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 1.2× larger than Apollo Global by market cap; KKR trades at the lower P/E (32.8 vs 74.1); year to date, Apollo Global leads (−8.0% vs −15.6%).
Side by side
| APO | KKR | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $84.8B | $103B |
| Price | $133.67 | $108.50 |
| Today | +0.4% | +0.9% |
| Return YTD | −8.0% | −15.6% |
| Return 1Y | −0.5% | −22.4% |
| P/E | 74.1 | 32.8 |
| P/S | 3.0 | 4.6 |
| P/B | 4.2 | 3.3 |
Data as of 2026-08-27 · updates daily after U.S. close
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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A buyout firm that has spent years widening out, into credit, infrastructure and the Global Atlantic insurance business. The insurance side brings capital that does not have to be handed back on a fund schedule.
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