Apollo Globalvs.Blackstone
APO vs BX · 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.
Blackstone is about 2.0× larger than Apollo Global by market cap; year to date, Apollo Global leads (−20.4% vs −27.4%).
Side by side
| APO | BX | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $70.1B | $142B |
| Price | $118.65 | $114.29 |
| Today | +2.9% | +1.4% |
| Return YTD | −20.4% | −27.4% |
| Return 1Y | −7.6% | −32.2% |
| Since July 13, 2026 | −0.2% | −6.4% |
| P/E | 37.4 | 40.4 |
| P/S | 2.2 | 8.8 |
| P/B | 3.3 | 15.8 |
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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Real estate and private equity are the historic core, with credit and infrastructure added since; no alternative-asset manager is bigger. Capital is locked up for years, and Blackstone takes both a management fee and a share of the gains.
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