BN vs APO vs ARES Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Apollo Global Management and Ares Management 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
2 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$122.08 +0.5% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$27.60B
P/E
51.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBNAPOARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.42B $67.71B $27.60B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.0x 38.1x 51.6x APO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 12.4x 22.4x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +41.2% +24.0% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 5.0% 8.9% ARES
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 2.8% 14.8% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.1x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.5% -8.3% -17.8% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.9%/yr +7.2%/yr +8.4%/yr ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 36.1% 43.7% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 72/100 57/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

BNAPOARES

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

AxisBNAPOARES
Valuation 77 #43 of 183 84 #30 of 183 50 #92 of 183
Growth 34 #75 of 113 68 #37 of 113 74 #30 of 113
Profitability 30 #92 of 131 58 #56 of 131 69 #42 of 131
Financial Health 39 #103 of 168 79 #36 of 168 42 #98 of 168
Shareholder Returns 13 #66 of 76 73 #21 of 76 52 #37 of 76
Overall 39 72 57
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES 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

PeriodBNAPOARESSPY
1 month +2.3%-9.3%+0.5% -1.0%
3 months -8.9%-8.1%-3.5% +2.9%
6 months -16.5%-9.2%+5.9% +6.4%
Year to date -17.3%-22.1%-24.5% +11.4%
1 year -16.5%-8.3%-17.8% +13.1%
3 years +84.1%+34.3%+16.9% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+10.3%+5.4% +21.5%
5 years +15.5%+41.5%+49.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.9%+7.2%+8.4% +10.9%
10 years +197.6%+535.4%+613.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.5%+20.3%+21.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBNAPOARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%36.1%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%37.5%46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.371.141.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.23-0.41 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-43.8%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-26.1%-31.5% -2.5%
52-week high $49.17$152.70$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$100.30$96.50 $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.

MultipleBNAPOARES
P/E now vs peer median 67.9xmedian 33.6x 37.5xmedian 33.6x 51.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x 7.3xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 12.2xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.4x 6.9xmedian 13.4x 52.6xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 5.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.91 1,845median 0.91 4.06median 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 monthsBNAPOARES
Revenue $76.56B $35.90B $5.99B
Gross profit – $31.30B –
Operating income – $2.65B –
Net income $3.71B $3.80B $636.35M
Free cash flow – $9.47B $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $2.91 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $14.89B $26.82B $1.85B
Total debt $59.07B $13.73B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 610.22M 226.30M
Enterprise value -$97.89B -$15.08B $21.36B

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
MetricBNAPOARES
P/E 67.9x 37.5x 51.6x
P/FCF – 6.9x 52.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.9x 48.2x
P/S 1.1x 1.8x 7.3x
P/B 20.9x 1.6x 5.1x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 1.6x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – 12.2x –
EV/EBIT – 19.6x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 1.4x 7.8x
EV/FCF – 5.5x 55.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 5.5x 51.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 1,845 4.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNAPOARES
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 41.2% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 10.2% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 36.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% -27.0% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 15.9% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% -47.4% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 0.0% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 129.7% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 129.7% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNAPOARES
Gross margin – 87.2% –
EBITDA margin – 11.8% –
Operating margin – 7.4% –
Pretax margin – 20.7% 26.0%
Net margin 1.6% 5.0% 8.9%
FCF margin – 26.4% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 26.4% 15.2%
Return on equity 4.3% 10.6% 15.4%
Return on assets 0.7% 0.9% 4.5%
Return on invested capital – 2.8% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNAPOARES
Debt / assets 2.8% 2.8% 15.4%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.1x –
Debt / FCF – 1.4x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 91.6% 71.0%
Equity / assets 0.8% 8.4% 29.0%
Interest coverage – 8.8x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNAPOARES
Dividend yield 0.7% 1.9% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 3.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.4% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.4% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.7% 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 26.9%

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.

ConsensusBNAPOARES
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.76FY2026 $9.06FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +23.6% +35.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026 $5.47BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +4.4% +19.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNAPOARES
Held by institutions 66.5% 64.5% 66.7%
Institutions holding 930 1,166 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% -1.0% +5.3%
Institutions buying 407 642 477
Institutions selling 317 371 229
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.73 2.08

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.

BNAPOARES
BN 1.00 0.63 0.70
APO 0.63 1.00 0.77
ARES 0.70 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, APO and ARES?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $85.42B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.71B, Ares Management (ARES) $27.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, APO and ARES?

Apollo Global Management (APO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x, Ares Management (ARES) 51.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 13.8x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.4x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.4x). 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 (BN) -9.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Apollo Global Management (APO) 2.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -16.5%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.3%, Ares Management (ARES) -17.8%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +2.9%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.2%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%. Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, APO and ARES?

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 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.