BN vs MFC vs FNV Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Manulife Financial and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$38.49 +6.1% 1M -18.9% 1Y
Market cap
$88.65B
P/E
70.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.77 +2.9% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$77.10B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
5 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$238.73 -2.9% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$44.59B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Manulife Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Manulife Financial 5, Franco Nevada 3, Brookfield 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNMFCFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $88.65B $77.10B $44.59B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 70.5x 16.3x 30.6x MFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 13.5x 30.5x MFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +19.7% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 10.0% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% -0.03% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.9% +36.3% +27.7% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +18.1%/yr +10.8%/yr MFC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 20.2% 38.9% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 38/100 50/100 80/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BNMFCFNV

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

AxisBNMFCFNV
Valuation 76 #44 of 181 59 #49 of 119 56 #80 of 181
Growth 32 #76 of 111 84 #19 of 113 91 #11 of 111
Profitability 30 #91 of 129 57 #47 of 107 98 #3 of 129
Financial Health 38 #102 of 164 12 #94 of 107 98 #5 of 164
Shareholder Returns 15 #65 of 76 37 #67 of 105 59 #32 of 76
Overall 38 50 80
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance
  • FNV 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

PeriodBNMFCFNVSPY
1 month +6.1%+2.9%-2.9% +0.9%
3 months -7.6%+1.9%+11.4% +5.9%
6 months -10.8%+17.3%+4.5% +8.5%
Year to date -16.1%+23.4%+15.2% +13.3%
1 year -18.9%+36.3%+27.7% +12.4%
3 years +98.1%+161.2%+73.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +25.6%+37.7%+20.2% +23.5%
5 years +18.2%+129.7%+67.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +3.4%+18.1%+10.8% +11.0%
10 years +208.7%+209.4%+271.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.9%+12.0%+14.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBNMFCFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%20.2%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%21.3%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.370.731.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.691.800.71 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.5%-29.9%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.7%-1.8%-15.0% -0.9%
52-week high $49.17$45.60$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$32.15$184.71 $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.

MultipleBNMFCFNV
P/E now vs peer median 68.8xmedian 32.9x 16.1xmedian 10.9x 31.6xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.9x 1.6xmedian 1.4x 19.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 7.5x 20.9xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.3x 3.3xmedian 8.5x 26.0xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.5x 5.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.72median 0.93 0.72median 0.59 1.06median 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 monthsBNMFCFNV
Revenue $76.56B $47.47B $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income – – $1.82B
Net income $3.71B $4.76B $1.48B
Free cash flow – $23.26B $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $2.78 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $14.89B – $1.01B
Total debt $59.07B $185.03B –
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 1.71B 193.00M
Enterprise value -$94.67B -$17.78B $41.96B

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
MetricBNMFCFNV
P/E 68.8x 16.1x 31.6x
P/FCF – 3.3x 26.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 3.3x 25.9x
P/S 1.1x 1.6x 19.9x
P/B 21.1x 2.0x 5.6x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 2.0x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.9x
EV/EBIT – 14.5x 24.8x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 2.2x 19.4x
EV/FCF – 4.4x 25.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 4.4x 25.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.72 0.72 1.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNMFCFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 19.7% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 13.5% 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) 28.4% -19.1% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 68.2% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 14.8% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 22.3% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 139.4% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.5% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 139.4% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.5% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNMFCFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin – – 93.0%
Operating margin – – 78.5%
Pretax margin – 12.8% 85.0%
Net margin 1.6% 10.0% 62.8%
FCF margin – 49.0% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 49.0% 76.7%
Return on equity 4.3% 9.2% 18.1%
Return on assets 0.7% 0.5% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 4.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNMFCFNV
Debt / assets 2.8% 6.0% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 2.0x –
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 95.0% 7.6%
Equity / assets 0.8% 5.0% 92.4%
Interest coverage – 6.7x 1,070x
Current ratio – – 9.4x
Quick ratio – – 8.5x
Cash ratio – – 6.9x
Altman Z-score – – 41.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNMFCFNV
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.2% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – 2.1% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.3% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 46.9% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 9.6% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – -181.7% 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBNMFCFNV
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 13.5xFY2026 30.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $3.31FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +7.8%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +3.6% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $32.55BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +12.3%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +5.6% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNMFCFNV
Held by institutions 66.5% 44.4% 71.6%
Institutions holding 930 810 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% 0.0% +0.4%
Institutions buying 407 383 335
Institutions selling 317 227 207
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.69 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.

BNMFCFNV
BN 1.00 0.39 0.27
MFC 0.39 1.00 0.30
FNV 0.27 0.30 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, MFC and FNV?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $88.65B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $77.10B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, MFC and FNV?

Manulife Financial (MFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 70.5x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Manulife Financial (MFC) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 13.8x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.5x). 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: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -18.9%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +36.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +27.7%. Over five years, Manulife Financial (MFC) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +3.4%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +18.1%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Manulife Financial (MFC) -0.03%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%. Brookfield (BN) and Manulife Financial (MFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.6%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, MFC 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, Manulife Financial (MFC) 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.