FNV vs BN vs ARES Stock Comparison

Franco Nevada, Brookfield and Ares Management Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$230.76 -10.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$44.69B
P/E
30.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins
BN BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
$37.95 +2.9% 1M -17.8% 1Y
Market cap
$85.92B
P/E
68.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$76.56B
Div. yield
–
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$121.86 -0.2% 1M -18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$27.84B
P/E
52.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.07%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Franco Nevada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Franco Nevada 6, Brookfield 3, Ares Management 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNVBNARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.69B $85.92B $27.84B BN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.7x 68.4x 52.0x FNV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.4x 13.7x 22.4x BN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +73.6% -9.6% +24.0% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.8% 1.6% 8.9% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 14.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.07% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.4% -17.8% -18.4% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +3.0%/yr +8.0%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 27.7% 43.7% BN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 38/100 57/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

FNVBNARES

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

AxisFNVBNARES
Valuation 57 #79 of 184 77 #44 of 184 50 #92 of 184
Growth 91 #11 of 113 33 #76 of 113 74 #30 of 113
Profitability 99 #2 of 130 30 #91 of 130 67 #43 of 130
Financial Health 98 #5 of 167 39 #102 of 167 43 #95 of 167
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 76 13 #66 of 76 51 #38 of 76
Overall 81 38 57
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES 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

PeriodFNVBNARESSPY
1 month -10.4%+2.9%-0.2% -0.8%
3 months +7.6%-9.8%-4.6% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%-15.3%+8.6% +7.0%
Year to date +11.3%-17.3%-24.6% +12.2%
1 year +21.4%-17.8%-18.4% +13.0%
3 years +67.9%+95.3%+20.8% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.9%+25.0%+6.5% +23.1%
5 years +61.4%+16.1%+47.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.1%+3.0%+8.0% +11.0%
10 years +262.9%+200.7%+627.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+11.6%+22.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNVBNARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%27.7%43.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%29.0%46.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.371.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.55-0.64-0.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-42.8%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-22.8%-31.6% -1.8%
52-week high $280.82$49.17$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $183.97$35.94$96.50 $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.

MultipleFNVBNARES
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 33.6x 67.9xmedian 33.6x 51.5xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x 7.3xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x —median 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 52.5xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.8x 20.9xmedian 1.8x 5.1xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.91 -0.71median 0.91 4.06median 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 monthsFNVBNARES
Revenue $2.32B $76.56B $5.99B
Gross profit $1.79B – –
Operating income $1.82B – –
Net income $1.48B $3.71B $636.35M
Free cash flow $1.77B – $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $7.54 $0.53 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $14.89B $1.85B
Total debt – $59.07B $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 193.00M 2.37B 226.30M
Enterprise value $42.06B -$97.39B $21.60B

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
MetricFNVBNARES
P/E 30.6x 67.9x 51.5x
P/FCF 25.1x – 52.5x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x – 48.1x
P/S 19.2x 1.1x 7.3x
P/B 5.4x 20.9x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 5.4x -2.6x 5.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x – –
EV/EBIT 23.9x – 20.3x
EV/Revenue 18.8x 0.7x 7.8x
EV/FCF 24.6x – 55.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x – 51.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 -0.71 4.06

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNVBNARES
Revenue growth (1Y) 73.6% -9.6% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% -4.2% 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% 28.4% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 11.2% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.7% 65.8% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% -95.3% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.7% – -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.9% – -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNVBNARES
Gross margin 77.3% – –
EBITDA margin 93.0% – –
Operating margin 78.5% – –
Pretax margin 85.0% – 26.0%
Net margin 62.8% 1.6% 8.9%
FCF margin 76.4% – 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin 76.7% – 15.2%
Return on equity 18.1% 4.3% 15.4%
Return on assets 16.7% 0.7% 4.5%
Return on invested capital – – 14.8%
Return on capital employed 20.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNVBNARES
Debt / assets – 2.8% 15.4%
Debt / equity – 3.6x 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 7.6% 99.2% 71.0%
Equity / assets 92.4% 0.8% 29.0%
Interest coverage 1,070x – 3.1x
Current ratio 9.4x – –
Quick ratio 8.5x – –
Cash ratio 6.9x – –
Altman Z-score 40.59 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNVBNARES
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.7% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 0.7% 5.1%
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.

ConsensusFNVBNARES
Forward P/E 29.4xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 22.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.86FY2026 $2.78FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.9%FY2026 +23.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.4% +12.6% +35.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $7.00BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.4%FY2026 +2.4%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +21.1% +19.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNVBNARES
Held by institutions 71.6% 66.5% 66.7%
Institutions holding 661 930 802
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.2% +5.3%
Institutions buying 335 407 477
Institutions selling 207 317 229
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.28 2.08

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.

FNVBNARES
FNV 1.00 0.26 0.14
BN 0.26 1.00 0.70
ARES 0.14 0.70 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNV, BN and ARES?

Brookfield (BN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.69B, Brookfield (BN) $85.92B, Ares Management (ARES) $27.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNV, BN and ARES?

Franco Nevada (FNV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.7x, Brookfield (BN) 68.4x, Ares Management (ARES) 52.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Brookfield (BN) is cheapest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.4x, Brookfield (BN) 13.7x, Ares Management (ARES) 22.4x). 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%, Brookfield (BN) -9.6%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Brookfield (BN) 1.6%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Franco Nevada (FNV) +21.4%, Brookfield (BN) -17.8%, Ares Management (ARES) -18.4%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.1%/yr, Brookfield (BN) +3.0%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.0%/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%, Brookfield (BN) 0.00%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.07%. Brookfield (BN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Brookfield (BN) has been the steadiest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Brookfield (BN) 27.7%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNV, BN and ARES?

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 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.