HASI vs BX vs ARES Stock Comparison

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital, Blackstone and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.05 +2.2% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$96.07B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$124.00 +4.7% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$28.81B
P/E
53.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 5, 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.

QuestionHASIBXARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.78B $96.07B $28.81B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 55.4x 27.3x 53.8x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 19.3x 22.8x HASI
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +17.2% +24.0% HASI
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 18.6% 21.8% 8.9% BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.0% 21.6% 14.8% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.1% -22.8% -17.8% HASI
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -9.4%/yr -3.3%/yr +7.9%/yr ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.6% 37.4% 43.7% HASI
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 69/100 58/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

HASIBXARES

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

AxisHASIBXARES
Valuation 57 #78 of 181 76 #45 of 181 51 #89 of 181
Growth 75 #29 of 111 83 #20 of 111 74 #30 of 111
Profitability 61 #51 of 129 81 #25 of 129 69 #41 of 129
Financial Health 20 #131 of 164 55 #74 of 164 45 #91 of 164
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 48 #40 of 76 51 #38 of 76
Overall 50 69 58
  • HASI ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX 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

PeriodHASIBXARESSPY
1 month +1.6%+2.2%+4.7% +0.9%
3 months -2.1%-9.6%-0.5% +5.9%
6 months -9.0%-2.3%+11.9% +8.5%
Year to date +17.1%-24.1%-23.3% +13.3%
1 year +27.1%-22.8%-17.8% +12.4%
3 years +119.6%+30.6%+23.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +30.0%+9.3%+7.1% +23.5%
5 years -39.0%-15.4%+46.3% +68.2%
5 years, per year -9.4%-3.3%+7.9% +11.0%
10 years +63.9%+359.0%+629.4% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.1%+16.5%+22.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHASIBXARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.6%37.4%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%37.6%46.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.001.331.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.91-0.61-0.41 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -77.6%-51.5%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-28.4%-30.4% -0.9%
52-week high $43.31$163.50$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $27.71$102.12$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.

MultipleHASIBXARES
P/E now vs peer median 54.6xmedian 32.9x 26.6xmedian 32.9x 52.4xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 10.2xmedian 4.9x 5.5xmedian 4.9x 7.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.6xmedian 13.3x 16.1xmedian 13.3x 53.4xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.9x 5.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 11.15median 0.93 0.69median 0.93 4.13median 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 monthsHASIBXARES
Revenue $462.89M $16.11B $5.99B
Net income $88.30M $6.83B $636.35M
Free cash flow $208.53M $5.49B $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $0.60 $4.40 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $250.00M $2.51B $1.85B
Total debt $5.38B $50.92B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 142.89M 799.90M 226.30M
Enterprise value $3.99B $86.06B $22.57B

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
MetricHASIBXARES
P/E 54.6x 26.6x 52.4x
P/FCF 22.6x 16.1x 53.4x
P/Operating cash flow 22.6x 15.7x 49.0x
P/S 10.2x 5.5x 7.5x
P/B 1.8x 4.2x 5.2x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 4.2x 5.7x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x – –
EV/EBIT 20.8x 11.5x 20.7x
EV/Revenue 21.3x 6.1x 7.9x
EV/FCF 47.2x 18.0x 56.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 47.2x 17.6x 52.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 11.15 0.69 4.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHASIBXARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 17.2% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.9% 32.3% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) -57.9% 19.2% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 18.6% 46.7% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -59.6% 20.2% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 38.8% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 299.6% 65.6% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 14.0% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 299.6% 67.2% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 31.0% 16.0% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHASIBXARES
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 105.4% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 29.7% 50.1% 26.0%
Net margin 18.6% 21.8% 8.9%
FCF margin 45.0% 34.1% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 45.0% 34.7% 15.2%
Return on equity 3.4% 33.2% 15.4%
Return on assets 1.0% 13.9% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 4.0% 21.6% 14.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.4x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 7.6% 9.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHASIBXARES
Debt / assets 60.1% 26.4% 15.4%
Debt / equity 2.0x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.5x – –
Debt / FCF 25.8x 2.4x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 70.4% 57.8% 71.0%
Equity / assets 29.6% 42.2% 29.0%
Interest coverage 1.4x 16.0x 3.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHASIBXARES
Dividend yield 4.6% 4.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -2.5% 0.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.1% 4.8% 5.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 93.6% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.4% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 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.

ConsensusHASIBXARES
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 22.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.11FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.8% +25.5% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $450.27MFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.6% +27.3% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHASIBXARES
Held by institutions 100.0% 67.3% 66.7%
Institutions holding 406 2,130 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +4.4% +2.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 212 1,133 477
Institutions selling 114 716 229
Buyers to sellers 1.86 1.58 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.

HASIBXARES
HASI 1.00 0.28 0.26
BX 0.28 1.00 0.80
ARES 0.26 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HASI, BX and ARES?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) $4.78B, Blackstone (BX) $96.07B, Ares Management (ARES) $28.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, HASI, BX and ARES?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 55.4x, Blackstone (BX) 27.3x, Ares Management (ARES) 53.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) is cheapest (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 11.8x, Blackstone (BX) 19.3x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) +26.5%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 18.6%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) 4.0%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, 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) +27.1%, Blackstone (BX) -22.8%, Ares Management (ARES) -17.8%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital (HASI) -9.4%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -3.3%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +7.9%/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%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, 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%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HASI, BX 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, Blackstone (BX) 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.