CG vs KKR vs BN Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Kkr and Brookfield Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$39.06 -1.2% 1M -32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.80B
P/E
38.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
3.58%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$93.04 -0.2% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$83.53B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.82%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.49 +6.1% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.50B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.70%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGKKRBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.80B $83.53B $86.50B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.4x 27.9x 68.8x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 10.9x 13.8x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +31.1% -9.6% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 14.0% 1.6% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 6.0% — CG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.5x — CG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.58% 0.82% 0.70% CG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -32.3% -22.9% -18.9% BN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.0%/yr +3.2%/yr +3.4%/yr BN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 38.1% 27.6% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 59/100 38/100 KKR

Percentile Scorecard

CGKKRBN

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

AxisCGKKRBN
Valuation 32 #124 of 181 81 #36 of 181 76 #44 of 181
Growth 6 #104 of 111 79 #24 of 111 32 #76 of 111
Profitability 28 #93 of 129 54 #60 of 129 30 #91 of 129
Financial Health 51 #81 of 164 33 #111 of 164 38 #102 of 164
Shareholder Returns 43 #44 of 76 49 #39 of 76 15 #65 of 76
Overall 32 59 38
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN 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

PeriodCGKKRBNSPY
1 month -1.2%-0.2%+6.1% +0.9%
3 months -12.6%-6.3%-7.6% +5.9%
6 months -18.3%-6.3%-10.8% +8.5%
Year to date -33.9%-27.0%-16.1% +13.3%
1 year -32.3%-22.9%-18.9% +12.4%
3 years +41.5%+72.0%+98.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +12.3%+19.8%+25.6% +23.5%
5 years -30.4%+16.8%+18.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year -7.0%+3.2%+3.4% +11.0%
10 years +147.2%+541.2%+208.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%+20.4%+11.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCGKKRBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%38.1%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.8%40.7%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.481.461.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.87-0.60-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-49.8%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -40.9%-34.8%-21.7% -0.9%
52-week high $66.12$142.77$49.17 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$83.88$35.94 $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.

MultipleCGKKRBN
P/E now vs peer median 38.4xmedian 32.9x 27.9xmedian 32.9x 68.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.9x 3.9xmedian 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 11.8x 12.6xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 13.3x 35.7xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.9x 1.1xmedian 1.9x 21.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -8.63median 0.93 0.94median 0.93 -0.72median 0.93

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 monthsCGKKRBN
Revenue $3.61B $21.31B $76.56B
Net income $540.90M $5.64B $3.71B
Free cash flow -$4.12B $2.34B –
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $3.16 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $21.08B $14.89B
Total debt $11.98B $53.48B $59.07B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 945.58M 2.37B
Enterprise value $8.65B $50.01B -$96.58B

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
MetricCGKKRBN
P/E 38.4x 27.9x 68.8x
P/FCF -3.3x 35.7x –
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 33.6x –
P/S 3.8x 3.9x 1.1x
P/B 1.9x 1.1x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.2x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.8x 12.6x –
EV/EBIT 19.7x 12.3x –
EV/Revenue 4.3x 5.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF -3.8x 49.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow -3.9x 46.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.63 0.94 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGKKRBN
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 31.1% -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 24.2% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.3% 16.1% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 48.3% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 50.9% 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 29.7% -95.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% -47.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 33.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% -48.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 32.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGKKRBN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.3% 43.3% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.8% 31.1% –
Net margin 10.1% 14.0% 1.6%
FCF margin -114.2% 11.0% –
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 11.7% –
Return on equity 7.4% 7.1% 4.3%
Return on assets 1.9% 1.3% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 6.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 0.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 3.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGKKRBN
Debt / assets 10.6% 12.9% 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.5x –
Debt / FCF -0.7x 22.9x –
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 81.3% 99.2%
Equity / assets 25.6% 18.7% 0.8%
Interest coverage 5.4x 3.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGKKRBN
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 10.2% 1.1% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% 11.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% 28.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 6.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 7.3% –

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.

ConsensusCGKKRBN
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% -18.9% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +1.9% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGKKRBN
Held by institutions 61.2% 60.4% 66.5%
Institutions holding 579 1,266 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +3.8% +1.2%
Institutions buying 292 634 407
Institutions selling 196 457 317
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.39 1.28

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.

CGKKRBN
CG 1.00 0.75 0.73
KKR 0.75 1.00 0.70
BN 0.73 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, KKR and BN?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $13.80B, Kkr (KKR) $83.53B, Brookfield (BN) $86.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, KKR and BN?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 38.4x, Kkr (KKR) 27.9x, Brookfield (BN) 68.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.5x, Kkr (KKR) 10.9x, Brookfield (BN) 13.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kkr (KKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Carlyle (CG) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield (BN) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -32.3%, Kkr (KKR) -22.9%, Brookfield (BN) -18.9%. Over five years, Brookfield (BN) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -7.0%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.2%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 3.58%, Kkr (KKR) 0.82%, Brookfield (BN) 0.70%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.2%, Kkr (KKR) 38.1%, Brookfield (BN) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield (BN) leads on 4. 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.