Blackstone vs Corebridge Financial
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I put Blackstone and Corebridge Financial side by side, using each oneβs latest annual report. Here is what stands out:
- Corebridge Financial is the larger business, with $18.5B of revenue in fiscal 2025 against $14.5B for Blackstone.
- Blackstone grew revenue faster (9.2%, against β1.2%).
- Investors pay more for each dollar of Blackstoneβs earnings: a P/E of 26.6x against 21.8x for Corebridge Financial.
Who comes out ahead
Of the 4 measures where higher (or lower) is clearly better, how many each company leads.
Blackstone
BX
3/4
Revenue growth5-year growthNet margin
Corebridge Financial
CRBG
1/4
Share count change
Side by side
Best in the row
| Latest fiscal year | BX FY25 | CRBG FY25 |
|---|---|---|
| Size | ||
| Market cap | $95.2B | $15.7B |
| Revenue | $14.5B | $18.5B |
| Free cash flow | $4.5B | β |
| Net income | $3.0B | β$366M |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth | 9.2% | β1.2% |
| 5-year growth | 18.8% | 4.2% |
| Share count change | 1.8% | β10.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | β | β |
| Operating margin | β | β |
| Net margin | 20.9% | β2.0% |
| FCF margin | 31.5% | β |
| Return on capital | 22.1% | β |
| Return on equity | 35.8% | β |
| Balance sheet | ||
| Net debt | $9.9B | β |
| Net debt / EBITDA | 1.3x | β |
| Dividends and buybacks | $6.0B | $2.6B |
| Valuation & quality | ||
| P/E | 26.6x | 21.8x |
| Piotroski F-score | β | β |
Ten years
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Operating margin
Free cash flow
Return on capital
Each company's latest fiscal year; fiscal years end in different months. The best value in each row is highlighted where higher (or lower) is clearly better. Not investment advice.