BX vs NLY vs FNV Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Annaly Capital Management 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
$94.35B
P/E
26.8x
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
$45.33B
P/E
31.2x
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, Annaly Capital Management 3, Blackstone 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXNLYFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.35B $13.46B $45.33B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.8x 5.4x 31.2x NLY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.2x 6.1x 30.2x NLY
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% — +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% — 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 -24.1% -13.4% +28.5% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.5%/yr -11.8%/yr +10.3%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 21.7% 38.9% NLY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 — 80/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXNLYFNV

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

AxisBXNLYFNV
Valuation 76 #45 of 181 45 #93 of 169 56 #81 of 181
Growth 83 #20 of 111 – 91 #11 of 111
Profitability 81 #25 of 129 – 98 #3 of 129
Financial Health 55 #74 of 164 – 98 #5 of 164
Shareholder Returns 47 #40 of 75 79 #29 of 136 57 #33 of 75
Overall 68 – 80
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • NLY 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

PeriodBXNLYFNVSPY
1 month -1.4%-11.1%-8.2% -0.2%
3 months -12.9%-21.1%+12.3% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%-19.7%+1.7% +8.2%
Year to date -24.3%-18.0%+14.1% +12.9%
1 year -24.1%-13.4%+28.5% +12.3%
3 years +30.2%+24.4%+72.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +9.2%+7.6%+19.8% +23.3%
5 years -16.3%-46.5%+62.9% +67.9%
5 years, per year -3.5%-11.8%+10.3% +10.9%
10 years +360.6%-55.0%+272.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +16.5%-7.7%+14.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBXNLYFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%21.7%38.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.5%23.1%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.330.551.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.65-0.620.73 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-57.7%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.6%-24.9%-15.8% -1.2%
52-week high $163.50$24.40$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$17.72$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.

MultipleBXNLYFNV
P/E now vs peer median 26.5xmedian 34.2x 5.4xmedian 11.1x 31.3xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.9x 5.8xmedian 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 17.2xmedian 7.0x 25.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 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 monthsBXNLYFNV
Revenue $16.11B – $2.32B
Gross profit – – $1.79B
Operating income – – $1.82B
Net income $6.83B – $1.48B
Free cash flow $5.49B – $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 – $7.54
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $2.18B $1.01B
Total debt $50.92B – –
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 740.26M 193.00M
Enterprise value $84.34B $13.46B $42.70B

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
MetricBXNLYFNV
P/E 26.5x 5.4x 31.3x
P/FCF 16.0x 17.2x 25.8x
P/Operating cash flow 15.7x – 25.6x
P/S 5.5x 5.8x 19.7x
P/B 4.2x 0.9x 5.5x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 0.9x 5.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 20.7x
EV/EBIT 11.5x – 24.5x
EV/Revenue 6.1x – 19.2x
EV/FCF 18.0x – 25.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.6x – 25.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.68 – 1.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXNLYFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% – 73.6%
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%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% – 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% – 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% – 87.7%
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
MetricBXNLYFNV
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin – – 93.0%
Operating margin – – 78.5%
Pretax margin 50.1% – 85.0%
Net margin 21.8% – 62.8%
FCF margin 34.1% – 76.4%
Operating cash flow margin 34.7% – 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 – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% – 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXNLYFNV
Debt / assets 26.4% – –
Debt / equity 0.6x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 89.1% 7.6%
Equity / assets 42.2% 10.9% 92.4%
Interest coverage 16.0x – 1,070x
Current ratio – – 9.4x
Quick ratio – – 8.5x
Cash ratio – – 6.9x
Altman Z-score – – 41.55

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXNLYFNV
Dividend yield 4.5% 15.8% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 15.8% 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.

ConsensusBXNLYFNV
Forward P/E 19.2xFY2026 6.1xFY2026 30.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $3.01FY2026 $7.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +3.1%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +25.5% -0.3% +8.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $15.03BFY2026 $2.65BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +14.9%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.3% +1.7% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXNLYFNV
Held by institutions 67.3% 58.3% 71.6%
Institutions holding 2,129 791 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +4.6% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,132 452 335
Institutions selling 716 207 207
Buyers to sellers 1.58 2.18 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.

BXNLYFNV
BX 1.00 0.43 0.19
NLY 0.43 1.00 0.25
FNV 0.19 0.25 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, NLY and FNV?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $94.35B, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) $13.46B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, NLY and FNV?

Annaly Capital Management (NLY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 26.8x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 5.4x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.2x, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 6.1x, 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%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -24.1%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -13.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.5%/yr, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) -11.8%/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%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 0.00%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%. Annaly Capital Management (NLY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Annaly Capital Management (NLY) 21.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, NLY 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.