APO
Apollo Global Management, Inc.
APO has the edge over BLK overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
BLK
BlackRock, Inc.
BLK has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
APO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
APO's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like APO.
BLK Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BLK's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BLK.
APO PE Valuation
APO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BLK PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 19x | $848 | -30% |
| Fair | 22x | $973 | -20% |
| Expensive | 26x | $1,149 | -5.5% |
| Current | 28x | $1,217 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLK's PE is in its expensive range at 28x.
APO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for APO, with profitability holding steady.
BLK Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for BLK to show an outlook.
APO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.14 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$1.81 | -126% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.75 | -49% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.59 | -72% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.54 | -24% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.86 | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.37 | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.73 | -36% |
| Q4 2024 | $7.33 | -11% |
APO has swung to a loss: it lost $1.81 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
BLK Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.87 | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $41.73 | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.73 | -4.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.31 | -17% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.42 | -2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $41.89 | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $41.69 | +5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $42.53 | +16% |
BLK has the edge over APO on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
APO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.7B | -52% |
| Q2 2026 | $11.2B | +64% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.1B | -8.8% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.9B | +87% |
| Q3 2025 | $9.8B | +26% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.8B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.5B | -21% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.3B | -52% |
APO's revenue is growing: $4.7B last quarter, down 52% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -31% | -60 points |
| Q2 2026 | 22% | +9.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.6% | -16 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | -15 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | +2.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 12% | -12 points |
| Q1 2025 | 21% | -9.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 33% | +15 points |
APO's operating margin was −31% last quarter, down 60 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BLK Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.8B | +19% |
| Q2 2026 | $7.1B | +31% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.7B | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $7B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $6.5B | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.4B | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.3B | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.7B | +23% |
BLK has the edge over APO on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | 0 points |
| Q2 2026 | 35% | +2.8 points |
| Q1 2026 | 42% | +9.8 points |
| Q4 2025 | 24% | -13 points |
| Q3 2025 | 30% | -8.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 32% | -5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 32% | -3.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 37% | +2.3 points |
BLK has the edge over APO on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
APO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $136M | -55% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.9B | +128% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B | +60% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.7B | +$4.7B |
| Q3 2025 | $303M | -84% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -5.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $1B | +1346% |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | -100% |
APO's free cash flow was $9.3B over the past year, about four times what it generated the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like APO.
BLK Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.6B | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.1B | -12% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.1B | +$120M |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.3B | -6.1% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2B | -$734M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.5B | +35% |
| Q2 2024 | $1.4B | +47% |
BLK has the edge over APO on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
APO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.2% | -7.6M shares |
| 1 year | -0.9% | -5.2M shares |
| 3 years | +4.1% | +23.8M shares |
| 5 years | +152% | +363M shares |
| Available history | +170% | +380M shares |
APO has the edge over BLK on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $118M |
| Q2 2026 | $97M |
| Q1 2026 | $632M |
| Q4 2025 | $240M |
| Q3 2025 | $340M |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $193M |
| Q4 2024 | $102M |
APO spent $1.1B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 71% from the year before.
BLK Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -148K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -677K shares |
| 3 years | +9.3% | +14M shares |
| 5 years | +6.2% | +9.6M shares |
| Available history | +4.4% | +7M shares |
BLK has 165M diluted shares, about the same as a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | $396M |
| Q1 2025 | $657M |
| Q4 2024 | $386M |
| Q2 2024 | $519M |
| Q1 2024 | $634M |
| Q4 2023 | $384M |
| Q3 2023 | $396M |
| Q2 2023 | $383M |
APO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
APO has the edge over BLK on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BLK Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q2 2024 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q1 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2023 | 0.1x | Very low |
BLK has more cash than debt. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BLK.
APO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 23.4 | Neutral |
APO's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 23 (neutral).
BLK Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.0 | Neutral |
BLK's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 79 (neutral).
APO PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | APO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 13x | 224% above |
| PE % | 85 | 63 | 22 pts above |
APO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BLK PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BLK | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 13x | 113% above |
| PE % | 97 | 63 | 34 pts above |
BLK has the edge over APO on valuation relative to its sector.
APO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.5 | 4.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $123.2 | 1.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $126.1 | 3.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $133.4 | 9% below |
| 200 week MA | $116.4 | 4.2% above |
APO's trend is mixed: it's above two of its five weekly moving averages, and 4.2% above its 200-week average.
BLK Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1,128.0 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $1,108.9 | 9.7% above |
| 50 week MA | $1,071.6 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $1,051.1 | 16% above |
| 200 week MA | $914.1 | 33% above |
BLK has the edge over APO on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
APO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $48.1 | $49.1 | +2.1% |
| 2021 | $49.1 | $74.3 | +51% |
| 2022 | $74.3 | $64.3 | -13% |
| 2023 | $64.3 | $93.2 | +45% |
| 2024 | $93.2 | $170.3 | +83% |
| 2025 | $170.3 | $148.5 | -13% |
| 2026 YTD | $148.5 | $121.4 | -18% |
APO has finished higher in four of the last six years, two of them by more than 50%. It's down 18% so far in 2026.
BLK Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $503.0 | $707.2 | +41% |
| 2021 | $707.2 | $913.9 | +29% |
| 2022 | $913.9 | $703.9 | -23% |
| 2023 | $703.9 | $811.8 | +15% |
| 2024 | $811.8 | $1,044.2 | +29% |
| 2025 | $1,044.2 | $1,088.1 | +4.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $1,088.1 | $1,216.6 | +12% |
BLK has the edge over APO on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.