Apollo Globalvs.KKR
APO vs KKR · 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.
KKR is about 1.3× larger than Apollo Global by market cap; KKR trades at the lower P/E (29.4 vs 60.6); year to date, Apollo Global leads (−16.9% vs −24.0%).
Side by side
| APO | KKR | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $69.4B | $87B |
| Price | $120.09 | $97.58 |
| Today | −0.2% | +0.7% |
| Return YTD | −16.9% | −24.0% |
| Return 1Y | −18.8% | −32.2% |
| P/E | 60.6 | 29.4 |
| P/S | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| P/B | 3.5 | 2.9 |
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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A global private-equity and alternative-investment firm expanding into credit, infrastructure and insurance, with a growing base of permanent capital.
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