ARES vs FNV vs OWL Stock Comparison

Ares Management, Franco Nevada and Blue Owl Capital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
ARES Ares Management Corp
$122.21 +0.1% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$44.02B
P/E
51.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
4.23%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.58B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.72%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
8 wins
OWL Blue Owl Capital Inc.
$9.31 -0.2% 1M -44.9% 1Y
Market cap
$14.52B
P/E
79.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.99B
Div. yield
9.83%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 8, Blue Owl Capital 2, Ares Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionARESFNVOWLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.02B $45.58B $14.52B FNV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 51.7x 31.3x 79.2x FNV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 22.5x 30.2x 10.3x OWL
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.0% +73.6% +14.2% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.9% 62.8% 2.7% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 14.8% — 5.1% ARES
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 3.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.23% 0.72% 9.83% OWL
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.1% +28.5% -44.9% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +7.2%/yr +10.3%/yr -12.0%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 43.6% 38.9% 46.0% FNV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 80/100 65/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

ARESFNVOWL

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

AxisARESFNVOWL
Valuation 51 #90 of 181 56 #81 of 181 68 #58 of 181
Growth 74 #30 of 111 91 #11 of 111 81 #22 of 111
Profitability 69 #41 of 129 98 #3 of 129 59 #54 of 129
Financial Health 45 #91 of 164 98 #5 of 164 37 #104 of 164
Shareholder Returns 50 #38 of 75 57 #33 of 75 78 #17 of 75
Overall 58 80 65
  • ARES ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • OWL 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

PeriodARESFNVOWLSPY
1 month +0.1%-8.2%-0.2% -0.2%
3 months -4.4%+12.3%-5.0% +3.9%
6 months +8.1%+1.7%+5.1% +8.2%
Year to date -24.4%+14.1%-37.7% +12.9%
1 year -19.1%+28.5%-44.9% +12.3%
3 years +21.2%+72.0%-23.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +6.6%+19.8%-8.7% +23.3%
5 years +41.7%+62.9%-47.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +7.2%+10.3%-12.0% +10.9%
10 years +610.5%+272.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +21.7%+14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureARESFNVOWLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 43.6%38.9%46.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 46.1%42.2%45.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.671.261.58 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.440.73-0.98 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.3%-38.2%-69.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -31.5%-15.8%-44.9% -1.2%
52-week high $178.28$280.82$16.89 $779.14
52-week low $96.50$183.97$8.23 $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.

MultipleARESFNVOWL
P/E now vs peer median 51.7xmedian 34.2x 31.3xmedian 34.2x 79.2xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 4.9x 19.7xmedian 4.9x 4.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x 20.7xmedian 11.7x 19.1xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 52.6xmedian 13.2x 25.8xmedian 13.2x 11.0xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.1xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 4.07median 0.91 1.05median 0.91 0.89median 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 monthsARESFNVOWL
Revenue $5.99B $2.32B $2.99B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B –
Net income $636.35M $1.48B $338.38M
Free cash flow $836.15M $1.77B $1.32B
EPS (diluted) $2.36 $7.54 $0.12
Cash & equivalents $1.85B $1.01B $169.06M
Total debt $4.58B – $3.81B
Shares (diluted) 226.30M 193.00M 688.51M
Enterprise value $42.70B $42.94B $17.44B

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
MetricARESFNVOWL
P/E 51.7x 31.3x 79.2x
P/FCF 52.6x 25.8x 11.0x
P/Operating cash flow 48.3x 25.6x 10.5x
P/S 7.4x 19.7x 4.9x
P/B 5.1x 5.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 5.5x 5.0x
EV/EBITDA – 20.7x 19.1x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 24.5x 32.2x
EV/Revenue 7.8x 19.2x 6.1x
EV/FCF 55.9x 25.2x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 51.2x 25.1x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.07 1.05 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricARESFNVOWL
Revenue growth (1Y) 24.0% 73.6% 14.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 18.0% 23.5% 23.8%
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% 21.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.5% 30.6% 70.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.3% 87.7% 2.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 29.9% 89.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -77.5% 53.7% 26.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 98.3% 20.0% 17.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -79.0% 83.9% 27.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 84.4% 19.8% 18.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricARESFNVOWL
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% 31.7%
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin 26.0% 85.0% 13.0%
Net margin 8.9% 62.8% 2.7%
FCF margin 14.0% 76.4% 44.3%
Operating cash flow margin 15.2% 76.7% 46.1%
Return on equity 15.4% 18.1% 5.9%
Return on assets 4.5% 16.7% 2.7%
Return on invested capital 14.8% – 5.1%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.2x 4.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.2% 23.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricARESFNVOWL
Debt / assets 15.4% – 30.9%
Debt / equity 0.5x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 3.8x
Debt / FCF 5.5x – 2.9x
Liabilities / assets 71.0% 7.6% 54.5%
Equity / assets 29.0% 92.4% 45.5%
Interest coverage 3.1x 1,070x 3.2x
Current ratio – 9.4x –
Quick ratio – 8.5x –
Cash ratio – 6.9x –
Altman Z-score – 41.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricARESFNVOWL
Dividend yield 4.2% 0.7% 9.8%
Net buyback yield 0.9% 0.0% 0.5%
Shareholder yield 5.1% 0.7% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 301.7% 18.0% 177.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) 229.6% 15.1% 45.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) 23.7% 12.4% 30.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 11.0% 39.5%

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.

ConsensusARESFNVOWL
Forward P/E 22.5xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.44FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $0.90FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +7.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +35.3% +8.8% +5.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.46BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $2.96BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +11.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +19.6% +1.3% +2.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersARESFNVOWL
Held by institutions 66.7% 71.6% 41.2%
Institutions holding 802 661 570
Change in shares held, QoQ +5.3% +0.4% -6.5%
Institutions buying 477 335 360
Institutions selling 229 207 157
Buyers to sellers 2.08 1.62 2.29

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.

ARESFNVOWL
ARES 1.00 0.14 0.78
FNV 0.14 1.00 0.14
OWL 0.78 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ARES, FNV and OWL?

Franco Nevada (FNV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ares Management (ARES) $44.02B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.58B, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) $14.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, ARES, FNV and OWL?

Franco Nevada (FNV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ares Management (ARES) 51.7x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 79.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) is cheapest (Ares Management (ARES) 22.5x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 10.3x). 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%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) +14.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 2.7%). On return on invested capital, Ares Management (ARES) leads (Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 5.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Ares Management (ARES) -19.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -44.9%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Ares Management (ARES) +7.2%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) -12.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blue Owl Capital (OWL) has the highest dividend yield: Ares Management (ARES) 4.23%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.72%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 9.83%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franco Nevada (FNV) has been the steadiest (Ares Management (ARES) 43.6%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Blue Owl Capital (OWL) 46.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.