AMG vs BEN vs GLDM Stock Comparison

Affiliated Managers, Franklin Templeton and World Gold Trust Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.24 -5.4% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
4.23%
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
GLDM World Gold Trust
$80.34 -5.3% 1M +1.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.50B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Affiliated Managers leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Affiliated Managers 7, Franklin Templeton 3, World Gold Trust 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGBENGLDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.14B $15.85B $27.50B GLDM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 19.8x 8.7x GLDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 11.4x — AMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +7.9% — AMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.7% 8.7% — AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% 4.4% — AMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.2x — BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 4.23% — BEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +62.0% +33.6% +1.7% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +18.5%/yr +0.0%/yr +17.6%/yr AMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.8% 27.5% 28.6% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 57/100 — AMG

Percentile Scorecard

AMGBENGLDM

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisAMGBENGLDM
Valuation 82 #34 of 181 86 #26 of 181 91 #17 of 181
Growth 63 #42 of 111 46 #60 of 111 –
Profitability 89 #15 of 129 53 #61 of 129 –
Financial Health 42 #96 of 164 64 #59 of 164 –
Shareholder Returns 43 #43 of 75 35 #49 of 75 –
Overall 64 57 –
  • AMG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BEN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GLDM ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMGBENGLDMSPY
1 month +4.9%-5.4%-5.3% -0.2%
3 months +6.0%-6.2%+0.9% +3.9%
6 months +34.0%+6.0%-11.6% +8.2%
Year to date +36.0%+30.8%-5.9% +12.9%
1 year +62.0%+33.6%+1.7% +12.3%
3 years +219.8%+39.2%+101.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +47.4%+11.7%+26.4% +23.3%
5 years +134.0%+0.0%+124.7% +67.9%
5 years, per year +18.5%+0.0%+17.6% +10.9%
10 years +182.2%-9.3%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.9%-1.0%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMGBENGLDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.8%27.5%28.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.0%28.1%31.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.931.200.84 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.891.220.06 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.2%-55.8%-26.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -0.9%-12.6%-24.8% -1.2%
52-week high $395.53$35.76$106.77 $779.14
52-week low $236.68$21.18$77.96 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleAMGBENGLDM
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 34.2x 19.8xmedian 34.2x 8.7xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 4.5xmedian 4.9x 1.7xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.6xmedian 11.7x 11.6xmedian 11.7x —median 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 13.2x 64.3xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.31median 0.91 -10.40median 0.91 —median 0.91

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsAMGBENGLDM
Revenue $2.27B $9.32B –
Operating income – $905.50M –
Net income $1.05B $1.09B $3.12B
Free cash flow $1.06B $246.60M –
EPS (diluted) $31.83 $1.58 –
Cash & equivalents $411.00M $2.67B –
Total debt $3.00B $2.40B –
Shares (diluted) 26.90M 516.00M –
Enterprise value $9.18B $6.33B -$75.57B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricAMGBENGLDM
P/E 12.1x 19.8x 8.7x
P/FCF 9.5x 64.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 9.5x 57.1x –
P/S 4.5x 1.7x –
P/B 2.6x 1.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.3x 1.8x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.6x 11.6x –
EV/EBIT 8.3x 17.2x –
EV/Revenue 5.6x 1.7x –
EV/FCF 12.0x 63.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.9x 56.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.31 -10.40 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGBENGLDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 7.9% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 6.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 146.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -6.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 64.0% 145.3% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 6.8% 129.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.9% 152.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -1.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% -83.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -38.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% -83.0% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% -38.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGBENGLDM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.6% 14.5% –
Operating margin – 9.7% –
Pretax margin 61.2% 16.3% –
Net margin 37.7% 8.7% –
FCF margin 46.9% 2.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 47.2% 3.0% –
Return on equity 26.6% 8.7% 11.0%
Return on assets 11.2% 3.2% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 16.8% 4.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 0.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% 2.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGBENGLDM
Debt / assets 31.9% 6.6% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -0.2x –
Debt / FCF 2.8x 9.7x –
Liabilities / assets 58.2% 64.4% 0.2%
Equity / assets 41.8% 35.6% 99.8%
Interest coverage 10.5x 10.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGBENGLDM
Dividend yield 0.0% 4.2% –
Net buyback yield 7.8% 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 7.8% 7.4% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – 63.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 281.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusAMGBENGLDM
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 11.4xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $39.07FY2026 $2.74FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +50.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +21.9% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2026 $7.06BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.9%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +5.7% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGBENGLDM
Held by institutions 95.7% 52.8% 51.1%
Institutions holding 564 665 909
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -5.6% +7.2%
Institutions buying 239 346 513
Institutions selling 214 223 262
Buyers to sellers 1.12 1.55 1.96

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

AMGBENGLDM
AMG 1.00 0.50 0.12
BEN 0.50 1.00 0.16
GLDM 0.12 0.16 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMG, BEN and GLDM?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affiliated Managers (AMG) $10.14B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $15.85B, World Gold Trust (GLDM) $27.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMG, BEN and GLDM?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 12.1x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.8x, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Affiliated Managers (AMG) is cheapest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 10.0x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affiliated Managers (AMG) +11.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) has the highest net margin (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 37.7%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Affiliated Managers (AMG) leads (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 16.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: Affiliated Managers (AMG) +62.0%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +33.6%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +1.7%. Over five years, Affiliated Managers (AMG) compounded fastest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) +18.5%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.0%/yr, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) has the highest dividend yield: Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.01%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.23%. World Gold Trust (GLDM) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Templeton (BEN) has been the steadiest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMG, BEN and GLDM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Affiliated Managers (AMG) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.