ARES vs BX
ARES: A $622 billion alternative asset manager operating four complementary investment groups across credit, private equity, real assets, and secondaries with a disciplined, collaborative platform and strong institutional and retail distribution channels. BX: Blackstone is a premier global alternative asset manager providing specialized investment strategies across private equity, real estate, and credit markets for institutional and private clients.
Side-by-side fundamentals
| Metric | ARES | BX | Edge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price as of 2026-07-22 close | $119.57 | $122.82 | |
| Market cap as of 2026-07-23 | $26.5B | $149.7B | |
| P/E as of 2026-07-23 | 42.55 | 49.01 | ARES lower |
| PEG as of 2026-07-23 | 2.85 | 2.05 | BX lower |
| Net margin as of 2026-07-23 | +10.5% | +20.7% | BX higher |
| Gross margin as of 2026-07-23 | n/a | +83.1% | |
| Operating margin as of 2026-07-23 | +17.7% | +45.4% | BX higher |
| ROE as of 2026-07-23 | +14.5% | +36.2% | BX higher |
| ROA as of 2026-07-23 | +2.2% | +6.5% | BX higher |
| Debt / equity as of 2026-07-23 | 3.33 | 1.59 | BX lower |
| Revenue growth (YoY) as of 2026-07-23 | +38.5% | +15.2% | ARES higher |
| Revenue CAGR (3y) SEC XBRL | +18.2% | +19.3% | BX higher |
| Dividend yield as of 2026-07-23 | +4.5% | +3.7% | ARES higher |
| Dividend streak (yrs) SEC XBRL | 4 | 3 | ARES higher |
| Beta as of 2026-07-23 | 1.54 | 1.57 | |
| 1-year return as of 2026-07-22 close | -32.9% | -27.5% | BX higher |
Fundamentals: Finnhub, as of 2026-07-23. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-07-22.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & Finnhub, shown with their as-of date; "Edge" cells are a pure numeric comparison, not a recommendation.