BSM vs DMLP vs FNV Stock Comparison

Black Stone Minerals, Dorchester Minerals and Franco Nevada Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$250.72 +2.8% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$48.34B
P/E
33.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.68%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 6, Dorchester Minerals 2, Black Stone Minerals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSMDMLPFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.05B $1.37B $48.34B FNV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.2x 13.3x 33.2x DMLP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x — 32.0x BSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +38.2% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 41.2% 48.1% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.50% 12.42% 0.68% DMLP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% +18.6% +33.6% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +7.3%/yr +11.9%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 25.0% 39.9% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 47/100 69/100 81/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BSMDMLPFNV

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

AxisBSMDMLPFNV
Valuation 22 #77 of 98 25 #74 of 98 56 #89 of 200
Growth 21 #77 of 97 78 #22 of 97 91 #12 of 117
Profitability 94 #7 of 94 99 #2 of 94 99 #3 of 144
Financial Health 74 #27 of 101 99 #2 of 101 99 #3 of 166
Shareholder Returns 27 #58 of 79 45 #44 of 79 64 #30 of 81
Overall 47 69 81
  • BSM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • DMLP ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FNV ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBSMDMLPFNVSPY
1 month -2.3%-6.4%+2.8% -5.9%
3 months +1.2%+5.6%+8.5% -4.6%
6 months +7.3%+4.5%+9.9% +0.2%
Year to date +8.0%+21.9%+21.0% +7.5%
1 year +7.6%+18.6%+33.6% +8.2%
3 years -21.3%-2.1%+101.5% +68.3%
3 years, per year -7.7%-0.7%+26.3% +19.0%
5 years +18.0%+41.9%+75.3% +56.5%
5 years, per year +3.4%+7.3%+11.9% +9.4%
10 years -15.8%+84.8%+272.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year -1.7%+6.3%+14.0% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBSMDMLPFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%25.0%39.9% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%26.7%42.6% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.22-0.301.10 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.370.740.84 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-40.0%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.1%-11.2%-10.7% -5.9%
52-week high $15.44$30.69$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $13.15$21.26$187.72 $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.

MultipleBSMDMLPFNV
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 10.1x 13.3xmedian 10.1x 33.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.7x 6.6xmedian 1.7x 20.9xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.0xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x 22.0xmedian 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 8.9x 8.3xmedian 8.9x 27.3xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.3x 4.7xmedian 1.3x 5.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.66median 0.94 —median 0.94 1.11median 0.77

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 monthsBSMDMLPFNV
Revenue $521.46M $208.22M $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income $257.78M – $1.82B
Net income $244.23M $103.78M $1.48B
Free cash flow $209.59M $165.39M $1.77B
R&D $23.81M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.01 – $7.54
Cash & equivalents $5.49M $55.70M $1.01B
Total debt $201.12M – –
Shares (diluted) 212.71M – 193.00M
Enterprise value $3.03B $1.17B $45.70B

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
MetricBSMDMLPFNV
P/E 14.2x 13.3x 33.2x
P/FCF 14.6x 8.3x 27.3x
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 8.3x 27.2x
P/S 5.9x 6.6x 20.9x
P/B 3.9x 4.7x 5.9x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 4.7x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 11.0x – 22.0x
EV/EBIT 12.6x – 26.0x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 6.3x 20.4x
EV/FCF 15.5x 8.0x 26.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.1x 8.0x 26.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.66 – 1.11

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSMDMLPFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 38.2% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -6.0% 11.0% 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -8.3% – 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -17.6% – 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -10.9% 97.1% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -18.9% – 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -12.5% – 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -21.4% – 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -3.9% 27.5% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 6.8% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.1% 27.5% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.0% 6.8% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSMDMLPFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin 56.9% – 93.0%
Operating margin 49.4% – 78.5%
Pretax margin 46.8% – 85.0%
Net margin 41.2% 48.1% 62.8%
FCF margin 40.2% 79.4% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 61.9% 79.4% 76.7%
Return on equity 30.4% – 18.1%
Return on assets 17.8% – 16.7%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed 19.5% – 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x 1.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.2% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSMDMLPFNV
Debt / assets 14.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.3x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 1.0x – –
Liabilities / assets 42.4% 3.7% 7.6%
Equity / assets 57.6% 96.3% 92.4%
Interest coverage 18.5x – 1,070x
Current ratio 1.8x 10.6x 9.4x
Quick ratio 2.8x 10.6x 8.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 7.0x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – – 43.98

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSMDMLPFNV
Dividend yield 8.5% 12.4% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 8.6% 12.4% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 118.1% 154.8% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 137.7% 97.1% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -12.7% 6.2% 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.4% 3.2% 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.

ConsensusBSMDMLPFNV
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 – 32.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 – $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.0%FY2026 – +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +4.8% – +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.49MFY2026 – $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.6%FY2026 – +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.8% – +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSMDMLPFNV
Held by institutions 21.1% 22.9% 71.6%
Institutions holding 198 154 663
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +6.3% +0.4%
Institutions buying 82 65 336
Institutions selling 44 30 207
Buyers to sellers 1.86 2.17 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.

BSMDMLPFNV
BSM 1.00 0.39 -0.03
DMLP 0.39 1.00 0.05
FNV -0.03 0.05 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSM, DMLP and FNV?

Franco Nevada (FNV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.05B, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) $1.37B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $48.34B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSM, DMLP and FNV?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.2x, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 13.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 33.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) is cheapest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 13.7x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 32.0x). 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: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +5.0%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +38.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 41.2%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 48.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +7.6%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +18.6%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +33.6%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +3.4%/yr, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) +7.3%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +11.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) has the highest dividend yield: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 8.50%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 12.42%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.68%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 20.5%, Dorchester Minerals (DMLP) 25.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSM, DMLP 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 6. 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.