CG vs FNV vs BAM Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Franco Nevada and Brookfield Asset Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.53 -3.7% 1M -33.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.62B
P/E
37.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
3.63%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.58B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.72%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Brookfield Asset Management leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Brookfield Asset Management 6, Franco Nevada 5, Carlyle 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGFNVBAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $13.62B $45.58B $74.67B BAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 37.9x 31.3x 26.6x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.3x 30.2x 26.9x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +73.6% +31.9% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 62.8% 48.9% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% — 26.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 0.5x BAM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.63% 0.72% 4.15% BAM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -33.8% +28.5% -14.3% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -7.3%/yr +10.3%/yr — FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.2% 38.9% 30.2% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 31/100 80/100 74/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

CGFNVBAM

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

AxisCGFNVBAM
Valuation 31 #125 of 181 56 #81 of 181 59 #74 of 181
Growth 6 #104 of 111 91 #11 of 111 86 #17 of 111
Profitability 28 #93 of 129 98 #3 of 129 93 #10 of 129
Financial Health 51 #81 of 164 98 #5 of 164 63 #61 of 164
Shareholder Returns 41 #45 of 75 57 #33 of 75 68 #25 of 75
Overall 31 80 74
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BAM 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

PeriodCGFNVBAMSPY
1 month -3.7%-8.2%+4.8% -0.2%
3 months -17.1%+12.3%-2.7% +3.9%
6 months -19.3%+1.7%+0.6% +8.2%
Year to date -34.8%+14.1%-10.8% +12.9%
1 year -33.8%+28.5%-14.3% +12.3%
3 years +39.6%+72.0%+61.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+19.8%+17.3% +23.3%
5 years -31.6%+62.9%— +67.9%
5 years, per year -7.3%+10.3%— +10.9%
10 years +140.8%+272.2%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +9.2%+14.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGFNVBAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.2%38.9%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 38.7%42.2%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.471.261.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.910.73-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-38.2%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -41.7%-15.8%-16.3% -1.2%
52-week high $66.12$280.82$55.85 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$183.97$42.87 $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.

MultipleCGFNVBAM
P/E now vs peer median 37.9xmedian 34.2x 31.3xmedian 34.2x 26.6xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.8xmedian 4.9x 19.7xmedian 4.9x 13.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.6xmedian 11.7x 20.7xmedian 11.7x 19.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.3xmedian 13.2x 25.8xmedian 13.2x 32.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 8.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.51median 0.91 1.05median 0.91 —median 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 monthsCGFNVBAM
Revenue $3.61B $2.32B $5.74B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B –
Net income $540.90M $1.48B $3.07B
Free cash flow -$4.12B $1.77B $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $7.54 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $1.01B $1.50B
Total debt $11.98B – $3.47B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 193.00M 1.61B
Enterprise value $8.47B $42.94B $70.92B

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
MetricCGFNVBAM
P/E 37.9x 31.3x 26.6x
P/FCF -3.3x 25.8x 32.3x
P/Operating cash flow -3.4x 25.6x 32.0x
P/S 3.8x 19.7x 13.0x
P/B 1.9x 5.5x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 5.5x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 15.6x 20.7x 19.6x
EV/EBIT 19.5x 24.5x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 4.3x 19.2x 13.4x
EV/FCF -3.7x 25.2x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -3.8x 25.1x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.51 1.05 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGFNVBAM
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 73.6% 31.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 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) -59.3% 88.3% 32.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 30.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 87.7% 16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 29.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% 53.7% 73.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 20.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% 83.9% 72.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 19.8% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGFNVBAM
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin 27.3% 93.0% 68.1%
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin 17.8% 85.0% 64.7%
Net margin 10.1% 62.8% 48.9%
FCF margin -114.2% 76.4% 40.3%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 76.7% 40.7%
Return on equity 7.4% 18.1% 34.5%
Return on assets 1.9% 16.7% 16.1%
Return on invested capital 6.4% – 26.8%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 1.2x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 0.2% 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGFNVBAM
Debt / assets 10.6% – 17.3%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 0.5x
Debt / FCF -0.7x – 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 7.6% 54.2%
Equity / assets 25.6% 92.4% 45.8%
Interest coverage 5.4x 1,070x 27.0x
Current ratio – 9.4x –
Quick ratio – 8.5x –
Cash ratio – 6.9x –
Altman Z-score – 41.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGFNVBAM
Dividend yield 3.6% 0.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 6.7% 0.0% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 10.4% 0.7% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% 18.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% 15.1% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 12.4% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 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.

ConsensusCGFNVBAM
Forward P/E 10.3xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +8.8% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $6.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +1.3% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGFNVBAM
Held by institutions 61.2% 71.6% 93.3%
Institutions holding 579 661 619
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.4% +0.6%
Institutions buying 292 335 292
Institutions selling 196 207 204
Buyers to sellers 1.49 1.62 1.43

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.

CGFNVBAM
CG 1.00 0.18 0.71
FNV 0.18 1.00 0.24
BAM 0.71 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, FNV and BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $13.62B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.58B, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $74.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, FNV and BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 37.9x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.3x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.9x). 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: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -33.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -14.3%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -7.3%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 3.63%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.72%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 4.15%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.2%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CG, FNV and BAM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 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.