BX vs NLY vs BN Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Annaly Capital Management and Brookfield Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$116.71 -1.4% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$87.84B
P/E
26.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
4.48%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.02 +3.1% 1M -18.7% 1Y
Market cap
$85.45B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.71%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 5, Blackstone 4, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXNLYBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.84B $13.76B $85.45B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.5x 5.4x 68.0x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 6.1x 13.7x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% — -9.6% BX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% — 1.6% BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.48% 15.82% 0.71% NLY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.1% -13.4% -18.7% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -11.8%/yr +2.7%/yr BN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 21.7% 27.6% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 — 38/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

BXNLYBN

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

AxisBXNLYBN
Valuation 76 #45 of 181 45 #93 of 169 76 #44 of 181
Growth 83 #20 of 111 – 32 #76 of 111
Profitability 81 #25 of 129 – 30 #91 of 129
Financial Health 55 #74 of 164 – 38 #102 of 164
Shareholder Returns 47 #40 of 75 79 #29 of 136 14 #65 of 75
Overall 68 – 38
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BN 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

PeriodBXNLYBNSPY
1 month -1.4%-11.1%+3.1% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%-21.1%-10.2% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%-19.7%-14.0% +8.2%
Year to date -24.3%-18.0%-17.1% +12.9%
1 year -24.1%-13.4%-18.7% +12.3%
3 years +30.2%+24.4%+95.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+7.6%+25.1% +23.3%
5 years -16.3%-46.5%+14.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%-11.8%+2.7% +10.9%
10 years +360.6%-55.0%+204.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.5%-7.7%+11.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXNLYBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%21.7%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%23.1%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.551.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.62-0.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-57.7%-42.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-24.9%-22.7% -1.2%
52-week high $163.50$24.40$49.17 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$17.72$35.94 $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.

MultipleBXNLYBN
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 34.2x 5.4xmedian 11.1x 68.0xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.9x 5.8xmedian 2.6x 1.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x —median 13.5x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 13.2x 17.2xmedian 7.0x —median 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 20.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 0.91 —median 0.32 -0.71median 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 monthsBXNLYBN
Revenue $16.11B – $76.56B
Net income $6.83B – $3.71B
Free cash flow $5.49B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.40 – $0.53
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $2.18B $14.89B
Total debt $50.92B – $59.07B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 740.26M 2.37B
Enterprise value $82.76B $13.83B -$97.64B

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
MetricBXNLYBN
P/E 26.5x 5.4x 68.0x
P/FCF 16.0x 17.2x –
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x – –
P/S 5.5x 5.8x 1.1x
P/B 4.2x 0.9x 20.9x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.9x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 11.5x – –
EV/Revenue 6.1x – 0.7x
EV/FCF 18.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 – -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% – -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% – -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% – 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% – 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% – 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – -95.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYBN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 50.1% – –
Net margin 21.8% – 1.6%
FCF margin 34.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% – –
Return on equity 33.2% – 4.3%
Return on assets 13.9% – 0.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXNLYBN
Debt / assets 26.4% – 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 89.1% 99.2%
Equity / assets 42.2% 10.9% 0.8%
Interest coverage 16.0x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXNLYBN
Dividend yield 4.5% 15.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – –
Shareholder yield 4.8% 15.8% 0.7%
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.

ConsensusBXNLYBN
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% -0.3% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +1.7% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXNLYBN
Held by institutions 67.3% 58.3% 66.5%
Institutions holding 2,129 791 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +4.6% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,132 452 407
Institutions selling 716 207 317
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.18 1.28

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.

BXNLYBN
BX 1.00 0.43 0.72
NLY 0.43 1.00 0.40
BN 0.72 0.40 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, NLY and BN?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $87.84B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.76B, Brookfield (BN) $85.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, NLY and BN?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.5x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x, Brookfield (BN) 68.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.2x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Blackstone (BX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -24.1%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%, Brookfield (BN) -18.7%. Over five years, Brookfield (BN) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.5%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 4.48%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 15.82%, Brookfield (BN) 0.71%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Brookfield (BN) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) leads on 5. 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.