BX vs CG vs TFPM Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Carlyle and Triple Flag Precious Metals Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.43B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.75 -3.2% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.81B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Triple Flag Precious Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Triple Flag Precious Metals 6, Blackstone 4, Carlyle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXCGTFPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.43B $13.81B $6.03B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 38.0x 22.1x TFPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 10.4x 21.2x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% -41.9% +50.7% TFPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 10.1% 55.9% TFPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 6.4% — BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x 0.4x TFPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.04% 0.01% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.0% -33.7% +0.9% TFPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -6.8%/yr — BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 37.3% 44.1% CG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 31/100 74/100 TFPM

Percentile Scorecard

BXCGTFPM

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

AxisBXCGTFPM
Valuation 75 #46 of 184 32 #125 of 184 54 #86 of 184
Growth 83 #20 of 113 5 #107 of 113 89 #13 of 113
Profitability 81 #26 of 130 27 #95 of 130 90 #14 of 130
Financial Health 54 #77 of 167 51 #83 of 167 90 #17 of 167
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 40 #46 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 68 31 74
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TFPM 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

PeriodBXCGTFPMSPY
1 month +0.6%-3.2%-9.8% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%-16.3%-0.1% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%-18.8%-13.6% +7.0%
Year to date -22.7%-34.4%-12.6% +12.2%
1 year -23.0%-33.7%+0.9% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%+40.4%+123.6% +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+12.0%+30.8% +23.1%
5 years -12.8%-29.7%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%-6.8%— +11.0%
10 years +369.2%+141.4%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.7%+9.2%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBXCGTFPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%37.3%44.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%38.9%48.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.481.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.61-0.910.02 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-57.7%-35.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-41.4%-29.8% -1.8%
52-week high $163.50$66.12$41.36 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$35.77$26.85 $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.

MultipleBXCGTFPM
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 33.6x 38.1xmedian 33.6x 21.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.9x 3.8xmedian 4.9x 12.3xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 15.6xmedian 11.5x 16.2xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 13.2x -3.3xmedian 13.2x -19.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.91 -8.56median 0.91 0.42median 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 monthsBXCGTFPM
Revenue $16.11B $3.61B $488.58M
Gross profit – – $344.78M
Operating income – – $304.60M
Net income $6.83B $540.90M $411.98M
Free cash flow $5.49B -$4.12B -$302.33M
R&D – – $4.88M
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $0.99 $1.34
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $1.26B $15.20M
Total debt $50.92B $11.98B $248.00M
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 367.30M 204.07M
Enterprise value $83.42B $6.69B $5.62B

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
MetricBXCGTFPM
P/E 27.1x 38.1x 21.6x
P/FCF 16.3x -3.3x -19.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x -3.4x 15.2x
P/S 5.6x 3.8x 12.3x
P/B 4.3x 1.9x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.9x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 15.6x 16.2x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 19.6x 20.2x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 4.3x 12.6x
EV/FCF 18.3x -3.7x -20.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x -3.9x 15.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 -8.56 0.42

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXCGTFPM
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% -41.9% 50.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 4.9% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 76.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 63.0%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% -59.3% 139.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 5.0% 89.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% -71.1% 840.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% -4.5% 51.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% -4,787% 48.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -81.4% 43.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% -2,448% -213.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -78.5% -52.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXCGTFPM
Gross margin – – 70.6%
EBITDA margin – 27.3% 77.7%
Operating margin – – 62.3%
Pretax margin 50.1% 17.8% 91.5%
Net margin 21.8% 10.1% 55.9%
FCF margin 34.1% -114.2% -61.9%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% -110.7% 80.9%
Return on equity 33.2% 7.4% 18.6%
Return on assets 13.9% 1.9% 17.2%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 6.4% –
Return on capital employed – – 12.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -7.4x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 11.5% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXCGTFPM
Debt / assets 26.4% 10.6% 9.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x 0.4x
Debt / FCF 2.4x -0.7x -0.8x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 74.4% 11.3%
Equity / assets 42.2% 25.6% 88.7%
Interest coverage 16.0x 5.4x 83.2x
Current ratio – – 3.7x
Quick ratio – – 3.0x
Cash ratio – – 2.2x
Altman Z-score – – 13.25

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXCGTFPM
Dividend yield 4.4% 3.6% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 6.7% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 10.3% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% 93.3% 10.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% -12.2% -14.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 0.2% 11.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 1.6% –

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.

ConsensusBXCGTFPM
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 10.4xFY2026 21.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $3.73FY2026 $1.37FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +26.0% -0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026 $490.34MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026 +26.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +29.4% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXCGTFPM
Held by institutions 67.3% 61.2% 86.4%
Institutions holding 2,129 579 224
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.4% +0.3%
Institutions buying 1,132 292 129
Institutions selling 716 196 53
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.49 2.43

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.

BXCGTFPM
BX 1.00 0.75 0.18
CG 0.75 1.00 0.19
TFPM 0.18 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, CG and TFPM?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $93.43B, Carlyle (CG) $13.81B, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) $6.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, CG and TFPM?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Carlyle (CG) 38.0x, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 22.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.6x, Carlyle (CG) 10.4x, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 21.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) +50.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 55.9%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.0%, Carlyle (CG) -33.7%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) +0.9%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlyle (CG) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Carlyle (CG) 37.3%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 44.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, CG and TFPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 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.