BX vs NLY vs AGNC Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Annaly Capital Management and AGNC Investment 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
4 wins
AGNC AGNC Investment Corp.
$8.84 -10.8% 1M -12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.16B
P/E
4.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$978.00M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 4, Annaly Capital Management 3, AGNC Investment 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXNLYAGNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.06B $13.47B $10.16B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 4.8x 4.9x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 6.1x 5.9x AGNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +58.5% +162.9% AGNC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 105.1% 213.7% AGNC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 16.6% — BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% -12.2% -12.4% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr -12.0%/yr -11.8%/yr BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 21.7% 22.4% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 52/100 62/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

BXNLYAGNC

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

AxisBXNLYAGNC
Valuation 76 #44 of 183 55 #77 of 170 59 #70 of 170
Growth 83 #20 of 113 78 #37 of 165 99 #2 of 165
Profitability 82 #25 of 131 79 #34 of 155 62 #60 of 155
Financial Health 53 #79 of 168 33 #109 of 163 –
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 16 #115 of 137 27 #100 of 137
Overall 68 52 62
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NLY ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • AGNC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBXNLYAGNCSPY
1 month -1.1%-12.8%-10.8% -1.0%
3 months -9.2%-18.3%-16.5% +2.9%
6 months -3.0%-19.4%-19.8% +6.4%
Year to date -23.5%-18.0%-17.5% +11.4%
1 year -23.9%-12.2%-12.4% +13.1%
3 years +24.0%+17.0%+17.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.4%+5.4%+5.4% +21.5%
5 years -14.3%-47.2%-46.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.0%-12.0%-11.8% +10.9%
10 years +390.1%-54.5%-54.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.2%-7.6%-7.6% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBXNLYAGNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%21.7%22.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%23.2%23.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.320.560.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.56-0.55 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-57.8%-58.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-24.8%-27.4% -2.5%
52-week high $163.50$24.40$12.17 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$17.72$8.44 $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.

MultipleBXNLYAGNC
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 33.6x 4.9xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.6x 5.2xmedian 2.6x 10.5xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 5.5xmedian 13.1x —median 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 15.5xmedian 6.9x 11.6xmedian 6.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 0.8xmedian 0.7x 0.8xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.91 0.11median 0.31 0.03median 0.31

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 monthsBXNLYAGNC
Revenue $16.11B $2.65B $978.00M
Net income $6.83B $2.98B $2.27B
Free cash flow $5.49B $886.45M $886.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $3.76 $1.80
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $2.91B $457.00M
Total debt $50.92B $120.61B $114.00M
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 740.26M 1.16B
Enterprise value $85.04B $4.51B $8.31B

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
MetricBXNLYAGNC
P/E 26.8x 4.9x 4.9x
P/FCF 16.2x 15.5x 11.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 15.5x 11.6x
P/S 5.5x 5.2x 10.5x
P/B 4.2x 0.8x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 1.1x 0.8x
EV/EBITDA – 5.5x –
EV/EBIT 11.6x 5.6x –
EV/Revenue 6.2x 17.1x 10.1x
EV/FCF 18.1x 51.0x 11.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 51.0x 11.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.11 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYAGNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 58.5% 162.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 37.6% 203.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 299.3% 499.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 53.5% 322.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 306.5% 675.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 43.4% 144.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% -23.6% 93.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -31.6% 45.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% -23.6% 93.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -31.6% 45.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYAGNC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 308.7% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 50.1% 112.0% –
Net margin 21.8% 105.1% 213.7%
FCF margin 34.1% 33.4% 90.6%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 33.4% 90.6%
Return on equity 33.2% 17.9% –
Return on assets 13.9% 2.1% –
Return on invested capital 21.6% 16.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 0.3x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% – 2.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXNLYAGNC
Debt / assets 26.4% 23.9% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 38.8x –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 88.2% 89.7%
Equity / assets 42.2% 11.8% 10.3%
Interest coverage 16.0x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXNLYAGNC
Dividend yield 4.4% 15.8% 16.3%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -19.0% -15.2%
Shareholder yield 4.8% -3.1% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – –

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.

ConsensusBXNLYAGNC
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 5.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $2.99FY2026 $1.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 -0.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% -0.3% +0.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.70BFY2026 $2.71BFY2026 $3.91BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +20.8%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% -0.3% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXNLYAGNC
Held by institutions 67.3% 58.3% 40.8%
Institutions holding 2,129 791 700
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +4.6% +11.3%
Institutions buying 1,132 452 417
Institutions selling 716 207 176
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.18 2.37

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.

BXNLYAGNC
BX 1.00 0.43 0.42
NLY 0.43 1.00 0.87
AGNC 0.42 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, NLY and AGNC?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $95.06B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.47B, AGNC Investment (AGNC) $10.16B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, NLY and AGNC?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.0x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 4.8x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 4.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, AGNC Investment (AGNC) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.4x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 5.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +58.5%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) +162.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

AGNC Investment (AGNC) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 105.1%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 213.7%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 16.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.9%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.2%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -12.4%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -12.0%/yr, AGNC Investment (AGNC) -11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 0.00%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) and AGNC Investment (AGNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.3%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, AGNC Investment (AGNC) 22.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, NLY and AGNC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blackstone (BX) leads on 4. 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.