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Recent financial performance sits well below its industry cohort — worth keeping an eye on, though it has not freshly broken.
Recent financial performance is weak, and management's recent track record has been unsteady, with frequent disruptive corporate changes. Earnings quality is robust, cash backs up reported profits, but the sector backdrop is a headwind, and risk is moderate. Peer multiples imply a price about 5% below where it trades (it looks expensive on this basis); the read is fair, but weakening. If APO cuts guidance on the next call, that could be a meaningful negative. This read is provisional.
Daily closes. Earnings/event dots are placed inline.
A consensus fair price across 7 valuation methods, at three horizons. Current price $133.88. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
No-growth: today's peer multiple on trailing earnings. The headline read.
Embeds projected growth. Leans optimistic by design. Upside context.
We take the 12-month fair value above and grade our own number — how the market prices this name versus what we'd justify, and where the two diverge.
At $134 APO trades at 22× p/e — 1.5× the 15× p/e peer median, and above its own 16× history. The market is re-rating it beyond its own range; our $99 fair value is medium-confidence here. Not investment advice.
One valuation read at a 12-month horizon, plus how price compares to peers and the company's own history.
The market is pricing in roughly 35% of near-term growth above a flat-multiple fair value; not enough history to forecast a comparison. This describes what's priced in, not a forecast of the move.
Only a turbulent sector regime (Heating) — not the full expensive x weak x turbulent stack.
For similar setups historically (n=20,154): about 33% saw a 20%+ drawdown, and roughly 76% of those did not recover within the year. These are historical base rates for the cohort, not a forecast of this stock.
Each factor is a parallel diagnostic with a clear read of what it shows and how names like it have historically fared. Never aggregated into a single score.
Operating income rose in 1 of the last 3 quarter-over-quarter moves. Historically, Financials names rated weak grew net income 56% of the time over the next year (vs 59% for the rest of the cohort, n=3730).
Over the trailing year it converted 7.50x of net income into operating cash flow. Historically, Financials names rated robust grew net income 62% of the time over the next year (vs 54% for the rest of the cohort, n=3541).
Most sensitive to the broad stock market.
Not enough signal to read sensitivity to the US dollar, long-term interest rates, real (inflation-adjusted) rates, Fed net liquidity.
The next print and the backdrop around it (sector regime and the AI cycle). Context for the path, not a forecast of returns.
EPS estimate $2.17 → $2.20 (+1.5% / 30d). 8 raised, 4 cut, 15 covering analysts.
0 upgrades, 0 downgrades / 30d, 2 maintained. 68% of analysts rate Buy.
Transition story with positive analyst positioning (often a turnaround setup).
How management runs the business: capital, margins, balance sheet, and how reliably they guide and deliver.
A guidance track record builds as the company issues and delivers on guidance.
What a normal day, a bad day, and the worst of the last year would mean for a $10,000 position.
On a typical day, $10k can swing ±$131.
How much price usually moves either way.
On a bad day, this stock has moved -$431.
A rough but not unusual down day (about the 95th percentile).
In the worst 12 months, $10k could have lost $3,495.
Deepest peak-to-trough drop in the last year.
Past results, not a forecast. Not investment advice.
The most important moves since the prior daily snapshot.
No material changes since the prior snapshot.
as of 2026-06-12
Specific, dated things to watch for, each with what would confirm it and what would prove it wrong.
Why it matters: This report will show if Apollo can maintain its growth momentum after a recent earnings miss.
Confirms one read:Earnings per share is over $0.60. This shows strong performance.
Confirms the other:Earnings per share falls below $0.50, signaling ongoing challenges.
Recent news graded against this company's own objectives — whether it reinforces or challenges the thesis, and how confirmed it is.
No graded news catalysts for APO yet.
Conditional scenarios: if X happens, the view would shift in this direction. These are not predictions.
Recent SEC 8-K filings ranked by likely impact, confidence, and recency.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On May 6, 2026, Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) issued a summary press release and a detailed earnings presentation announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2026. A copy of the summary press release and the earnings presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
Whether the overall read has been drifting up or down lately, and how it's changed since last week.
Not investment advice. Scores describe historical and current data; they are not forecasts of future returns. Consult a licensed advisor before making investment decisions.
Long-thesis check; widest uncertainty.
Looks more expensive than peers.
Richer than its own typical valuation.
Trailing four: 2025-Q1, 2025-Q2, 2025-Q3, 2026-Q1
A side-by-side read on sector standing, valuation, and risk versus Asset Management & Custody Banks.
| Stock | Sector standing | Valuation | Risk |
|---|---|---|---|
APO Apollo Global Management | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 11 of 100 | full | moderate |
BLK BlackRock | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 65 of 100 | expensive | moderate |
BX Blackstone Inc. | Below typical Show detailsSector percentile: 23 of 100 | expensive | elevated |
BNY BNY Mellon | Typical Show detailsSector percentile: 62 of 100 | expensive | low |
BK BNY Mellon | Above typical Show detailsSector percentile: 100 of 100 | inexpensive | high |
9 material management or governance events in the past 24 months, led by capital-allocation actions. Historically, Financials names rated volatile grew net income 54% of the time over the next year (vs 57% for the rest of the cohort, n=3774).
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
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Tailwind = sector leading the S&P 500; headwind = trailing. Both can be constructive. Historically, headwind regimes have averaged stronger forward returns than tailwind.
Context label only: describes the market state (e.g. real bear vs narrative panic, healthy uptrend vs late-stage froth). It is not a per-ticker buy/sell signal and does not predict factor performance.
Not investment advice. As of 2026-06-12.
Priorities management has stated in recent disclosures, with status and evidence drawn from earnings calls, filings, and press releases.
Apollo intends to increase the annual dividend by 10% from $2.04 to $2.25 per share.
Apollo aims to achieve record origination activity exceeding $300 billion.
Apollo is focused on driving record fee and spread related earnings.
Apollo Global Management announced a share buyback as part of its capital allocation strategy.
Apollo issued $750 million in senior notes to support its financial strategy.
Why it matters: A 10% increase shows good capital use. It also shows confidence in future earnings.
Confirms:Announcement of a dividend increase above $0.56 per share.
Disproves:No dividend increase was announced. This may mean cash flow problems.
Why it matters: A buyback could signal strong cash flow and management's confidence in the stock.
Confirms:Announcement of a share buyback program valued at over $500 million.
Disproves:No buyback announcement was made. This suggests management does not trust the stock's value.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. The information contained in
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement. On March 30, 2026, Apollo Global Management, Inc. (the “Company”) issued $750,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its 5.700% Senior Notes due 2036 (the “Notes”), pursuant to a previously announced underwritten public offering (the “Offering”). The Notes were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of March 30, 2026 (the “Indenture”), among the Company, each of the guarantors named therein and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association, as tru…
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. The information contained in
Results of Operations and Financial Condition. On February 9, 2026, Apollo Global Management, Inc. (“Apollo”) issued a summary press release and a detailed earnings presentation announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the summary press release and the earnings presentation are attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.