BX vs ARCC vs FNV Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Ares Capital and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BX Blackstone Inc.
$120.59 +5.8% 1M -19.0% 1Y
Market cap
$95.99B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
ARCC Ares Capital Corp
$19.12 -1.2% 1M -7.2% 1Y
Market cap
$13.70B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.09B
Div. yield
–
Business Development Companies Financial Services
3 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$231.54 -6.6% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$43.30B
P/E
29.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 5, Ares Capital 3, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXARCCFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.99B $13.70B $43.30B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 15.7x 29.8x ARCC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.9x 10.7x 29.6x ARCC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +2.3% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 28.3% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.00% 0.01% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.0% -7.2% +24.2% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr -2.3%/yr +10.2%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 19.3% 39.0% ARCC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 50/100 80/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXARCCFNV

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

AxisBXARCCFNV
Valuation 77 #42 of 181 39 #103 of 169 59 #75 of 181
Growth 83 #20 of 110 66 #55 of 159 91 #11 of 110
Profitability 83 #23 of 127 60 #59 of 146 99 #2 of 127
Financial Health 55 #73 of 162 54 #71 of 153 98 #5 of 162
Shareholder Returns 51 #38 of 76 31 #93 of 135 56 #34 of 76
Overall 70 50 80
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARCC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • 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

PeriodBXARCCFNVSPY
1 month +5.8%-1.2%-6.6% +0.7%
3 months -5.8%+1.5%+4.6% +3.7%
6 months -4.0%-0.2%+0.5% +7.1%
Year to date -21.8%-5.5%+11.7% +12.8%
1 year -19.0%-7.2%+24.2% +11.9%
3 years +30.5%+0.7%+83.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +9.3%+0.2%+22.4% +22.8%
5 years -12.9%-10.8%+62.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%-2.3%+10.2% +10.9%
10 years +372.9%+23.5%+260.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +16.8%+2.1%+13.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXARCCFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%19.3%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.7%19.7%42.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.320.611.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.51-0.370.62 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-26.7%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.2%-9.1%-17.5% -1.2%
52-week high $163.50$21.03$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$17.45$184.71 $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.

MultipleBXARCCFNV
P/E now vs peer median 27.4xmedian 33.5x 15.7xmedian 11.7x 30.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.9x 4.5xmedian 2.7x 19.3xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x —median 13.1x 20.2xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.3x 12.1xmedian 6.5x 25.2xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 0.7x 5.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.71median 0.97 -0.87median 0.33 1.03median 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 monthsBXARCCFNV
Revenue $16.11B $3.09B $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income – – $1.82B
Net income $6.83B $875.00M $1.48B
Free cash flow $5.49B $1.15B $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $1.22 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $722.00M $1.01B
Total debt $50.92B $15.12B –
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 720.00M 193.00M
Enterprise value $85.98B $11.45B $40.67B

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
MetricBXARCCFNV
P/E 27.4x 15.7x 30.7x
P/FCF 16.5x 12.1x 25.2x
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 12.1x 25.1x
P/S 5.6x 4.5x 19.3x
P/B 4.3x 1.0x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.0x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.2x
EV/EBIT 11.8x – 24.0x
EV/Revenue 6.3x 9.1x 18.8x
EV/FCF 18.5x 24.6x 24.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 24.6x 24.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.71 -0.87 1.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXARCCFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 2.3% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 6.6% 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% -35.8% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% -12.0% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% -36.8% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% -18.0% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 173.5% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 30.9% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 173.5% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 30.9% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXARCCFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin – – 93.0%
Operating margin – – 78.5%
Pretax margin 50.1% – 85.0%
Net margin 21.8% 28.3% 62.8%
FCF margin 34.1% 37.1% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 37.1% 76.7%
Return on equity 33.2% – 18.1%
Return on assets 13.9% – 16.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.3x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXARCCFNV
Debt / assets 26.4% 49.4% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 1.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 13.2x –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 54.4% 7.6%
Equity / assets 42.2% 45.6% 92.4%
Interest coverage 16.0x – 1,070x
Current ratio – – 9.4x
Quick ratio – – 8.5x
Cash ratio – – 6.9x
Altman Z-score – – 40.72

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXARCCFNV
Dividend yield 4.3% 10.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -0.8% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 9.3% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% – 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% – 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% – 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% – 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.

ConsensusBXARCCFNV
Forward P/E 19.9xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 29.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $1.79FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 -10.9%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +5.0% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.89BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 -5.1%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +7.8% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXARCCFNV
Held by institutions 67.3% 33.7% 71.6%
Institutions holding 2,131 781 662
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,133 380 336
Institutions selling 717 254 207
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.50 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.

BXARCCFNV
BX 1.00 0.57 0.18
ARCC 0.57 1.00 0.15
FNV 0.18 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, ARCC and FNV?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $95.99B, Ares Capital (ARCC) $13.70B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $43.30B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, ARCC and FNV?

Ares Capital (ARCC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.3x, Ares Capital (ARCC) 15.7x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ares Capital (ARCC) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.9x, Ares Capital (ARCC) 10.7x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.6x). 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: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Ares Capital (ARCC) +2.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Ares Capital (ARCC) 28.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -19.0%, Ares Capital (ARCC) -7.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +24.2%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Ares Capital (ARCC) -2.3%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Ares Capital (ARCC) 0.00%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%. Ares Capital (ARCC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ares Capital (ARCC) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Ares Capital (ARCC) 19.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, ARCC 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.