Franco-Nevada (FNV) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Franco-Nevada Corporation is a Toronto-based royalty and streaming company that specializes in securing and managing long-term interests in mining properties. The firm focuses primarily on precious metals, particularly gold, while also holding interests related to silver, copper, platinum-group metals and select base metals. Rather than operating mines directly, Franco-Nevada acquires royalty and streaming agreements that entitle it to a percentage of production or revenue from producing and developing assets in exchange for upfront or staged financing.

The company’s business model centers on providing capital to mining companies in return for a sustained share of production or metal revenue, which can reduce exposure to operating and capital cost risks typical of mine operators. Its portfolio typically includes a mix of life-of-mine royalties on producing operations, streams that deliver metal directly at agreed pricing or discounts, and contractual interests on projects at various stages of development and exploration. This structure aims to generate predictable cash flows and long-dated exposure to commodity prices for shareholders.

Franco-Nevada maintains a geographically diversified portfolio with interests across major mining jurisdictions, including operations and projects in the Americas, Africa, Australia and other regions. The company’s holdings span both established producing mines and earlier-stage projects, seeking a balance between near-term cash generation and exposure to future resource growth. Diversification by geography and commodity is a key component of its risk management approach.

The current Franco-Nevada organization traces its heritage to earlier royalty businesses that established the Franco-Nevada name in the mining finance sector, and the company is publicly listed in North America. It is managed by a team with industry experience in royalty and mining finance and positions itself as a specialist owner-operator of non-operating mineral and related royalty assets. Franco-Nevada’s model appeals to investors seeking exposure to commodity upside while avoiding the direct operational responsibilities of mining companies.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $221.04 to $227.52
• 50-Day Range: $222.33 to $265.45
• 52-Week Range: $152.89 to $285.67
• Volume: 753,150 shs
• Average Volume: 865,170 shs
• Market Capitalization: $43.45 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.73
• Dividend Yield: 0.78%
• Price Target: $271.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Franco-Nevada Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Franco-Nevada scored higher than 87% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 44th out of 181 stocks in the basic materials sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Franco-Nevada has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 12 buy ratings, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Franco-Nevada has a consensus price target of $271.00, representing about 20.3% upside from its current price of $225.28.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Franco-Nevada has been the subject of 9 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 1.92%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Franco-Nevada are expected to grow by 1.92% in the coming year, from $8.84 to $9.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Franco-Nevada is 31.73, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.53.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Franco-Nevada is 31.73, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Basic Materials sector average P/E ratio of about 22.93.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Franco-Nevada has a PEG Ratio of 1.95. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Franco-Nevada has a P/B Ratio of 5.36. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.37% of the float of Franco-Nevada has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Franco-Nevada has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.94, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Franco-Nevada has recently decreased by 11.87%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Franco-Nevada has a dividend yield of 0.78%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Franco-Nevada has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Franco-Nevada is 24.79%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Franco-Nevada will have a dividend payout ratio of 19.53% next year. This indicates that Franco-Nevada will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.50

News Sentiment

Franco-Nevada has a news sentiment score of 0.50. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Basic Materials companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Franco-Nevada this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 20 people have searched for FNV on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -13% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added Franco-Nevada to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 129% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Franco-Nevada insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.70% of the stock of Franco-Nevada is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

77.06% of the stock of Franco-Nevada is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 3/26 Dividend: 3/12/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 3/26 Dividend: 3/12/2026
• Dividend Payable: 3/26/2026
• Last Earnings: 5/12/2026
• Today: 5/20/2026
• Record date for 6/25 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/25 Dividend: 6/11/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/25/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Basic Materials
• Industry: MINING - GOLD
• Sub-Industry: Precious Metals
• Current Symbol: NYSE:FNV
• CIK: 1456346
• Web: www.franco-nevada.com
• Phone: (416) 306-6300
• Fax: 416-306-6330
• Employees: 40
• Year Founded: 1983

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Franco-Nevada: $271.00
• High Price Target: $310.00
• Low Price Target: $220.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +20.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.75
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $7.10
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.73
• Forward P/E Ratio: 25.48
• P/E Growth: 1.95
• Net Income: $1.11 billion
• Net Margins: 65.12%
• Pretax Margin: 82.72%
• Return on Equity: 18.10%
• Return on Assets: 16.82%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 6.16
• Quick Ratio: 5.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $1.82 billion
• Price / Sales: 23.84
• Cash Flow: $7.16 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 31.45
• Book Value: $42.03 per share
• Price / Book: 5.36

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 192,860,000
• Free Float: 191,506,000
• Market Cap: $43.45 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.34