WPM vs FNV vs CG Stock Comparison

Wheaton Precious Metals, Franco Nevada and Carlyle Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WPM Wheaton Precious Metals Corp.
$125.95 -11.9% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$56.58B
P/E
27.8x
Revenue (TTM)
-$35.66M
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
6 wins
FNV FRANCO NEVADA Corp
$236.42 -8.2% 1M +28.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.78B
P/E
31.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.32B
Div. yield
0.01%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins
CG Carlyle Group Inc.
$38.53 -3.7% 1M -33.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.84B
P/E
38.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.61B
Div. yield
0.04%
Alternative Asset Managers Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionWPMFNVCGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $56.58B $45.78B $13.84B WPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 27.8x 31.5x 38.0x WPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 29.6x 30.2x 10.3x CG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -6.5% +73.6% -41.9% FNV
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 62.8% 10.1% FNV
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 18.7% — 6.4% WPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.7x — 1.8x WPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.01% 0.04% CG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.4% +28.5% -33.8% WPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.1%/yr +10.3%/yr -7.3%/yr WPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 38.9% 37.2% CG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 80/100 31/100 FNV

Percentile Scorecard

WPMFNVCG

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

AxisWPMFNVCG
Valuation 73 #49 of 181 56 #81 of 181 31 #125 of 181
Growth 92 #10 of 111 91 #11 of 111 6 #104 of 111
Profitability 97 #5 of 129 98 #3 of 129 28 #93 of 129
Financial Health 78 #37 of 164 98 #5 of 164 51 #81 of 164
Shareholder Returns 45 #42 of 75 57 #33 of 75 41 #45 of 75
Overall 77 80 31
  • WPM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FNV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CG 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

PeriodWPMFNVCGSPY
1 month -11.9%-8.2%-3.7% -0.2%
3 months +14.9%+12.3%-17.1% +3.9%
6 months -2.7%+1.7%-19.3% +8.2%
Year to date +7.2%+14.1%-34.8% +12.9%
1 year +33.4%+28.5%-33.8% +12.3%
3 years +189.3%+72.0%+39.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +42.5%+19.8%+11.8% +23.3%
5 years +206.7%+62.9%-31.6% +67.9%
5 years, per year +25.1%+10.3%-7.3% +10.9%
10 years +437.8%+272.2%+140.8% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.3%+14.0%+9.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureWPMFNVCGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%38.9%37.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 54.1%42.2%38.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.941.261.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.73-0.91 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -43.8%-38.2%-57.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-15.8%-41.7% -1.2%
52-week high $165.72$280.82$66.12 $779.14
52-week low $94.37$183.97$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.

MultipleWPMFNVCG
P/E now vs peer median 28.0xmedian 34.2x 31.3xmedian 34.2x 37.9xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median -1,604xmedian 4.9x 19.7xmedian 4.9x 3.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 11.7x 20.7xmedian 11.7x 15.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 22.5xmedian 13.2x 25.8xmedian 13.2x -3.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 1.8x 5.5xmedian 1.8x 1.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.91 1.05median 0.91 -8.51median 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 monthsWPMFNVCG
Revenue -$35.66M $2.32B $3.61B
Gross profit $2.40B $1.79B –
Operating income $2.28B $1.82B –
Net income $2.05B $1.48B $540.90M
Free cash flow $2.54B $1.77B -$4.12B
EPS (diluted) $4.48 $7.54 $0.99
Cash & equivalents $100.19M $1.01B $1.26B
Total debt $1.99B – $11.98B
Shares (diluted) 454.69M 193.00M 367.30M
Enterprise value $52.00B $43.14B $6.72B

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
MetricWPMFNVCG
P/E 28.0x 31.3x 37.9x
P/FCF 22.5x 25.8x -3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 22.5x 25.6x -3.4x
P/S -1,604x 19.7x 3.8x
P/B 5.9x 5.5x 1.9x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 5.5x 1.9x
EV/EBITDA 22.5x 20.7x 15.6x
EV/EBIT 25.9x 24.5x 19.5x
EV/Revenue -1,657x 19.2x 4.3x
EV/FCF 23.2x 25.2x -3.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.2x 25.1x -3.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 1.05 -8.51

Growth

14 metrics
MetricWPMFNVCG
Revenue growth (1Y) -6.5% 73.6% -41.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -17.4% 23.5% 4.9%
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% -59.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 49.4% 30.6% 5.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 158.1% 87.7% -71.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 58.1% 29.9% -4.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 88.5% 53.7% -4,787%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 20.0% -81.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 88.5% 83.9% -2,448%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 56.5% 19.8% -78.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricWPMFNVCG
Gross margin – 77.3% –
EBITDA margin – 93.0% 27.3%
Operating margin – 78.5% –
Pretax margin – 85.0% 17.8%
Net margin – 62.8% 10.1%
FCF margin – 76.4% -114.2%
Operating cash flow margin -7,135% 76.7% -110.7%
Return on equity 21.5% 18.1% 7.4%
Return on assets 18.5% 16.7% 1.9%
Return on invested capital 18.7% – 6.4%
Return on capital employed 21.2% 20.9% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.3x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.2x 1.2x -7.4x
Stock comp / revenue -67.5% 0.2% 11.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricWPMFNVCG
Debt / assets 16.3% – 10.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.7x – 1.8x
Debt / FCF 0.8x – -0.7x
Liabilities / assets 20.3% 7.6% 74.4%
Equity / assets 79.7% 92.4% 25.6%
Interest coverage 61.9x 1,070x 5.4x
Current ratio 0.5x 9.4x –
Quick ratio 0.5x 8.5x –
Cash ratio 0.4x 6.9x –
Altman Z-score 15.15 41.55 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricWPMFNVCG
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.7% 3.6%
Net buyback yield 0.0% 0.0% 6.7%
Shareholder yield 0.6% 0.7% 10.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 23.5% 18.0% 93.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.0% 15.1% -12.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 11.7% 12.4% 0.2%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 7.9% 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.

ConsensusWPMFNVCG
Forward P/E 29.6xFY2026 30.2xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.25FY2026 $7.83FY2026 $3.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +40.7%FY2026 +40.3%FY2026 -7.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.8% +8.8% +26.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.35BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $3.88BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +45.2%FY2026 +46.4%FY2026 -0.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +24.2% +1.3% +29.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersWPMFNVCG
Held by institutions 63.9% 71.6% 61.2%
Institutions holding 846 661 579
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +0.4% +0.4%
Institutions buying 419 335 292
Institutions selling 266 207 196
Buyers to sellers 1.58 1.62 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.

WPMFNVCG
WPM 1.00 0.90 0.24
FNV 0.90 1.00 0.18
CG 0.24 0.18 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, WPM, FNV and CG?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) $56.58B, Franco Nevada (FNV) $45.78B, Carlyle (CG) $13.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, WPM, FNV and CG?

Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 27.8x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 31.5x, Carlyle (CG) 38.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Carlyle (CG) is cheapest (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 29.6x, Franco Nevada (FNV) 30.2x, 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?

Franco Nevada (FNV) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) -6.5%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +73.6%, Carlyle (CG) -41.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franco Nevada (FNV) has the highest net margin (Franco Nevada (FNV) 62.8%, Carlyle (CG) 10.1%). On return on invested capital, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) leads (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 18.7%, Carlyle (CG) 6.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) returned the most: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +33.4%, Franco Nevada (FNV) +28.5%, Carlyle (CG) -33.8%. Over five years, Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) compounded fastest (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) +25.1%/yr, Franco Nevada (FNV) +10.3%/yr, Carlyle (CG) -7.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Carlyle (CG) has the highest dividend yield: Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 0.01%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 0.01%, Carlyle (CG) 0.04%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Carlyle (CG) has been the steadiest (Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM) 50.7%, Franco Nevada (FNV) 38.9%, Carlyle (CG) 37.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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