BAM vs CG vs KKR Stock Comparison

Brookfield Asset Management, Carlyle and Kkr Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$39.06 -1.2% 1M -32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
3.58%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$93.04 -0.2% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$83.53B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.82%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBAMCGKKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $75.68B $13.80B $83.53B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 38.4x 27.9x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.2x 10.5x 10.9x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.9% -41.9% +31.1% BAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.9% 10.1% 14.0% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.8% 6.4% 6.0% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.8x 3.5x BAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.09% 3.58% 0.82% BAM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.1% -32.3% -22.9% BAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -7.0%/yr +3.2%/yr KKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 30.2% 37.2% 38.1% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 32/100 59/100 BAM

Percentile Scorecard

BAMCGKKR

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

AxisBAMCGKKR
Valuation 59 #75 of 181 32 #124 of 181 81 #36 of 181
Growth 86 #17 of 111 6 #104 of 111 79 #24 of 111
Profitability 93 #10 of 129 28 #93 of 129 54 #60 of 129
Financial Health 63 #61 of 164 51 #81 of 164 33 #111 of 164
Shareholder Returns 67 #26 of 76 43 #44 of 76 49 #39 of 76
Overall 73 32 59
  • BAM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR 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

PeriodBAMCGKKRSPY
1 month +6.4%-1.2%-0.2% +0.9%
3 months +0.0%-12.6%-6.3% +5.9%
6 months +2.9%-18.3%-6.3% +8.5%
Year to date -9.6%-33.9%-27.0% +13.3%
1 year -14.1%-32.3%-22.9% +12.4%
3 years +63.7%+41.5%+72.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +17.9%+12.3%+19.8% +23.5%
5 years —-30.4%+16.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year —-7.0%+3.2% +11.0%
10 years —+147.2%+541.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+9.5%+20.4% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBAMCGKKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 30.2%37.2%38.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.3%38.8%40.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.481.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.47-0.87-0.60 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.2%-57.7%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.2%-40.9%-34.8% -0.9%
52-week high $55.85$66.12$142.77 $779.14
52-week low $42.87$35.77$83.88 $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.

MultipleBAMCGKKR
P/E now vs peer median 27.0xmedian 32.9x 38.4xmedian 32.9x 27.9xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 13.2xmedian 4.9x 3.8xmedian 4.9x 3.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 11.8x 15.8xmedian 11.8x 12.6xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 32.7xmedian 13.3x -3.3xmedian 13.3x 35.7xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 8.2xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 -8.63median 0.93 0.94median 0.93

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 monthsBAMCGKKR
Revenue $5.74B $3.61B $21.31B
Net income $3.07B $540.90M $5.64B
Free cash flow $2.31B -$4.12B $2.34B
EPS (diluted) $1.74 $0.99 $3.16
Cash & equivalents $1.50B $1.26B $21.08B
Total debt $3.47B $11.98B $53.48B
Shares (diluted) 1.61B 367.30M 945.58M
Enterprise value $71.93B $8.65B $50.01B

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
MetricBAMCGKKR
P/E 27.0x 38.4x 27.9x
P/FCF 32.7x -3.3x 35.7x
P/Operating cash flow 32.4x -3.5x 33.6x
P/S 13.2x 3.8x 3.9x
P/B 8.2x 1.9x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 8.4x 1.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 19.9x 15.8x 12.6x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 19.7x 12.3x
EV/Revenue 13.5x 4.3x 5.4x
EV/FCF 33.6x -3.8x 49.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.3x -3.9x 46.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -8.63 0.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBAMCGKKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.9% -41.9% 31.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 24.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 32.8% -59.3% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 5.0% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 16.4% -71.1% 50.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -4.5% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 73.4% -4,787% -47.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -81.4% 33.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 72.8% -2,448% -48.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -78.5% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBAMCGKKR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 68.1% 27.3% 43.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 64.7% 17.8% 31.1%
Net margin 48.9% 10.1% 14.0%
FCF margin 40.3% -114.2% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 40.7% -110.7% 11.7%
Return on equity 34.5% 7.4% 7.1%
Return on assets 16.1% 1.9% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 26.8% 6.4% 6.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -7.4x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 2.4% 11.5% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBAMCGKKR
Debt / assets 17.3% 10.6% 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.4x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.5x 1.8x 3.5x
Debt / FCF 1.5x -0.7x 22.9x
Liabilities / assets 54.2% 74.4% 81.3%
Equity / assets 45.8% 25.6% 18.7%
Interest coverage 27.0x 5.4x 3.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBAMCGKKR
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 1.2% 6.6% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 10.2% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 93.3% 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – -12.2% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 0.2% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 7.3%

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.

ConsensusBAMCGKKR
Forward P/E 27.2xFY2026 10.5xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.74FY2026 $3.73FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +6.1%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +30.5% +26.0% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.57BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.4%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +29.4% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBAMCGKKR
Held by institutions 93.3% 61.2% 60.4%
Institutions holding 619 579 1,266
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.6% +0.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 292 292 634
Institutions selling 204 196 457
Buyers to sellers 1.43 1.49 1.39

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.

BAMCGKKR
BAM 1.00 0.71 0.77
CG 0.71 1.00 0.75
KKR 0.77 0.75 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAM, CG and KKR?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $75.68B, Carlyle (CG) $13.80B, Kkr (KKR) $83.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAM, CG and KKR?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.0x, Carlyle (CG) 38.4x, Kkr (KKR) 27.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.2x, Carlyle (CG) 10.5x, Kkr (KKR) 10.9x). 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%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) returned the most: Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -14.1%, Carlyle (CG) -32.3%, Kkr (KKR) -22.9%. Over five years, Kkr (KKR) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -7.0%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.2%/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) 4.09%, Carlyle (CG) 3.58%, Kkr (KKR) 0.82%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%, Carlyle (CG) 37.2%, Kkr (KKR) 38.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.