CG vs FNV vs KKR Stock Comparison

Carlyle, Franco Nevada and Kkr Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$40.57 +2.2% 1M -29.6% 1Y
Market cap
$14.34B
P/E
39.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
3.45%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$231.54 -6.6% 1M +24.2% 1Y
Market cap
$44.64B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.73%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
KKR KKR & Co. Inc.
$95.82 +2.8% 1M -19.2% 1Y
Market cap
$86.02B
P/E
28.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.31B
Div. yield
0.80%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Carlyle leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Carlyle 5, Franco Nevada 5, Kkr 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCGFNVKKRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $14.34B $44.64B $86.02B KKR
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 39.9x 30.7x 28.7x KKR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x 29.6x 11.2x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -41.9% +73.6% +31.1% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 10.1% 62.8% 14.0% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.4% — 6.0% CG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.8x — 3.5x CG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.45% 0.73% 0.80% CG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.6% +24.2% -19.2% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -6.3%/yr +10.2%/yr +3.8%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 37.4% 39.0% 38.2% CG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 32/100 80/100 59/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

CGFNVKKR

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

AxisCGFNVKKR
Valuation 31 #125 of 181 59 #75 of 181 81 #36 of 181
Growth 5 #105 of 110 91 #11 of 110 79 #24 of 110
Profitability 29 #91 of 127 99 #2 of 127 55 #58 of 127
Financial Health 53 #77 of 162 98 #5 of 162 33 #109 of 162
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 76 56 #34 of 76 48 #40 of 76
Overall 32 80 59
  • CG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • KKR 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

PeriodCGFNVKKRSPY
1 month +2.2%-6.6%+2.8% +0.7%
3 months -10.6%+4.6%-5.2% +3.7%
6 months -19.0%+0.5%-8.2% +7.1%
Year to date -31.4%+11.7%-24.8% +12.8%
1 year -29.6%+24.2%-19.2% +11.9%
3 years +45.9%+83.4%+74.0% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.4%+22.4%+20.3% +22.8%
5 years -27.7%+62.1%+20.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year -6.3%+10.2%+3.8% +10.9%
10 years +156.8%+260.7%+560.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.9%+13.7%+20.8% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCGFNVKKRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 37.4%39.0%38.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.0%42.5%40.8% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.461.271.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.790.62-0.50 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -57.7%-38.2%-49.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -38.6%-17.5%-32.9% -1.2%
52-week high $66.12$280.82$142.77 $779.14
52-week low $35.77$184.71$83.88 $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.

MultipleCGFNVKKR
P/E now vs peer median 39.9xmedian 33.5x 30.7xmedian 33.5x 28.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 4.9x 19.3xmedian 4.9x 4.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.3xmedian 12.0x 20.2xmedian 12.0x 12.8xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.5xmedian 14.3x 25.2xmedian 14.3x 36.8xmedian 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.8x 5.4xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -8.96median 0.97 1.03median 0.97 0.97median 0.97

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 monthsCGFNVKKR
Revenue $3.61B $2.32B $21.31B
Gross profit – $1.79B –
Operating income – $1.82B –
Net income $540.90M $1.48B $5.64B
Free cash flow -$4.12B $1.77B $2.34B
EPS (diluted) $0.99 $7.54 $3.16
Cash & equivalents $1.26B $1.01B $21.08B
Total debt $11.98B – $53.48B
Shares (diluted) 367.30M 193.00M 945.58M
Enterprise value $9.19B $42.00B $52.51B

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
MetricCGFNVKKR
P/E 39.9x 30.7x 28.7x
P/FCF -3.5x 25.2x 36.8x
P/Operating cash flow -3.6x 25.1x 34.6x
P/S 4.0x 19.3x 4.0x
P/B 2.0x 5.4x 1.1x
P/Tangible book 2.0x 5.4x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 16.3x 20.2x 12.8x
EV/EBIT 20.4x 24.0x 12.6x
EV/Revenue 4.5x 18.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF -3.9x 24.6x 50.6x
EV/Operating cash flow -4.0x 24.5x 47.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -8.96 1.03 0.97

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCGFNVKKR
Revenue growth (1Y) -41.9% 73.6% 31.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.9% 23.5% 24.2%
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% 16.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 5.0% 30.6% 48.3%
EPS growth (1Y) -71.1% 87.7% 50.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -4.5% 29.9% 29.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -4,787% 53.7% -47.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -81.4% 20.0% 33.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -2,448% 83.9% -48.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -78.5% 19.8% 32.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCGFNVKKR
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin 27.3% 93.0% 43.3%
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin 17.8% 85.0% 31.1%
Net margin 10.1% 62.8% 14.0%
FCF margin -114.2% 76.4% 11.0%
Operating cash flow margin -110.7% 76.7% 11.7%
Return on equity 7.4% 18.1% 7.1%
Return on assets 1.9% 16.7% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 6.4% – 6.0%
Return on capital employed – 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -7.4x 1.2x 0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 11.5% 0.2% 3.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCGFNVKKR
Debt / assets 10.6% – 12.9%
Debt / equity 0.4x – 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.8x – 3.5x
Debt / FCF -0.7x – 22.9x
Liabilities / assets 74.4% 7.6% 81.3%
Equity / assets 25.6% 92.4% 18.7%
Interest coverage 5.4x 1,070x 3.4x
Current ratio – 9.4x –
Quick ratio – 8.5x –
Cash ratio – 6.9x –
Altman Z-score – 40.72 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCGFNVKKR
Dividend yield 3.5% 0.7% 0.8%
Net buyback yield 6.4% 0.0% 0.3%
Shareholder yield 9.8% 0.7% 1.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 93.3% 18.0% 11.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) -12.2% 15.1% 28.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 0.2% 12.4% 6.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 11.0% 7.3%

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.

ConsensusCGFNVKKR
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 29.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.73FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $8.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -7.2%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +74.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +26.0% +8.8% -18.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.88BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $11.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -0.5%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +50.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +29.4% +1.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCGFNVKKR
Held by institutions 61.2% 71.6% 60.4%
Institutions holding 580 662 1,267
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +0.4% +3.8%
Institutions buying 292 336 634
Institutions selling 197 207 458
Buyers to sellers 1.48 1.62 1.38

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.

CGFNVKKR
CG 1.00 0.17 0.76
FNV 0.17 1.00 0.12
KKR 0.76 0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CG, FNV and KKR?

Kkr (KKR) is the largest by market capitalisation: Carlyle (CG) $14.34B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.64B, Kkr (KKR) $86.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, CG, FNV and KKR?

Kkr (KKR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Carlyle (CG) 39.9x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.7x, Kkr (KKR) 28.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Carlyle (CG) 10.9x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.6x, Kkr (KKR) 11.2x). 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: Carlyle (CG) -41.9%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Kkr (KKR) +31.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Carlyle (CG) 10.1%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Kkr (KKR) 14.0%). On return on invested capital, Carlyle (CG) leads (Carlyle (CG) 6.4%, Kkr (KKR) 6.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Carlyle (CG) -29.6%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +24.2%, Kkr (KKR) -19.2%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Carlyle (CG) -6.3%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.2%/yr, Kkr (KKR) +3.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest dividend yield: Carlyle (CG) 3.45%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.73%, Kkr (KKR) 0.80%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlyle (CG) has been the steadiest (Carlyle (CG) 37.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%, Kkr (KKR) 38.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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