BX vs FNV vs BN Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Franco Nevada and Brookfield Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BX Blackstone Inc.
$120.15 +7.5% 1M -18.1% 1Y
Market cap
$90.43B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
4.35%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$229.23 -4.2% 1M +22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$44.20B
P/E
30.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.74%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$41.46 +12.3% 1M -10.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.18B
P/E
74.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
0.65%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBXFNVBNLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.43B $44.20B $93.18B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.3x 30.4x 74.1x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.8x 29.3x 14.9x BN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +73.6% -9.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 62.8% 1.6% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.35% 0.74% 0.65% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -18.1% +22.8% -10.0% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.6%/yr +9.8%/yr +4.9%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.5% 39.2% 28.2% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 81/100 50/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXFNVBN

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

AxisBXFNVBN
Valuation 76 #45 of 181 59 #75 of 181 94 #12 of 181
Growth 83 #20 of 112 91 #11 of 112 34 #74 of 112
Profitability 83 #23 of 131 99 #2 of 131 29 #93 of 131
Financial Health 53 #78 of 165 98 #5 of 165 81 #32 of 165
Shareholder Returns 51 #37 of 75 58 #32 of 75 14 #65 of 75
Overall 69 81 50
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN 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

PeriodBXFNVBNSPY
1 month +7.5%-4.2%+12.3% -2.3%
3 months -10.8%+6.8%-4.8% -0.7%
6 months -2.4%+2.4%-7.8% +4.8%
Year to date -22.1%+10.6%-9.7% +10.3%
1 year -18.1%+22.8%-10.0% +10.3%
3 years +19.1%+83.8%+87.1% +73.0%
3 years, per year +6.0%+22.5%+23.2% +20.1%
5 years -16.9%+59.7%+26.8% +61.9%
5 years, per year -3.6%+9.8%+4.9% +10.1%
10 years +393.2%+243.5%+238.7% +258.6%
10 years, per year +17.3%+13.1%+13.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBXFNVBNSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.5%39.2%28.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.0%42.7%29.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.291.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.480.58-0.35 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-38.2%-42.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -26.5%-18.4%-15.7% -3.5%
52-week high $163.50$280.82$49.17 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$184.71$35.94 $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.

MultipleBXFNVBN
P/E now vs peer median 27.3xmedian 34.9x 30.4xmedian 34.9x 74.1xmedian 34.9x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.7x 19.1xmedian 4.7x 1.2xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 20.0xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 14.1x 25.0xmedian 14.1x —median 14.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.7x 5.4xmedian 1.7x 0.6xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.91 1.01median 0.91 -0.78median 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 monthsBXFNVBN
Revenue $16.11B $2.32B $76.56B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B –
Net income $6.83B $1.48B $3.71B
Free cash flow $5.49B $1.77B –
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $7.54 $0.53
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $1.01B $14.89B
Total debt $13.19B – $14.71B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 193.00M 2.37B
Enterprise value $85.35B $41.56B $29.93B

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
MetricBXFNVBN
P/E 27.3x 30.4x 74.1x
P/FCF 16.5x 25.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 16.2x 24.9x –
P/S 5.6x 19.1x 1.2x
P/B 4.3x 5.4x 0.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 5.4x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA – 20.0x –
EV/EBIT 11.8x 23.7x –
EV/Revenue 6.3x 18.6x 0.8x
EV/FCF 18.4x 24.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x 24.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 1.01 -0.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXFNVBN
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 73.6% -9.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 23.5% -4.2%
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% 88.3% 28.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 30.6% 11.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 87.7% 65.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 29.9% -95.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 53.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 20.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 83.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 19.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXFNVBN
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% –
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin 50.1% 85.0% –
Net margin 21.8% 62.8% 1.6%
FCF margin 34.1% 76.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 76.7% –
Return on equity 33.2% 18.1% 2.2%
Return on assets 13.9% 16.7% 0.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% – –
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXFNVBN
Debt / assets 26.4% – 2.8%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 7.6% 68.3%
Equity / assets 42.2% 92.4% 31.7%
Interest coverage 16.0x 1,070x –
Current ratio – 9.4x –
Quick ratio – 8.5x –
Cash ratio – 6.9x –
Altman Z-score – 40.33 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXFNVBN
Dividend yield 4.4% 0.7% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.7% 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.

ConsensusBXFNVBN
Forward P/E 19.8xFY2026 29.3xFY2026 14.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $2.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +8.8% +12.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +1.3% +21.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXFNVBN
Held by institutions 67.3% 71.6% 66.5%
Institutions holding 2,132 662 932
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.4% +1.2%
Institutions buying 1,133 336 408
Institutions selling 718 207 317
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.62 1.29

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.

BXFNVBN
BX 1.00 0.18 0.71
FNV 0.18 1.00 0.26
BN 0.71 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, FNV and BN?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $90.43B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.20B, Brookfield (BN) $93.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, FNV and BN?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.4x, Brookfield (BN) 74.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield (BN) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.8x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.3x, Brookfield (BN) 14.9x). 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%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -18.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +22.8%, Brookfield (BN) -10.0%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.6%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +9.8%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +4.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 4.35%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.74%, Brookfield (BN) 0.65%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.2%, Brookfield (BN) 28.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, FNV and BN?

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.