CG vs TFPM vs APO Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Triple Flag Precious Metals and Apollo Global Management Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$39.96 +2.8% 1M -23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$14.19B
P/E
39.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Triple Flag Precious Metals leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Triple Flag Precious Metals 6, Apollo Global Management 4, Carlyle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGTFPMAPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.19B $6.29B $70.31B APO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.0x 18.6x -70.9x TFPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 22.5x 13.0x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +45.9% +12.2% TFPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 67.3% -3.2% TFPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% 12.3% 0.9% TFPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.3x -1.9x APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.02% CG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.2% +10.9% -12.3% TFPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.8%/yr — +8.8%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.7% 44.9% 37.5% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 69/100 61/100 TFPM

Percentile Scorecard

CGTFPMAPO

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

AxisCGTFPMAPO
Valuation 34 #133 of 200 53 #94 of 200 84 #33 of 200
Growth 7 #109 of 117 90 #13 of 117 46 #64 of 117
Profitability 25 #108 of 144 88 #18 of 144 50 #72 of 144
Financial Health 52 #80 of 166 90 #17 of 166 70 #51 of 166
Shareholder Returns 44 #46 of 81 23 #63 of 81 55 #37 of 81
Overall 32 69 61
  • CG ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TFPM ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCGTFPMAPOSPY
1 month +2.8%+0.5%+1.2% -5.9%
3 months -18.2%-4.1%-8.3% -4.6%
6 months -18.5%-4.8%-8.2% +0.2%
Year to date -32.4%-7.2%-19.0% +7.5%
1 year -23.2%+10.9%-12.3% +8.2%
3 years +38.2%+135.7%+41.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+33.1%+12.2% +19.0%
5 years -33.2%—+52.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year -7.8%—+8.8% +9.4%
10 years +168.2%—+563.9% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.4%—+20.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureCGTFPMAPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.7%44.9%37.5% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.1%48.8%38.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.471.401.19 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.620.24-0.33 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-35.1%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -39.6%-25.5%-23.2% -5.9%
52-week high $66.12$41.36$152.70 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$26.85$100.30 $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.

MultipleCGTFPMAPO
P/E now vs peer median 39.3xmedian 33.2x 18.6xmedian 33.2x -71.3xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.4x 12.7xmedian 4.4x 2.2xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 13.0x 16.9xmedian 13.0x 16.9xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.4xmedian 14.5x -14.4xmedian 14.5x 7.4xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.8x 2.8xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.83median 0.77 0.22median 0.77 2.19median 0.77

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 monthsCGTFPMAPO
Revenue $3.61B $501.80M $30.82B
Gross profit – $347.04M $26.24B
Operating income – $308.79M $1.95B
Net income $540.90M $414.30M $221.00M
Free cash flow -$4.12B -$441.10M $9.31B
R&D – $4.45M –
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $1.65 $-1.64
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $20.35M $21.78B
Total debt $3.00B $185.00M $14.75B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 204.07M 602.63M
Enterprise value $7.07B $5.85B -$15.85B

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
MetricCGTFPMAPO
P/E 39.3x 18.6x -71.3x
P/FCF -3.4x -14.4x 7.4x
P/Operating cash flow -3.5x 15.7x 7.4x
P/S 3.9x 12.7x 2.2x
P/B 2.0x 2.8x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 2.8x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 16.1x 16.9x 16.9x
EV/EBIT 20.1x 21.0x 31.9x
EV/Revenue 4.4x 12.9x 2.0x
EV/FCF -3.8x -14.7x 6.7x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.0x 15.9x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.83 0.22 2.19

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGTFPMAPO
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 45.9% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 41.7% 5.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 55.8% 4.3%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 53.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 56.8% -60.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 89.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) -59.3% 102.6% -96.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 114.5% -61.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 448.2% -123.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 85.0% -32.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% 41.6% 261.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 42.7% 17.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% -215.4% 261.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% -62.0% 17.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGTFPMAPO
Gross margin – 69.2% 85.1%
EBITDA margin 27.3% 76.4% 12.0%
Operating margin – 61.5% 6.3%
Pretax margin 17.8% 89.4% 9.9%
Net margin 10.1% 67.3% -3.2%
FCF margin -114.2% -87.9% 30.2%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 80.9% 30.2%
Return on equity 7.4% 18.0% 1.8%
Return on assets 1.9% 16.2% 0.1%
Return on invested capital 6.4% 12.3% 0.9%
Return on capital employed – 12.2% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 1.0x 42.1x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 2.4% 3.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGTFPMAPO
Debt / assets 10.6% 7.3% 3.0%
Debt / equity 0.4x 0.1x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x 0.3x -1.9x
Debt / FCF -0.7x -0.4x 1.6x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 9.4% 92.7%
Equity / assets 25.6% 90.6% 7.3%
Interest coverage 5.4x – 6.1x
Current ratio – 3.9x –
Quick ratio – 3.1x –
Cash ratio – 2.3x –
Altman Z-score – 16.83 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGTFPMAPO
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.8% 1.8%
Net buyback yield 6.5% 0.4% 1.6%
Shareholder yield 10.0% 1.1% 3.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% – 595.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% – 14.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% – 12.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 9.8%

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.

ConsensusCGTFPMAPO
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.72FY2026 $1.37FY2026 $9.00FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.5%FY2026 +35.6%FY2026 +7.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.3% -0.7% +24.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $490.45MFY2026 $24.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +26.2%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.1% +11.8% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGTFPMAPO
Held by institutions 61.2% 86.4% 64.5%
Institutions holding 581 225 1,170
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.3% -1.0%
Institutions buying 292 129 643
Institutions selling 198 53 373
Buyers to sellers 1.47 2.43 1.72

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.

CGTFPMAPO
CG 1.00 0.19 0.73
TFPM 0.19 1.00 0.08
APO 0.73 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, TFPM and APO?

Apollo Global Management (APO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $14.19B, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) $6.29B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $70.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, TFPM and APO?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 39.0x, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 18.6x, Apollo Global Management (APO) -70.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.7x, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 22.5x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 13.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) +45.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 67.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -3.2%). On return on invested capital, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 12.3%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -23.2%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) +10.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -12.3%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -7.8%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 0.04%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 0.00%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%. Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.7%, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 44.9%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 37.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CG, TFPM and APO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) leads on 6. 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.