BX vs WPM vs CG Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Wheaton Precious Metals and Carlyle 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
6 wins
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$120.87 -16.9% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$55.54B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.59 -3.3% 1M -32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.86B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBXWPMCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.06B $55.54B $13.86B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 27.2x 38.1x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 27.7x 10.3x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% -6.5% -41.9% BX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% — 10.1% BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 18.7% 6.4% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 1.8x WPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.04% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% +23.0% -32.9% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +23.9%/yr -6.9%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 50.7% 37.2% CG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 78/100 31/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

BXWPMCG

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

AxisBXWPMCG
Valuation 76 #44 of 183 75 #46 of 183 32 #125 of 183
Growth 83 #20 of 113 92 #10 of 113 6 #106 of 113
Profitability 82 #25 of 131 98 #4 of 131 27 #96 of 131
Financial Health 53 #79 of 168 76 #41 of 168 49 #86 of 168
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 48 #40 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 68 78 31
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • WPM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG 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

PeriodBXWPMCGSPY
1 month -1.1%-16.9%-3.3% -1.0%
3 months -9.2%+8.4%-15.0% +2.9%
6 months -3.0%-13.3%-20.1% +6.4%
Year to date -23.5%+2.9%-34.7% +11.4%
1 year -23.9%+23.0%-32.9% +13.1%
3 years +24.0%+176.8%+36.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.4%+40.4%+11.0% +21.5%
5 years -14.3%+192.2%-30.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.0%+23.9%-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +390.1%+396.8%+157.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.2%+17.4%+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBXWPMCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%50.7%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%54.0%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.891.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.45-0.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-43.8%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-27.1%-41.6% -2.5%
52-week high $163.50$165.72$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$94.37$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.

MultipleBXWPMCG
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 33.6x 26.9xmedian 33.6x 37.9xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.6x -1,539xmedian 4.6x 3.8xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 21.6xmedian 12.0x 15.6xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 13.4x -3.3xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 1.9x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.91 0.46median 0.91 -8.52median 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 monthsBXWPMCG
Revenue $16.11B -$35.66M $3.61B
Gross profit – $2.40B –
Operating income – $2.28B –
Net income $6.83B $2.05B $540.90M
Free cash flow $5.49B $2.54B -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $4.48 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $100.19M $1.26B
Total debt $50.92B $1.99B $11.98B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 454.69M 367.30M
Enterprise value $85.04B $50.96B $6.74B

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
MetricBXWPMCG
P/E 26.8x 26.9x 37.9x
P/FCF 16.2x 21.6x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 21.6x -3.4x
P/S 5.5x -1,539x 3.8x
P/B 4.2x 5.7x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 5.7x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA – 21.6x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 24.9x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 6.2x -1,592x 4.3x
EV/FCF 18.1x 22.3x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 22.3x -3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.46 -8.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXWPMCG
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% -6.5% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% -17.4% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 114.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 69.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 149.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 73.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 159.9% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 49.4% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 158.1% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 58.1% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 88.5% -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 56.5% -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 88.5% -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 56.5% -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXWPMCG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 27.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 50.1% – 17.8%
Net margin 21.8% – 10.1%
FCF margin 34.1% – -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% -7,135% -110.7%
Return on equity 33.2% 21.5% 7.4%
Return on assets 13.9% 18.5% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 18.7% 6.4%
Return on capital employed – 21.2% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% -67.5% 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXWPMCG
Debt / assets 26.4% 16.3% 10.6%
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 1.8x
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.8x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 20.3% 74.4%
Equity / assets 42.2% 79.7% 25.6%
Interest coverage 16.0x 61.9x 5.4x
Current ratio – 0.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.5x –
Cash ratio – 0.4x –
Altman Z-score – 14.59 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXWPMCG
Dividend yield 4.4% 0.6% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.0% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.6% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% 23.5% 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% 19.0% -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 11.7% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 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.

ConsensusBXWPMCG
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $3.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +24.3% +26.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.70BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026 $3.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +24.7% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXWPMCG
Held by institutions 67.3% 63.9% 61.2%
Institutions holding 2,129 846 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,132 419 292
Institutions selling 716 266 196
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.58 1.49

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.

BXWPMCG
BX 1.00 0.23 0.75
WPM 0.23 1.00 0.24
CG 0.75 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, WPM and CG?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $95.06B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $55.54B, Carlyle (CG) $13.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, WPM and CG?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.0x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.2x, Carlyle (CG) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.7x, Carlyle (CG) 10.3x). 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%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.0%, Carlyle (CG) -32.9%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.9%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlyle (CG) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.3%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%, Carlyle (CG) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, WPM 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, Blackstone (BX) 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.