BN vs GL vs APO Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Globe Life and Apollo Global Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.02 +3.1% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$85.78B
P/E
68.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
GL Globe Life Inc.
$156.96 -6.1% 1M +16.3% 1Y
Market cap
$12.15B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Globe Life leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Globe Life 6, Apollo Global Management 3, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNGLAPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.78B $12.15B $67.48B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.2x 10.0x 38.0x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 10.7x 12.7x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +5.2% +41.2% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 19.6% 5.0% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -13.3% 5.8% APO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.7% +16.3% -9.6% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +11.5%/yr +7.9%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 21.4% 36.0% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 35/100 74/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

BNGLAPO

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

AxisBNGLAPO
Valuation 76 #44 of 181 28 #86 of 119 87 #24 of 181
Growth 32 #76 of 111 25 #86 of 114 70 #34 of 111
Profitability 30 #91 of 129 51 #55 of 110 62 #50 of 129
Financial Health 38 #102 of 164 15 #94 of 110 79 #36 of 164
Shareholder Returns 14 #65 of 75 55 #48 of 106 73 #21 of 75
Overall 38 35 74
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • APO 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

PeriodBNGLAPOSPY
1 month +3.1%-6.1%-6.1% -0.2%
3 months -10.2%-12.4%-8.4% +3.9%
6 months -14.0%+2.8%-7.5% +8.2%
Year to date -17.1%+12.2%-21.1% +12.9%
1 year -18.7%+16.3%-9.6% +12.3%
3 years +95.7%+40.1%+42.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.1%+11.9%+12.5% +23.3%
5 years +14.1%+72.4%+45.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +2.7%+11.5%+7.9% +10.9%
10 years +204.9%+147.8%+526.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +11.8%+9.5%+20.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNGLAPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%21.4%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%24.3%37.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.370.321.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.680.76-0.27 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-61.7%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.7%-15.6%-25.2% -1.2%
52-week high $49.17$186.01$152.70 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$130.37$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.

MultipleBNGLAPO
P/E now vs peer median 68.0xmedian 34.2x 10.0xmedian 10.5x 38.0xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.9x 2.3xmedian 1.4x 1.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x —median 7.6x 7.4xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.2x 11.7xmedian 8.5x 6.9xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.91 0.52median 0.53 1,869median 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 monthsBNGLAPO
Revenue $76.56B $6.19B $35.90B
Gross profit – $3.23B $31.30B
Operating income – -$1.47B $5.48B
Net income $3.71B $1.21B $3.80B
Free cash flow – $1.23B $9.47B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $15.36 $2.91
Cash & equivalents $14.89B – $26.82B
Total debt $59.07B $2.94B $13.73B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 78.91M 610.22M
Enterprise value -$97.53B $11.39B -$15.31B

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
MetricBNGLAPO
P/E 68.0x 10.0x 38.0x
P/FCF – 11.7x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.4x 6.9x
P/S 1.1x 2.3x 1.8x
P/B 20.9x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 7.4x
EV/EBIT – -11.7x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.8x 1.5x
EV/FCF – 14.0x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.4x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 0.52 1,869

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNGLAPO
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 5.2% 41.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 5.5% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.4% 36.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.0% 38.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 13.8% -27.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 11.6% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 19.4% -47.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 19.3% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.8% 129.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.6% 129.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNGLAPO
Gross margin – 52.1% 87.2%
EBITDA margin – – 19.7%
Operating margin – -23.7% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 24.2% 20.7%
Net margin 1.6% 19.6% 5.0%
FCF margin – 19.9% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.5% 26.4%
Return on equity 4.3% 19.8% 10.6%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – -13.3% 5.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNGLAPO
Debt / assets 2.8% 9.3% 2.8%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.5x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 80.5% 91.6%
Equity / assets 0.8% 19.5% 8.4%
Interest coverage – -10.4x 18.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNGLAPO
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.8% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 4.8% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.6% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBNGLAPO
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $14.71FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +5.6% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +17.3% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNGLAPO
Held by institutions 66.5% 70.7% 64.5%
Institutions holding 930 697 1,166
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +20.7% -1.0%
Institutions buying 407 346 642
Institutions selling 317 206 371
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.68 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.

BNGLAPO
BN 1.00 0.23 0.64
GL 0.23 1.00 0.15
APO 0.64 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, GL and APO?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $85.78B, Globe Life (GL) $12.15B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.48B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, GL and APO?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 68.2x, Globe Life (GL) 10.0x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Globe Life (GL) 10.7x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.7x). 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%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Apollo Global Management (APO) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -18.7%, Globe Life (GL) +16.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -9.6%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +2.7%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +11.5%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Globe Life (GL) 0.00%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%. Brookfield (BN) and Globe Life (GL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Globe Life (GL) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.6%, Globe Life (GL) 21.4%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, GL 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, Globe Life (GL) 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.