.07B $6.83B $3.80B
Free cash flow $2.31B $5.49B $9.47B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $4.40 $2.91
Cash & equivalents $1.50B $2.51B $26.82B
Total debt $9.91B $50.92B $13.73B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 799.90M 610.22M
Enterprise value $69.95B $85.04B -$15.08B

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
MetricBAMBXAPO
P/E 26.8x 26.8x 37.5x
P/FCF 32.5x 16.2x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 32.2x 15.9x 6.9x
P/S 13.1x 5.5x 1.8x
P/B 8.2x 4.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 4.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 19.7x – 12.2x
EV/EBIT 20.0x 11.6x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 13.4x 6.2x 1.4x
EV/FCF 33.3x 18.1x 5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.0x 17.8x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.69 1,845

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAMBXAPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.9% 17.2% 41.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 36.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -21.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.8% 19.2% -27.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.7% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% 20.2% -47.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.4% 65.6% 129.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.8% 67.2% 129.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAMBXAPO
Gross margin – – 87.2%
EBITDA margin 68.1% – 11.8%
Operating margin – – 7.4%
Pretax margin 64.7% 50.1% 20.7%
Net margin 48.9% 21.8% 5.0%
FCF margin 40.3% 34.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 34.7% 26.4%
Return on equity 34.5% 33.2% 10.6%
Return on assets 16.1% 13.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 26.8% 21.6% 2.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 9.7% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAMBXAPO
Debt / assets 17.3% 26.4% 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – -3.1x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 2.4x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 57.8% 91.6%
Equity / assets 45.8% 42.2% 8.4%
Interest coverage 27.0x 16.0x 8.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAMBXAPO
Dividend yield 4.1% 4.4% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 0.3% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 5.3% 4.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 93.6% 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.4% 13.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 8.3%

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.

ConsensusBAMBXAPO
Forward P/E 27.5xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $9.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +4.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +31.0% +26.0% +23.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.25BFY2026 $14.70BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.5%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +6.2% +27.1% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAMBXAPO
Held by institutions 93.3% 67.3% 64.5%
Institutions holding 619 2,129 1,166
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.8% -1.0%
Institutions buying 292 1,132 642
Institutions selling 204 716 371
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.58 1.73

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.

BAMBXAPO
BAM 1.00 0.74 0.69
BX 0.74 1.00 0.73
APO 0.69 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAM, BX and APO?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $75.14B, Blackstone (BX) $95.06B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.71B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAM, BX and APO?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8x, Blackstone (BX) 27.0x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.5x, Blackstone (BX) 19.4x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apollo Global Management (APO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -12.5%, Blackstone (BX) -23.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.3%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 0.00%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%. Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%, Blackstone (BX) 37.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Apollo Global Management (APO) 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.