HASI vs APO vs ARES Stock Comparison

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Apollo Global Management and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARES Ares Management Corp
$122.21 +0.1% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$28.05B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Apollo Global Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Apollo Global Management 6, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHASIAPOARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.72B $67.26B $28.05B APO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.8x 37.8x 52.4x APO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 12.7x 22.5x HASI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +41.2% +24.0% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 5.0% 8.9% HASI
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% 5.8% 14.8% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.5x -1.8x — APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +29.4% -9.6% -19.1% HASI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr +7.9%/yr +7.2%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 36.0% 43.6% HASI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 74/100 58/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

HASIAPOARES

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

AxisHASIAPOARES
Valuation 57 #79 of 181 87 #24 of 181 51 #90 of 181
Growth 75 #29 of 111 70 #34 of 111 74 #30 of 111
Profitability 61 #51 of 129 62 #50 of 129 69 #41 of 129
Financial Health 20 #131 of 164 79 #36 of 164 45 #91 of 164
Shareholder Returns 34 #50 of 75 73 #21 of 75 50 #38 of 75
Overall 49 74 58
  • HASI ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES 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

PeriodHASIAPOARESSPY
1 month +2.0%-6.1%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months -4.1%-8.4%-4.4% +3.9%
6 months -9.0%-7.5%+8.1% +8.2%
Year to date +18.3%-21.1%-24.4% +12.9%
1 year +29.4%-9.6%-19.1% +12.3%
3 years +121.7%+42.2%+21.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +30.4%+12.5%+6.6% +23.3%
5 years -39.0%+45.9%+41.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year -9.4%+7.9%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years +68.5%+526.1%+610.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.4%+20.1%+21.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHASIAPOARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%36.0%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.8%37.4%46.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.141.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.99-0.27-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-43.8%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.2%-25.2%-31.5% -1.2%
52-week high $43.31$152.70$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $27.71$100.30$96.50 $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.

MultipleHASIAPOARES
P/E now vs peer median 55.2xmedian 34.2x 38.0xmedian 34.2x 51.7xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 10.3xmedian 4.9x 1.8xmedian 4.9x 7.4xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.3xmedian 11.7x 7.4xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.8xmedian 13.2x 6.9xmedian 13.2x 52.6xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.8x 5.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 11.26median 0.91 1,869median 0.91 4.07median 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 monthsHASIAPOARES
Revenue $462.89M $35.90B $5.99B
Gross profit – $31.30B –
Operating income – $5.48B –
Net income $88.30M $3.80B $636.35M
Free cash flow $208.53M $9.47B $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.60 $2.91 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $250.00M $26.82B $1.85B
Total debt $5.38B $13.73B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 142.89M 610.22M 226.30M
Enterprise value $3.93B -$15.53B $21.82B

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
MetricHASIAPOARES
P/E 55.2x 38.0x 51.7x
P/FCF 22.8x 6.9x 52.6x
P/Operating cash flow 22.8x 6.9x 48.3x
P/S 10.3x 1.8x 7.4x
P/B 1.8x 1.6x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.6x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.3x 7.4x –
EV/EBIT 20.9x 9.6x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 21.4x 1.5x 7.8x
EV/FCF 47.4x 5.6x 55.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.4x 5.6x 51.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.26 1,869 4.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHASIAPOARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 41.2% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 10.2% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 36.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 38.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -57.9% -27.0% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 15.9% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -59.6% -47.4% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 0.0% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 299.6% 129.7% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 4.0% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 299.6% 129.7% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 4.0% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHASIAPOARES
Gross margin – 87.2% –
EBITDA margin 105.4% 19.7% –
Operating margin – 15.3% –
Pretax margin 29.7% 20.7% 26.0%
Net margin 18.6% 5.0% 8.9%
FCF margin 45.0% 26.4% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 45.0% 26.4% 15.2%
Return on equity 3.4% 10.6% 15.4%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.9% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 4.0% 5.8% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 2.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHASIAPOARES
Debt / assets 60.1% 2.8% 15.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.3x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.5x -1.8x –
Debt / FCF 25.8x 1.4x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.4% 91.6% 71.0%
Equity / assets 29.6% 8.4% 29.0%
Interest coverage 1.4x 18.2x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHASIAPOARES
Dividend yield 4.5% 1.9% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -2.5% 2.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 3.9% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 33.4% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 13.4% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 11.7% 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% 26.9%

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.

ConsensusHASIAPOARES
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 12.7xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.11FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +23.9% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $450.27MFY2026 $24.45BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +4.4% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHASIAPOARES
Held by institutions 100.0% 64.5% 66.7%
Institutions holding 406 1,166 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% -1.0% +5.3%
Institutions buying 212 642 477
Institutions selling 114 371 229
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.73 2.08

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.

HASIAPOARES
HASI 1.00 0.23 0.26
APO 0.23 1.00 0.77
ARES 0.26 0.77 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HASI, APO and ARES?

Apollo Global Management (APO) is the largest by market capitalisation: HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) $4.72B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.26B, Ares Management (ARES) $28.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, HASI, APO and ARES?

Apollo Global Management (APO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 54.8x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 37.8x, Ares Management (ARES) 52.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is cheapest (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 12.0x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.7x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Apollo Global Management (APO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) +26.5%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has the highest net margin (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 18.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 4.0%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) returned the most: HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) +29.4%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -9.6%, Ares Management (ARES) -19.1%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) -9.4%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.9%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 0.00%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%. HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) has been the steadiest (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 29.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HASI, APO and ARES?

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