FNV vs ET vs CG Stock Comparison

Franco Nevada, Energy Transfer and Carlyle Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$230.76 -10.4% 1M +21.4% 1Y
Market cap
$45.55B
P/E
31.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
ET Energy Transfer LP
$20.61 +2.0% 1M +23.2% 1Y
Market cap
$70.32B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38B
Div. yield
0.07%
Oil and Gas Pipelines Energy
7 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.75 -3.2% 1M -33.7% 1Y
Market cap
$13.81B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Energy Transfer leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Energy Transfer 7, Franco Nevada 3, Carlyle 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionFNVETCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.55B $70.32B $13.81B ET
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 31.3x 13.9x 38.0x ET
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.5x 11.5x 10.4x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +73.6% +33.3% -41.9% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.8% 4.7% 10.1% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 8.4% 6.4% ET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.0x 1.8x CG
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.07% 0.04% ET
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.4% +23.2% -33.7% ET
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.1%/yr +16.2%/yr -6.8%/yr ET
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 38.9% 17.5% 37.3% ET
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 63/100 31/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

FNVETCG

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

AxisFNVETCG
Valuation 57 #79 of 184 94 #3 of 35 32 #125 of 184
Growth 91 #11 of 113 61 #14 of 34 5 #107 of 113
Profitability 99 #2 of 130 30 #24 of 34 27 #95 of 130
Financial Health 98 #5 of 167 59 #15 of 35 51 #83 of 167
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 76 70 #10 of 31 40 #46 of 76
Overall 81 63 31
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ET ranked among 35 companies in Oil and Gas Midstream
  • CG 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

PeriodFNVETCGSPY
1 month -10.4%+2.0%-3.2% -0.8%
3 months +7.6%+3.5%-16.3% +3.5%
6 months -4.3%+8.2%-18.8% +7.0%
Year to date +11.3%+25.0%-34.4% +12.2%
1 year +21.4%+23.2%-33.7% +13.0%
3 years +67.9%+57.2%+40.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.9%+16.3%+12.0% +23.1%
5 years +61.4%+111.8%-29.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.1%+16.2%-6.8% +11.0%
10 years +262.9%+30.9%+141.4% +258.0%
10 years, per year +13.8%+2.7%+9.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureFNVETCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 38.9%17.5%37.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%16.6%38.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.26-0.211.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.551.33-0.91 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-25.8%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.8%-5.2%-41.4% -1.8%
52-week high $280.82$21.74$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $183.97$16.21$35.77 $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.

MultipleFNVETCG
P/E now vs peer median 30.6xmedian 33.6x 14.1xmedian 21.0x 38.1xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.2xmedian 4.9x 0.7xmedian 2.7x 3.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.2xmedian 11.5x 8.2xmedian 11.0x 15.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 25.1xmedian 13.2x 13.6xmedian 16.6x -3.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.8x 1.4xmedian 2.6x 1.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.02median 0.91 2.01median 1.92 -8.56median 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 monthsFNVETCG
Revenue $2.32B $107.38B $3.61B
Gross profit $1.79B $25.32B –
Operating income $1.82B $10.78B –
Net income $1.48B $7.04B $540.90M
Free cash flow $1.77B $5.22B -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $7.54 $1.46 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $1.02B $1.26B
Total debt – $68.41B $11.98B
Shares (diluted) 193.00M 3.46B 367.30M
Enterprise value $42.92B $63.51B $6.69B

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
MetricFNVETCG
P/E 30.6x 14.1x 38.1x
P/FCF 25.1x 13.6x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 25.0x 5.9x -3.4x
P/S 19.2x 0.7x 3.8x
P/B 5.4x 1.4x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.2x 8.2x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 23.9x 12.8x 19.6x
EV/Revenue 18.8x 1.3x 4.3x
EV/FCF 24.6x 26.5x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.5x 11.4x -3.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.02 2.01 -8.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNVETCG
Revenue growth (1Y) 73.6% 33.3% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% 10.0% 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 88.6% 18.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% 13.2% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.7% 16.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% 12.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) 88.3% 16.1% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% 9.0% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.7% 12.6% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% 7.0% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.7% 8.8% -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% 5.9% -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.9% -8.5% -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% -7.3% -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNVETCG
Gross margin 77.3% 23.6% –
EBITDA margin 93.0% 15.7% 27.3%
Operating margin 78.5% 10.0% –
Pretax margin 85.0% 7.1% 17.8%
Net margin 62.8% 4.7% 10.1%
FCF margin 76.4% 4.9% -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin 76.7% 11.3% -110.7%
Return on equity 18.1% 14.0% 7.4%
Return on assets 16.7% 4.8% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – 8.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 8.4% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.7x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.7x -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 0.2% 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNVETCG
Debt / assets – 46.2% 10.6%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.0x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 13.1x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 7.6% 65.9% 74.4%
Equity / assets 92.4% 34.1% 25.6%
Interest coverage 1,070x 2.9x 5.4x
Current ratio 9.4x 1.2x –
Quick ratio 8.5x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 6.9x 0.1x –
Altman Z-score 40.59 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNVETCG
Dividend yield 0.7% 6.5% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% – 6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 6.5% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% 67.9% 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.1% 91.6% -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.4% 2.9% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% 8.0% 1.6%

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.

ConsensusFNVETCG
Forward P/E 29.5xFY2026 11.5xFY2026 10.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.83FY2026 $1.80FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.3%FY2026 +48.8%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.8% -9.4% +26.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $124.23BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +46.4%FY2026 +45.2%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.3% +1.4% +29.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNVETCG
Held by institutions 71.6% 31.4% 61.2%
Institutions holding 661 1,279 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +1.9% +0.4%
Institutions buying 335 628 292
Institutions selling 207 340 196
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.85 1.49

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.

FNVETCG
FNV 1.00 0.00 0.18
ET 0.00 1.00 -0.08
CG 0.18 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNV, ET and CG?

Energy Transfer (ET) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.55B, Energy Transfer (ET) $70.32B, Carlyle (CG) $13.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNV, ET and CG?

Energy Transfer (ET) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.3x, Energy Transfer (ET) 13.9x, Carlyle (CG) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 29.5x, Energy Transfer (ET) 11.5x, Carlyle (CG) 10.4x). 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%, Energy Transfer (ET) +33.3%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Energy Transfer (ET) 4.7%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Energy Transfer (ET) leads (Energy Transfer (ET) 8.4%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Energy Transfer (ET) returned the most: Franco Nevada (FNV) +21.4%, Energy Transfer (ET) +23.2%, Carlyle (CG) -33.7%. Over five years, Energy Transfer (ET) compounded fastest (Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.1%/yr, Energy Transfer (ET) +16.2%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Energy Transfer (ET) has the highest dividend yield: Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Energy Transfer (ET) 0.07%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Energy Transfer (ET) has been the steadiest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Energy Transfer (ET) 17.5%, Carlyle (CG) 37.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Energy Transfer (ET) leads on 7. 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.