ARES vs FNV vs BN Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Franco Nevada and Brookfield Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARES Ares Management Corp
$124.00 +4.7% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$44.67B
P/E
52.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
4.17%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$238.73 -2.9% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$46.03B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.71%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.49 +6.1% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$86.50B
P/E
68.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.70%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 6, Brookfield 3, Ares Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESFNVBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.67B $46.03B $86.50B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 52.4x 31.6x 68.8x FNV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.8x 30.5x 13.8x BN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +73.6% -9.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 62.8% 1.6% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.17% 0.71% 0.70% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -17.8% +27.7% -18.9% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.9%/yr +10.8%/yr +3.4%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.7% 38.9% 27.6% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 80/100 38/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

ARESFNVBN

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

AxisARESFNVBN
Valuation 51 #89 of 181 56 #80 of 181 76 #44 of 181
Growth 74 #30 of 111 91 #11 of 111 32 #76 of 111
Profitability 69 #41 of 129 98 #3 of 129 30 #91 of 129
Financial Health 45 #91 of 164 98 #5 of 164 38 #102 of 164
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 59 #32 of 76 15 #65 of 76
Overall 58 80 38
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodARESFNVBNSPY
1 month +4.7%-2.9%+6.1% +0.9%
3 months -0.5%+11.4%-7.6% +5.9%
6 months +11.9%+4.5%-10.8% +8.5%
Year to date -23.3%+15.2%-16.1% +13.3%
1 year -17.8%+27.7%-18.9% +12.4%
3 years +23.0%+73.7%+98.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +7.1%+20.2%+25.6% +23.5%
5 years +46.3%+67.1%+18.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +7.9%+10.8%+3.4% +11.0%
10 years +629.4%+271.9%+208.7% +263.4%
10 years, per year +22.0%+14.0%+11.9% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureARESFNVBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.7%38.9%27.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.3%42.2%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.261.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.410.71-0.69 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-38.2%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.4%-15.0%-21.7% -0.9%
52-week high $178.28$280.82$49.17 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$184.71$35.94 $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.

MultipleARESFNVBN
P/E now vs peer median 52.4xmedian 32.9x 31.6xmedian 32.9x 68.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 4.9x 19.9xmedian 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 20.9xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 53.4xmedian 13.3x 26.0xmedian 13.3x —median 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.2xmedian 1.9x 5.6xmedian 1.9x 21.1xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 4.13median 0.93 1.06median 0.93 -0.72median 0.93

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 monthsARESFNVBN
Revenue $5.99B $2.32B $76.56B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B –
Net income $636.35M $1.48B $3.71B
Free cash flow $836.15M $1.77B –
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $7.54 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $1.01B $14.89B
Total debt $4.58B – $59.07B
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 193.00M 2.37B
Enterprise value $43.34B $43.39B -$96.58B

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
MetricARESFNVBN
P/E 52.4x 31.6x 68.8x
P/FCF 53.4x 26.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 49.0x 25.9x –
P/S 7.5x 19.9x 1.1x
P/B 5.2x 5.6x 21.1x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 5.6x -2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 20.9x –
EV/EBIT 20.7x 24.8x –
EV/Revenue 7.9x 19.4x 0.7x
EV/FCF 56.7x 25.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 52.0x 25.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.13 1.06 -0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESFNVBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 73.6% -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 23.5% -4.2%
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) 32.6% 88.3% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 30.6% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 87.7% 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 29.9% -95.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% 53.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 20.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% 83.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 19.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESFNVBN
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% –
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin 26.0% 85.0% –
Net margin 8.9% 62.8% 1.6%
FCF margin 14.0% 76.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 76.7% –
Return on equity 15.4% 18.1% 4.3%
Return on assets 4.5% 16.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – –
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESFNVBN
Debt / assets 15.4% – 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 5.5x – –
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 7.6% 99.2%
Equity / assets 29.0% 92.4% 0.8%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1,070x –
Current ratio – 9.4x –
Quick ratio – 8.5x –
Cash ratio – 6.9x –
Altman Z-score – 41.94 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESFNVBN
Dividend yield 4.2% 0.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 5.0% 0.7% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% 18.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% 15.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% 12.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 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.

ConsensusARESFNVBN
Forward P/E 22.8xFY2026 30.5xFY2026 13.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +8.8% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +1.3% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESFNVBN
Held by institutions 66.7% 71.6% 66.5%
Institutions holding 802 661 930
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +0.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 477 335 407
Institutions selling 229 207 317
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.62 1.28

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.

ARESFNVBN
ARES 1.00 0.14 0.70
FNV 0.14 1.00 0.26
BN 0.70 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, FNV and BN?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $44.67B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $46.03B, Brookfield (BN) $86.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, FNV and BN?

Franco Nevada (FNV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 52.4x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.6x, Brookfield (BN) 68.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield (BN) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 22.8x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.5x, Brookfield (BN) 13.8x). 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 Management (ARES) +24.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -17.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +27.7%, Brookfield (BN) -18.9%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +7.9%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.8%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Management (ARES) 4.17%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.71%, Brookfield (BN) 0.70%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Brookfield (BN) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ARES, FNV and BN?

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 6. 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.