CG vs ARES vs TPG Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Ares Management and Tpg Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$121.86 -0.2% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.68B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
TPG TPG Inc.
$44.82 +1.0% 1M -20.7% 1Y
Market cap
$7.34B
P/E
31.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Ares Management leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Ares Management 5, Tpg 4, Carlyle 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGARESTPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.81B $27.68B $7.34B ARES
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.0x 51.7x 31.1x TPG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 22.4x 17.1x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +24.0% +33.2% TPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 8.9% 4.6% CG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 14.8% 13.1% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 1.3x TPG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.07% 0.00% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.7% -18.4% -20.7% ARES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +8.0%/yr — ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 43.7% 40.2% CG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 57/100 72/100 TPG

Percentile Scorecard

CGARESTPG

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

AxisCGARESTPG
Valuation 32 #125 of 184 50 #92 of 184 69 #57 of 184
Growth 5 #107 of 113 74 #30 of 113 88 #14 of 113
Profitability 27 #95 of 130 67 #43 of 130 64 #48 of 130
Financial Health 51 #83 of 167 43 #95 of 167 48 #88 of 167
Shareholder Returns 40 #46 of 76 51 #38 of 76 91 #8 of 76
Overall 31 57 72
  • CG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TPG 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

PeriodCGARESTPGSPY
1 month -3.2%-0.2%+1.0% -0.8%
3 months -16.3%-4.6%+4.3% +3.5%
6 months -18.8%+8.6%+4.4% +7.0%
Year to date -34.4%-24.6%-29.8% +12.2%
1 year -33.7%-18.4%-20.7% +13.0%
3 years +40.4%+20.8%+66.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.0%+6.5%+18.4% +23.1%
5 years -29.7%+47.1%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%+8.0%— +11.0%
10 years +141.4%+627.5%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+22.0%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCGARESTPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%43.7%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.9%46.1%42.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.671.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.42-0.51 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-51.3%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-31.6%-35.7% -1.8%
52-week high $66.12$178.28$69.66 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$96.50$37.93 $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.

MultipleCGARESTPG
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 33.6x 51.5xmedian 33.6x 31.2xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.9x 7.3xmedian 4.9x 3.4xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 18.1xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 13.2x 52.5xmedian 13.2x 19.1xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 5.1xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.56median 0.91 4.06median 0.91 1.67median 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 monthsCGARESTPG
Revenue $3.61B $5.99B $5.18B
Net income $540.90M $636.35M $678.04M
Free cash flow -$4.12B $836.15M $917.48M
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $2.36 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $1.85B $944.66M
Total debt $11.98B $4.58B $2.34B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 226.30M 385.47M
Enterprise value $6.69B $21.45B $3.64B

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
MetricCGARESTPG
P/E 38.1x 51.5x 31.2x
P/FCF -3.3x 52.5x 19.1x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x 48.1x 18.0x
P/S 3.8x 7.3x 3.4x
P/B 1.9x 5.1x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 5.6x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x – 18.1x
EV/EBIT 19.6x 20.3x 21.5x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 7.8x 3.7x
EV/FCF -3.7x 55.8x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.9x 51.1x 19.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.56 4.06 1.67

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGARESTPG
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 24.0% 33.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 18.0% 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.3% 32.6% 530.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 7.5% 81.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 27.3% 264.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 12.7% 18.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% -77.5% 109.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 98.3% -7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% -79.0% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 84.4% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGARESTPG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.3% – 20.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.8% 26.0% 14.5%
Net margin 10.1% 8.9% 4.6%
FCF margin -114.2% 14.0% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 15.2% 18.8%
Return on equity 7.4% 15.4% 18.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 4.5% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 14.8% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 1.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% – 17.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGARESTPG
Debt / assets 10.6% 15.4% 16.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.5x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 1.3x
Debt / FCF -0.7x 5.5x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 71.0% 73.3%
Equity / assets 25.6% 29.0% 26.7%
Interest coverage 5.4x 3.1x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGARESTPG
Dividend yield 3.6% 4.2% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 0.9% –
Shareholder yield 10.3% 5.1% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% 301.7% 4.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% 229.6% 3.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 23.7% 210.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 26.9% –

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.

ConsensusCGARESTPG
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 22.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $5.44FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +35.3% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026 $2.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +19.6% +18.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGARESTPG
Held by institutions 61.2% 66.7% 37.5%
Institutions holding 579 802 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +5.3% +10.1%
Institutions buying 292 477 217
Institutions selling 196 229 120
Buyers to sellers 1.49 2.08 1.81

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.

CGARESTPG
CG 1.00 0.71 0.80
ARES 0.71 1.00 0.78
TPG 0.80 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, ARES and TPG?

Ares Management (ARES) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $13.81B, Ares Management (ARES) $27.68B, Tpg (TPG) $7.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, ARES and TPG?

Tpg (TPG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 38.0x, Ares Management (ARES) 51.7x, Tpg (TPG) 31.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.4x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.4x, Tpg (TPG) 17.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Tpg (TPG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Tpg (TPG) +33.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Tpg (TPG) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Tpg (TPG) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ares Management (ARES) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -33.7%, Ares Management (ARES) -18.4%, Tpg (TPG) -20.7%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -6.8%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 0.04%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%, Tpg (TPG) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlyle (CG) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.3%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%, Tpg (TPG) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CG, ARES and TPG?

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