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INDICATIVE · SAMPLE DATA
FNV58

Franco-Nevada Corp

GoldVerified

Franco-Nevada Corp maintains a strong liquidity position, with $935.2 million in cash and equivalents and no long-term debt, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company's current ratio of 29.4 indicates a highly liquid balance sheet, with total assets of $6.06 billion significantly outpacing liabilities of $239.8 million. The company's profitability is robust, with a return on equity (ROE) of 2.48% and a return on assets (ROA) of 2.38%. These metrics are in line with the industry's preferred focus on asset efficiency and capital returns, though they are below the typical high-margin thresholds seen in gold streaming and royalty businesses. Franco-Nevada Corp's revenue is derived from a diversified portfolio of gold streaming and royalty agreements, with no disclosed geographic concentration risk. The company's exposure is spread across multiple jurisdictions, reducing the impact of any single region's performance on its overall revenue. The company's growth trajectory is supported by a strong operating cash flow of $178.6 million and a revenue of $256.8 million. While free cash flow is negative at -$3.4 million, this is primarily due to capital expenditures of -$147.2 million, which are typical for a company investing in expanding its royalty and streaming portfolio. Risk factors for Franco-Nevada Corp are minimal, with low liquidity and dilution risks identified. The company has no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags, and its capital structure is stable with no dilution potential in the near term. Recent events and filings indicate a stable business environment for Franco-Nevada Corp. The company has not issued any new shares recently, and there are no indications of near-term dilution pressure. Analysts have provided a range of price targets, with a mean of $389.38 and a median of $410.00, reflecting a generally positive outlook.

30-day price · FNV-26.26 (-10.9%)
Low$213.28High$243.72Close$214.75As of8 Jun, 00:00 UTC
Profile
CompanyFranco-Nevada Corp
TickerFNV.TO
SectorBasic Materials
BusinessMineral Resources
Industry groupMineral Resources
IndustryGold
AI analysis

Business. Franco-Nevada Corp is a gold streaming and royalty company that generates revenue by providing upfront capital to mining companies in exchange for the right to purchase a portion of the gold produced at a fixed price.

Classification. Franco-Nevada Corp is classified in the Basic Materials economic sector, under the Mineral Resources business sector, specifically in the Gold industry, with a classification confidence of 0.92.

Franco-Nevada Corp maintains a strong liquidity position, with $935.2 million in cash and equivalents and no long-term debt, resulting in a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.0. The company's current ratio of 29.4 indicates a highly liquid balance sheet, with total assets of $6.06 billion significantly outpacing liabilities of $239.8 million. The company's profitability is robust, with a return on equity (ROE) of 2.48% and a return on assets (ROA) of 2.38%. These metrics are in line with the industry's preferred focus on asset efficiency and capital returns, though they are below the typical high-margin thresholds seen in gold streaming and royalty businesses. Franco-Nevada Corp's revenue is derived from a diversified portfolio of gold streaming and royalty agreements, with no disclosed geographic concentration risk. The company's exposure is spread across multiple jurisdictions, reducing the impact of any single region's performance on its overall revenue. The company's growth trajectory is supported by a strong operating cash flow of $178.6 million and a revenue of $256.8 million. While free cash flow is negative at -$3.4 million, this is primarily due to capital expenditures of -$147.2 million, which are typical for a company investing in expanding its royalty and streaming portfolio. Risk factors for Franco-Nevada Corp are minimal, with low liquidity and dilution risks identified. The company has no immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags, and its capital structure is stable with no dilution potential in the near term. Recent events and filings indicate a stable business environment for Franco-Nevada Corp. The company has not issued any new shares recently, and there are no indications of near-term dilution pressure. Analysts have provided a range of price targets, with a mean of $389.38 and a median of $410.00, reflecting a generally positive outlook.
Key takeaways
  • Franco-Nevada Corp has a highly liquid balance sheet with $935.2 million in cash and equivalents and no long-term debt.
  • The company's ROE of 2.48% and ROA of 2.38% indicate solid profitability, though not exceptional for a gold streaming and royalty business.
  • Revenue is derived from a diversified portfolio of gold streaming and royalty agreements, with no significant geographic concentration risk.
  • The company's growth is supported by strong operating cash flow, though free cash flow is negative due to capital expenditures.
  • Risk factors are minimal, with low liquidity and dilution risks identified.
  • Analysts have provided a generally positive outlook, with a mean price target of $389.38 and a median of $410.00.
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Financial snapshot
PeriodHA-latest
CurrencyUSD
Revenue$256.8M
Gross profit$165.0M
Operating income$158.2M
Net income$144.5M
R&D
SG&A
D&A
SBC
Operating cash flow$178.6M
CapEx-$147.2M
Free cash flow-$3.4M
Total assets$6.06B
Total liabilities$239.8M
Total equity$5.82B
Cash & equivalents$935.2M
Long-term debt$0.00
Annual history (last 5)
PeriodRevenueOp IncomeNet IncomeFCF
FY-4$1.30B$860.7M$733.7M$93.2M
FY-3$1.32B$820.7M$700.6M$647.7M
FY-2$1.22B-$428.0M-$466.4M-$947.9M
FY-1$1.11B$726.6M$552.1M$127.0M
FY0$1.82B$1.35B$1.11B-$1.05B
PeriodGross %Op %Net %FCF %
FY-4
FY-3
FY-2
FY-1
FY0
PeriodAssetsEquityCashDebt
FY-4$6.21B$6.03B$9.6M
FY-3$6.63B$6.42B$655.1M
FY-2$5.99B$5.77B$850.5M
FY-1$6.33B$6.00B$663.2M
FY0$8.24B$7.64B$237.0M
PeriodOCFCapExFCFSBC
FY-4$955.4M-$760.5M$93.2M
FY-3$999.5M-$141.5M$647.7M
FY-2$991.2M-$521.6M-$947.9M
FY-1$829.5M-$408.0M$127.0M
FY0$1.49B-$2.20B-$1.05B
Quarterly history (last 4)
PeriodRevenueOp IncomeNet IncomeFCF
FQ-7$256.8M$158.2M$144.5M-$3.4M
FQ-6$260.1M$169.0M$79.5M$55.4M
FQ-5$275.7M$182.0M$152.7M-$93.5M
FQ-4$321.0M$217.4M$175.4M$168.5M
FQ-3$368.4M$253.5M$209.8M-$300.4M
FQ-2$369.4M$305.8M$247.1M-$1.12B
FQ-1$487.7M$341.0M$287.5M$14.8M
FQ0$597.3M$453.9M$367.7M$349.4M
PeriodGross %Op %Net %FCF %
FQ-7
FQ-6
FQ-5
FQ-4
FQ-3
FQ-2
FQ-1
FQ0
PeriodAssetsEquityCashDebt
FQ-7$6.06B$5.82B$935.2M
FQ-6$6.14B$5.85B$920.0M
FQ-5$6.30B$5.99B$753.0M
FQ-4$6.33B$6.00B$663.2M
FQ-3$6.65B$6.29B$354.8M
FQ-2$7.02B$6.60B$0.00
FQ-1$7.52B$7.00B$30.1M
FQ0$8.24B$7.64B$237.0M
PeriodOCFCapExFCFSBC
FQ-7$178.6M-$147.2M-$3.4M
FQ-6$372.9M-$163.9M$55.4M
FQ-5$586.5M-$403.2M-$93.5M
FQ-4$829.5M-$408.0M$168.5M
FQ-3$288.9M-$508.4M-$300.4M
FQ-2$719.2M-$1.87B-$1.12B
FQ-1$1.07B-$2.16B$14.8M
FQ0$1.49B-$2.20B$349.4M
Valuation
Market price
Market cap
Enterprise value
P/E
Reported non-GAAP P/E
EV/Revenue
EV/Op income
EV/OCF
P/B
P/Tangible book
Tangible book$5.82B
Net cash$935.2M
Current ratio29.4
Debt/Equity0.0
ROA2.4%
ROE2.5%
Cash conversion1.2%
CapEx/Revenue-57.3%
SBC/Revenue
Asset intensity
Dilution ratio0.0%
Risk assessment
Dilution riskLow
Liquidity riskLow
  • No immediate filing-based liquidity or dilution flags were detected.
Industry benchmarks
Activity: Mining · cohort 905 companies
MetricFNVActivity
Op margin61.6%3.5% medp25 -0.6% · p75 10.5%top quartile
Net margin56.3%2.2% medp25 -1.4% · p75 8.1%top quartile
Gross margin64.3%13.1% medp25 5.9% · p75 24.5%top quartile
R&D / revenue0.5% medp25 0.4% · p75 0.5%
CapEx / revenue-57.3%-4.4% medp25 -14.2% · p75 -1.7%bottom quartile
Debt / equity0.0%21.9% medp25 0.9% · p75 72.4%bottom quartile
Observations
IR observations
Mean price target389.38 USD
Median price target410.00 USD
High price target487.00 USD
Low price target123.27 USD
Mean recommendation2.31 (1=strong buy, 5=strong sell)
Strong-buy count1.00
Buy count9.00
Hold count6.00
Sell count0.00
Strong-sell count0.00
Mean EPS estimate8.80 USD
Last actual EPS5.58 USD
Source data
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Company fundamentalsperiod FQ-7 · history via verified-market-data
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Market quoteclose USD 312.76 · shares 0.19B diluted
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Source: analysis-pipeline (hybrid)Generated: 2026-05-27 23:17 UTCJob: 3c7fe3f8