APO vs BLK

Apollo Global Management and BlackRock, both Financial Services

BlackRock is the larger company at $171B against $79B. On trailing earnings BLK is the cheaper of the two at a P/E of 28.1 against 49.0, a gap that is only a bargain if the two are growing at similar rates. Over the past year BLK returned +6.9% against -6.9% for APO. Ryufin's sector-relative Smart Score puts BLK ahead, 4/10 against 2/10.

Apollo Global Management and BlackRockcompared on valuation, return and Ryufin’s Smart Score
FigureAPOBLK
Last close$134$1174
Market cap$79B$171B
Trailing P/Elower is cheaper for the same earnings, not automatically better49.028.1
Dividend yield1.5%1.8%
1-year return-6.9%+6.9%
5-year return+151%+53%
Ryufin Smart Scoresector-relative, 1–102/104/10

Figures from SEC filings and end-of-day closes. Highlighting marks the higher or lower number, which is not the same as the better investment, a low P/E can be a warning and a high one can be deserved.

Apollo Global Management

Revenue of $11B in Q2 2026, net income $1.4B. Its largest reported line is Retirement Services, 74% of the disclosed total.

BlackRock

Revenue of $7.1B in Q2 2026, net income $1.9B. Its largest reported line is Investment Advice, 81% of the disclosed total.

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