KKR vs APO vs BN Stock Comparison

Kkr, Apollo Global Management and Brookfield Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$91.34 -6.0% 1M -24.5% 1Y
Market cap
$82.01B
P/E
27.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.97 +2.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$85.42B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
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, Kkr 4, Brookfield 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKKRAPOBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.01B $67.71B $85.42B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 38.1x 68.0x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 12.4x 13.8x KKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.1% +41.2% -9.6% APO
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 5.0% 1.6% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 2.8% — KKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -3.1x — APO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.00% APO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.5% -8.3% -16.5% APO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +7.2%/yr +2.9%/yr APO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 36.1% 27.7% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 72/100 39/100 APO

Percentile Scorecard

KKRAPOBN

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

AxisKKRAPOBN
Valuation 80 #37 of 183 84 #30 of 183 77 #43 of 183
Growth 78 #26 of 113 68 #37 of 113 34 #75 of 113
Profitability 52 #63 of 131 58 #56 of 131 30 #92 of 131
Financial Health 33 #113 of 168 79 #36 of 168 39 #103 of 168
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 73 #21 of 76 13 #66 of 76
Overall 59 72 39
  • KKR ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodKKRAPOBNSPY
1 month -6.0%-9.3%+2.3% -1.0%
3 months -8.1%-8.1%-8.9% +2.9%
6 months -10.3%-9.2%-16.5% +6.4%
Year to date -28.3%-22.1%-17.3% +11.4%
1 year -24.5%-8.3%-16.5% +13.1%
3 years +62.5%+34.3%+84.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.6%+10.3%+22.6% +21.5%
5 years +24.2%+41.5%+15.5% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.4%+7.2%+2.9% +10.9%
10 years +551.5%+535.4%+197.6% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.6%+20.3%+11.5% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKKRAPOBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%36.1%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%37.5%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.451.141.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.64-0.23-0.60 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-43.8%-42.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-26.1%-22.8% -2.5%
52-week high $142.77$152.70$49.17 $779.14
52-week low $83.88$100.30$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.

MultipleKKRAPOBN
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 33.6x 37.5xmedian 33.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.6x 1.8xmedian 4.6x 1.1xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.0x 12.2xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 13.4x 6.9xmedian 13.4x —median 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x 20.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.91 1,845median 0.91 -0.71median 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 monthsKKRAPOBN
Revenue $21.31B $35.90B $76.56B
Gross profit – $31.30B –
Operating income – $2.65B –
Net income $5.64B $3.80B $3.71B
Free cash flow $2.34B $9.47B –
EPS (diluted) $3.16 $2.91 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $21.08B $26.82B $14.89B
Total debt $53.48B $13.73B $59.07B
Shares (diluted) 945.58M 610.22M 2.37B
Enterprise value $2.16B -$15.08B -$97.89B

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
MetricKKRAPOBN
P/E 27.4x 37.5x 67.9x
P/FCF 35.0x 6.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x 6.9x –
P/S 3.8x 1.8x 1.1x
P/B 1.1x 1.6x 20.9x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 1.6x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x 12.2x –
EV/EBIT 12.1x 19.6x –
EV/Revenue 5.4x 1.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 48.9x 5.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 46.0x 5.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 1,845 -0.71

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKKRAPOBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.1% 41.2% -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 10.2% -4.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 36.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -21.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% -27.0% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 15.9% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.9% -47.4% 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 0.0% -95.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% 129.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 4.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.8% 129.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKKRAPOBN
Gross margin – 87.2% –
EBITDA margin 43.3% 11.8% –
Operating margin – 7.4% –
Pretax margin 31.1% 20.7% –
Net margin 14.0% 5.0% 1.6%
FCF margin 11.0% 26.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 26.4% –
Return on equity 7.1% 10.6% 4.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.9% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 2.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKKRAPOBN
Debt / assets 12.9% 2.8% 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x -3.1x –
Debt / FCF 22.9x 1.4x –
Liabilities / assets 81.3% 91.6% 99.2%
Equity / assets 18.7% 8.4% 0.8%
Interest coverage 3.4x 8.8x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKKRAPOBN
Dividend yield 0.8% 1.9% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 2.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.1% 3.9% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% 33.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 13.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 11.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 8.3% –

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.

ConsensusKKRAPOBN
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.54FY2026 $9.06FY2026 $2.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.4%FY2026 +8.1%FY2026 +22.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.7% +23.6% +12.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.29BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026 $6.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.4%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026 +1.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% +4.4% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKKRAPOBN
Held by institutions 60.4% 64.5% 66.5%
Institutions holding 1,266 1,166 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% -1.0% +1.2%
Institutions buying 634 642 407
Institutions selling 457 371 317
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.73 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.

KKRAPOBN
KKR 1.00 0.80 0.70
APO 0.80 1.00 0.63
BN 0.70 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KKR, APO and BN?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kkr (KKR) $82.01B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $67.71B, Brookfield (BN) $85.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, KKR, APO and BN?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kkr (KKR) 27.4x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 38.1x, Brookfield (BN) 68.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kkr (KKR) is cheapest (Kkr (KKR) 10.7x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.4x, 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?

Apollo Global Management (APO) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%). On return on invested capital, Kkr (KKR) leads (Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 2.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Apollo Global Management (APO) returned the most: Kkr (KKR) -24.5%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.3%, Brookfield (BN) -16.5%. Over five years, Apollo Global Management (APO) compounded fastest (Kkr (KKR) +4.4%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +7.2%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +2.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Apollo Global Management (APO) has the highest dividend yield: Kkr (KKR) 0.01%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 0.02%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%. Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Kkr (KKR) 38.1%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.1%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KKR, APO 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, 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.