CG vs BN vs BX Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Brookfield and Blackstone Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.75 -3.2% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.86B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.68B
P/E
68.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.57B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 7, Brookfield 3, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGBNBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.86B $85.68B $93.57B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 68.2x 26.6x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 13.7x 19.6x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% -9.6% +17.2% BX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 1.6% 21.8% BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% — 21.6% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.07% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.7% -17.8% -23.0% BN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.8%/yr +3.0%/yr -2.7%/yr BN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 27.7% 37.4% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 38/100 68/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

CGBNBX

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

AxisCGBNBX
Valuation 32 #125 of 184 77 #44 of 184 75 #46 of 184
Growth 5 #107 of 113 33 #76 of 113 83 #20 of 113
Profitability 27 #95 of 130 30 #91 of 130 81 #26 of 130
Financial Health 51 #83 of 167 39 #102 of 167 54 #77 of 167
Shareholder Returns 40 #46 of 76 13 #66 of 76 45 #42 of 76
Overall 31 38 68
  • CG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX 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

PeriodCGBNBXSPY
1 month -3.2%+2.9%+0.6% -0.8%
3 months -16.3%-9.8%-10.2% +3.5%
6 months -18.8%-15.3%-1.1% +7.0%
Year to date -34.4%-17.3%-22.7% +12.2%
1 year -33.7%-17.8%-23.0% +13.0%
3 years +40.4%+95.3%+32.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +12.0%+25.0%+9.9% +23.1%
5 years -29.7%+16.1%-12.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year -6.8%+3.0%-2.7% +11.0%
10 years +141.4%+200.7%+369.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.2%+11.6%+16.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCGBNBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%27.7%37.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.9%29.0%37.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.371.34 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.64-0.61 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-42.8%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.4%-22.8%-27.2% -1.8%
52-week high $66.12$49.17$163.50 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$35.94$102.12 $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.

MultipleCGBNBX
P/E now vs peer median 38.1xmedian 33.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x 27.1xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x 5.6xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 16.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 20.9xmedian 1.8x 4.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.56median 0.91 -0.71median 0.91 0.70median 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 monthsCGBNBX
Revenue $3.61B $76.56B $16.11B
Net income $540.90M $3.71B $6.83B
Free cash flow -$4.12B – $5.49B
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $0.53 $4.40
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $14.89B $2.51B
Total debt $11.98B $59.07B $50.92B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 2.37B 799.90M
Enterprise value $6.73B -$97.63B $83.56B

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
MetricCGBNBX
P/E 38.1x 67.9x 27.1x
P/FCF -3.3x – 16.3x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x – 16.0x
P/S 3.8x 1.1x 5.6x
P/B 1.9x 20.9x 4.3x
P/Tangible book 1.9x -2.6x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x – –
EV/EBIT 19.6x – 11.7x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 0.7x 6.2x
EV/FCF -3.7x – 18.3x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.9x – 17.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.56 -0.71 0.70

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGBNBX
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% -9.6% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% -4.2% 32.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.3% 28.4% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 11.2% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 65.8% 20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% -95.3% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% – 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% – 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% – 67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% – 16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGBNBX
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.3% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.8% – 50.1%
Net margin 10.1% 1.6% 21.8%
FCF margin -114.2% – 34.1%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% – 34.7%
Return on equity 7.4% 4.3% 33.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 0.7% 13.9%
Return on invested capital 6.4% – 21.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% – 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGBNBX
Debt / assets 10.6% 2.8% 26.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 3.6x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – –
Debt / FCF -0.7x – 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 99.2% 57.8%
Equity / assets 25.6% 0.8% 42.2%
Interest coverage 5.4x – 16.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGBNBX
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.7% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 6.7% – 0.3%
Shareholder yield 10.3% 0.7% 4.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% – 93.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% – 116.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 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.

ConsensusCGBNBX
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 19.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $6.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +12.6% +25.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +21.1% +27.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGBNBX
Held by institutions 61.2% 66.5% 67.3%
Institutions holding 579 930 2,129
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.2% +2.8%
Institutions buying 292 407 1,132
Institutions selling 196 317 716
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.28 1.58

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.

CGBNBX
CG 1.00 0.73 0.75
BN 0.73 1.00 0.72
BX 0.75 0.72 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, BN and BX?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $13.86B, Brookfield (BN) $85.68B, Blackstone (BX) $93.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, BN and BX?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 38.1x, Brookfield (BN) 68.2x, Blackstone (BX) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.4x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Blackstone (BX) 19.6x). 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: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield (BN) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -33.7%, Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Blackstone (BX) -23.0%. Over five years, Brookfield (BN) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -6.8%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 0.04%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%. Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.3%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 7. 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.