KKR vs ARES vs OWL Stock Comparison

Kkr, Ares Management and Blue Owl Capital Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$101.35 +12.7% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$90.99B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.75%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$136.84 +16.8% 1M -10.6% 1Y
Market cap
$49.29B
P/E
57.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
3.78%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc.
$10.65 +18.9% 1M -32.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.69B
P/E
77.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.07B
Div. yield
8.59%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKKRARESOWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.99B $49.29B $16.69B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.4x 57.9x 77.5x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.9x 25.2x 11.8x OWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.1% +24.0% +11.8% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 8.9% 3.1% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% 14.8% 5.7% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — 3.5x OWL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.75% 3.78% 8.59% OWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -14.3% -10.6% -32.0% ARES
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.8%/yr +9.8%/yr -9.0%/yr ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 44.2% 46.6% KKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 59/100 64/100 OWL

Percentile Scorecard

KKRARESOWL

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

AxisKKRARESOWL
Valuation 79 #42 of 199 52 #97 of 199 64 #73 of 199
Growth 79 #25 of 117 75 #30 of 117 81 #23 of 117
Profitability 54 #66 of 143 69 #45 of 143 59 #60 of 143
Financial Health 32 #112 of 165 46 #90 of 165 37 #104 of 165
Shareholder Returns 49 #41 of 79 51 #39 of 79 78 #18 of 79
Overall 59 59 64
  • KKR ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • OWL 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

PeriodKKRARESOWLSPY
1 month +12.7%+16.8%+18.9% -1.0%
3 months -4.1%-2.1%-7.8% -0.4%
6 months +0.6%+10.5%+1.0% +4.5%
Year to date -20.5%-15.3%-28.7% +12.4%
1 year -14.3%-10.6%-32.0% +13.6%
3 years +65.9%+27.8%-19.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +18.4%+8.5%-7.1% +20.8%
5 years +26.2%+59.7%-37.6% +63.7%
5 years, per year +4.8%+9.8%-9.0% +10.4%
10 years +643.0%+782.8%— +267.7%
10 years, per year +22.2%+24.3%— +13.9%

Risk

MeasureKKRARESOWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%44.2%46.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.9%46.7%45.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.471.631.51 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.37-0.24-0.69 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-51.3%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.0%-23.2%-36.1% -1.6%
52-week high $142.77$178.28$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $83.88$96.50$8.23 $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.

MultipleKKRARESOWL
P/E now vs peer median 30.4xmedian 33.9x 57.9xmedian 33.9x 77.5xmedian 33.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 4.9x 8.2xmedian 4.9x 5.4xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 13.4xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x 20.3xmedian 12.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 38.9xmedian 15.5x 58.9xmedian 15.5x 11.1xmedian 15.5x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 5.7xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.92 4.55median 0.92 3.78median 0.92

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 monthsKKRARESOWL
Revenue $21.31B $5.99B $3.07B
Net income $5.64B $636.35M $371.23M
Free cash flow $2.34B $836.15M $1.50B
EPS (diluted) $3.16 $2.36 $0.14
Cash & equivalents $21.08B $1.85B $213.61M
Total debt $53.48B $4.58B $3.64B
Shares (diluted) 945.58M 226.30M 688.51M
Enterprise value $57.47B $47.97B $19.40B

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
MetricKKRARESOWL
P/E 30.4x 57.9x 77.5x
P/FCF 38.9x 58.9x 11.1x
P/Operating cash flow 36.6x 54.0x 10.7x
P/S 4.3x 8.2x 5.4x
P/B 1.2x 5.7x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 6.3x 6.0x
EV/EBITDA 13.4x – 20.3x
EV/EBIT 13.1x 22.7x 32.9x
EV/Revenue 5.8x 8.7x 6.6x
EV/FCF 52.7x 62.2x 13.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 49.6x 57.0x 12.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 4.55 3.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKKRARESOWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.1% 24.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 18.0% 23.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 32.6% 64.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 7.5% 38.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.9% 27.3% 78.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 12.7% 20.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% -77.5% 30.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 98.3% 19.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.8% -79.0% 30.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 84.4% 20.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKKRARESOWL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 43.3% – 32.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 31.1% 26.0% 14.0%
Net margin 14.0% 8.9% 3.1%
FCF margin 11.0% 14.0% 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 15.2% 50.7%
Return on equity 7.1% 15.4% 6.7%
Return on assets 1.3% 4.5% 3.0%
Return on invested capital 6.0% 14.8% 5.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.4x 4.2x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% – 24.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKKRARESOWL
Debt / assets 12.9% 15.4% 29.8%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.5x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – 3.5x
Debt / FCF 22.9x 5.5x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.3% 71.0% 55.8%
Equity / assets 18.7% 29.0% 44.2%
Interest coverage 3.4x 3.1x 3.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKKRARESOWL
Dividend yield 0.8% 3.8% 8.6%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.8% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 4.6% 9.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% 301.7% 165.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 229.6% 40.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% 23.7% 21.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% 26.9% 37.5%

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.

ConsensusKKRARESOWL
Forward P/E 11.9xFY2026 25.2xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $5.44FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.9%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% +35.3% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.55BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.8%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +19.6% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKKRARESOWL
Held by institutions 60.4% 97.3% 93.9%
Institutions holding 1,269 805 571
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +5.3% -6.5%
Institutions buying 634 480 361
Institutions selling 459 229 157
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.10 2.30

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.

KKRARESOWL
KKR 1.00 0.84 0.72
ARES 0.84 1.00 0.78
OWL 0.72 0.78 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KKR, ARES and OWL?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kkr (KKR) $90.99B, Ares Management (ARES) $49.29B, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) $16.69B.

Which stock is cheaper, KKR, ARES and OWL?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kkr (KKR) 30.4x, Ares Management (ARES) 57.9x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 77.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is cheapest (Kkr (KKR) 11.9x, Ares Management (ARES) 25.2x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 11.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Kkr (KKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Kkr (KKR) +31.1%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 3.1%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 5.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ares Management (ARES) returned the most: Kkr (KKR) -14.3%, Ares Management (ARES) -10.6%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -32.0%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (Kkr (KKR) +4.8%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +9.8%/yr, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has the highest dividend yield: Kkr (KKR) 0.75%, Ares Management (ARES) 3.78%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 8.59%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kkr (KKR) has been the steadiest (Kkr (KKR) 38.9%, Ares Management (ARES) 44.2%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 46.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KKR, ARES and OWL?

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