BX vs FNV vs VNOM Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Franco Nevada and Viper Energy Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$119.08 +0.6% 1M -23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.43B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$230.76 -10.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$47.16 +15.2% 1M +26.6% 1Y
Market cap
$9.01B
P/E
152.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 4, Viper Energy 4, Franco Nevada 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXFNVVNOMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.43B $45.55B $9.01B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.6x 31.3x 152.6x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.6x 29.5x 17.5x VNOM
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% +73.6% +107.8% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% 62.8% 2.9% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% — 1.4% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.05% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.0% +21.4% +26.6% VNOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -2.7%/yr +10.1%/yr — FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 38.9% 28.1% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 81/100 44/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXFNVVNOM

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

AxisBXFNVVNOM
Valuation 75 #46 of 184 57 #79 of 184 20 #79 of 99
Growth 83 #20 of 113 91 #11 of 113 30 #68 of 97
Profitability 81 #26 of 130 99 #2 of 130 50 #49 of 96
Financial Health 54 #77 of 167 98 #5 of 167 83 #18 of 102
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 57 #33 of 76 36 #49 of 76
Overall 68 81 44
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VNOM 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

PeriodBXFNVVNOMSPY
1 month +0.6%-10.4%+15.2% -0.8%
3 months -10.2%+7.6%+9.6% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%-4.3%-1.3% +7.0%
Year to date -22.7%+11.3%+22.1% +12.2%
1 year -23.0%+21.4%+26.6% +13.0%
3 years +32.9%+67.9%— +86.3%
3 years, per year +9.9%+18.9%— +23.1%
5 years -12.8%+61.4%— +68.6%
5 years, per year -2.7%+10.1%— +11.0%
10 years +369.2%+262.9%— +258.0%
10 years, per year +16.7%+13.8%— +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBXFNVVNOMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%38.9%28.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.6%42.2%29.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.341.26-0.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.610.550.94 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-38.2%-36.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.2%-17.8%-7.4% -1.8%
52-week high $163.50$280.82$50.95 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$183.97$35.84 $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.

MultipleBXFNVVNOM
P/E now vs peer median 27.1xmedian 33.6x 30.6xmedian 33.6x 154.9xmedian 13.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 4.9x 19.2xmedian 4.9x 8.2xmedian 2.1x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 20.2xmedian 11.5x 17.2xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 13.2x 25.1xmedian 13.2x 84.8xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 1.8x 5.4xmedian 1.8x 1.6xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.70median 0.91 1.02median 0.91 —median 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 monthsBXFNVVNOM
Revenue $16.11B $2.32B $2.04B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B $251.00M
Net income $6.83B $1.48B $103.00M
Free cash flow $5.49B $1.77B $198.00M
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $7.54 $0.30
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $1.01B $77.00M
Total debt $50.92B – $1.68B
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 193.00M 193.73M
Enterprise value $83.42B $42.92B $8.83B

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
MetricBXFNVVNOM
P/E 27.1x 30.6x 154.9x
P/FCF 16.3x 25.1x 84.8x
P/Operating cash flow 16.0x 25.0x 11.2x
P/S 5.6x 19.2x 8.2x
P/B 4.3x 5.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 5.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – 20.2x 17.2x
EV/EBIT 11.7x 23.9x 73.3x
EV/Revenue 6.2x 18.8x 9.0x
EV/FCF 18.3x 24.6x 92.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.9x 24.5x 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.70 1.02 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXFNVVNOM
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% 73.6% 107.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% 23.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 88.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 89.7% -56.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 88.3% -83.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 30.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 87.7% -89.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 29.9% –
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
MetricBXFNVVNOM
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% 52.3%
Operating margin – 78.5% 12.3%
Pretax margin 50.1% 85.0% 7.6%
Net margin 21.8% 62.8% 2.9%
FCF margin 34.1% 76.4% 9.7%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% 76.7% 73.2%
Return on equity 33.2% 18.1% 1.0%
Return on assets 13.9% 16.7% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 21.6% – 1.4%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% 2.1%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 14.5x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXFNVVNOM
Debt / assets 26.4% – 13.9%
Debt / equity 0.6x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.5x
Debt / FCF 2.4x – 8.5x
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 7.6% 14.7%
Equity / assets 42.2% 92.4% 85.3%
Interest coverage 16.0x 1,070x –
Current ratio – 9.4x 6.4x
Quick ratio – 8.5x 6.2x
Cash ratio – 6.9x 0.8x
Altman Z-score – 40.59 5.94

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXFNVVNOM
Dividend yield 4.4% 0.7% 3.5%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.0% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 4.7% 0.7% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% 18.0% 413.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% 15.1% 215.2%
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.

ConsensusBXFNVVNOM
Forward P/E 19.6xFY2026 29.5xFY2026 17.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $2.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +62.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% +8.8% +2.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $2.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +83.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +1.3% +2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXFNVVNOM
Held by institutions 67.3% 71.6% 100.0%
Institutions holding 2,129 661 496
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.4% +5.4%
Institutions buying 1,132 335 264
Institutions selling 716 207 150
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.62 1.76

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.

BXFNVVNOM
BX 1.00 0.19 -0.08
FNV 0.19 1.00 0.01
VNOM -0.08 0.01 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, FNV and VNOM?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $93.43B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.55B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.01B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, FNV and VNOM?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 152.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Viper Energy (VNOM) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.5x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.5x). 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: Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viper Energy (VNOM) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +21.4%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +26.6%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -2.7%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Blackstone (BX) leads on 4. 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.