BN vs XEL vs WPM Stock Comparison

Brookfield, Xcel Energy and Wheaton Precious Metals Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$39.49 +8.2% 1M -15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$87.88B
P/E
69.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
XEL Xcel Energy Inc
$79.04 +11.8% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$50.30B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.87B
Div. yield
–
Regulated Electric Utilities Utilities
4 wins
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$123.24 -8.9% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$52.33B
P/E
25.7x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wheaton Precious Metals leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wheaton Precious Metals 5, Xcel Energy 4, Brookfield 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNXELWPMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $87.88B $50.30B $52.33B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 69.9x 18.8x 25.7x XEL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 18.4x 29.0x BN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -9.6% +4.5% -6.5% XEL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 1.6% 17.9% — XEL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 5.0% 18.7% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 6.0x 0.7x WPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.01% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -15.2% -0.8% +29.5% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.9%/yr +4.1%/yr +25.0%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 19.3% 50.8% XEL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 30/100 78/100 WPM

Percentile Scorecard

BNXELWPM

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

AxisBNXELWPM
Valuation 76 #44 of 181 18 #55 of 67 75 #46 of 181
Growth 35 #72 of 110 50 #33 of 65 92 #10 of 110
Profitability 31 #88 of 127 48 #33 of 63 98 #3 of 127
Financial Health 39 #100 of 162 31 #43 of 62 78 #37 of 162
Shareholder Returns 15 #65 of 76 0 #67 of 67 47 #41 of 76
Overall 39 30 78
  • BN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • XEL ranked among 67 companies in Regulated Utilities
  • WPM 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

PeriodBNXELWPMSPY
1 month +8.2%+11.8%-8.9% +0.7%
3 months -6.0%+1.0%+8.7% +3.7%
6 months -12.5%-4.7%-2.5% +7.1%
Year to date -13.9%+7.0%+4.9% +12.8%
1 year -15.2%-0.8%+29.5% +11.9%
3 years +103.2%+34.6%+183.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +26.7%+10.4%+41.6% +22.8%
5 years +21.3%+22.4%+205.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.9%+4.1%+25.0% +10.9%
10 years +216.7%+94.3%+425.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year +12.2%+6.9%+18.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNXELWPMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%19.3%50.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.0%19.5%54.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.36-0.031.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.55-0.040.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.5%-37.4%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-5.8%-25.6% -1.2%
52-week high $49.17$83.91$165.72 $779.14
52-week low $35.94$69.39$94.37 $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.

MultipleBNXELWPM
P/E now vs peer median 70.6xmedian 33.5x 18.6xmedian 20.5x 27.4xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 4.9x 3.4xmedian 2.9x -1,569xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 13.9xmedian 13.1x 22.0xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.3x -6.6xmedian 40.5x 22.0xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 21.7xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.7x 5.8xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.74median 0.97 1.82median 2.14 0.47median 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 monthsBNXELWPM
Revenue $76.56B $14.87B -$35.66M
Gross profit – – $2.40B
Operating income – $3.23B $2.28B
Net income $3.71B $2.67B $2.05B
Free cash flow – -$7.62B $2.54B
EPS (diluted) $0.53 $4.22 $4.48
Cash & equivalents $14.89B $2.48B $100.19M
Total debt $59.07B $40.60B $1.99B
Shares (diluted) 2.37B 632.00M 454.69M
Enterprise value -$95.43B $43.77B $47.75B

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
MetricBNXELWPM
P/E 70.6x 18.6x 27.4x
P/FCF – -6.6x 22.0x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.9x 22.0x
P/S 1.2x 3.4x -1,569x
P/B 21.7x 2.0x 5.8x
P/Tangible book -2.7x 2.0x 5.8x
EV/EBITDA – 13.9x 22.0x
EV/EBIT – 27.3x 25.4x
EV/Revenue 0.7x 5.9x -1,622x
EV/FCF – -11.6x 22.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 17.4x 22.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.74 1.82 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNXELWPM
Revenue growth (1Y) -9.6% 4.5% -6.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.2% 0.1% -17.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 114.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 69.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 37.5% 149.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 9.9% 73.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.4% 39.4% 159.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 11.2% 15.3% 49.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 65.8% 31.2% 158.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -95.3% 10.2% 58.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.9% 88.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.3% 56.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -47.9% 88.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -159.7% 56.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNXELWPM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 42.7% –
Operating margin – 21.7% –
Pretax margin – 16.8% –
Net margin 1.6% 17.9% –
FCF margin – -51.2% –
Operating cash flow margin – 34.1% -7,135%
Return on equity 4.3% 10.8% 21.5%
Return on assets 0.7% 3.0% 18.5%
Return on invested capital – 5.0% 18.7%
Return on capital employed – 4.1% 21.2%
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.3% -67.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNXELWPM
Debt / assets 2.8% 44.8% 16.3%
Debt / equity 3.6x 1.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 6.0x 0.7x
Debt / FCF – -5.3x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 99.2% 71.9% 20.3%
Equity / assets 0.8% 28.1% 79.7%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 61.9x
Current ratio – 0.7x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.4x 0.5x
Cash ratio – 0.3x 0.4x
Altman Z-score – 0.86 14.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNXELWPM
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.0% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – -6.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 0.7% -3.1% 0.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 23.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 7.9%

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.

ConsensusBNXELWPM
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 29.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.78FY2026 $4.30FY2026 $4.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.6%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +40.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.6% +2.1% +22.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.00BFY2026 $16.60BFY2026 $3.35BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +13.1%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +21.1% +8.4% +24.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNXELWPM
Held by institutions 66.5% 95.4% 63.9%
Institutions holding 931 1,286 847
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.2% +7.3% +2.8%
Institutions buying 408 665 420
Institutions selling 317 386 266
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.72 1.58

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.

BNXELWPM
BN 1.00 0.11 0.33
XEL 0.11 1.00 0.11
WPM 0.33 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BN, XEL and WPM?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Brookfield (BN) $87.88B, Xcel Energy (XEL) $50.30B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $52.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BN, XEL and WPM?

Xcel Energy (XEL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Brookfield (BN) 69.9x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.8x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 25.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield (BN) is cheapest (Brookfield (BN) 14.2x, Xcel Energy (XEL) 18.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 29.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Xcel Energy (XEL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.5%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Xcel Energy (XEL) has the highest net margin (Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Xcel Energy (XEL) 17.9%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Xcel Energy (XEL) 5.0%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Brookfield (BN) -15.2%, Xcel Energy (XEL) -0.8%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +29.5%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Brookfield (BN) +3.9%/yr, Xcel Energy (XEL) +4.1%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +25.0%/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%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 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) 19.3%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BN, XEL and WPM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 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.