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C$305.32 +6.94 (+2.33%)
As of 06/26/2026 04:00 PM Eastern

FNV vs. AEM, ABX, WPM, PAAS, and AGI

Should you buy Franco-Nevada stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Franco-Nevada with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Franco-Nevada include Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM), Barrick Gold (ABX), Wheaton Precious Metals (WPM), Pan American Silver (PAAS), and Alamos Gold (AGI). These companies are all part of the "precious metals" industry.

How does Franco-Nevada compare to Agnico Eagle Mines?

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSE:AEM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Agnico Eagle Mines had 2 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Agnico Eagle Mines and 0 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Agnico Eagle Mines' score of -0.27 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada Neutral
Agnico Eagle Mines Neutral

Agnico Eagle Mines has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Agnico Eagle Mines is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B27.97-C$442.97MC$7.1043.00
Agnico Eagle MinesC$13.54B8.25C$709.54MC$10.6221.00

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 65.14% compared to Agnico Eagle Mines' net margin of 39.48%. Agnico Eagle Mines' return on equity of 22.08% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada65.14% 18.67% -4.57%
Agnico Eagle Mines 39.48%22.08%3.80%

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Agnico Eagle Mines pays an annual dividend of C$1.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agnico Eagle Mines pays out 15.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Agnico Eagle Mines is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus price target of C$355.44, indicating a potential upside of 16.42%. Agnico Eagle Mines has a consensus price target of C$318.83, indicating a potential upside of 42.93%. Given Agnico Eagle Mines' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Agnico Eagle Mines is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60
Agnico Eagle Mines
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.75

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.904811, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agnico Eagle Mines has a beta of 1.747179, meaning that its share price is 75% more volatile than the broader market.

65.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Agnico Eagle Mines shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Agnico Eagle Mines beats Franco-Nevada on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franco-Nevada compare to Barrick Gold?

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Barrick Gold (TSE:ABX) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Barrick Gold has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Barrick Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B27.97-C$442.97MC$7.1043.00
Barrick GoldC$19.04B4.65C$1.12BC$3.6214.61

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 65.14% compared to Barrick Gold's net margin of 32.04%. Barrick Gold's return on equity of 23.48% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada65.14% 18.67% -4.57%
Barrick Gold 32.04%23.48%4.00%

Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus price target of C$355.44, indicating a potential upside of 16.42%. Barrick Gold has a consensus price target of C$76.78, indicating a potential upside of 45.14%. Given Barrick Gold's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Barrick Gold is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60
Barrick Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
5 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.25

65.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of Barrick Gold shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Barrick Gold shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Barrick Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Barrick Gold pays out 23.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.904811, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Barrick Gold has a beta of 1.500649, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Barrick Gold had 5 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Barrick Gold and 0 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Barrick Gold's score of -0.19 indicating that Franco-Nevada is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada Neutral
Barrick Gold Neutral

Summary

Barrick Gold beats Franco-Nevada on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franco-Nevada compare to Wheaton Precious Metals?

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Wheaton Precious Metals (TSE:WPM) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

Wheaton Precious Metals has a net margin of 65.55% compared to Franco-Nevada's net margin of 65.14%. Wheaton Precious Metals' return on equity of 21.32% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada65.14% 18.67% -4.57%
Wheaton Precious Metals 65.55%21.32%5.35%

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus price target of C$355.44, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Wheaton Precious Metals has a consensus price target of C$205.63, suggesting a potential upside of 27.95%. Given Wheaton Precious Metals' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Wheaton Precious Metals is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60
Wheaton Precious Metals
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.13

65.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.4% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Wheaton Precious Metals shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Wheaton Precious Metals has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Wheaton Precious Metals is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B27.97-C$442.97MC$7.1043.00
Wheaton Precious MetalsC$2.75B26.58C$426.03MC$3.9640.61

In the previous week, Wheaton Precious Metals had 1 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Wheaton Precious Metals and 0 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Wheaton Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.00 indicating that Wheaton Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada Neutral
Wheaton Precious Metals Positive

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.904811, suggesting that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Wheaton Precious Metals has a beta of 1.273979, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market.

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Wheaton Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of C$0.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Wheaton Precious Metals pays out 17.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Summary

Wheaton Precious Metals beats Franco-Nevada on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franco-Nevada compare to Pan American Silver?

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Pan American Silver (TSE:PAAS) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Franco-Nevada presently has a consensus target price of C$355.44, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Pan American Silver has a consensus target price of C$81.75, suggesting a potential upside of 26.80%. Given Pan American Silver's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Pan American Silver is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60
Pan American Silver
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

65.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.6% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pan American Silver shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.904811, suggesting that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pan American Silver has a beta of 1.861535, suggesting that its stock price is 86% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Franco-Nevada's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pan American Silver'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada Neutral
Pan American Silver Neutral

Pan American Silver has higher revenue and earnings than Franco-Nevada. Pan American Silver is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B27.97-C$442.97MC$7.1043.00
Pan American SilverC$4B6.79-C$33.47MC$3.1720.34

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Pan American Silver pays an annual dividend of C$0.54 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pan American Silver pays out 17.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Pan American Silver is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 65.14% compared to Pan American Silver's net margin of 31.69%. Pan American Silver's return on equity of 19.65% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada65.14% 18.67% -4.57%
Pan American Silver 31.69%19.65%0.43%

Summary

Franco-Nevada and Pan American Silver tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Franco-Nevada compare to Alamos Gold?

Franco-Nevada (TSE:FNV) and Alamos Gold (TSE:AGI) are both large-cap basic materials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

65.1% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.0% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Franco-Nevada shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Alamos Gold shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Franco-Nevada currently has a consensus target price of C$355.44, suggesting a potential upside of 16.42%. Alamos Gold has a consensus target price of C$76.20, suggesting a potential upside of 71.82%. Given Alamos Gold's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Alamos Gold is more favorable than Franco-Nevada.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Franco-Nevada
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
3 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.60
Alamos Gold
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.20

Franco-Nevada has a net margin of 65.14% compared to Alamos Gold's net margin of 51.42%. Alamos Gold's return on equity of 25.24% beat Franco-Nevada's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Franco-Nevada65.14% 18.67% -4.57%
Alamos Gold 51.42%25.24%5.85%

Alamos Gold has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Franco-Nevada. Alamos Gold is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Franco-Nevada, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Franco-NevadaC$2.11B27.97-C$442.97MC$7.1043.00
Alamos GoldC$2.07B8.99C$174.87MC$2.5117.67

Franco-Nevada pays an annual dividend of C$1.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Alamos Gold pays an annual dividend of C$0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Franco-Nevada pays out 22.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alamos Gold pays out 4.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

In the previous week, Alamos Gold had 2 more articles in the media than Franco-Nevada. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Alamos Gold and 0 mentions for Franco-Nevada. Alamos Gold's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Franco-Nevada's score of 0.00 indicating that Alamos Gold is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Franco-Nevada Neutral
Alamos Gold Neutral

Franco-Nevada has a beta of 0.904811, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alamos Gold has a beta of 1.733396, indicating that its share price is 73% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Franco-Nevada beats Alamos Gold on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FNV vs. The Competition

MetricFranco-NevadaGold IndustryMaterials SectorTSE Exchange
Market CapC$57.54BC$4.86BC$4.59BC$12.36B
Dividend Yield0.82%5.64%5.03%6.19%
P/E Ratio43.0036.2122.8835.85
Price / Sales27.97200.945,657.5810.00
Price / Cash35.3322.1126.8382.29
Price / Book7.2611.308.784.43
Net Income-C$442.97MC$6.39MC$157.40MC$299.09M
7 Day Performance0.33%-2.57%-3.15%-1.14%
1 Month Performance-1.14%-5.34%-6.26%-1.91%
1 Year Performance38.12%53.28%48.80%38.04%

Franco-Nevada Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FNV
Franco-Nevada
1.8125 of 5 stars
C$305.32
+2.3%
C$355.44
+16.4%
+35.8%C$57.54BC$2.11B43.0040
AEM
Agnico Eagle Mines
3.1586 of 5 stars
C$246.41
+2.6%
C$318.83
+29.4%
+32.9%C$123.21BC$13.54B23.2011,800
ABX
Barrick Gold
4.008 of 5 stars
C$59.98
+2.3%
C$76.78
+28.0%
+83.1%C$100.50BC$19.04B16.5721,300
WPM
Wheaton Precious Metals
3.3775 of 5 stars
C$179.72
+3.6%
C$205.63
+14.4%
+30.5%C$81.62BC$2.75B45.4240
PAAS
Pan American Silver
3.2845 of 5 stars
C$72.75
+2.0%
C$81.75
+12.4%
+62.4%C$30.65BC$4B22.9513,000

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