BN vs GL vs ARES Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Globe Life and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$39.49 +8.2% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$88.09B
P/E
70.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
GL Globe Life Inc.
$160.53 -3.4% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$12.35B
P/E
10.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$6.19B
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
6 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$127.50 +7.1% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.84B
P/E
53.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBNGLARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.09B $12.35B $28.84B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.1x 10.2x 53.9x GL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 10.9x 23.4x GL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +5.2% +24.0% ARES
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 19.6% 8.9% GL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -13.3% 14.8% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.07% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% +21.9% -15.3% GL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +12.5%/yr +8.5%/yr GL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 21.3% 43.8% GL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 33/100 59/100 ARES

Percentile Scorecard

BNGLARES

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

AxisBNGLARES
Valuation 76 #44 of 181 27 #87 of 119 51 #90 of 181
Growth 35 #72 of 110 26 #85 of 114 73 #30 of 110
Profitability 31 #88 of 127 49 #55 of 106 70 #39 of 127
Financial Health 39 #100 of 162 14 #90 of 104 46 #88 of 162
Shareholder Returns 15 #65 of 76 48 #55 of 105 53 #36 of 76
Overall 39 33 59
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GL ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • ARES 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

PeriodBNGLARESSPY
1 month +8.2%-3.4%+7.1% +0.7%
3 months -6.0%-12.2%+2.8% +3.7%
6 months -12.5%+4.0%+8.6% +7.1%
Year to date -13.9%+14.8%-21.1% +12.8%
1 year -15.2%+21.9%-15.3% +11.9%
3 years +103.2%+41.6%+25.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.7%+12.3%+7.9% +22.8%
5 years +21.3%+80.3%+50.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+12.5%+8.5% +10.9%
10 years +216.7%+153.3%+650.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+9.7%+22.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNGLARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%21.3%43.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%24.4%46.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.360.321.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.551.02-0.35 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.5%-61.7%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-13.7%-28.5% -1.2%
52-week high $49.17$186.01$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$130.37$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.

MultipleBNGLARES
P/E now vs peer median 70.6xmedian 33.5x 10.3xmedian 10.7x 53.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 4.9x 2.4xmedian 1.4x 7.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x —median 7.5x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x 12.0xmedian 8.5x 54.9xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 1.8x 2.4xmedian 1.5x 5.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.74median 0.97 0.53median 0.60 4.24median 0.97

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 monthsBNGLARES
Revenue $76.56B $6.19B $5.99B
Gross profit – $3.23B –
Operating income – -$1.47B –
Net income $3.71B $1.21B $636.35M
Free cash flow – $1.23B $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $15.36 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $14.89B – $1.85B
Total debt $59.07B $2.94B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 78.91M 226.30M
Enterprise value -$95.23B $11.59B $22.60B

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
MetricBNGLARES
P/E 70.6x 10.3x 53.9x
P/FCF – 12.0x 54.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.6x 50.4x
P/S 1.2x 2.4x 7.7x
P/B 21.7x 2.4x 5.3x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 2.4x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -11.9x 21.2x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.8x 8.1x
EV/FCF – 14.2x 58.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.6x 53.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.74 0.53 4.24

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNGLARES
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 5.2% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 5.5% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 9.4% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 15.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 9.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -12.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 13.8% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 11.6% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 19.4% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 19.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -1.8% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.6% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -6.2% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNGLARES
Gross margin – 52.1% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -23.7% –
Pretax margin – 24.2% 26.0%
Net margin 1.6% 19.6% 8.9%
FCF margin – 19.9% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 22.5% 15.2%
Return on equity 4.3% 19.8% 15.4%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.9% 4.5%
Return on invested capital – -13.3% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNGLARES
Debt / assets 2.8% 9.3% 15.4%
Debt / equity 3.6x 0.5x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 80.5% 71.0%
Equity / assets 0.8% 19.5% 29.0%
Interest coverage – -10.4x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNGLARES
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.8% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 4.7% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.5% 4.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBNGLARES
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 23.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $14.71FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +1.3%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +5.6% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $6.04BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +0.8%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +17.3% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNGLARES
Held by institutions 66.5% 70.7% 66.7%
Institutions holding 931 698 803
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +20.7% +5.3%
Institutions buying 408 346 478
Institutions selling 317 207 229
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.67 2.09

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.

BNGLARES
BN 1.00 0.24 0.70
GL 0.24 1.00 0.06
ARES 0.70 0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, GL and ARES?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $88.09B, Globe Life (GL) $12.35B, Ares Management (ARES) $28.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, GL and ARES?

Globe Life (GL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 70.1x, Globe Life (GL) 10.2x, Ares Management (ARES) 53.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Globe Life (GL) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 14.2x, Globe Life (GL) 10.9x, Ares Management (ARES) 23.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Ares Management (ARES) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Globe Life (GL) +5.2%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Globe Life (GL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Globe Life (GL) 19.6%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Globe Life (GL) -13.3%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Globe Life (GL) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -15.2%, Globe Life (GL) +21.9%, Ares Management (ARES) -15.3%. Over five years, Globe Life (GL) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +3.9%/yr, Globe Life (GL) +12.5%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.5%/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%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%. 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) 27.7%, Globe Life (GL) 21.3%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, GL 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, 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.