FNV vs ARES vs BAM Stock Comparison

Franco Nevada, Ares Management and Brookfield Asset Management Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.40B
P/E
31.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$122.21 +0.1% 1M -19.1% 1Y
Market cap
$27.85B
P/E
52.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 5, Brookfield Asset Management 4, Ares Management 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNVARESBAMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.40B $27.85B $75.10B BAM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.2x 52.1x 26.8x BAM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.2x 22.5x 26.9x ARES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +73.6% +24.0% +31.9% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.8% 8.9% 48.9% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 14.8% 26.8% BAM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.07% 0.00% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.5% -19.1% -14.3% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.3%/yr +7.2%/yr — FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 43.6% 30.2% BAM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 58/100 74/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

FNVARESBAM

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

AxisFNVARESBAM
Valuation 56 #81 of 181 51 #90 of 181 59 #74 of 181
Growth 91 #11 of 111 74 #30 of 111 86 #17 of 111
Profitability 98 #3 of 129 69 #41 of 129 93 #10 of 129
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 45 #91 of 164 63 #61 of 164
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 75 50 #38 of 75 68 #25 of 75
Overall 80 58 74
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES 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

PeriodFNVARESBAMSPY
1 month -8.2%+0.1%+4.8% -0.2%
3 months +12.3%-4.4%-2.7% +3.9%
6 months +1.7%+8.1%+0.6% +8.2%
Year to date +14.1%-24.4%-10.8% +12.9%
1 year +28.5%-19.1%-14.3% +12.3%
3 years +72.0%+21.2%+61.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +19.8%+6.6%+17.3% +23.3%
5 years +62.9%+41.7%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +10.3%+7.2%— +10.9%
10 years +272.2%+610.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +14.0%+21.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureFNVARESBAMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%43.6%30.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%46.1%31.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.671.31 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.73-0.44-0.48 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-51.3%-32.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.8%-31.5%-16.3% -1.2%
52-week high $280.82$178.28$55.85 $779.14
52-week low $183.97$96.50$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.

MultipleFNVARESBAM
P/E now vs peer median 31.3xmedian 34.2x 51.7xmedian 34.2x 26.6xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 19.7xmedian 4.9x 7.4xmedian 4.9x 13.0xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.7xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x 19.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.8xmedian 13.2x 52.6xmedian 13.2x 32.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.8x 5.1xmedian 1.8x 8.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 0.91 4.07median 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 monthsFNVARESBAM
Revenue $2.32B $5.99B $5.74B
Gross profit $1.79B – –
Operating income $1.82B – –
Net income $1.48B $636.35M $3.07B
Free cash flow $1.77B $836.15M $2.31B
EPS (diluted) $7.54 $2.36 $1.74
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $1.85B $1.50B
Total debt – $4.58B $3.47B
Shares (diluted) 193.00M 226.30M 1.61B
Enterprise value $42.77B $21.62B $69.90B

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
MetricFNVARESBAM
P/E 31.3x 51.7x 26.6x
P/FCF 25.8x 52.6x 32.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.6x 48.3x 32.0x
P/S 19.7x 7.4x 13.0x
P/B 5.5x 5.1x 8.1x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 5.6x 8.3x
EV/EBITDA 20.7x – 19.6x
EV/EBIT 24.5x 20.4x 19.9x
EV/Revenue 19.2x 7.8x 13.4x
EV/FCF 25.2x 55.9x 33.1x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.1x 51.2x 32.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 4.07 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNVARESBAM
Revenue growth (1Y) 73.6% 24.0% 31.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 18.0% –
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) 88.3% 32.6% 32.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 7.5% –
EPS growth (1Y) 87.7% 27.3% 16.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 12.7% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.7% -77.5% 73.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 98.3% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.9% -79.0% 72.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 84.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNVARESBAM
Gross margin 77.3% – –
EBITDA margin 93.0% – 68.1%
Operating margin 78.5% – –
Pretax margin 85.0% 26.0% 64.7%
Net margin 62.8% 8.9% 48.9%
FCF margin 76.4% 14.0% 40.3%
Operating cash flow margin 76.7% 15.2% 40.7%
Return on equity 18.1% 15.4% 34.5%
Return on assets 16.7% 4.5% 16.1%
Return on invested capital – 14.8% 26.8%
Return on capital employed 20.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.4x 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 2.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNVARESBAM
Debt / assets – 15.4% 17.3%
Debt / equity – 0.5x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF – 5.5x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 7.6% 71.0% 54.2%
Equity / assets 92.4% 29.0% 45.8%
Interest coverage 1,070x 3.1x 27.0x
Current ratio 9.4x – –
Quick ratio 8.5x – –
Cash ratio 6.9x – –
Altman Z-score 41.55 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNVARESBAM
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.2% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.9% 1.2%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.1% 5.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% 301.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.1% 229.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.4% 23.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 26.9% –

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.

ConsensusFNVARESBAM
Forward P/E 30.2xFY2026 22.5xFY2026 26.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.83FY2026 $5.44FY2026 $1.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.3%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +35.3% +30.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026 $6.57BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.4%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +20.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +19.6% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNVARESBAM
Held by institutions 71.6% 66.7% 93.3%
Institutions holding 661 802 619
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +5.3% +0.6%
Institutions buying 335 477 292
Institutions selling 207 229 204
Buyers to sellers 1.62 2.08 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.

FNVARESBAM
FNV 1.00 0.14 0.24
ARES 0.14 1.00 0.73
BAM 0.24 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNV, ARES and BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.40B, Ares Management (ARES) $27.85B, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) $75.10B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNV, ARES and BAM?

Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.2x, Ares Management (ARES) 52.1x, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ares Management (ARES) is cheapest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.5x, 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: Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) +31.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 48.9%). On return on invested capital, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) leads (Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 26.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%, Ares Management (ARES) -19.1%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) -14.3%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +7.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 0.00%. Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) has been the steadiest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.6%, Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) 30.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNV, ARES 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, 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.