BX vs EFC vs FNV Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Ellington Financial and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$116.71 -1.4% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$93.59B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
EFC Ellington Financial Inc.
$11.69 -5.5% 1M -12.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.49B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$455.40M
Div. yield
–
Mortgage REITs Financial Services
4 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.59B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
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, Ellington Financial 4, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXEFCFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.59B $1.49B $45.59B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 8.8x 31.3x EFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 6.0x 30.2x EFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +44.8% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 37.3% 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 22.6% — EFC
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 -24.1% -12.5% +28.5% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -8.7%/yr +10.3%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 18.4% 38.9% EFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 42/100 80/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXEFCFNV

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

AxisBXEFCFNV
Valuation 76 #45 of 181 34 #112 of 169 56 #81 of 181
Growth 83 #20 of 111 60 #64 of 160 91 #11 of 111
Profitability 81 #25 of 129 43 #86 of 149 98 #3 of 129
Financial Health 55 #74 of 164 60 #64 of 158 98 #5 of 164
Shareholder Returns 47 #40 of 75 12 #120 of 136 57 #33 of 75
Overall 68 42 80
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EFC 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

PeriodBXEFCFNVSPY
1 month -1.4%-5.5%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%-13.7%+12.3% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%-12.3%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date -24.3%-13.9%+14.1% +12.9%
1 year -24.1%-12.5%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years +30.2%-2.7%+72.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%-0.9%+19.8% +23.3%
5 years -16.3%-36.5%+62.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%-8.7%+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +360.6%-26.7%+272.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.5%-3.1%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXEFCFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%18.4%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%19.9%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.411.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.680.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-41.2%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-16.6%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $163.50$14.01$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$11.30$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.

MultipleBXEFCFNV
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 34.2x 8.8xmedian 11.1x 31.3xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.9x 3.3xmedian 2.6x 19.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x —median 13.5x 20.7xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 13.2x -2.4xmedian 7.0x 25.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 0.7x 5.5xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 0.91 —median 0.32 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 monthsBXEFCFNV
Revenue $16.11B $455.40M $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income – – $1.82B
Net income $6.83B $225.90M $1.48B
Free cash flow $5.49B -$617.48M $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 – $7.54
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $247.47M $1.01B
Total debt $50.92B $1.01B –
Shares (diluted) 799.90M – 193.00M
Enterprise value $83.57B $697.26M $42.96B

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
MetricBXEFCFNV
P/E 26.5x 8.8x 31.3x
P/FCF 16.0x -2.4x 25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x -2.4x 25.6x
P/S 5.5x 3.3x 19.7x
P/B 4.2x 0.7x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.8x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.7x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 2.9x 24.5x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 3.3x 19.2x
EV/FCF 18.0x -2.4x 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x -2.4x 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXEFCFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 44.8% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 27.5% 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% 56.5% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 62.6% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% – 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% – 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 0.3% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% -67.8% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 0.3% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% -67.7% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXEFCFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin – – 93.0%
Operating margin – – 78.5%
Pretax margin 50.1% 37.2% 85.0%
Net margin 21.8% 37.3% 62.8%
FCF margin 34.1% -135.6% 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% -135.6% 76.7%
Return on equity 33.2% 11.4% 18.1%
Return on assets 13.9% 1.1% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 22.6% –
Return on capital employed – – 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x -2.7x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXEFCFNV
Debt / assets 26.4% 1.2% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x -0.4x –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 90.5% 7.6%
Equity / assets 42.2% 9.5% 92.4%
Interest coverage 16.0x 1.5x 1,070x
Current ratio – – 9.4x
Quick ratio – – 8.5x
Cash ratio – – 6.9x
Altman Z-score – – 41.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXEFCFNV
Dividend yield 4.5% 13.3% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% -19.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% -5.7% 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.

ConsensusBXEFCFNV
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 6.0xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $1.94FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +4.3%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% -2.6% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $532.59MFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +2.4% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXEFCFNV
Held by institutions 67.3% 50.4% 71.6%
Institutions holding 2,129 247 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.9% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,132 139 335
Institutions selling 716 57 207
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.44 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.

BXEFCFNV
BX 1.00 0.33 0.19
EFC 0.33 1.00 0.20
FNV 0.19 0.20 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, EFC and FNV?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $93.59B, Ellington Financial (EFC) $1.49B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, EFC and FNV?

Ellington Financial (EFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 8.8x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ellington Financial (EFC) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.2x, Ellington Financial (EFC) 6.0x, 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?

Franco Nevada (FNV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Ellington Financial (EFC) +44.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 37.3%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%). On return on invested capital, Ellington Financial (EFC) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 22.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -24.1%, Ellington Financial (EFC) -12.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.5%/yr, Ellington Financial (EFC) -8.7%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 0.00%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%. Ellington Financial (EFC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ellington Financial (EFC) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Ellington Financial (EFC) 18.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, EFC 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.