BX vs FNV vs KRP Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Franco Nevada and Kimbell Royalty Partners Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$116.71 -1.4% 1M -24.1% 1Y
Market cap
$93.64B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.61B
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, Kimbell Royalty Partners 4, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXFNVKRPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.64B $45.61B $1.65B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 31.3x 20.9x KRP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 30.2x 16.6x KRP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +73.6% +6.2% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 62.8% 23.0% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% — 12.7% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.7x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.09% KRP
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -24.1% +28.5% +26.0% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr +10.3%/yr +2.0%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 38.9% 22.9% KRP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 80/100 65/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXFNVKRP

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

AxisBXFNVKRP
Valuation 76 #45 of 181 56 #81 of 181 36 #64 of 99
Growth 83 #20 of 111 91 #11 of 111 92 #9 of 97
Profitability 81 #25 of 129 98 #3 of 129 84 #16 of 96
Financial Health 55 #74 of 164 98 #5 of 164 56 #45 of 102
Shareholder Returns 47 #40 of 75 57 #33 of 75 59 #32 of 76
Overall 68 80 65
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KRP 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

PeriodBXFNVKRPSPY
1 month -1.4%-8.2%+15.4% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%+12.3%+15.9% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%+1.7%+11.6% +8.2%
Year to date -24.3%+14.1%+42.9% +12.9%
1 year -24.1%+28.5%+26.0% +12.3%
3 years +30.2%+72.0%+3.7% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+19.8%+1.2% +23.3%
5 years -16.3%+62.9%+10.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%+10.3%+2.0% +10.9%
10 years +360.6%+272.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.5%+14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXFNVKRPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%38.9%22.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%42.2%24.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.331.26-0.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.650.731.13 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-38.2%-43.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-15.8%-1.0% -1.2%
52-week high $163.50$280.82$16.97 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$183.97$11.36 $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.

MultipleBXFNVKRP
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 34.2x 31.3xmedian 34.2x 20.6xmedian 13.0x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.9x 19.7xmedian 4.9x 5.0xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.7x 20.7xmedian 11.7x 8.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.0xmedian 13.2x 25.8xmedian 13.2x 7.1xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 2.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.68median 0.91 1.05median 0.91 -1.08median 2.27

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 monthsBXFNVKRP
Revenue $16.11B $2.32B $341.09M
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B $136.95M
Net income $6.83B $1.48B $101.37M
Free cash flow $5.49B $1.77B $237.72M
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $7.54 $0.66
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $1.01B $44.93M
Total debt $50.92B – $478.70M
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 193.00M 118.88M
Enterprise value $83.62B $42.97B $1.48B

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
MetricBXFNVKRP
P/E 26.5x 31.3x 20.6x
P/FCF 16.0x 25.8x 7.1x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x 25.6x 7.1x
P/S 5.5x 19.7x 5.0x
P/B 4.2x 5.5x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 5.5x 2.5x
EV/EBITDA – 20.7x 8.1x
EV/EBIT 11.5x 24.5x 15.5x
EV/Revenue 6.1x 19.2x 6.2x
EV/FCF 18.0x 25.2x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x 25.1x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 1.05 -1.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXFNVKRP
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 73.6% 6.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 23.5% 13.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 88.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 89.7% 104.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.4% -1.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 88.3% 159.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 30.6% -6.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 87.7% 14,894%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 29.9% -19.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 53.7% -3.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 20.0% 12.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 83.9% 946.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 19.8% 155.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXFNVKRP
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% 76.7%
Operating margin – 78.5% 40.1%
Pretax margin 50.1% 85.0% 29.8%
Net margin 21.8% 62.8% 23.0%
FCF margin 34.1% 76.4% 69.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 76.7% 69.7%
Return on equity 33.2% 18.1% 16.4%
Return on assets 13.9% 16.7% 8.0%
Return on invested capital 21.6% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% 11.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 2.3x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 0.2% 4.9%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXFNVKRP
Debt / assets 26.4% – 36.1%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.7x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 7.6% 49.5%
Equity / assets 42.2% 92.4% 50.5%
Interest coverage 16.0x 1,070x 3.9x
Current ratio – 9.4x 7.3x
Quick ratio – 8.5x 7.1x
Cash ratio – 6.9x 3.3x
Altman Z-score – 41.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXFNVKRP
Dividend yield 4.5% 0.7% 9.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.0% 0.9%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.7% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% 18.0% 143.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% 15.1% 61.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 12.4% -2.0%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 11.0% 7.6%

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.

ConsensusBXFNVKRP
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $1.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +23.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +8.8% -5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $414.25MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +24.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +1.3% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXFNVKRP
Held by institutions 67.3% 71.6% 31.0%
Institutions holding 2,129 661 212
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.4% -2.9%
Institutions buying 1,132 335 120
Institutions selling 716 207 41
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.62 2.93

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.

BXFNVKRP
BX 1.00 0.19 -0.03
FNV 0.19 1.00 -0.02
KRP -0.03 -0.02 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, FNV and KRP?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $93.64B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.61B, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) $1.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, FNV and KRP?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 20.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.2x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 16.6x). 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%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +6.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 23.0%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -24.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +26.0%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.5%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) +2.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 0.09%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Kimbell Royalty Partners (KRP) 22.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.