Brookfield Asset Management has earned a wide economic moat designation with 50% margins, a Rule of 40 score of 81, best-in-class return on equity and margins versus sector peers, and 24% year-over-year revenue growth — a franchise that has compounded returns across cycles — but a forward P/E of 22.1x, a confirmed price downtrend, and a dividend yield with coverage concerns constrain the risk/reward to roughly 1.1 to 1, making this a hold rather than an add.
Thesis pillars
- Wide Moat Elite Operating Margins→Stable
- Strong Revenue Growth Vs Peers→Stable
- Elevated Valuation Constrains Upside↓Deteriorating
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Brookfield Asset Management Inc (BAM) Stock Analysis
Temporary headwind edge
Financial Services · Asset Management
Wait for pullback to $46.11. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $47.26. Engine's entry $46.11 (1 ATR pullback) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Thin upside margin: 8.9%; Negative momentum.
Brookfield Asset Management manages over $1 trillion in AUM globally, with $603 billion in Fee-Bearing Capital at December 31, 2025, across infrastructure, renewable power, private equity, real estate, and credit. The company earns asset management fees and performance income... Read more
Wait for pullback to $46.11. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $47.26. Engine's entry $46.11 (1 ATR pullback) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Thin upside margin: 8.9%; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 1.05, quality 8.5/10, growth 10.0/10). Score 6.5/10, high confidence.
Passes 7/8 gates (favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 53d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on weak momentum. Suitability: moderate.
About Brookfield Asset Management Inc
About Brookfield Asset Management Inc
Brookfield Asset Management managed over $1 trillion in AUM at December 31, 2025, with $603 billion in Fee-Bearing Capital spanning five principal strategies: credit at $363 billion (the largest), real estate at over $273 billion, infrastructure at $247 billion, private equity at $155 billion, and renewable power and transition at $143 billion. In 2025, the firm raised over $110 billion, including final closes on its second global transition fund and fifth real estate flagship fund, serving over 2,400 institutional clients from 32 global offices.
BAM earns revenue through base management fees on Fee-Bearing Capital and performance income — principally carried interest — when funds exceed return targets. Of the $603 billion in Fee-Bearing Capital, 87% is long-dated or perpetual in nature, providing stability to fee revenue; the company intends to distribute at least approximately 90% of Distributable Earnings quarterly and reinvest the remainder. The credit platform at $363 billion AUM operates through BAM's proprietary capabilities alongside minority-owned partner managers including Oaktree, Castlelake, Angel Oak, LCM, Primary Wave, and 17Capital. In 2025, BAM raised approximately $68 billion across more than a dozen credit strategies, including nearly $31.6 billion across the Oaktree franchise. Capital is sourced from over 2,400 institutional clients — pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, and insurance companies — and approximately 60,000 private wealth investors served by over 300 client service professionals.
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BAM's investment advisers are registered with the SEC under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and broker-dealer entities are regulated by the SEC, FINRA, and Canadian provincial securities commissions. A specific fundraising risk identified in the filing: if a covered person in a Rule 506 offering were subject to a disqualifying event, the company would lose access to this primary capital-raising exemption — a scenario that could be materially adverse to operations. BAM is also subject to anti-bribery regimes across more than 50 countries, including the FCPA, U.K. Bribery Act 2010, and Brazil's Clean Companies Act.
See also: Financial Services · Asset Management
From Brookfield Asset Management Inc's most recent 10-K filing, extracted June 9, 2026.
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updated 2026-09-13Recent Developments — Brookfield Asset Management Inc
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- NEWS Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
- NEWS Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy? - finance.yahoo.com — finance.yahoo.com positive
- NEWS Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Projected to Release Earnings on Wednesday - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS Royal Bank of Canada Decreases Stock Position in Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. $BAM - MarketBeat — MarketBeat neutral
- NEWS BAM (Brookfield AM) posts Q4 2025 six percent EPS beat, shares slip slightly on mild investor caution. - Options Activit — Newser positive
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1 floor-breaker·1 ceiling hit
Price action weak — below key moving averages, no momentum carry. Needs a base before trend-continuation setups apply.static
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Wait for pullback to $46.11. Weak momentum — blocks BUY_NOW at $47.26. Engine's entry $46.11 (1 ATR pullback) is the shallowest technical level that clears the 2:1 A.R:R minimum. Key risks: Thin upside margin: 8.9%; Negative momentum. Chart setup: No clear chart pattern; technical signals are mixed. Growth is cheap relative to earnings, but the technical setup has not yet produced a breakout above resistance (PEG 1.05, quality 8.5/10, growth 10.0/10). Target $51.47 (+8.9%), stop $43.81 (−7.9%), A.R:R 1.8:1. Score 6.5/10, high confidence.
Take-profit target: $51.47 (+8.9% upside). Target $51.47 (+8.9%), stop $43.81 (−7.9%), A.R:R 1.8:1. Stop-loss: $43.81.
Thin upside margin: 8.9%; Negative momentum; Below 200-MA (3d, -2.2%).
Brookfield Asset Management Inc trades at a P/E of 27.2 (forward 21.8). TrendMatrix value score: 4.5/10. Verdict: Buy (Wait for Entry).
23 analysts cover BAM with a consensus score of 3.5/5. Average price target: $57.
What does Brookfield Asset Management Inc do?Brookfield Asset Management manages over $1 trillion in AUM globally, with $603 billion in Fee-Bearing Capital at...
Brookfield Asset Management manages over $1 trillion in AUM globally, with $603 billion in Fee-Bearing Capital at December 31, 2025, across infrastructure, renewable power, private equity, real estate, and credit. The company earns asset management fees and performance income from over 2,400 institutional clients and approximately 60,000 private wealth investors, distributing at least approximately 90% of Distributable Earnings quarterly.