Apollo Global Management, Inc. (APO) AI Stock Analysis

Apollo Global Management, Inc. is a private equity firm that invests across credit, private equity, and real estate markets. Founded in 1990 and headquartered in New York, the firm executes traditional buyouts, distressed asset acquisitions, corporate restructurings, and debt investments. Apollo manages client-focused portfolios for endowment and sovereign wealth funds, institutional investors, and individuals through hedge funds, real estate funds, and private equity funds. Its investment scope covers senior loans, bonds, collateralized loan obligations, structured credit, distressed debt, and mezzanine debt. It targets companies across chemicals, commodities, consumer and retail, technology, telecommunications, and energy, typically acquiring minority or majority stakes in businesses with enterprise values between $750 million and $2.5 billion.

Apollo generated a 5-year revenue CAGR of 68.6% from FY2020 to FY2025. In FY2025, revenue expanded 22.7% to $32.05B, while operating margin reached 25.8% and net income totaled $3.49B, yielding diluted EPS of $8.38. This followed FY2024 revenue of $26.11B, which had declined 20.0% from FY2023. Over the trailing twelve months, revenue was $35.60B with an operating margin of 21.9% and EPS of $2.79. In the latest quarter ended June 30, 2026, quarterly revenue grew 63.8% year-over-year, and quarterly earnings grew 63.7%.

As of June 30, 2026, Apollo held $26.82B in cash and short-term investments against total debt of $13.73B, resulting in net cash of $13.09B. Shareholders' equity was $21.01B against total assets of $494.05B, with a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 3.21. For FY2025, operating cash flow and free cash flow both reached $7.45B. During FY2025, Apollo allocated capital by returning $1.30B via dividends paid and repurchasing $773.0M of shares.

At $110.78 per share, Apollo has a market capitalization of $65.42B and trades at a trailing P/E of 39.7x, compared to the median of its S&P 500 Financial Services peers of 14.2x. However, its forward P/E of 11.7x sits below the peer median of 12.6x, and its PEG ratio is 0.47. Its price-to-sales ratio is 1.8x, compared to 3.1x for peers. Over the past year, Apollo shares fell 6.8%, underperforming the S&P 500 return of 16.8%, and the stock is down 22.5% year-to-date.

Apollo pays a forward annual dividend of $2.25 per share, representing a 2.03% dividend yield. The company carries a payout ratio of 25.7% and has paid dividends for 16 consecutive years. Its annualized dividend growth over the past 5 years was -2.9%, and its last ex-dividend date was August 19, 2026.

Wall Street analysts hold 11 Strong Buy, 5 Buy, and 6 Hold ratings on APO, with no Sell or Strong Sell recommendations. The mean price target is $149.40, implying an upside of 34.9% from the last close of $110.78. For FY2026, analysts estimate EPS of $8.68 on revenue of $5.41B, followed by projected FY2027 EPS of $10.68 on revenue of $6.32B across 22 analysts. Apollo beat EPS estimates in 3 of the last 4 quarters, with next earnings scheduled for November 3, 2026.

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