TFPM vs BX vs ARES Stock Comparison

Triple Flag Precious Metals, Blackstone and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$116.71 -1.4% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$93.92B
P/E
26.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$122.21 +0.1% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.94B
P/E
52.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Triple Flag Precious Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Triple Flag Precious Metals 5, Blackstone 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionTFPMBXARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.03B $93.92B $27.94B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.1x 26.7x 52.2x TFPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 21.6x 19.2x 22.5x BX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +50.7% +17.2% +24.0% TFPM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.9% 21.8% 8.9% TFPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.6% 14.8% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.4x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.07% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.8% -24.1% -19.1% TFPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -3.5%/yr +7.2%/yr ARES
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.1% 37.4% 43.6% BX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 68/100 58/100 TFPM

Percentile Scorecard

TFPMBXARES

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

AxisTFPMBXARES
Valuation 52 #87 of 181 76 #45 of 181 51 #90 of 181
Growth 89 #13 of 111 83 #20 of 111 74 #30 of 111
Profitability 90 #14 of 129 81 #25 of 129 69 #41 of 129
Financial Health 90 #17 of 164 55 #74 of 164 45 #91 of 164
Shareholder Returns 46 #41 of 75 47 #40 of 75 50 #38 of 75
Overall 73 68 58
  • TFPM 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

PeriodTFPMBXARESSPY
1 month -7.8%-1.4%+0.1% -0.2%
3 months +3.9%-12.9%-4.4% +3.9%
6 months -8.0%-4.0%+8.1% +8.2%
Year to date -10.7%-24.3%-24.4% +12.9%
1 year +6.8%-24.1%-19.1% +12.3%
3 years +128.5%+30.2%+21.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +31.7%+9.2%+6.6% +23.3%
5 years —-16.3%+41.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-3.5%+7.2% +10.9%
10 years —+360.6%+610.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+16.5%+21.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureTFPMBXARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.1%37.4%43.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 48.3%37.5%46.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.591.331.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.16-0.65-0.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.1%-51.5%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.3%-28.6%-31.5% -1.2%
52-week high $41.36$163.50$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $26.85$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.

MultipleTFPMBXARES
P/E now vs peer median 22.1xmedian 34.2x 26.5xmedian 34.2x 51.7xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 4.9x 5.5xmedian 4.9x 7.4xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -20.3xmedian 13.2x 16.0xmedian 13.2x 52.6xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.8x 4.2xmedian 1.8x 5.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.43median 0.91 0.68median 0.91 4.07median 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 monthsTFPMBXARES
Revenue $488.58M $16.11B $5.99B
Gross profit $344.78M – –
Operating income $304.60M – –
Net income $411.98M $6.83B $636.35M
Free cash flow -$302.33M $5.49B $836.15M
R&D $4.88M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $4.40 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $15.20M $2.51B $1.85B
Total debt $248.00M $50.92B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 204.07M 799.90M 226.30M
Enterprise value $5.62B $83.90B $21.70B

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
MetricTFPMBXARES
P/E 22.1x 26.5x 51.7x
P/FCF -20.3x 16.0x 52.6x
P/Operating cash flow 15.5x 15.7x 48.3x
P/S 12.5x 5.5x 7.4x
P/B 2.7x 4.2x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 4.2x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x – –
EV/EBIT 20.6x 11.5x 20.4x
EV/Revenue 12.9x 6.1x 7.8x
EV/FCF -20.8x 18.0x 55.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 15.9x 17.6x 51.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.43 0.68 4.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricTFPMBXARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 50.7% 17.2% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 76.5% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 78.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 63.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 139.3% 19.2% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 89.2% 46.7% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 840.2% 20.2% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 51.5% 38.8% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 48.0% 65.6% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 43.8% 14.0% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -213.8% 67.2% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -52.7% 16.0% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricTFPMBXARES
Gross margin 70.6% – –
EBITDA margin 77.7% – –
Operating margin 62.3% – –
Pretax margin 91.5% 50.1% 26.0%
Net margin 55.9% 21.8% 8.9%
FCF margin -61.9% 34.1% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 80.9% 34.7% 15.2%
Return on equity 18.6% 33.2% 15.4%
Return on assets 17.2% 13.9% 4.5%
Return on invested capital – 21.6% 14.8%
Return on capital employed 12.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.8x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% 9.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricTFPMBXARES
Debt / assets 9.1% 26.4% 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.4x – –
Debt / FCF -0.8x 2.4x 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 11.3% 57.8% 71.0%
Equity / assets 88.7% 42.2% 29.0%
Interest coverage 83.2x 16.0x 3.1x
Current ratio 3.7x – –
Quick ratio 3.0x – –
Cash ratio 2.2x – –
Altman Z-score 13.52 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricTFPMBXARES
Dividend yield 0.8% 4.5% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.3% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 1.1% 4.8% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 10.6% 93.6% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) -14.4% 116.4% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.3% 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.

ConsensusTFPMBXARES
Forward P/E 21.6xFY2026 19.2xFY2026 22.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.37FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +35.6%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.7% +25.5% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $490.34MFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.1%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +27.3% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersTFPMBXARES
Held by institutions 86.4% 67.3% 66.7%
Institutions holding 224 2,129 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.3% +2.8% +5.3%
Institutions buying 129 1,132 477
Institutions selling 53 716 229
Buyers to sellers 2.43 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.

TFPMBXARES
TFPM 1.00 0.18 0.15
BX 0.18 1.00 0.80
ARES 0.15 0.80 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, TFPM, BX and ARES?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) $6.03B, Blackstone (BX) $93.92B, Ares Management (ARES) $27.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, TFPM, BX and ARES?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 22.1x, Blackstone (BX) 26.7x, Ares Management (ARES) 52.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackstone (BX) is cheapest (Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 21.6x, Blackstone (BX) 19.2x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) +50.7%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) has the highest net margin (Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 55.9%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) returned the most: Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) +6.8%, Blackstone (BX) -24.1%, Ares Management (ARES) -19.1%. Over five years, Ares Management (ARES) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.5%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 0.01%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blackstone (BX) has been the steadiest (Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 44.1%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, TFPM, 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, Triple Flag Precious Metals (TFPM) 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.