WPM vs FNV vs ARES Stock Comparison

Wheaton Precious Metals, Franco Nevada and Ares Management Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$117.42 -13.9% 1M +20.8% 1Y
Market cap
$59.29B
P/E
29.1x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
5 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$225.99 -5.5% 1M +20.3% 1Y
Market cap
$46.53B
P/E
32.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
4 wins
ARES Ares Management Corp
$128.93 +9.7% 1M -17.1% 1Y
Market cap
$30.94B
P/E
57.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.99B
Div. yield
0.06%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionWPMFNVARESLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $59.29B $46.53B $30.94B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.1x 32.0x 57.8x WPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 27.6x 28.9x 23.7x ARES
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +73.6% +24.0% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 62.8% 8.9% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% — 14.8% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.06% ARES
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.8% +20.3% -17.1% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.9%/yr +9.8%/yr +8.4%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 51.0% 39.2% 43.8% FNV
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 78/100 82/100 58/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

WPMFNVARES

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

AxisWPMFNVARES
Valuation 77 #46 of 200 59 #82 of 200 51 #99 of 200
Growth 92 #10 of 116 91 #11 of 116 75 #30 of 116
Profitability 98 #4 of 143 99 #3 of 143 69 #45 of 143
Financial Health 75 #42 of 166 98 #5 of 166 43 #95 of 166
Shareholder Returns 49 #41 of 80 61 #32 of 80 53 #38 of 80
Overall 78 82 58
  • WPM ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • ARES ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodWPMFNVARESSPY
1 month -13.9%-5.5%+9.7% -2.0%
3 months +1.7%+3.3%-9.8% -2.2%
6 months -6.2%+0.4%+4.9% +4.2%
Year to date -0.1%+9.0%-20.2% +10.6%
1 year +20.8%+20.3%-17.1% +10.4%
3 years +161.5%+81.2%+20.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +37.8%+21.9%+6.4% +20.2%
5 years +191.4%+59.6%+49.4% +61.6%
5 years, per year +23.9%+9.8%+8.4% +10.1%
10 years +380.8%+231.3%+721.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +17.0%+12.7%+23.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPMFNVARESSPY
Volatility, 1Y 51.0%39.2%43.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.7%42.5%46.6% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.001.291.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.410.52-0.39 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-38.2%-51.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.1%-19.5%-27.7% -3.2%
52-week high $165.72$280.82$178.28 $779.14
52-week low $94.37$184.71$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.

MultipleWPMFNVARES
P/E now vs peer median 26.1xmedian 33.9x 29.9xmedian 33.9x 54.5xmedian 33.9x
P/S now vs peer median -1,495xmedian 4.7x 18.8xmedian 4.7x 7.8xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 12.0x 19.8xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 21.0xmedian 14.4x 24.6xmedian 14.4x 55.5xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 1.8x 5.3xmedian 1.8x 5.4xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.45median 0.88 1.00median 0.88 4.29median 0.88

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 monthsWPMFNVARES
Revenue -$35.66M $2.32B $5.99B
Gross profit $2.40B $1.79B –
Operating income $2.28B $1.82B –
Net income $2.05B $1.48B $636.35M
Free cash flow $2.54B $1.77B $836.15M
EPS (diluted) $4.48 $7.54 $2.36
Cash & equivalents $100.19M $1.01B $1.85B
Total debt $1.99B – $4.58B
Shares (diluted) 454.69M 193.00M 226.30M
Enterprise value $54.71B $43.90B $24.70B

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
MetricWPMFNVARES
P/E 26.1x 29.9x 54.5x
P/FCF 21.0x 24.6x 55.5x
P/Operating cash flow 21.0x 24.5x 50.9x
P/S -1,495x 18.8x 7.8x
P/B 5.5x 5.3x 5.4x
P/Tangible book 5.5x 5.3x 5.9x
EV/EBITDA 21.0x 19.8x –
EV/EBIT 24.2x 23.4x 21.4x
EV/Revenue -1,548x 18.4x 8.2x
EV/FCF 21.7x 24.0x 58.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 21.7x 23.9x 53.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.45 1.00 4.29

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPMFNVARES
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 73.6% 24.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.4% 23.5% 18.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 114.5% 88.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 69.4% 32.0% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 149.2% 89.7% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 73.5% 34.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 159.9% 88.3% 32.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 30.6% 7.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.1% 87.7% 27.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.1% 29.9% 12.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.5% 53.7% -77.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 20.0% 98.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 88.5% 83.9% -79.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 19.8% 84.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPMFNVARES
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% –
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin – 85.0% 26.0%
Net margin – 62.8% 8.9%
FCF margin – 76.4% 14.0%
Operating cash flow margin -7,135% 76.7% 15.2%
Return on equity 21.5% 18.1% 15.4%
Return on assets 18.5% 16.7% 4.5%
Return on invested capital 18.7% – 14.8%
Return on capital employed 21.2% 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue -67.5% 0.2% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPMFNVARES
Debt / assets 16.3% – 15.4%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – 5.5x
Liabilities / assets 20.3% 7.6% 71.0%
Equity / assets 79.7% 92.4% 29.0%
Interest coverage 61.9x 1,070x 3.1x
Current ratio 0.5x 9.4x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 8.5x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.9x –
Altman Z-score 14.21 39.78 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPMFNVARES
Dividend yield 0.7% 0.8% 4.0%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% 0.8%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.7% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) 23.5% 18.0% 301.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.0% 15.1% 229.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 12.4% 23.7%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 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.

ConsensusWPMFNVARES
Forward P/E 27.6xFY2026 28.9xFY2026 23.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.25FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $5.44FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +8.8% +35.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.35BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $5.46BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% +1.3% +19.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPMFNVARES
Held by institutions 63.9% 71.6% 97.3%
Institutions holding 848 663 805
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.4% +5.3%
Institutions buying 420 337 480
Institutions selling 267 207 229
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.63 2.10

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.

WPMFNVARES
WPM 1.00 0.90 0.21
FNV 0.90 1.00 0.14
ARES 0.21 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPM, FNV and ARES?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $59.29B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $46.53B, Ares Management (ARES) $30.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPM, FNV and ARES?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 29.1x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 32.0x, Ares Management (ARES) 57.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ares Management (ARES) is cheapest (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 28.9x, Ares Management (ARES) 23.7x). 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: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Ares Management (ARES) +24.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Ares Management (ARES) 8.9%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%, Ares Management (ARES) 14.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +20.8%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +20.3%, Ares Management (ARES) -17.1%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +23.9%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +9.8%/yr, Ares Management (ARES) +8.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ares Management (ARES) has the highest dividend yield: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Ares Management (ARES) 0.06%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franco Nevada (FNV) has been the steadiest (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 51.0%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 39.2%, Ares Management (ARES) 43.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, WPM, FNV 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, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 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.