BX vs APO vs BAM Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Apollo Global Management and Brookfield Asset Management Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.97 -1.1% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.06B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apollo Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Global Management 6, Brookfield Asset Management 4, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXAPOBAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.06B $67.71B $75.14B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 38.1x 26.8x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 12.4x 27.5x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +41.2% +31.9% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 5.0% 48.9% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 2.8% 26.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.1x 0.5x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.02% 0.00% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% -8.3% -12.5% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +7.2%/yr — APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 36.1% 30.2% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 72/100 72/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

BXAPOBAM

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

AxisBXAPOBAM
Valuation 76 #44 of 183 84 #30 of 183 59 #76 of 183
Growth 83 #20 of 113 68 #37 of 113 86 #17 of 113
Profitability 82 #25 of 131 58 #56 of 131 94 #9 of 131
Financial Health 53 #79 of 168 79 #36 of 168 59 #70 of 168
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 73 #21 of 76 64 #28 of 76
Overall 68 72 72
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BAM 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

PeriodBXAPOBAMSPY
1 month -1.1%-9.3%+3.9% -1.0%
3 months -9.2%-8.1%+1.5% +2.9%
6 months -3.0%-9.2%-1.1% +6.4%
Year to date -23.5%-22.1%-10.2% +11.4%
1 year -23.9%-8.3%-12.5% +13.1%
3 years +24.0%+34.3%+53.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.4%+10.3%+15.3% +21.5%
5 years -14.3%+41.5%— +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.0%+7.2%— +10.9%
10 years +390.1%+535.4%— +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.2%+20.3%— +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBXAPOBAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%36.1%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%37.5%31.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.141.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.23-0.42 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-43.8%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-26.1%-15.8% -2.5%
52-week high $163.50$152.70$55.85 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$100.30$42.87 $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.

MultipleBXAPOBAM
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 33.6x 37.5xmedian 33.6x 26.8xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x 13.1xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 12.2xmedian 12.0x 19.7xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 6.9xmedian 13.4x 32.5xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 8.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.91 1,845median 0.91 —median 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 monthsBXAPOBAM
Revenue $16.11B $35.90B $5.74B
Gross profit – $31.30B –
Operating income – $2.65B –
Net income $6.83B $3.80B $3.07B
Free cash flow $5.49B $9.47B $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $2.91 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $26.82B $1.50B
Total debt $50.92B $13.73B $9.91B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 610.22M 1.61B
Enterprise value $85.04B -$15.08B $69.95B

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
MetricBXAPOBAM
P/E 26.8x 37.5x 26.8x
P/FCF 16.2x 6.9x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 6.9x 32.2x
P/S 5.5x 1.8x 13.1x
P/B 4.2x 1.6x 8.2x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 1.6x 8.4x
EV/EBITDA – 12.2x 19.7x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 19.6x 20.0x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 1.4x 13.4x
EV/FCF 18.1x 5.5x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 5.5x 33.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 1,845 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXAPOBAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 41.2% 31.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 10.2% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 36.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% -27.0% 32.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 15.9% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% -47.4% 16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 0.0% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 129.7% 73.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 4.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 129.7% 72.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXAPOBAM
Gross margin – 87.2% –
EBITDA margin – 11.8% 68.1%
Operating margin – 7.4% –
Pretax margin 50.1% 20.7% 64.7%
Net margin 21.8% 5.0% 48.9%
FCF margin 34.1% 26.4% 40.3%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 26.4% 40.7%
Return on equity 33.2% 10.6% 34.5%
Return on assets 13.9% 0.9% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 2.8% 26.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 2.5x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 2.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXAPOBAM
Debt / assets 26.4% 2.8% 17.3%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.3x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.1x 0.5x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 91.6% 54.2%
Equity / assets 42.2% 8.4% 45.8%
Interest coverage 16.0x 8.8x 27.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXAPOBAM
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.9% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 3.9% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% 33.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% 13.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 11.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 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.

ConsensusBXAPOBAM
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 27.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $9.06FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +23.6% +31.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.70BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026 $6.25BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +4.4% +6.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXAPOBAM
Held by institutions 67.3% 64.5% 93.3%
Institutions holding 2,129 1,166 619
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.0% +0.6%
Institutions buying 1,132 642 292
Institutions selling 716 371 204
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.73 1.43

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.

BXAPOBAM
BX 1.00 0.73 0.74
APO 0.73 1.00 0.69
BAM 0.74 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, APO and BAM?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $95.06B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.71B, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $75.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, APO and BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.0x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.4x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.4x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.5x). 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: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 2.8%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.3%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -12.5%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 0.00%. Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, APO and BAM?

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.