BX vs NLY vs CG Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Annaly Capital Management and Carlyle Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BX Blackstone Inc.
$120.59 +5.8% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$94.53B
P/E
26.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$40.57 +2.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.32B
P/E
39.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Annaly Capital Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Annaly Capital Management 6, Blackstone 5, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXNLYCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.53B $13.94B $14.32B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.9x 14.7x 39.3x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 6.1x 10.9x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +51.6% -41.9% NLY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 32.0% 10.1% NLY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 12.2% 6.4% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 5.5x 1.8x CG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.04% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% -10.6% -29.6% NLY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -11.4%/yr -6.3%/yr BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 21.7% 37.4% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 54/100 32/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

BXNLYCG

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

AxisBXNLYCG
Valuation 77 #42 of 181 58 #72 of 169 31 #125 of 181
Growth 83 #20 of 110 80 #32 of 159 5 #105 of 110
Profitability 83 #23 of 127 83 #26 of 146 29 #91 of 127
Financial Health 55 #73 of 162 29 #109 of 153 53 #77 of 162
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 19 #110 of 135 45 #42 of 76
Overall 70 54 32
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NLY ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • CG 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

PeriodBXNLYCGSPY
1 month +5.8%-9.1%+2.2% +0.7%
3 months -5.8%-20.0%-10.6% +3.7%
6 months -4.0%-19.3%-19.0% +7.1%
Year to date -21.8%-17.4%-31.4% +12.8%
1 year -19.0%-10.6%-29.6% +11.9%
3 years +30.5%+22.6%+45.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.3%+7.0%+13.4% +22.8%
5 years -12.9%-45.4%-27.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%-11.4%-6.3% +10.9%
10 years +372.9%-54.8%+156.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.8%-7.6%+9.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXNLYCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%21.7%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%23.0%39.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.320.551.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.49-0.79 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-57.7%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.2%-24.3%-38.6% -1.2%
52-week high $163.50$24.40$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$17.72$35.77 $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.

MultipleBXNLYCG
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 33.5x 14.8xmedian 11.7x 39.9xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.9x 4.9xmedian 2.7x 4.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 7.8xmedian 13.1x 16.3xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.3x 3.9xmedian 6.5x -3.5xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 0.7x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.97 0.47median 0.33 -8.96median 0.97

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 monthsBXNLYCG
Revenue $16.11B $2.97B $3.61B
Net income $6.83B $1.13B $540.90M
Free cash flow $5.49B $3.72B -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $1.25 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $2.18B $1.26B
Total debt $50.92B $38.38B $11.98B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 764.36M 367.30M
Enterprise value $84.51B $4.90B $7.20B

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
MetricBXNLYCG
P/E 27.4x 14.8x 39.9x
P/FCF 16.5x 3.9x -3.5x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 3.9x -3.6x
P/S 5.6x 4.9x 4.0x
P/B 4.3x 0.9x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.2x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA – 7.8x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 11.8x 7.8x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 17.1x 4.5x
EV/FCF 18.5x 13.6x -3.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 13.6x -4.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 0.47 -8.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYCG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 51.6% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 59.3% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% -24.7% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 36.3% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% -38.9% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 31.5% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 30.1% -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 19.3% -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 30.1% -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 19.3% -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYCG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 219.8% 27.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 50.1% 38.7% 17.8%
Net margin 21.8% 32.0% 10.1%
FCF margin 34.1% 125.1% -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 125.1% -110.7%
Return on equity 33.2% 6.9% 7.4%
Return on assets 13.9% 0.8% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 12.2% 6.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 3.3x -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% – 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXNLYCG
Debt / assets 26.4% 26.3% 10.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 2.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 5.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 10.3x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 89.1% 74.4%
Equity / assets 42.2% 10.9% 25.6%
Interest coverage 16.0x 1.2x 5.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXNLYCG
Dividend yield 4.3% 15.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -15.7% 6.4%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.0% 9.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% – 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% – -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% – 0.2%
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.

ConsensusBXNLYCG
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 10.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% -0.3% +26.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +1.7% +29.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXNLYCG
Held by institutions 67.3% 58.3% 61.2%
Institutions holding 2,131 793 580
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +4.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,133 453 292
Institutions selling 717 208 197
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.18 1.48

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.

BXNLYCG
BX 1.00 0.44 0.75
NLY 0.44 1.00 0.36
CG 0.75 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, NLY and CG?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $94.53B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.94B, Carlyle (CG) $14.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, NLY and CG?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.9x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 14.7x, Carlyle (CG) 39.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.9x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, Carlyle (CG) 10.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) +51.6%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 32.0%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 12.2%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Annaly Capital Management (NLY) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -19.0%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -10.6%, Carlyle (CG) -29.6%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.4%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

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%, Carlyle (CG) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.