KKR vs BN vs OWL Stock Comparison

Kkr, Brookfield and Blue Owl Capital Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$93.04 -0.2% 1M -22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.01B
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.49 +6.1% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.75B
P/E
70.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc.
$9.70 +5.9% 1M -41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$7.07B
P/E
87.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
0.09%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionKKRBNOWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $86.01B $88.75B $7.07B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.8x 70.6x 87.4x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 13.8x 10.8x OWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.1% -9.6% +14.2% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 1.6% 2.7% KKR
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% — 5.1% KKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — 3.8x KKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.09% OWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -22.9% -18.9% -41.3% BN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.2%/yr +3.4%/yr -10.9%/yr BN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 27.6% 46.1% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 38/100 64/100 OWL

Percentile Scorecard

KKRBNOWL

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

AxisKKRBNOWL
Valuation 81 #36 of 181 76 #44 of 181 67 #60 of 181
Growth 79 #24 of 111 32 #76 of 111 81 #22 of 111
Profitability 54 #60 of 129 30 #91 of 129 59 #54 of 129
Financial Health 33 #111 of 164 38 #102 of 164 37 #104 of 164
Shareholder Returns 49 #39 of 76 15 #65 of 76 76 #19 of 76
Overall 59 38 64
  • KKR ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN 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

PeriodKKRBNOWLSPY
1 month -0.2%+6.1%+5.9% +0.9%
3 months -6.3%-7.6%+1.4% +5.9%
6 months -6.3%-10.8%+9.2% +8.5%
Year to date -27.0%-16.1%-35.1% +13.3%
1 year -22.9%-18.9%-41.3% +12.4%
3 years +72.0%+98.1%-20.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +19.8%+25.6%-7.4% +23.5%
5 years +16.8%+18.2%-43.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.2%+3.4%-10.9% +11.0%
10 years +541.2%+208.7%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +20.4%+11.9%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureKKRBNOWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%27.6%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.7%29.0%46.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.371.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.69-0.90 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-42.5%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.8%-21.7%-41.8% -0.9%
52-week high $142.77$49.17$16.67 $779.14
52-week low $83.88$35.94$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.

MultipleKKRBNOWL
P/E now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 32.9x 68.8xmedian 32.9x 82.5xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x 5.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 19.8xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.7xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x 11.4xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 21.1xmedian 1.9x 2.7xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.94median 0.93 -0.72median 0.93 0.93median 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 monthsKKRBNOWL
Revenue $21.31B $76.56B $2.99B
Net income $5.64B $3.71B $338.38M
Free cash flow $2.34B – $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $3.16 $0.53 $0.12
Cash & equivalents $21.08B $14.89B $169.06M
Total debt $53.48B $59.07B $3.81B
Shares (diluted) 945.58M 2.37B 688.51M
Enterprise value $6.16B -$94.56B $6.38B

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
MetricKKRBNOWL
P/E 27.9x 68.8x 82.5x
P/FCF 35.7x – 11.4x
P/Operating cash flow 33.6x – 11.0x
P/S 3.9x 1.1x 5.1x
P/B 1.1x 21.1x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.2x -2.6x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x – 19.8x
EV/EBIT 12.3x – 33.2x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.7x 6.3x
EV/FCF 49.5x – 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.6x – 13.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.94 -0.72 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKKRBNOWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.1% -9.6% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% -4.2% 23.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% 28.4% 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 11.2% 70.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.9% 65.8% 2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% -95.3% 89.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% – 26.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% – 17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.8% – 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% – 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKKRBNOWL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 43.3% – 31.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 31.1% – 13.0%
Net margin 14.0% 1.6% 2.7%
FCF margin 11.0% – 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% – 46.1%
Return on equity 7.1% 4.3% 5.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.7% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 6.0% – 5.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x – 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% – 23.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKKRBNOWL
Debt / assets 12.9% 2.8% 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.7x 3.6x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 22.9x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 81.3% 99.2% 54.5%
Equity / assets 18.7% 0.8% 45.5%
Interest coverage 3.4x – 3.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKKRBNOWL
Dividend yield 0.8% 0.7% 9.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 0.5%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 0.7% 9.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% – 177.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% – 45.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% – 30.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% – 39.5%

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.

ConsensusKKRBNOWL
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.52FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.9%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.9% +12.6% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.55BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +50.8%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +21.1% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKKRBNOWL
Held by institutions 60.4% 66.5% 41.2%
Institutions holding 1,266 930 570
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +1.2% -6.5%
Institutions buying 634 407 360
Institutions selling 457 317 157
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.28 2.29

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.

KKRBNOWL
KKR 1.00 0.70 0.70
BN 0.70 1.00 0.64
OWL 0.70 0.64 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KKR, BN and OWL?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kkr (KKR) $86.01B, Brookfield (BN) $88.75B, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) $7.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, KKR, BN and OWL?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kkr (KKR) 28.8x, Brookfield (BN) 70.6x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 87.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is cheapest (Kkr (KKR) 10.9x, Brookfield (BN) 13.8x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 10.8x). 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%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Kkr (KKR) has the highest net margin (Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Kkr (KKR) leads (Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Brookfield (BN) returned the most: Kkr (KKR) -22.9%, Brookfield (BN) -18.9%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -41.3%. Over five years, Brookfield (BN) compounded fastest (Kkr (KKR) +3.2%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.4%/yr, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -10.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has the highest dividend yield: Kkr (KKR) 0.01%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 0.09%. 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%, Brookfield (BN) 27.6%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KKR, BN 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.