FNV vs BX vs APO Stock Comparison

Franco Nevada, Blackstone and Apollo Global Management Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$238.73 -2.9% 1M +27.7% 1Y
Market cap
$46.03B
P/E
31.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.71%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
BX Blackstone Inc.
$117.05 +2.2% 1M -22.8% 1Y
Market cap
$88.09B
P/E
26.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$16.11B
Div. yield
4.47%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionFNVBXAPOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $46.03B $88.09B $65.35B BX
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.6x 26.6x 37.8x BX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 30.5x 19.3x 12.6x APO
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +73.6% +17.2% +41.2% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.8% 21.8% 5.0% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 21.6% 5.8% BX
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.71% 4.47% 1.89% BX
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.7% -22.8% -8.8% FNV
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr -3.3%/yr +8.1%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 37.4% 36.0% APO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 80/100 69/100 74/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

FNVBXAPO

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

AxisFNVBXAPO
Valuation 56 #80 of 181 76 #45 of 181 87 #24 of 181
Growth 91 #11 of 111 83 #20 of 111 70 #34 of 111
Profitability 98 #3 of 129 81 #25 of 129 62 #50 of 129
Financial Health 98 #5 of 164 55 #74 of 164 79 #36 of 164
Shareholder Returns 59 #32 of 76 48 #40 of 76 73 #21 of 76
Overall 80 69 74
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BX ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • APO 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

PeriodFNVBXAPOSPY
1 month -2.9%+2.2%-4.7% +0.9%
3 months +11.4%-9.6%-5.3% +5.9%
6 months +4.5%-2.3%-7.2% +8.5%
Year to date +15.2%-24.1%-21.6% +13.3%
1 year +27.7%-22.8%-8.8% +12.4%
3 years +73.7%+30.6%+41.2% +88.1%
3 years, per year +20.2%+9.3%+12.2% +23.5%
5 years +67.1%-15.4%+47.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +10.8%-3.3%+8.1% +11.0%
10 years +271.9%+359.0%+524.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +14.0%+16.5%+20.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureFNVBXAPOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%37.4%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%37.6%37.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.331.14 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.71-0.61-0.25 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-51.5%-43.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.0%-28.4%-25.7% -0.9%
52-week high $280.82$163.50$152.70 $779.14
52-week low $184.71$102.12$100.30 $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.

MultipleFNVBXAPO
P/E now vs peer median 31.6xmedian 32.9x 26.6xmedian 32.9x 37.8xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median 19.9xmedian 4.9x 5.5xmedian 4.9x 1.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 11.8x —median 11.8x 7.4xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 26.0xmedian 13.3x 16.1xmedian 13.3x 6.9xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 1.9x 4.2xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.06median 0.93 0.69median 0.93 1,856median 0.93

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 monthsFNVBXAPO
Revenue $2.32B $16.11B $35.90B
Gross profit $1.79B – $31.30B
Operating income $1.82B – $5.48B
Net income $1.48B $6.83B $3.80B
Free cash flow $1.77B $5.49B $9.47B
EPS (diluted) $7.54 $4.40 $2.91
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $2.51B $26.82B
Total debt – $50.92B $13.73B
Shares (diluted) 193.00M 799.90M 610.22M
Enterprise value $43.39B $83.02B $3.03B

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
MetricFNVBXAPO
P/E 31.6x 26.6x 37.8x
P/FCF 26.0x 16.1x 6.9x
P/Operating cash flow 25.9x 15.7x 6.9x
P/S 19.9x 5.5x 1.8x
P/B 5.6x 4.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 5.6x 4.2x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 20.9x – 7.4x
EV/EBIT 24.8x 11.5x 9.5x
EV/Revenue 19.4x 6.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF 25.4x 18.0x 5.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 25.3x 17.6x 5.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.06 0.69 1,856

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNVBXAPO
Revenue growth (1Y) 73.6% 17.2% 41.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 32.3% 10.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 88.6% – 36.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.7% – 38.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 88.3% 19.2% -27.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 46.7% 15.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.7% 20.2% -47.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 38.8% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.7% 65.6% 129.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 14.0% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.9% 67.2% 129.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% 16.0% 4.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNVBXAPO
Gross margin 77.3% – 87.2%
EBITDA margin 93.0% – 19.7%
Operating margin 78.5% – 15.3%
Pretax margin 85.0% 50.1% 20.7%
Net margin 62.8% 21.8% 5.0%
FCF margin 76.4% 34.1% 26.4%
Operating cash flow margin 76.7% 34.7% 26.4%
Return on equity 18.1% 33.2% 10.6%
Return on assets 16.7% 13.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 21.6% 5.8%
Return on capital employed 20.9% – –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 0.8x 2.5x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 9.7% 2.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNVBXAPO
Debt / assets – 26.4% 2.8%
Debt / equity – 0.6x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -1.8x
Debt / FCF – 2.4x 1.4x
Liabilities / assets 7.6% 57.8% 91.6%
Equity / assets 92.4% 42.2% 8.4%
Interest coverage 1,070x 16.0x 18.2x
Current ratio 9.4x – –
Quick ratio 8.5x – –
Cash ratio 6.9x – –
Altman Z-score 41.94 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNVBXAPO
Dividend yield 0.7% 4.5% 1.9%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.3% 2.0%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 4.8% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% 93.6% 33.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.1% 116.4% 13.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.4% 22.0% 11.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 7.9% 8.3%

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.

ConsensusFNVBXAPO
Forward P/E 30.5xFY2026 19.3xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.83FY2026 $6.07FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.3%FY2026 +9.0%FY2026 +7.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% +25.5% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $15.03BFY2026 $24.45BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.4%FY2026 +14.9%FY2026 -23.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +27.3% +4.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNVBXAPO
Held by institutions 71.6% 67.3% 64.5%
Institutions holding 661 2,130 1,167
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +2.8% -1.0%
Institutions buying 335 1,133 643
Institutions selling 207 716 371
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.58 1.73

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.

FNVBXAPO
FNV 1.00 0.19 0.06
BX 0.19 1.00 0.73
APO 0.06 0.73 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNV, BX and APO?

Blackstone (BX) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franco Nevada (FNV) $46.03B, Blackstone (BX) $88.09B, Apollo Global Management (APO) $65.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNV, BX and APO?

Blackstone (BX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.6x, Blackstone (BX) 26.6x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 37.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Apollo Global Management (APO) is cheapest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.5x, Blackstone (BX) 19.3x, Apollo Global Management (APO) 12.6x). 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: Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Blackstone (BX) +17.2%, Apollo Global Management (APO) +41.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Blackstone (BX) 21.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.0%). On return on invested capital, Blackstone (BX) leads (Blackstone (BX) 21.6%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 5.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franco Nevada (FNV) returned the most: Franco Nevada (FNV) +27.7%, Blackstone (BX) -22.8%, Apollo Global Management (APO) -8.8%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.8%/yr, Blackstone (BX) -3.3%/yr, Apollo Global Management (APO) +8.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Blackstone (BX) has the highest dividend yield: Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.71%, Blackstone (BX) 4.47%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 1.89%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Apollo Global Management (APO) has been the steadiest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Blackstone (BX) 37.4%, Apollo Global Management (APO) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNV, BX and APO?

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.