BAM vs BX vs NLY Stock Comparison

Brookfield Asset Management, Blackstone and Annaly Capital Management Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BX Blackstone Inc.
$118.16 +5.8% 1M -18.2% 1Y
Market cap
$100.37B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.06%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Brookfield Asset Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Asset Management 5, Annaly Capital Management 4, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBAMBXNLYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.37B $100.37B $14.51B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.8x 28.5x 15.2x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.3x 19.5x 6.1x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.9% +17.2% +51.6% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.9% 21.8% 32.0% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.8% 21.6% 12.2% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x — 5.5x BAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.06% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -6.3% -18.2% -14.4% BAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.0%/yr -11.8%/yr BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 37.5% 21.7% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 70/100 53/100 BAM

Percentile Scorecard

BAMBXNLY

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

AxisBAMBXNLY
Valuation 56 #89 of 200 77 #47 of 200 59 #70 of 168
Growth 88 #15 of 116 84 #19 of 116 80 #34 of 163
Profitability 94 #9 of 143 85 #23 of 143 82 #28 of 154
Financial Health 63 #62 of 166 54 #77 of 166 31 #112 of 162
Shareholder Returns 62 #31 of 80 52 #39 of 80 15 #116 of 137
Overall 73 70 53
  • BAM ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NLY ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBAMBXNLYSPY
1 month +13.6%+5.8%-1.5% -2.0%
3 months -1.9%-13.9%-19.9% -2.2%
6 months +5.2%-3.7%-18.5% +4.2%
Year to date -2.8%-23.3%-18.5% +10.6%
1 year -6.3%-18.2%-14.4% +10.4%
3 years +60.9%+17.1%+6.1% +73.6%
3 years, per year +17.2%+5.4%+2.0% +20.2%
5 years —-18.2%-46.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year —-4.0%-11.8% +10.1%
10 years —+395.6%-55.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year —+17.4%-7.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBAMBXNLYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%37.5%21.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%37.9%23.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.320.54 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.20-0.48-0.67 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-51.5%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.8%-27.7%-25.3% -3.2%
52-week high $55.85$163.50$24.40 $779.14
52-week low $42.87$102.12$17.72 $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.

MultipleBAMBXNLY
P/E now vs peer median 29.0xmedian 33.9x 26.9xmedian 33.9x 14.6xmedian 11.8x
P/S now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 4.7x 5.5xmedian 4.7x 4.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.3xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 7.7xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.2xmedian 14.4x 16.2xmedian 14.4x 3.8xmedian 6.0x
P/B now vs peer median 8.9xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 0.69median 0.88 0.47median 0.33

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 monthsBAMBXNLY
Revenue $5.74B $16.11B $2.97B
Net income $3.07B $6.83B $1.13B
Free cash flow $2.31B $5.49B $3.72B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $4.40 $1.25
Cash & equivalents $1.50B $2.51B $2.18B
Total debt $3.47B $13.19B $38.38B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 799.90M 764.36M
Enterprise value $81.18B $90.35B $5.47B

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
MetricBAMBXNLY
P/E 29.0x 26.9x 14.6x
P/FCF 35.2x 16.2x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 34.9x 15.9x 3.8x
P/S 14.2x 5.5x 4.8x
P/B 8.9x 4.2x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 9.1x 4.2x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 21.3x – 7.7x
EV/EBIT 21.6x 11.6x 7.8x
EV/Revenue 14.5x 6.2x 17.0x
EV/FCF 36.0x 18.2x 13.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 35.7x 17.8x 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.69 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAMBXNLY
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.9% 17.2% 51.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% 59.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.8% 19.2% -24.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 46.7% 36.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% 20.2% -38.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 38.8% 31.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.4% 65.6% 30.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.0% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.8% 67.2% 30.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 16.0% 19.3%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAMBXNLY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 68.1% – 219.8%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 64.7% 50.1% 38.7%
Net margin 48.9% 21.8% 32.0%
FCF margin 40.3% 34.1% 125.1%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% 34.7% 125.1%
Return on equity 34.5% 33.2% 6.9%
Return on assets 16.1% 13.9% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 26.8% 21.6% 12.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x 3.3x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 9.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAMBXNLY
Debt / assets 17.3% 26.4% 26.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 2.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x – 5.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x 2.4x 10.3x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 57.8% 89.1%
Equity / assets 45.8% 42.2% 10.9%
Interest coverage 27.0x 16.0x 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAMBXNLY
Dividend yield 3.8% 4.3% 15.9%
Net buyback yield 1.1% 0.3% -15.9%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 4.6% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 93.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 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.

ConsensusBAMBXNLY
Forward P/E 29.3xFY2026 19.5xFY2026 6.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.74FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $3.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +25.5% -0.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.57BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +27.3% +1.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAMBXNLY
Held by institutions 93.3% 67.3% 58.3%
Institutions holding 621 2,132 794
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +2.8% +4.6%
Institutions buying 294 1,133 453
Institutions selling 204 718 209
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.58 2.17

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.

BAMBXNLY
BAM 1.00 0.74 0.39
BX 0.74 1.00 0.44
NLY 0.39 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAM, BX and NLY?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $86.37B, Blackstone (BX) $100.37B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $14.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAM, BX and NLY?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.8x, Blackstone (BX) 28.5x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 29.3x, Blackstone (BX) 19.5x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) returned the most: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -6.3%, Blackstone (BX) -18.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -14.4%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -4.0%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/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%, Blackstone (BX) 0.06%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%. Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) and Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 31.0%, Blackstone (BX) 37.5%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.