APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT, INC. vs The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., two Financial Services stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where APO and GS diverge most: on net margin, APO reads 3.6% and GS reads 29.9%; on return on equity, APO reads 2.9% and GS reads 14.7%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What GS's price implies is a somewhat stretched bet versus history (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | APO | GS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $125.64 | $1017.60 |
| Market cap | $72.4B | $300.2B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 79.0 | 18.6 |
| P/B | 1.83 | 2.44 |
| P/S | 2.30 | 4.97 |
| EV/EBITDA | 218.3 | 60.7 |
| Revenue growth | +29.4% | +11.4% |
| Net margin | 3.6% | 29.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | 14.7% |
| Return on assets | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.6% | 1.4% |
| Debt / equity | 0.36 | 0.09 |
| Altman Z (solvency) | 0.18 | 0.24 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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The stronger value is highlighted per metric where one is strictly better on that single number; it is not an overall verdict on either company. For informational and research purposes only. Not investment advice. Not a recommendation to buy, sell, or hold any security. boothcheck is not a registered investment adviser. Past performance does not guarantee future results.