CG vs KKR vs TPG Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Kkr and Tpg Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.53 -3.7% 1M -33.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.87B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$91.96 -4.9% 1M -24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$82.79B
P/E
27.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
TPG TPG Inc.
$44.58 +0.4% 1M -22.6% 1Y
Market cap
$7.33B
P/E
31.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.18B
Div. yield
0.00%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionCGKKRTPGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.87B $82.79B $7.33B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 38.1x 27.7x 31.0x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 10.8x 17.0x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +31.1% +33.2% TPG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 14.0% 4.6% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 6.0% 13.1% TPG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.5x 1.3x TPG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.01% 0.00% CG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% -24.8% -22.6% TPG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr +3.0%/yr — KKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 38.1% 40.2% CG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 59/100 72/100 TPG

Percentile Scorecard

CGKKRTPG

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

AxisCGKKRTPG
Valuation 31 #125 of 181 81 #36 of 181 70 #55 of 181
Growth 6 #104 of 111 79 #24 of 111 88 #14 of 111
Profitability 28 #93 of 129 54 #60 of 129 65 #46 of 129
Financial Health 51 #81 of 164 33 #111 of 164 48 #86 of 164
Shareholder Returns 41 #45 of 75 49 #39 of 75 89 #9 of 75
Overall 31 59 72
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TPG 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

PeriodCGKKRTPGSPY
1 month -3.7%-4.9%+0.4% -0.2%
3 months -17.1%-10.5%+1.9% +3.9%
6 months -19.3%-9.3%+4.9% +8.2%
Year to date -34.8%-27.9%-30.2% +12.9%
1 year -33.8%-24.8%-22.6% +12.3%
3 years +39.6%+70.0%+65.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+19.4%+18.2% +23.3%
5 years -31.6%+16.0%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.3%+3.0%— +10.9%
10 years +140.8%+523.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+20.1%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGKKRTPGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%38.1%40.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%40.6%42.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.471.451.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.91-0.65-0.56 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-49.8%-46.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.7%-35.6%-36.0% -1.2%
52-week high $66.12$142.77$69.66 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$83.88$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.

MultipleCGKKRTPG
P/E now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 34.2x 27.5xmedian 34.2x 31.1xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.9x 3.9xmedian 4.9x 3.4xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.7x 12.4xmedian 11.7x 18.0xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 13.2x 35.3xmedian 13.2x 19.0xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 4.7xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.51median 0.91 0.93median 0.91 1.66median 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 monthsCGKKRTPG
Revenue $3.61B $21.31B $5.18B
Net income $540.90M $5.64B $678.04M
Free cash flow -$4.12B $2.34B $917.48M
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $3.16 $0.61
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $21.08B $944.66M
Total debt $11.98B $53.48B $2.34B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 945.58M 385.47M
Enterprise value $6.75B $2.94B $3.63B

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
MetricCGKKRTPG
P/E 37.9x 27.5x 31.1x
P/FCF -3.3x 35.3x 19.0x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x 33.2x 17.9x
P/S 3.8x 3.9x 3.4x
P/B 1.9x 1.1x 4.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 1.2x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 12.4x 18.0x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 12.2x 21.4x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 5.4x 3.6x
EV/FCF -3.7x 49.1x 20.5x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.8x 46.2x 19.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.51 0.93 1.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGKKRTPG
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 31.1% 33.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 24.2% 32.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.3% 16.1% 530.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 48.3% 81.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 50.9% 264.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 29.7% 18.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% -47.6% 109.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 33.3% -7.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% -48.8% 106.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 32.8% -8.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGKKRTPG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 27.3% 43.3% 20.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 17.8% 31.1% 14.5%
Net margin 10.1% 14.0% 4.6%
FCF margin -114.2% 11.0% 17.7%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 11.7% 18.8%
Return on equity 7.4% 7.1% 18.2%
Return on assets 1.9% 1.3% 5.0%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 6.0% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 0.4x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 3.6% 17.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGKKRTPG
Debt / assets 10.6% 12.9% 16.7%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.7x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 3.5x 1.3x
Debt / FCF -0.7x 22.9x 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 81.3% 73.3%
Equity / assets 25.6% 18.7% 26.7%
Interest coverage 5.4x 3.4x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGKKRTPG
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.8% 5.0%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 0.3% –
Shareholder yield 10.4% 1.1% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% 11.9% 4.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% 28.6% 3.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 6.1% 210.9%
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.

ConsensusCGKKRTPG
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 10.8xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $8.52FY2026 $2.62FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026 +8.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% -18.9% +29.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026 $2.53BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +1.9% +18.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGKKRTPG
Held by institutions 61.2% 60.4% 37.5%
Institutions holding 579 1,266 372
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +3.8% +10.1%
Institutions buying 292 634 217
Institutions selling 196 457 120
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.39 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.

CGKKRTPG
CG 1.00 0.75 0.80
KKR 0.75 1.00 0.78
TPG 0.80 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, KKR and TPG?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $13.87B, Kkr (KKR) $82.79B, Tpg (TPG) $7.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, KKR and TPG?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 38.1x, Kkr (KKR) 27.7x, Tpg (TPG) 31.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.3x, Kkr (KKR) 10.8x, Tpg (TPG) 17.0x). 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%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Tpg (TPG) +33.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Tpg (TPG) 4.6%). On return on invested capital, Tpg (TPG) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Tpg (TPG) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Tpg (TPG) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -33.8%, Kkr (KKR) -24.8%, Tpg (TPG) -22.6%. Over five years, Kkr (KKR) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -7.3%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 0.04%, Kkr (KKR) 0.01%, Tpg (TPG) 0.00%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlyle (CG) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.2%, Kkr (KKR) 38.1%, Tpg (TPG) 40.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CG, KKR 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, Tpg (TPG) 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.