FNV Stock — Franco-Nevada Corporation

Franco-Nevada Corporation (FNV)

FNV is a low-cost Stock. As of August 28, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.60%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.62%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 2087.8% over the past 18.7 years, 1468.4 points ahead of SPY at 619.4%.

At the current 0.60% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $60 per year, or $5.00 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Franco-Nevada Corporation is a royalty and stream company that generates revenue from precious metals mining operations—including gold, silver, and platinum group metals—across multiple continents in South America, Central America, Mexico, the United States, Canada, Australia, Europe, and Africa, along with minor energy assets. The company pays a modest quarterly distribution and carries a low current distribution rate. It appeals to income investors seeking exposure to precious metals and mining royalties with a diversified geographic footprint.

FNV performance versus SPY

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Fund total return is 2087.8% over the past 18.7 years, 1468.4 points ahead of SPY at 619.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 29.3%.

FNV key facts

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.57%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/06/2007

Distribution rate

0.60%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.62%

5-year average yield

0.93

Last close

$266.16

Market cap

$51,568,668,672

Average volume

1050853.0

Last dividend

$0.4400

Ex-dividend date

09/10/2026

Payment date

09/24/2026

Beta

0.909

Payout ratio

0.2262

P/E ratio

35.6019

Forward P/E

33.67

EPS

$7.51

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.60%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.62%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 28, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 28, 2026.

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

FNV risks and drawbacks

FNV's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 29.3%.

Who may consider FNV — and who may not

FNV may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (FNV pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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