KKR vs MET vs BX Stock Comparison

Kkr, Metlife and Blackstone 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
1 win
MET Metlife Inc
$98.82 +1.6% 1M +26.4% 1Y
Market cap
$64.25B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$79.40B
Div. yield
0.02%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.97 -1.1% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.06B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 5, Metlife 5, Kkr 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionKKRMETBXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $82.01B $64.25B $95.06B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.4x 18.7x 27.0x MET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 10.0x 19.4x MET
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +31.1% +8.7% +17.2% KKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.0% 4.3% 21.8% BX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.0% -101.9% 21.6% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.5x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.02% 0.07% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.5% +26.4% -23.9% MET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.4%/yr +8.5%/yr -3.0%/yr MET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.1% 23.9% 37.3% MET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 40/100 68/100 BX

Percentile Scorecard

KKRMETBX

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

AxisKKRMETBX
Valuation 80 #37 of 183 59 #50 of 119 76 #44 of 183
Growth 78 #26 of 113 18 #96 of 117 83 #20 of 113
Profitability 52 #63 of 131 21 #93 of 117 82 #25 of 131
Financial Health 33 #113 of 168 61 #47 of 118 53 #79 of 168
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 44 #61 of 108 45 #42 of 76
Overall 59 40 68
  • KKR ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MET ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • BX 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

PeriodKKRMETBXSPY
1 month -6.0%+1.6%-1.1% -1.0%
3 months -8.1%+4.2%-9.2% +2.9%
6 months -10.3%+27.2%-3.0% +6.4%
Year to date -28.3%+25.2%-23.5% +11.4%
1 year -24.5%+26.4%-23.9% +13.1%
3 years +62.5%+66.9%+24.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year +17.6%+18.6%+7.4% +21.5%
5 years +24.2%+50.0%-14.3% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.4%+8.5%-3.0% +10.9%
10 years +551.5%+139.0%+390.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +20.6%+9.1%+17.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureKKRMETBXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.1%23.9%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.6%24.3%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.641.32 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.641.11-0.64 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.8%-36.2%-51.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -36.0%-4.6%-27.8% -2.5%
52-week high $142.77$103.55$163.50 $779.14
52-week low $83.88$67.70$102.12 $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.

MultipleKKRMETBX
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 33.6x 18.5xmedian 10.5x 26.8xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.6x 0.8xmedian 1.4x 5.5xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 12.0x —median 8.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 35.0xmedian 13.4x 4.3xmedian 8.4x 16.2xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.9x 2.3xmedian 1.5x 4.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.92median 0.91 1.75median 0.47 0.69median 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 monthsKKRMETBX
Revenue $21.31B $79.40B $16.11B
Gross profit – $29.06B –
Operating income – -$45.48B –
Net income $5.64B $3.66B $6.83B
Free cash flow $2.34B $14.81B $5.49B
EPS (diluted) $3.16 $5.32 $4.40
Cash & equivalents $21.08B $19.30B $2.51B
Total debt $53.48B $5.89B $50.92B
Shares (diluted) 945.58M 646.90M 799.90M
Enterprise value $2.16B -$42.53B $85.04B

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
MetricKKRMETBX
P/E 27.4x 18.5x 26.8x
P/FCF 35.0x 4.3x 16.2x
P/Operating cash flow 33.0x 4.1x 15.9x
P/S 3.8x 0.8x 5.5x
P/B 1.1x 2.3x 4.2x
P/Tangible book 1.1x 2.3x 4.2x
EV/EBITDA 12.4x – –
EV/EBIT 12.1x -0.9x 11.6x
EV/Revenue 5.4x 0.5x 6.2x
EV/FCF 48.9x 2.8x 18.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 46.0x 2.7x 17.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.92 1.75 0.69

Growth

14 metrics
MetricKKRMETBX
Revenue growth (1Y) 31.1% 8.7% 17.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 24.2% 4.3% 32.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 10.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -13.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -0.9% –
Net income growth (1Y) 16.1% -14.9% 19.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 48.3% 4.1% 46.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 50.9% -12.2% 20.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.7% 10.5% 38.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -47.6% 2.2% 65.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 33.3% 10.0% 14.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -48.8% 2.0% 67.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.8% 12.1% 16.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricKKRMETBX
Gross margin – 36.6% –
EBITDA margin 43.3% – –
Operating margin – -57.3% –
Pretax margin 31.1% 6.1% 50.1%
Net margin 14.0% 4.3% 21.8%
FCF margin 11.0% 18.7% 34.1%
Operating cash flow margin 11.7% 19.6% 34.7%
Return on equity 7.1% 13.2% 33.2%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.5% 13.9%
Return on invested capital 6.0% -101.9% 21.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 4.3x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 3.6% – 9.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricKKRMETBX
Debt / assets 12.9% 0.8% 26.4%
Debt / equity 0.7x 0.2x 0.6x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.5x – –
Debt / FCF 22.9x 0.4x 2.4x
Liabilities / assets 81.3% 96.3% 57.8%
Equity / assets 18.7% 3.7% 42.2%
Interest coverage 3.4x -4.7x 16.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricKKRMETBX
Dividend yield 0.8% 2.3% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 3.9% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 6.2% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 11.9% 41.2% 93.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 28.6% 10.2% 116.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.1% -0.6% 22.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.3% -1.6% 7.9%

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.

ConsensusKKRMETBX
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026 19.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.54FY2026 $9.85FY2026 $6.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +75.4%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -18.7% +7.9% +26.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $11.29BFY2026 $83.04BFY2026 $14.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.4%FY2026 +7.7%FY2026 +12.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.2% -2.5% +27.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersKKRMETBX
Held by institutions 60.4% 75.7% 67.3%
Institutions holding 1,266 1,442 2,129
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.8% +0.7% +2.8%
Institutions buying 634 723 1,132
Institutions selling 457 483 716
Buyers to sellers 1.39 1.50 1.58

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.

KKRMETBX
KKR 1.00 0.49 0.83
MET 0.49 1.00 0.46
BX 0.83 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, KKR, MET and BX?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Kkr (KKR) $82.01B, Metlife (MET) $64.25B, Blackstone (BX) $95.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, KKR, MET and BX?

Metlife (MET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Kkr (KKR) 27.4x, Metlife (MET) 18.7x, Blackstone (BX) 27.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Metlife (MET) is cheapest (Kkr (KKR) 10.7x, Metlife (MET) 10.0x, Blackstone (BX) 19.4x). 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%, Metlife (MET) +8.7%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest net margin (Kkr (KKR) 14.0%, Metlife (MET) 4.3%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Kkr (KKR) 6.0%, Metlife (MET) -101.9%, Blackstone (BX) 21.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Metlife (MET) returned the most: Kkr (KKR) -24.5%, Metlife (MET) +26.4%, Blackstone (BX) -23.9%. Over five years, Metlife (MET) compounded fastest (Kkr (KKR) +4.4%/yr, Metlife (MET) +8.5%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Kkr (KKR) 0.01%, Metlife (MET) 0.02%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Metlife (MET) has been the steadiest (Kkr (KKR) 38.1%, Metlife (MET) 23.9%, Blackstone (BX) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, KKR, MET and BX?

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.