BN vs XEL vs APO Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Xcel Energy and Apollo Global 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
$87.88B
P/E
69.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.04 +11.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.30B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Apollo Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Global Management 6, Xcel Energy 4, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNXELAPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.88B $50.30B $68.56B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.9x 18.8x 38.6x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 18.4x 13.1x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +4.5% +41.2% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 17.9% 5.0% XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% 5.8% APO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x -1.8x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% -0.8% -5.1% XEL
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +4.1%/yr +9.0%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 19.3% 36.3% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 30/100 75/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

BNXELAPO

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

AxisBNXELAPO
Valuation 76 #44 of 181 18 #55 of 67 87 #25 of 181
Growth 35 #72 of 110 50 #33 of 65 71 #33 of 110
Profitability 31 #88 of 127 48 #33 of 63 63 #48 of 127
Financial Health 39 #100 of 162 31 #43 of 62 80 #34 of 162
Shareholder Returns 15 #65 of 76 0 #67 of 67 73 #21 of 76
Overall 39 30 75
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • 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

PeriodBNXELAPOSPY
1 month +8.2%+11.8%-0.4% +0.7%
3 months -6.0%+1.0%-1.4% +3.7%
6 months -12.5%-4.7%-7.9% +7.1%
Year to date -13.9%+7.0%-18.1% +12.8%
1 year -15.2%-0.8%-5.1% +11.9%
3 years +103.2%+34.6%+47.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.7%+10.4%+13.9% +22.8%
5 years +21.3%+22.4%+54.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+4.1%+9.0% +10.9%
10 years +216.7%+94.3%+552.0% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+6.9%+20.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNXELAPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%19.3%36.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%19.5%37.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.36-0.031.13 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.04-0.14 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.5%-37.4%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-5.8%-22.4% -1.2%
52-week high $49.17$83.91$152.70 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$69.39$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.

MultipleBNXELAPO
P/E now vs peer median 70.6xmedian 33.5x 18.6xmedian 20.5x 39.5xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 4.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x 1.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 13.9xmedian 13.1x 7.8xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x -6.6xmedian 40.5x 7.2xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 1.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.74median 0.97 1.82median 2.14 1,939median 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 monthsBNXELAPO
Revenue $76.56B $14.87B $35.90B
Gross profit – – $31.30B
Operating income – $3.23B $5.48B
Net income $3.71B $2.67B $3.80B
Free cash flow – -$7.62B $9.47B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $4.22 $2.91
Cash & equivalents $14.89B $2.48B $26.82B
Total debt $59.07B $40.60B $13.73B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 632.00M 610.22M
Enterprise value -$95.43B $43.77B -$14.24B

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
MetricBNXELAPO
P/E 70.6x 18.6x 39.5x
P/FCF – -6.6x 7.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 7.2x
P/S 1.2x 3.4x 1.9x
P/B 21.7x 2.0x 1.6x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 2.0x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 7.8x
EV/EBIT – 27.3x 10.1x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 5.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF – -11.6x 5.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.4x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.74 1.82 1,939

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNXELAPO
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 4.5% 41.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 0.1% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 36.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 37.5% 38.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 39.4% -27.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 15.3% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 31.2% -47.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 10.2% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.9% 129.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -47.9% 129.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -159.7% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNXELAPO
Gross margin – – 87.2%
EBITDA margin – 42.7% 19.7%
Operating margin – 21.7% 15.3%
Pretax margin – 16.8% 20.7%
Net margin 1.6% 17.9% 5.0%
FCF margin – -51.2% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 34.1% 26.4%
Return on equity 4.3% 10.8% 10.6%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% 5.8%
Return on capital employed – 4.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNXELAPO
Debt / assets 2.8% 44.8% 2.8%
Debt / equity 3.6x 1.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x -1.8x
Debt / FCF – -5.3x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 71.9% 91.6%
Equity / assets 0.8% 28.1% 8.4%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 18.2x
Current ratio – 0.7x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 0.86 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNXELAPO
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.0% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – -6.0% 1.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% -3.1% 3.7%
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.

ConsensusBNXELAPO
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $4.30FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +2.1% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +8.4% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNXELAPO
Held by institutions 66.5% 95.4% 64.5%
Institutions holding 931 1,286 1,168
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +7.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 408 665 643
Institutions selling 317 386 372
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.72 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.

BNXELAPO
BN 1.00 0.11 0.64
XEL 0.11 1.00 -0.04
APO 0.64 -0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, XEL and APO?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $87.88B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $50.30B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $68.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, XEL and APO?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 69.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.8x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 14.2x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.4x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.1x). 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%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Apollo Global Management (APO) leads (Xcel Energy (XEL) 5.0%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Xcel Energy (XEL) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -15.2%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -0.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -5.1%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +3.9%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.1%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, XEL 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, Apollo Global Management (APO) 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.