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 2.2× larger than Apollo Global by market cap; Blackstone trades at the lower P/E (49.2 vs 60.6); year to date, Apollo Global leads (−16.9% vs −20.1%).
Side by side
| APO | BX | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $69.4B | $150B |
| Price | $120.09 | $123.41 |
| Today | −0.2% | +0.3% |
| Return YTD | −16.9% | −20.1% |
| Return 1Y | −18.8% | −25.0% |
| P/E | 60.6 | 49.2 |
| P/S | 2.5 | 10.2 |
| P/B | 3.5 | 18.0 |
Data as of 2026-07-13 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
Apollo GlobalAPO
An alternative manager built around private credit and its Athene retirement-services arm, using insurance liabilities as long-dated capital to lend at scale.
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The largest alternative-asset manager, investing in private equity, real estate, credit and infrastructure. Earns management fees plus performance fees on locked-up capital.
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