BSM vs VNOM vs FNV Stock Comparison

Black Stone Minerals, Viper Energy and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.44 +13.5% 1M +24.9% 1Y
Market cap
$16.54B
P/E
152.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
3.51%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
1 win
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.58B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.72%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 5, Black Stone Minerals 5, Viper Energy 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBSMVNOMFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $3.15B $16.54B $45.58B FNV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.4x 152.5x 31.3x BSM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.1x 17.3x 30.2x BSM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.0% +107.8% +73.6% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 48.5% 2.9% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.4% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.5x — BSM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 8.24% 3.51% 0.72% BSM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% +24.9% +28.5% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr — +10.3%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.3% 28.1% 38.9% BSM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 44/100 80/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BSMVNOMFNV

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

AxisBSMVNOMFNV
Valuation 28 #72 of 99 20 #79 of 99 56 #81 of 181
Growth 28 #70 of 97 30 #68 of 97 91 #11 of 111
Profitability 96 #5 of 96 50 #49 of 96 98 #3 of 129
Financial Health 81 #20 of 102 83 #18 of 102 98 #5 of 164
Shareholder Returns 29 #54 of 76 35 #50 of 76 57 #33 of 75
Overall 52 44 80
  • BSM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodBSMVNOMFNVSPY
1 month +2.6%+13.5%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months +0.1%+10.5%+12.3% +3.9%
6 months +4.9%-2.9%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date +11.4%+20.2%+14.1% +12.9%
1 year +12.7%+24.9%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years -16.9%—+72.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year -6.0%—+19.8% +23.3%
5 years +18.4%—+62.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year +3.4%—+10.3% +10.9%
10 years -16.6%—+272.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.8%—+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBSMVNOMFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.3%28.1%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.0%29.5%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y -0.28-0.271.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.890.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.7%-36.6%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.1%-8.9%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $15.44$50.95$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $13.03$35.84$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.

MultipleBSMVNOMFNV
P/E now vs peer median 12.4xmedian 13.0x 152.5xmedian 13.0x 31.3xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 6.0xmedian 2.1x 8.1xmedian 2.1x 19.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 10.0xmedian 5.9x 17.0xmedian 5.9x 20.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 11.1x 83.5xmedian 11.1x 25.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 1.5x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 5.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -0.55median 2.27 —median 2.27 1.05median 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 monthsBSMVNOMFNV
Revenue $524.05M $2.04B $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income $295.66M $251.00M $1.82B
Net income $283.59M $103.00M $1.48B
Free cash flow $204.26M $198.00M $1.77B
R&D $21.23M – –
EPS (diluted) $1.20 $0.30 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $1.67M $77.00M $1.01B
Total debt $201.53M $1.68B –
Shares (diluted) 212.60M 193.73M 193.00M
Enterprise value $3.13B $21.62B $42.94B

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
MetricBSMVNOMFNV
P/E 12.4x 152.5x 31.3x
P/FCF 15.4x 83.5x 25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 9.8x 11.1x 25.6x
P/S 6.0x 8.1x 19.7x
P/B 3.9x 1.6x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 3.9x 1.6x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA 10.0x 17.0x 20.7x
EV/EBIT 11.3x 72.3x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 8.9x 19.2x
EV/FCF 16.4x 91.6x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 10.4x 12.1x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -0.55 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBSMVNOMFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.0% 107.8% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.7% – 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 5.6% -56.0% 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -19.6% – 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 3.1% -83.4% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -20.5% – 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 10.4% -89.2% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -22.7% – 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.8% – 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.7% – 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -10.9% – 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -27.2% – 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBSMVNOMFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin 63.8% 52.3% 93.0%
Operating margin 56.4% 12.3% 78.5%
Pretax margin 54.1% 7.6% 85.0%
Net margin 48.5% 2.9% 62.8%
FCF margin 39.0% 9.7% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 61.1% 73.2% 76.7%
Return on equity 35.8% 1.0% 18.1%
Return on assets 21.0% 0.9% 16.7%
Return on invested capital – 1.4% –
Return on capital employed 22.3% 2.1% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.4x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x 14.5x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.0% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBSMVNOMFNV
Debt / assets 14.8% 13.9% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x 1.5x –
Debt / FCF 1.0x 8.5x –
Liabilities / assets 40.5% 14.7% 7.6%
Equity / assets 59.5% 85.3% 92.4%
Interest coverage 23.8x – 1,070x
Current ratio 3.8x 6.4x 9.4x
Quick ratio 5.8x 6.2x 8.5x
Cash ratio 0.1x 0.8x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – 5.85 41.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBSMVNOMFNV
Dividend yield 8.2% 3.5% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.1% 2.5% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 8.3% 6.0% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 100.2% 413.6% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 139.1% 215.2% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) -17.9% – 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -11.0% – 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.

ConsensusBSMVNOMFNV
Forward P/E 14.1xFY2026 17.3xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.05FY2026 $2.69FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -18.0%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +3.8% +2.2% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $448.02MFY2026 $2.57BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.7%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.6% +2.0% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBSMVNOMFNV
Held by institutions 21.1% 100.0% 71.6%
Institutions holding 197 496 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +5.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 81 264 335
Institutions selling 44 150 207
Buyers to sellers 1.84 1.76 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.

BSMVNOMFNV
BSM 1.00 0.49 -0.01
VNOM 0.49 1.00 0.00
FNV -0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BSM, VNOM and FNV?

Franco Nevada (FNV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) $3.15B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $16.54B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.58B.

Which stock is cheaper, BSM, VNOM and FNV?

Black Stone Minerals (BSM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 12.4x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 152.5x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) is cheapest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 14.1x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +5.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 48.5%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +12.7%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +24.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) +3.4%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/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) 8.24%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 3.51%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.72%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Black Stone Minerals (BSM) has been the steadiest (Black Stone Minerals (BSM) 20.3%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BSM, VNOM 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.