FNV vs VNOM vs CG Stock Comparison

Franco Nevada, Viper Energy and Carlyle Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$228.71 -12.3% 1M +19.5% 1Y
Market cap
$44.50B
P/E
30.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
VNOM Viper Energy, Inc.
$46.94 +14.7% 1M +23.5% 1Y
Market cap
$9.14B
P/E
155.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.04B
Div. yield
0.05%
Oil and Gas Royalties Energy
5 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.59 -3.3% 1M -32.9% 1Y
Market cap
$13.86B
P/E
38.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionFNVVNOMCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $44.50B $9.14B $13.86B FNV
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 30.6x 155.0x 38.1x FNV
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 28.6x 17.4x 10.3x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +73.6% +107.8% -41.9% VNOM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 62.8% 2.9% 10.1% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 1.4% 6.4% CG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.5x 1.8x VNOM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.05% 0.04% VNOM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +19.5% +23.5% -32.9% VNOM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.8%/yr — -6.9%/yr FNV
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.0% 28.1% 37.2% VNOM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 81/100 44/100 31/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

FNVVNOMCG

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

AxisFNVVNOMCG
Valuation 58 #78 of 183 20 #79 of 99 32 #125 of 183
Growth 91 #11 of 113 30 #68 of 97 6 #106 of 113
Profitability 99 #2 of 131 50 #49 of 96 27 #96 of 131
Financial Health 98 #5 of 168 83 #18 of 102 49 #86 of 168
Shareholder Returns 57 #33 of 76 36 #49 of 76 43 #44 of 76
Overall 81 44 31
  • FNV ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VNOM ranked among 103 companies in Oil and Gas Upstream
  • 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

PeriodFNVVNOMCGSPY
1 month -12.3%+14.7%-3.3% -1.0%
3 months +6.5%+4.0%-15.0% +2.9%
6 months -5.6%-1.3%-20.1% +6.4%
Year to date +10.3%+21.5%-34.7% +11.4%
1 year +19.5%+23.5%-32.9% +13.1%
3 years +65.3%—+36.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +18.2%—+11.0% +21.5%
5 years +59.4%—-30.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.8%—-6.9% +10.9%
10 years +246.5%—+157.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +13.2%—+9.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureFNVVNOMCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.0%28.1%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 42.2%29.4%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.22-0.281.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.500.83-0.88 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -38.2%-36.6%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.6%-7.9%-41.6% -2.5%
52-week high $280.82$50.95$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $183.97$35.84$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.

MultipleFNVVNOMCG
P/E now vs peer median 30.3xmedian 33.6x 154.1xmedian 13.1x 37.9xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 19.0xmedian 4.6x 8.2xmedian 2.0x 3.8xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 20.0xmedian 12.0x 17.2xmedian 5.7x 15.6xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 24.9xmedian 13.4x 84.4xmedian 11.1x -3.3xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 1.9x 1.6xmedian 1.5x 1.9xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median 1.01median 0.91 —median 2.24 -8.52median 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 monthsFNVVNOMCG
Revenue $2.32B $2.04B $3.61B
Gross profit $1.79B – –
Operating income $1.82B $251.00M –
Net income $1.48B $103.00M $540.90M
Free cash flow $1.77B $198.00M -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $7.54 $0.30 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $1.01B $77.00M $1.26B
Total debt – $1.68B $11.98B
Shares (diluted) 193.00M 193.73M 367.30M
Enterprise value $41.86B $8.97B $6.74B

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
MetricFNVVNOMCG
P/E 30.3x 154.1x 37.9x
P/FCF 24.9x 84.4x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 24.8x 11.2x -3.4x
P/S 19.0x 8.2x 3.8x
P/B 5.4x 1.6x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.4x 1.6x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 20.0x 17.2x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 23.7x 73.0x 19.5x
EV/Revenue 18.6x 9.0x 4.3x
EV/FCF 24.3x 92.5x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 24.2x 12.3x -3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.01 – -8.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricFNVVNOMCG
Revenue growth (1Y) 73.6% 107.8% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 23.5% – 4.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 88.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 32.0% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 89.7% -56.0% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 34.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 88.3% -83.4% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.6% – 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 87.7% -89.2% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.9% – -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 53.7% – -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 20.0% – -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 83.9% – -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.8% – -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricFNVVNOMCG
Gross margin 77.3% – –
EBITDA margin 93.0% 52.3% 27.3%
Operating margin 78.5% 12.3% –
Pretax margin 85.0% 7.6% 17.8%
Net margin 62.8% 2.9% 10.1%
FCF margin 76.4% 9.7% -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin 76.7% 73.2% -110.7%
Return on equity 18.1% 1.0% 7.4%
Return on assets 16.7% 0.9% 1.9%
Return on invested capital – 1.4% 6.4%
Return on capital employed 20.9% 2.1% –
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 14.5x -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% – 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricFNVVNOMCG
Debt / assets – 13.9% 10.6%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.5x 1.8x
Debt / FCF – 8.5x -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 7.6% 14.7% 74.4%
Equity / assets 92.4% 85.3% 25.6%
Interest coverage 1,070x – 5.4x
Current ratio 9.4x 6.4x –
Quick ratio 8.5x 6.2x –
Cash ratio 6.9x 0.8x –
Altman Z-score 40.24 5.91 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricFNVVNOMCG
Dividend yield 0.7% 3.5% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 2.5% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.7% 5.9% 10.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 18.0% 413.6% 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 15.1% 215.2% -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.4% – 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 11.0% – 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.

ConsensusFNVVNOMCG
Forward P/E 28.6xFY2026 17.4xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.01FY2026 $2.70FY2026 $3.76FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +43.5%FY2026 +62.7%FY2026 -6.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +8.0% +0.4% +26.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.69BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026 $3.90BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +47.6%FY2026 +81.1%FY2026 +0.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +1.2% +28.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersFNVVNOMCG
Held by institutions 71.6% 100.0% 61.2%
Institutions holding 661 496 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.4% +5.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 335 264 292
Institutions selling 207 150 196
Buyers to sellers 1.62 1.76 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.

FNVVNOMCG
FNV 1.00 0.00 0.18
VNOM 0.00 1.00 -0.06
CG 0.18 -0.06 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, FNV, VNOM and CG?

Franco Nevada (FNV) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franco Nevada (FNV) $44.50B, Viper Energy (VNOM) $9.14B, Carlyle (CG) $13.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, FNV, VNOM and CG?

Franco Nevada (FNV) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.6x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 155.0x, Carlyle (CG) 38.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 28.6x, Viper Energy (VNOM) 17.4x, Carlyle (CG) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Viper Energy (VNOM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +107.8%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 2.9%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Carlyle (CG) leads (Viper Energy (VNOM) 1.4%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Viper Energy (VNOM) returned the most: Franco Nevada (FNV) +19.5%, Viper Energy (VNOM) +23.5%, Carlyle (CG) -32.9%. Over five years, Franco Nevada (FNV) compounded fastest (Franco Nevada (FNV) +9.8%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -6.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Viper Energy (VNOM) has the highest dividend yield: Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 0.05%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Viper Energy (VNOM) has been the steadiest (Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.0%, Viper Energy (VNOM) 28.1%, Carlyle (CG) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, FNV, VNOM 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, 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.