ARCC vs BX vs FNV Stock Comparison

Ares Capital, Blackstone and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARCC Ares Capital Corp
$18.61 -3.1% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$13.28B
P/E
13.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.11B
Div. yield
–
Business Development Companies Financial Services
3 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.43B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$230.76 -10.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 5, Ares Capital 3, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARCCBXFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.28B $93.43B $45.55B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.8x 26.6x 31.3x ARCC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.4x 19.6x 29.5x ARCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +3.2% +17.2% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 30.9% 21.8% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.6% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.07% 0.01% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% -23.0% +21.4% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.9%/yr -2.7%/yr +10.1%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 19.1% 37.4% 38.9% ARCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 68/100 81/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

ARCCBXFNV

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisARCCBXFNV
Valuation 19 #138 of 170 75 #46 of 184 57 #79 of 184
Growth 37 #102 of 160 83 #20 of 113 91 #11 of 113
Profitability 35 #98 of 149 81 #26 of 130 99 #2 of 130
Financial Health 59 #66 of 158 54 #77 of 167 98 #5 of 167
Shareholder Returns 27 #99 of 135 45 #42 of 76 57 #33 of 76
Overall 35 68 81
  • ARCC ranked among 175 companies in Lending and Credit
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodARCCBXFNVSPY
1 month -3.1%+0.6%-10.4% -0.8%
3 months -1.5%-10.2%+7.6% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%-1.1%-4.3% +7.0%
Year to date -8.0%-22.7%+11.3% +12.2%
1 year -7.3%-23.0%+21.4% +13.0%
3 years -0.3%+32.9%+67.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year -0.1%+9.9%+18.9% +23.1%
5 years -13.7%-12.8%+61.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.9%-2.7%+10.1% +11.0%
10 years +19.7%+369.2%+262.9% +258.0%
10 years, per year +1.8%+16.7%+13.8% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureARCCBXFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 19.1%37.4%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 19.8%37.6%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.621.341.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.38-0.610.55 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.7%-51.5%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.5%-27.2%-17.8% -1.8%
52-week high $21.03$163.50$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $17.45$102.12$183.97 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleARCCBXFNV
P/E now vs peer median 13.9xmedian 11.0x 27.1xmedian 33.6x 30.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 2.6x 5.6xmedian 4.9x 19.2xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x —median 11.5x 20.2xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -19.6xmedian 6.9x 16.3xmedian 13.2x 25.1xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 0.7x 4.3xmedian 1.8x 5.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -2.73median 0.32 0.70median 0.91 1.02median 0.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsARCCBXFNV
Revenue $3.11B $16.11B $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income – – $1.82B
Net income $960.00M $6.83B $1.48B
Free cash flow -$680.00M $5.49B $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $1.34 $4.40 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $383.00M $2.51B $1.01B
Total debt $15.77B $50.92B –
Shares (diluted) 718.00M 799.90M 193.00M
Enterprise value $10.72B $83.42B $42.92B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricARCCBXFNV
P/E 13.9x 27.1x 30.6x
P/FCF -19.6x 16.3x 25.1x
P/Operating cash flow -19.6x 16.0x 25.0x
P/S 4.3x 5.6x 19.2x
P/B 1.0x 4.3x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 4.3x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.2x
EV/EBIT – 11.7x 23.9x
EV/Revenue 9.3x 6.2x 18.8x
EV/FCF -42.3x 18.3x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -42.3x 17.9x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.73 0.70 1.02

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARCCBXFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 3.2% 17.2% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.5% 32.3% 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -29.0% 19.2% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 2.7% 46.7% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -31.3% 20.2% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -5.1% 38.8% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 47.9% 65.6% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 14.0% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 47.9% 67.2% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -50.4% 16.0% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARCCBXFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin – – 93.0%
Operating margin – – 78.5%
Pretax margin – 50.1% 85.0%
Net margin 30.9% 21.8% 62.8%
FCF margin -21.9% 34.1% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin -21.9% 34.7% 76.7%
Return on equity – 33.2% 18.1%
Return on assets – 13.9% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – 21.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.7x 0.8x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 9.7% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARCCBXFNV
Debt / assets 51.7% 26.4% –
Debt / equity 1.1x 0.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF -23.2x 2.4x –
Liabilities / assets 54.5% 57.8% 7.6%
Equity / assets 45.5% 42.2% 92.4%
Interest coverage – 16.0x 1,070x
Current ratio – – 9.4x
Quick ratio – – 8.5x
Cash ratio – – 6.9x
Altman Z-score – – 40.59

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARCCBXFNV
Dividend yield 10.3% 4.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield -1.7% 0.3% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 4.7% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 93.6% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 116.4% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 22.0% 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 11.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusARCCBXFNV
Forward P/E 10.4xFY2026 19.6xFY2026 29.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.79FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -10.9%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +5.0% +25.5% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.89BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -5.1%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% +27.3% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARCCBXFNV
Held by institutions 33.7% 67.3% 71.6%
Institutions holding 780 2,129 661
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.8% +2.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 379 1,132 335
Institutions selling 254 716 207
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.58 1.62

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

ARCCBXFNV
ARCC 1.00 0.56 0.16
BX 0.56 1.00 0.19
FNV 0.16 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARCC, BX and FNV?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Capital (ARCC) $13.28B, Blackstone (BX) $93.43B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.55B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARCC, BX and FNV?

Ares Capital (ARCC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Capital (ARCC) 13.8x, Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ares Capital (ARCC) is cheapest (Ares Capital (ARCC) 10.4x, Blackstone (BX) 19.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Franco Nevada (FNV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ares Capital (ARCC) +3.2%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Ares Capital (ARCC) 30.9%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Ares Capital (ARCC) -7.3%, Blackstone (BX) -23.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +21.4%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Ares Capital (ARCC) -2.9%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Capital (ARCC) 0.00%, Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%. Ares Capital (ARCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ares Capital (ARCC) has been the steadiest (Ares Capital (ARCC) 19.1%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARCC, BX and FNV?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Franco Nevada (FNV) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.