ARES vs FNV vs KKR Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Franco Nevada and Kkr Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARES Ares Management Corp
$127.50 +7.1% 1M -15.3% 1Y
Market cap
$28.94B
P/E
54.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$231.54 -6.6% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.07B
P/E
29.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$95.82 +2.8% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$84.41B
P/E
28.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 5, Kkr 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESFNVKKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $28.94B $43.07B $84.41B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 54.1x 29.6x 28.2x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 23.4x 29.6x 11.2x KKR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +73.6% +31.1% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 62.8% 14.0% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — 6.0% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.3% +24.2% -19.2% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.5%/yr +10.2%/yr +3.8%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.8% 39.0% 38.2% KKR
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 80/100 59/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

ARESFNVKKR

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

AxisARESFNVKKR
Valuation 51 #90 of 181 59 #75 of 181 81 #36 of 181
Growth 73 #30 of 110 91 #11 of 110 79 #24 of 110
Profitability 70 #39 of 127 99 #2 of 127 55 #58 of 127
Financial Health 46 #88 of 162 98 #5 of 162 33 #109 of 162
Shareholder Returns 53 #36 of 76 56 #34 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 59 80 59
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR 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

PeriodARESFNVKKRSPY
1 month +7.1%-6.6%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months +2.8%+4.6%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months +8.6%+0.5%-8.2% +7.1%
Year to date -21.1%+11.7%-24.8% +12.8%
1 year -15.3%+24.2%-19.2% +11.9%
3 years +25.7%+83.4%+74.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +7.9%+22.4%+20.3% +22.8%
5 years +50.5%+62.1%+20.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +8.5%+10.2%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +650.0%+260.7%+560.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +22.3%+13.7%+20.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARESFNVKKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.8%39.0%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.5%42.5%40.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.661.271.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.350.62-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-38.2%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.5%-17.5%-32.9% -1.2%
52-week high $178.28$280.82$142.77 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$184.71$83.88 $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.

MultipleARESFNVKKR
P/E now vs peer median 53.9xmedian 33.5x 30.7xmedian 33.5x 28.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.7xmedian 4.9x 19.3xmedian 4.9x 4.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 20.2xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 54.9xmedian 14.3x 25.2xmedian 14.3x 36.8xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.3xmedian 1.8x 5.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.24median 0.97 1.03median 0.97 0.97median 0.97

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 monthsARESFNVKKR
Revenue $5.99B $2.32B $21.31B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B –
Net income $636.35M $1.48B $5.64B
Free cash flow $836.15M $1.77B $2.34B
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $7.54 $3.16
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $1.01B $21.08B
Total debt $4.58B – $53.48B
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 193.00M 945.58M
Enterprise value $22.70B $40.43B $4.55B

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
MetricARESFNVKKR
P/E 53.9x 30.7x 28.7x
P/FCF 54.9x 25.2x 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow 50.4x 25.1x 34.6x
P/S 7.7x 19.3x 4.0x
P/B 5.3x 5.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 5.8x 5.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 20.2x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 21.2x 24.0x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 8.1x 18.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF 58.2x 24.6x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 53.3x 24.5x 47.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.24 1.03 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESFNVKKR
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 73.6% 31.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 23.5% 24.2%
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% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 30.6% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 87.7% 50.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 29.9% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% 53.7% -47.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 20.0% 33.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% 83.9% -48.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 19.8% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESFNVKKR
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% 43.3%
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin 26.0% 85.0% 31.1%
Net margin 8.9% 62.8% 14.0%
FCF margin 14.0% 76.4% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 76.7% 11.7%
Return on equity 15.4% 18.1% 7.1%
Return on assets 4.5% 16.7% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESFNVKKR
Debt / assets 15.4% – 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.5x
Debt / FCF 5.5x – 22.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 7.6% 81.3%
Equity / assets 29.0% 92.4% 18.7%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1,070x 3.4x
Current ratio – 9.4x –
Quick ratio – 8.5x –
Cash ratio – 6.9x –
Altman Z-score – 40.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESFNVKKR
Dividend yield 4.1% 0.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 0.8% 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 0.7% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% 18.0% 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% 15.1% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% 12.4% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 11.0% 7.3%

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.

ConsensusARESFNVKKR
Forward P/E 23.4xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +8.8% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +1.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESFNVKKR
Held by institutions 66.7% 71.6% 60.4%
Institutions holding 803 662 1,267
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +0.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 478 336 634
Institutions selling 229 207 458
Buyers to sellers 2.09 1.62 1.38

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.

ARESFNVKKR
ARES 1.00 0.14 0.83
FNV 0.14 1.00 0.12
KKR 0.83 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, FNV and KKR?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $28.94B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $43.07B, Kkr (KKR) $84.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, FNV and KKR?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 54.1x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.6x, Kkr (KKR) 28.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kkr (KKR) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 23.4x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.6x, Kkr (KKR) 11.2x). 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%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -15.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +24.2%, Kkr (KKR) -19.2%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +8.5%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.2%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Kkr (KKR) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kkr (KKR) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%, Kkr (KKR) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.