# Brookfield Asset Management Inc Class A Limited Voting Shares (BAM) fundamentals

Data as of 2026-09-08. NYSE, United States. Sector: Financial Services / Capital Markets. Price $50.60, market value $80.8 billion.

## Valuation
- **P/E (trailing): 29.1×** (5-yr avg 27.6×, 3-yr avg 35.1×). Brookfield Asset Management Inc Class A Limited Voting Shares trades at 29.1× trailing earnings, close to its own five-year average of 27.6×. The Financial Services median in the September 2026 study was 13.1×. Forward P/E is 23.3×, lower than trailing, so analysts expect earnings to grow.
- **PEG: 1.63**. A PEG of 1.63 is in the range usually read as fairly priced for its growth.
- **Price / sales: 16.8×**. Each dollar of revenue is priced at 16.8×, a level that requires very high margins or very fast growth to justify.
- **Price / book: 10.8×**. The shares trade at 10.8× book value; most of the value is in earnings power and intangibles rather than the balance sheet.
- **EV / EBITDA: 19.5×**. Enterprise value is 19.5× operating earnings before depreciation, the multiple that ignores how the company is financed.
- **Free-cash-flow yield: 2.9%** (5-yr avg 4.0%). Free cash flow equals 2.9% of the market value, below its five-year average of 4.0%, so the shares are pricier on cash than usual.
- **Earnings yield: 3.4%**. The inverse of the P/E: 3.4% of the price is earned each year.

## Profitability
- **Gross margin: 69.5%**. Brookfield Asset Management Inc Class A Limited Voting Shares keeps 69.5% of revenue after the direct cost of what it sells, the kind of margin that comes with software, brands or pricing power.
- **Operating margin: 78.4%**. 78.4% of revenue is left after running the business, an exceptional level.
- **Net margin: 53.9%**. 53.9% of each dollar of sales reaches the bottom line.
- **Return on equity: 30.6%**. 30.6% on shareholders' equity is excellent if it is not driven by leverage; sustained above 20% usually signals a competitive advantage.
- **Return on invested capital: 30.7%**. Return on all capital, debt included, is 30.7%: comfortably above what that capital costs.
- **Return on assets: 16.5%**. Each dollar of assets produces 16.5% of profit; low single digits are normal for banks and insurers.

## Growth
- **Revenue growth (1 yr): 15.5%**. Revenue grew 15.5% over the last year.
- **EPS growth (1 yr): 14.3%** (3-yr -32.0%/yr). Earnings per share rose 14.3%, roughly in step with revenue.

## Financial health
- **Piotroski F-score: 3/9**. 3 of 9 checks pass: weak or deteriorating financials.
- **Cash and short-term investments: $1.6 billion**. Leverage ratios are shown differently for banks and insurers, whose balance sheets are built on deposits and reserves; use return on equity and the regulatory capital in the filings instead.

## Dividends
- **Dividend yield: 3.97%** ($1.88 per share, trailing). Brookfield Asset Management Inc Class A Limited Voting Shares yields 3.97%, an income-level yield.
- **Payout ratio: 113%** (129% of free cash flow). The dividend exceeds earnings (113% payout), which is rarely sustainable outside REITs and one-off years.
- **Consecutive years of increases: 4**. 4 straight years of increases.
- **Dividend growth (5 yr): 26.5%/yr** (1-yr 15.3%). The dividend has compounded at 26.5% a year over five years, doubling roughly every 3 years at that pace.
- **Shareholder yield: 5.0%**. Dividends plus net buybacks return 5.0% of the market value a year.

## Analyst view
- **Analyst consensus: buy** (18 analysts). 18 analysts cover Brookfield Asset Management Inc Class A Limited Voting Shares; the consensus is buy, with an average price target of $57.19 (+13% from the current price). Analyst opinion is shown for context; it is not part of the Fundamental Score.

## Price and momentum
- **Total return (1 yr): -11.7%** (YTD -1.4%, 3-mo 9.6%). The shares are down 11.7% over twelve months including dividends.
- **From 52-week high: -19.1%** (19.9% above the low). Trading 19% below its 52-week high.
- **200-day average: above**. The price sits above its 200-day moving average, the usual definition of an uptrend.
- **RSI (14-day): 48**. An RSI of 48 is neutral.
- **Beta (1 yr): 1.45** (volatility 31%). Beta of 1.45 against the S&P 500: the shares move much more than the market.

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