Blackstone vs KKR
BX and KKR side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How BX and KKR compare
Blackstone and KKR are about the same size, with market caps of $89.0B and $84.7B.
KKR grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (31.1% versus 17.2% for Blackstone).
Blackstone keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.8% compared with 14.8% at KKR.
Both pay dividends: Blackstone yields 4.4% and KKR 0.81%.
KKR scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 11 for Blackstone), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | BX | KKR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $89.0B | $84.7B |
| Share price | $118.51 | $94.39 |
| Change, 1 year | −20.4% | −20.4% |
| Change, 5 years | −16.9% | 17.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.58 | 1.69 |
| Employees | 5,285 | 5,043 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 11 | 13 (better) |
| Valuation score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Growth score | 3 | 3 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 0 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 2 | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 26.5× | – |
| P/S | 5.5× | 4.0× (better) |
| P/B | 9.9× | 2.7× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 17.1× |
| P/FCF | 16.2× | – |
| PEG | 1.48 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.2% | – |
| Fair value | $109.83 | $112.77 |
| Margin of safety | −7.9% | 16.3% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 17.2% | 31.1% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 18.8% | 35.7% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 22.9% | 53.7% (better) |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 20.2% | – |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 20.9% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 21.8% (better) | 14.8% |
| FCF margin | 34.1% | – |
| Return on equity | 40.5% (better) | 10.6% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.00 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.27 (better) | 0.25 |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | – |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 4.4% (better) | 0.81% |
| Payout ratio | 181% | 21.2% |
| Years of dividend growth | 2 | 7 (better) |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 19.7% (better) | 6.6% |
| Buyback yield | – | 0.28% |
| Shareholder yield | 4.4% (better) | 1.1% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 71.9% | 61.2% |
| Held by insiders | 0.99% | 21.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$26.0M | $49.8M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 2 | 6 (better) |
| Short interest, % of float | 3.0% | – |
Go deeper
- BX stock overview
- BX income statement
- BX valuation and score
- KKR stock overview
- KKR income statement
- KKR valuation and score
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