BX vs BAM vs APO Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Brookfield Asset Management and Apollo Global Management Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$89.62B
P/E
27.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
4.39%
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.

QuestionBXBAMAPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $89.62B $75.16B $65.88B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.1x 26.8x 38.1x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.7x 27.0x 12.7x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +31.9% +41.2% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 48.9% 5.0% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 26.8% 5.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.5x -1.8x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.39% 4.12% 1.87% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.0% -13.4% -8.5% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr — +8.1%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 30.2% 36.1% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 73/100 74/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

BXBAMAPO

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

AxisBXBAMAPO
Valuation 75 #46 of 184 60 #75 of 184 87 #25 of 184
Growth 83 #20 of 113 86 #17 of 113 71 #34 of 113
Profitability 81 #26 of 130 94 #9 of 130 61 #52 of 130
Financial Health 54 #77 of 167 61 #66 of 167 78 #37 of 167
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 64 #28 of 76 73 #21 of 76
Overall 68 73 74
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BAM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO 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

PeriodBXBAMAPOSPY
1 month +0.6%+5.5%-6.0% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%-1.0%-7.9% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%+0.2%-7.3% +7.0%
Year to date -22.7%-10.2%-21.0% +12.2%
1 year -23.0%-13.4%-8.5% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%+62.6%+42.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+17.6%+12.5% +23.1%
5 years -12.8%—+47.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%—+8.1% +11.0%
10 years +369.2%—+531.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.7%—+20.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBXBAMAPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%30.2%36.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%31.4%37.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.321.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.44-0.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-32.2%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-15.7%-25.1% -1.8%
52-week high $163.50$55.85$152.70 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$42.87$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.

MultipleBXBAMAPO
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 33.6x 26.8xmedian 33.6x 38.1xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.9x 13.1xmedian 4.9x 1.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 19.7xmedian 11.5x 7.5xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 13.2x 32.5xmedian 13.2x 7.0xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.8x 8.2xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.91 —median 0.91 1,871median 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 monthsBXBAMAPO
Revenue $16.11B $5.74B $35.90B
Gross profit – – $31.30B
Operating income – – $5.48B
Net income $6.83B $3.07B $3.80B
Free cash flow $5.49B $2.31B $9.47B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $1.74 $2.91
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $1.50B $26.82B
Total debt $50.92B $3.47B $13.73B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 1.61B 610.22M
Enterprise value $84.55B $71.41B $3.56B

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
MetricBXBAMAPO
P/E 27.1x 26.8x 38.1x
P/FCF 16.3x 32.5x 7.0x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 32.2x 7.0x
P/S 5.6x 13.1x 1.8x
P/B 4.3x 8.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 8.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x 7.5x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 20.0x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 13.4x 1.5x
EV/FCF 18.3x 33.4x 5.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 33.0x 5.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 – 1,871

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXBAMAPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 31.9% 41.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% – 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 36.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 38.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 32.8% -27.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% – 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 16.4% -47.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 73.4% 129.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 72.8% 129.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXBAMAPO
Gross margin – – 87.2%
EBITDA margin – 68.1% 19.7%
Operating margin – – 15.3%
Pretax margin 50.1% 64.7% 20.7%
Net margin 21.8% 48.9% 5.0%
FCF margin 34.1% 40.3% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 40.7% 26.4%
Return on equity 33.2% 34.5% 10.6%
Return on assets 13.9% 16.1% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 26.8% 5.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 2.4% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXBAMAPO
Debt / assets 26.4% 17.3% 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.5x -1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 1.5x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 54.2% 91.6%
Equity / assets 42.2% 45.8% 8.4%
Interest coverage 16.0x 27.0x 18.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXBAMAPO
Dividend yield 4.4% 4.1% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 1.2% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 5.3% 3.9%
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.

ConsensusBXBAMAPO
Forward P/E 19.7xFY2026 27.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.03FY2026 $1.74FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +8.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.5% +29.9% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.01BFY2026 $6.54BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.7%FY2026 +19.8%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.5% +5.9% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

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

BXBAMAPO
BX 1.00 0.74 0.73
BAM 0.74 1.00 0.69
APO 0.73 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, BAM and APO?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $89.62B, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $75.16B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $65.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, BAM and APO?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.1x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.7x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.0x, 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: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.0%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -13.4%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.5%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 4.39%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 4.12%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 1.87%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, BAM 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.