Apollo Globalvs.BlackRock
APO vs BLK · both in Asset & alternative managers, part of the Banks, payments & capital markets value chain: The managers that invest other people’s money, from ETFs to private equity and credit.
BlackRock is about 2.5× larger than Apollo Global by market cap; BlackRock trades at the lower P/E (26.7 vs 37.4); year to date, BlackRock leads (−0.1% vs −20.4%).
Side by side
| APO | BLK | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $70.1B | $176B |
| Price | $118.65 | $1,082.39 |
| Today | +2.9% | +1.6% |
| Return YTD | −20.4% | −0.1% |
| Return 1Y | −7.6% | −8.3% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | −0.2% | +4.9% |
| P/E | 37.4 | 26.7 |
| P/S | 2.2 | 6.4 |
| P/B | 3.3 | 3.1 |
Data as of 2026-10-09 · updates daily after U.S. close
Since July 13, 2026: the change in the closing price from the first session with a close for both companies. Sectivia records these closes itself, starting June 26, 2026.
The two companies
Apollo GlobalAPO
Athene's retirement liabilities give Apollo long-dated money, and Apollo lends it out. Private credit and direct lending are where most of it goes, with private equity still in the mix.
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iShares made BlackRock the largest asset manager anywhere, with trillions under management and fees charged against that balance. Its Aladdin risk-technology platform sits alongside the funds.
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