Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV) vs Royal Gold, Inc. (RGLD)

Franco-Nevada Corporation and Royal Gold, Inc. are both Gold companies. Franco-Nevada Corporation is the larger, with a market value of $50.1B against $21.4B — 2.3× the size. Royal Gold, Inc. trades at the lower P/E: 27.5× against 33.6×. Royal Gold, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 93.5% against 73.6%. Franco-Nevada Corporation has the higher net margin (63.8% vs 47.8%) and the higher return on invested capital (15.7% vs 7.57%). Both pay a dividend; Royal Gold, Inc. yields more (1.38% vs 1.28%). Across the 23 metrics below, Royal Gold, Inc. leads on 12 and Franco-Nevada Corporation on 11.