BX vs WPM vs FNV Stock Comparison

Blackstone, Wheaton Precious Metals and Franco Nevada Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.97 -1.1% 1M -23.9% 1Y
Market cap
$95.06B
P/E
27.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$120.87 -16.9% 1M +23.0% 1Y
Market cap
$55.54B
P/E
27.2x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$228.71 -12.3% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.50B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Blackstone leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Blackstone 6, Franco Nevada 3, Wheaton Precious Metals 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBXWPMFNVLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $95.06B $55.54B $44.50B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.0x 27.2x 30.6x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.4x 27.7x 28.6x BX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +17.2% -6.5% +73.6% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 21.8% — 62.8% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 21.6% 18.7% — BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.07% 0.01% 0.01% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -23.9% +23.0% +19.5% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -3.0%/yr +23.9%/yr +9.8%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.3% 50.7% 39.0% BX
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 68/100 78/100 81/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

BXWPMFNV

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

AxisBXWPMFNV
Valuation 76 #44 of 183 75 #46 of 183 58 #78 of 183
Growth 83 #20 of 113 92 #10 of 113 91 #11 of 113
Profitability 82 #25 of 131 98 #4 of 131 99 #2 of 131
Financial Health 53 #79 of 168 76 #41 of 168 98 #5 of 168
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 48 #40 of 76 57 #33 of 76
Overall 68 78 81
  • BX ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • WPM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBXWPMFNVSPY
1 month -1.1%-16.9%-12.3% -1.0%
3 months -9.2%+8.4%+6.5% +2.9%
6 months -3.0%-13.3%-5.6% +6.4%
Year to date -23.5%+2.9%+10.3% +11.4%
1 year -23.9%+23.0%+19.5% +13.1%
3 years +24.0%+176.8%+65.3% +79.4%
3 years, per year +7.4%+40.4%+18.2% +21.5%
5 years -14.3%+192.2%+59.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year -3.0%+23.9%+9.8% +10.9%
10 years +390.1%+396.8%+246.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.2%+17.4%+13.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBXWPMFNVSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.3%50.7%39.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 37.3%54.0%42.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.321.891.22 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.640.450.50 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.5%-43.8%-38.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -27.8%-27.1%-18.6% -2.5%
52-week high $163.50$165.72$280.82 $779.14
52-week low $102.12$94.37$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.

MultipleBXWPMFNV
P/E now vs peer median 26.8xmedian 33.6x 26.9xmedian 33.6x 30.3xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 4.6x -1,539xmedian 4.6x 19.0xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 21.6xmedian 12.0x 20.0xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 13.4x 21.6xmedian 13.4x 24.9xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 1.9x 5.7xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 0.69median 0.91 0.46median 0.91 1.01median 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 monthsBXWPMFNV
Revenue $16.11B -$35.66M $2.32B
Gross profit – $2.40B $1.79B
Operating income – $2.28B $1.82B
Net income $6.83B $2.05B $1.48B
Free cash flow $5.49B $2.54B $1.77B
EPS (diluted) $4.40 $4.48 $7.54
Cash & equivalents $2.51B $100.19M $1.01B
Total debt $50.92B $1.99B –
Shares (diluted) 799.90M 454.69M 193.00M
Enterprise value $85.04B $50.96B $41.86B

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
MetricBXWPMFNV
P/E 26.8x 26.9x 30.3x
P/FCF 16.2x 21.6x 24.9x
P/Operating cash flow 15.9x 21.6x 24.8x
P/S 5.5x -1,539x 19.0x
P/B 4.2x 5.7x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 4.2x 5.7x 5.4x
EV/EBITDA – 21.6x 20.0x
EV/EBIT 11.6x 24.9x 23.7x
EV/Revenue 6.2x -1,592x 18.6x
EV/FCF 18.1x 22.3x 24.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.8x 22.3x 24.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.69 0.46 1.01

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBXWPMFNV
Revenue growth (1Y) 17.2% -6.5% 73.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 32.3% -17.4% 23.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 114.5% 88.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 69.4% 32.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 149.2% 89.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 73.5% 34.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.2% 159.9% 88.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 46.7% 49.4% 30.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 20.2% 158.1% 87.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 38.8% 58.1% 29.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 65.6% 88.5% 53.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.0% 56.5% 20.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 67.2% 88.5% 83.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 56.5% 19.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBXWPMFNV
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% -7,135% 76.7%
Return on equity 33.2% 21.5% 18.1%
Return on assets 13.9% 18.5% 16.7%
Return on invested capital 21.6% 18.7% –
Return on capital employed – 21.2% 20.9%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.8x 1.2x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 9.7% -67.5% 0.2%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBXWPMFNV
Debt / assets 26.4% 16.3% –
Debt / equity 0.6x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.4x 0.8x –
Liabilities / assets 57.8% 20.3% 7.6%
Equity / assets 42.2% 79.7% 92.4%
Interest coverage 16.0x 61.9x 1,070x
Current ratio – 0.5x 9.4x
Quick ratio – 0.5x 8.5x
Cash ratio – 0.4x 6.9x
Altman Z-score – 14.59 40.24

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBXWPMFNV
Dividend yield 4.4% 0.6% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 0.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 0.6% 0.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.6% 23.5% 18.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) 116.4% 19.0% 15.1%
Dividend growth (1Y) 22.0% 11.7% 12.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 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.

ConsensusBXWPMFNV
Forward P/E 19.4xFY2026 27.7xFY2026 28.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.07FY2026 $4.36FY2026 $8.01FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.0%FY2026 +44.4%FY2026 +43.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +24.3% +8.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $14.70BFY2026 $3.39BFY2026 $2.69BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +12.4%FY2026 +46.8%FY2026 +47.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +27.1% +24.7% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBXWPMFNV
Held by institutions 67.3% 63.9% 71.6%
Institutions holding 2,129 846 661
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +2.8% +0.4%
Institutions buying 1,132 419 335
Institutions selling 716 266 207
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.58 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.

BXWPMFNV
BX 1.00 0.23 0.19
WPM 0.23 1.00 0.90
FNV 0.19 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BX, WPM and FNV?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Blackstone (BX) $95.06B, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $55.54B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, BX, WPM and FNV?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Blackstone (BX) 27.0x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.2x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Blackstone (BX) is cheapest (Blackstone (BX) 19.4x, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.7x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 28.6x). 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%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, 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%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Blackstone (BX) -23.9%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +19.5%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Blackstone (BX) -3.0%/yr, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.9%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +9.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Blackstone (BX) 0.07%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Blackstone (BX) has been the steadiest (Blackstone (BX) 37.3%, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BX, WPM 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, Blackstone (BX) leads on 6. 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.