BSM vs FNV vs FANG Stock Comparison

Black Stone Minerals, Franco Nevada and Diamondback Energy Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
FANG Diamondback Energy, Inc.
$205.75 +10.8% 1M +39.8% 1Y
Market cap
$58.24B
P/E
39.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$17.10B
Div. yield
0.02%
Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Diamondback Energy leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Diamondback Energy 4, Black Stone Minerals 4, Franco Nevada 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSMFNVFANGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.17B $44.50B $58.24B FANG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 30.6x 39.7x BSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 28.6x 9.7x FANG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +73.6% +21.4% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.5% 62.8% 8.6% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 1.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x — 1.9x BSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.09% 0.01% 0.02% BSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +14.2% +19.5% +39.8% FANG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr +9.8%/yr +13.5%/yr FANG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.4% 39.0% 32.0% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 81/100 45/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BSMFNVFANG

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

AxisBSMFNVFANG
Valuation 28 #72 of 99 58 #78 of 183 48 #52 of 99
Growth 28 #70 of 97 91 #11 of 113 58 #41 of 97
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 99 #2 of 131 51 #48 of 96
Financial Health 80 #21 of 102 98 #5 of 168 39 #63 of 102
Shareholder Returns 27 #56 of 76 57 #33 of 76 28 #55 of 76
Overall 52 81 45
  • BSM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FANG ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBSMFNVFANGSPY
1 month +2.7%-12.3%+10.8% -1.0%
3 months +2.1%+6.5%+0.5% +2.9%
6 months +5.4%-5.6%+5.6% +6.4%
Year to date +12.6%+10.3%+36.9% +11.4%
1 year +14.2%+19.5%+39.8% +13.1%
3 years -15.4%+65.3%+26.0% +79.4%
3 years, per year -5.4%+18.2%+8.0% +21.5%
5 years +22.9%+59.4%+88.2% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.2%+9.8%+13.5% +10.9%
10 years -20.1%+246.5%+101.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year -2.2%+13.2%+7.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBSMFNVFANGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.4%39.0%32.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.1%42.2%30.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.271.22-0.56 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.700.501.24 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-38.2%-43.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -3.1%-18.6%-3.7% -2.5%
52-week high $15.44$280.82$213.69 $779.14
52-week low $12.95$183.97$137.29 $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.

MultipleBSMFNVFANG
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 13.1x 30.3xmedian 33.6x 39.4xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 2.0x 19.0xmedian 4.6x 3.4xmedian 2.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 5.7x 20.0xmedian 12.0x 11.1xmedian 5.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.1x 24.9xmedian 13.4x 15.7xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.5x 5.4xmedian 1.9x 1.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 2.24 1.01median 0.91 -1.12median 2.24

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 monthsBSMFNVFANG
Revenue $524.05M $2.32B $17.10B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income $295.66M $1.82B $1.08B
Net income $283.59M $1.48B $1.63B
Free cash flow $204.26M $1.77B $3.68B
R&D $21.23M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $7.54 $5.22
Cash & equivalents $1.67M $1.01B $462.00M
Total debt $554.65M – $12.61B
Shares (diluted) 212.60M 193.00M 281.20M
Enterprise value $3.15B $41.86B $57.34B

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
MetricBSMFNVFANG
P/E 12.5x 30.3x 39.4x
P/FCF 15.6x 24.9x 15.7x
P/Operating cash flow 9.9x 24.8x 5.7x
P/S 6.1x 19.0x 3.4x
P/B 3.9x 5.4x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 5.4x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 10.1x 20.0x 11.1x
EV/EBIT 11.4x 23.7x 64.6x
EV/Revenue 6.5x 18.6x 4.1x
EV/FCF 16.6x 24.3x 19.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.6x 24.2x 6.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 1.01 -1.12

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSMFNVFANG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 73.6% 21.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.7% 23.5% 27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 88.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% 89.7% -78.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% 34.4% -39.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% 88.3% -61.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.5% 30.6% -23.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% 87.7% -60.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% 29.9% -35.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% 53.7% 33.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% 20.0% 17.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% 83.9% 143.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% 19.8% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSMFNVFANG
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin 63.8% 93.0% 37.0%
Operating margin 56.4% 78.5% 6.3%
Pretax margin 54.1% 85.0% 10.8%
Net margin 48.5% 62.8% 8.6%
FCF margin 39.0% 76.4% 21.5%
Operating cash flow margin 61.1% 76.7% 59.3%
Return on equity 35.8% 18.1% 3.5%
Return on assets 21.0% 16.7% 2.2%
Return on invested capital – – 1.6%
Return on capital employed 22.3% 20.9% 1.7%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 1.2x 6.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSMFNVFANG
Debt / assets 14.8% – 18.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 1.0x – 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 40.5% 7.6% 37.4%
Equity / assets 59.5% 92.4% 62.6%
Interest coverage 23.8x 1,070x –
Current ratio 3.8x 9.4x 0.5x
Quick ratio 5.8x 8.5x 0.4x
Cash ratio 0.1x 6.9x 0.1x
Altman Z-score – 40.24 1.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSMFNVFANG
Dividend yield 8.2% 0.7% 2.1%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 0.0% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 8.2% 0.7% 5.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 100.2% 18.0% 72.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 139.1% 15.1% 32.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) -17.9% 12.4% -6.3%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.0% 11.0% -10.0%

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.

ConsensusBSMFNVFANG
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 28.6xFY2026 9.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $8.01FY2026 $21.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.0%FY2026 +43.5%FY2026 +58.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +8.0% -7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $441.90MFY2026 $2.69BFY2026 $18.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -6.0%FY2026 +47.6%FY2026 +38.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +1.9% -8.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSMFNVFANG
Held by institutions 21.1% 71.6% 71.6%
Institutions holding 197 661 1,190
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +0.4% +8.6%
Institutions buying 81 335 610
Institutions selling 44 207 393
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.62 1.55

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.

BSMFNVFANG
BSM 1.00 -0.01 0.47
FNV -0.01 1.00 -0.07
FANG 0.47 -0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSM, FNV and FANG?

Diamondback Energy (FANG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.17B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.50B, Diamondback Energy (FANG) $58.24B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSM, FNV and FANG?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 12.5x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.6x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 39.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Diamondback Energy (FANG) is cheapest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.2x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 28.6x, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 9.7x). 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%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +21.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 48.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 8.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Diamondback Energy (FANG) returned the most: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +14.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +19.5%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +39.8%. Over five years, Diamondback Energy (FANG) compounded fastest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +4.2%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +9.8%/yr, Diamondback Energy (FANG) +13.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has the highest dividend yield: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 0.09%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 0.02%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 20.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%, Diamondback Energy (FANG) 32.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSM, FNV and FANG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Diamondback Energy (FANG) leads on 4. 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.