CG vs BX vs BAM Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Blackstone and Brookfield Asset Management Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
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
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brookfield Asset Management leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Asset Management 7, Blackstone 4, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGBXBAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.32B $94.53B $76.72B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.3x 26.9x 27.4x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 19.9x 27.9x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +17.2% +31.9% BAM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 21.8% 48.9% BAM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 21.6% 26.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 0.5x BAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.07% 0.00% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% -19.0% -10.9% BAM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr -2.7%/yr — BX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 37.4% 30.3% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 70/100 74/100 BAM

Percentile Scorecard

CGBXBAM

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

AxisCGBXBAM
Valuation 31 #125 of 181 77 #42 of 181 58 #77 of 181
Growth 5 #105 of 110 83 #20 of 110 86 #16 of 110
Profitability 29 #91 of 127 83 #23 of 127 94 #9 of 127
Financial Health 53 #77 of 162 55 #73 of 162 67 #55 of 162
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 51 #38 of 76 68 #25 of 76
Overall 32 70 74
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BAM 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

PeriodCGBXBAMSPY
1 month +2.2%+5.8%+8.0% +0.7%
3 months -10.6%-5.8%+1.3% +3.7%
6 months -19.0%-4.0%+1.2% +7.1%
Year to date -31.4%-21.8%-7.3% +12.8%
1 year -29.6%-19.0%-10.9% +11.9%
3 years +45.9%+30.5%+67.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+9.3%+18.7% +22.8%
5 years -27.7%-12.9%— +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%-2.7%— +10.9%
10 years +156.8%+372.9%— +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%+16.8%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGBXBAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%37.4%30.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%37.7%31.4% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.321.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.79-0.51-0.36 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-51.5%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.6%-26.2%-13.0% -1.2%
52-week high $66.12$163.50$55.85 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$102.12$42.87 $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.

MultipleCGBXBAM
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 33.5x 27.4xmedian 33.5x 27.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.9x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 13.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x 20.4xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 14.3x 16.5xmedian 14.3x 33.6xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.8x 4.3xmedian 1.8x 8.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.96median 0.97 0.71median 0.97 —median 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 monthsCGBXBAM
Revenue $3.61B $16.11B $5.74B
Net income $540.90M $6.83B $3.07B
Free cash flow -$4.12B $5.49B $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $4.40 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $2.51B $1.50B
Total debt $11.98B $50.92B $3.47B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 799.90M 1.61B
Enterprise value $7.20B $84.51B $71.53B

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
MetricCGBXBAM
P/E 39.9x 27.4x 27.7x
P/FCF -3.5x 16.5x 33.6x
P/Operating cash flow -3.6x 16.2x 33.3x
P/S 4.0x 5.6x 13.5x
P/B 2.0x 4.3x 8.4x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 4.3x 8.7x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x – 20.4x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 11.8x 20.6x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 6.3x 13.9x
EV/FCF -3.9x 18.5x 34.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.0x 18.1x 34.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.96 0.71 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGBXBAM
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 17.2% 31.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 32.3% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.3% 19.2% 32.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 46.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 20.2% 16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 38.8% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% 65.6% 73.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 14.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% 67.2% 72.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 16.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGBXBAM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.3% – 68.1%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.8% 50.1% 64.7%
Net margin 10.1% 21.8% 48.9%
FCF margin -114.2% 34.1% 40.3%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 34.7% 40.7%
Return on equity 7.4% 33.2% 34.5%
Return on assets 1.9% 13.9% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 21.6% 26.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 0.8x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 9.7% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGBXBAM
Debt / assets 10.6% 26.4% 17.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.6x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.7x 2.4x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 57.8% 54.2%
Equity / assets 25.6% 42.2% 45.8%
Interest coverage 5.4x 16.0x 27.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGBXBAM
Dividend yield 3.5% 4.3% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 0.3% 1.1%
Shareholder yield 9.8% 4.7% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusCGBXBAM
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 27.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +25.5% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $6.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +27.3% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGBXBAM
Held by institutions 61.2% 67.3% 93.3%
Institutions holding 580 2,131 620
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.8% +0.6%
Institutions buying 292 1,133 293
Institutions selling 197 717 204
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.58 1.44

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.

CGBXBAM
CG 1.00 0.75 0.72
BX 0.75 1.00 0.74
BAM 0.72 0.74 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, BX and BAM?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $14.32B, Blackstone (BX) $94.53B, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $76.72B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, BX and BAM?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 39.3x, Blackstone (BX) 26.9x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.9x, Blackstone (BX) 19.9x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 27.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -29.6%, Blackstone (BX) -19.0%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -10.9%. Over five years, Blackstone (BX) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -6.3%/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%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 0.00%. Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.4%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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