BN vs XEL vs FNV Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Xcel Energy and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.97 +2.3% 1M -16.5% 1Y
Market cap
$85.42B
P/E
68.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$78.05 +10.5% 1M -2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$48.66B
P/E
21.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.62B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$228.71 -12.3% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.50B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionBNXELFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $85.42B $48.66B $44.50B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 68.0x 21.8x 30.6x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.8x 18.2x 28.6x BN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +4.7% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 15.3% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.5% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.4x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -16.5% -2.9% +19.5% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.9%/yr +3.6%/yr +9.8%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 19.2% 39.0% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 16/100 81/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BNXELFNV

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

AxisBNXELFNV
Valuation 77 #43 of 183 5 #64 of 67 58 #78 of 183
Growth 34 #75 of 113 14 #56 of 65 91 #11 of 113
Profitability 30 #92 of 131 28 #47 of 65 99 #2 of 131
Financial Health 39 #103 of 168 32 #45 of 66 98 #5 of 168
Shareholder Returns 13 #66 of 76 0 #67 of 67 57 #33 of 76
Overall 39 16 81
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • 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

PeriodBNXELFNVSPY
1 month +2.3%+10.5%-12.3% -1.0%
3 months -8.9%-4.4%+6.5% +2.9%
6 months -16.5%-1.4%-5.6% +6.4%
Year to date -17.3%+5.7%+10.3% +11.4%
1 year -16.5%-2.9%+19.5% +13.1%
3 years +84.1%+32.1%+65.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.6%+9.7%+18.2% +21.5%
5 years +15.5%+19.1%+59.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +2.9%+3.6%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years +197.6%+95.4%+246.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.5%+6.9%+13.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBNXELFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%19.2%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.1%19.4%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.37-0.021.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.60-0.150.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.8%-37.4%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-7.0%-18.6% -2.5%
52-week high $49.17$83.91$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$69.39$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.

MultipleBNXELFNV
P/E now vs peer median 67.9xmedian 33.6x 21.8xmedian 20.8x 30.3xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 4.6x 3.3xmedian 2.8x 19.0xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 14.8xmedian 13.1x 20.0xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.4x -6.3xmedian 36.7x 24.9xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median -0.71median 0.91 5.11median 2.27 1.01median 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 monthsBNXELFNV
Revenue $76.56B $14.62B $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income – $2.79B $1.82B
Net income $3.71B $2.23B $1.48B
Free cash flow – -$7.69B $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $3.56 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $14.89B $2.01B $1.01B
Total debt $59.07B $39.46B –
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 627.00M 193.00M
Enterprise value -$97.89B $43.57B $41.86B

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
MetricBNXELFNV
P/E 67.9x 21.8x 30.3x
P/FCF – -6.3x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.2x 24.8x
P/S 1.1x 3.3x 19.0x
P/B 20.9x 2.0x 5.4x
P/Tangible book -2.6x 2.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA – 14.8x 20.0x
EV/EBIT – 30.9x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 5.9x 18.6x
EV/FCF – -11.2x 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – 18.1x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.71 5.11 1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNXELFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 4.7% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% -1.4% 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 11.0% 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 7.7% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 8.8% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 1.0% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 4.3% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 5.8% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 2.7% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -97.2% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -112.8% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNXELFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin – 39.9% 93.0%
Operating margin – 19.1% 78.5%
Pretax margin – 13.7% 85.0%
Net margin 1.6% 15.3% 62.8%
FCF margin – -52.6% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 32.6% 76.7%
Return on equity 4.3% 9.3% 18.1%
Return on assets 0.7% 2.6% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – 4.5% –
Return on capital employed – 3.6% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNXELFNV
Debt / assets 2.8% 45.3% –
Debt / equity 3.6x 1.6x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.4x –
Debt / FCF – -5.1x –
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 72.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets 0.8% 27.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage – 1.7x 1,070x
Current ratio – 0.7x 9.4x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 8.5x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – 0.86 40.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNXELFNV
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield – -4.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.7% -1.6% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 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.

ConsensusBNXELFNV
Forward P/E 13.8xFY2026 18.2xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.76FY2026 $4.29FY2026 $8.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.7%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +43.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.3% +2.3% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $6.96BFY2026 $16.57BFY2026 $2.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +1.7%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026 +47.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +8.7% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNXELFNV
Held by institutions 66.5% 95.4% 71.6%
Institutions holding 930 1,284 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +7.3% +0.4%
Institutions buying 407 663 335
Institutions selling 317 386 207
Buyers to sellers 1.28 1.72 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.

BNXELFNV
BN 1.00 0.09 0.26
XEL 0.09 1.00 0.17
FNV 0.26 0.17 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, XEL and FNV?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $85.42B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $48.66B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, XEL and FNV?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 68.0x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 21.8x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield (BN) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 13.8x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.2x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 28.6x). 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%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 15.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -16.5%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -2.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +19.5%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +2.9%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +3.6%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 0.00%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%. Brookfield (BN) and Xcel Energy (XEL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Xcel Energy (XEL) has been the steadiest (Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 19.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, XEL 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.