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MetricKKRKKR & Co. Inc.BLKBlackRock, Inc.BXBlackstone Inc.BNYBank of New York Mellon CorpMedian of the restexcluding KKR
TypeCompanyCompanyCompanyCompany
Price
$93.09▲ 3.22 (3.58%)
$1137.29▼ 12.31 (1.07%)
$118.75▲ 9.18 (8.38%)
$144.25▲ 1.81 (1.27%)
Health scoreComposite of profitability, growth, debt and accounting quality.6.0/108.7/107.3/107.3/107.3/10
Market value$82.99B$176.36B$88.91B$99.28B
Revenue$19.46B$24.22B$14.45B$20.08B
Profit$2.37B$5.55B$3.02B$5.55B
Revenue growthChange in sales versus the prior year.-11.0%18.7%9.2%7.8%9.2%
Gross marginShare of sales left after the direct cost of producing them.—————
Operating marginShare of sales left after running the business, before interest and tax.—29.1%——29.1%
Profit marginProfit kept from each dollar of sales.12.2%22.9%20.9%27.6%22.9%
Free cash flow marginCash left after capital spending, as a share of sales.—14.7%31.5%25.8%25.8%
Return on equityProfit against the owners' stake in the company.7.7%9.9%34.8%12.5%12.5%
Return on invested capital (approx.)Operating profit after tax against equity plus debt, less cash. Cash here excludes short-term investments, so this runs low for cash-rich companies.—9.0%——9.0%
P/E ratioPrice paid per dollar of annual profit.35.01x31.76x29.45x17.89x29.45x
EV / EBITDA (approx.)Market value plus debt less cash, against operating profit before depreciation. Cash excludes short-term investments, so this runs high for cash-rich companies.—21.74x——21.74x
Price to book2.69x3.16x10.26x2.24x3.16x
Debt to equityTotal liabilities compared with owners' stake.10.63x1.94x2.98x9.65x2.98x
Piotroski F-ScoreNine checks of financial strength. Higher is stronger.3/64/75/76/75.0
Bankruptcy riskAltman Z-Score zone.n/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banksn/a for banks

How KKR compares with the others

  • KKR's profit margin of 12.2% is lower than the median of the other companies selected (22.9%).
  • Its revenue grew more slowly than the median of the other companies selected: -11.0% against 9.2%.
  • It trades at a higher P/E than the median of the other companies selected: 35.0x against 29.4x.
  • Its liabilities are higher relative to equity than the median of the other companies selected: 10.6x against 3.0x.

Measured against the other companies entered, from each one's latest annual filing. A difference describes the companies; it does not rank them.