AMG vs GLD vs GLDM Stock Comparison

Affiliated Managers, Spdr Gold Trust and World Gold Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GLD Spdr Gold Trust
$359.30 -5.5% 1M -2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$134.59B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
GLDM World Gold Trust
$77.54 -5.5% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.23B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Spdr Gold Trust leads on 2 of the 12 questions below (Spdr Gold Trust 2, World Gold Trust 2, Affiliated Managers 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGGLDGLDMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.62B $134.59B $27.23B GLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 5.8x 8.7x GLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.7% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% -2.6% -2.3% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +16.5%/yr +16.8%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 28.9% 28.8% GLDM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

AMGGLDGLDM

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

AxisAMGGLDGLDM
Valuation 84 #33 of 200 94 #14 of 200 91 #19 of 200
Growth 61 #46 of 116 – –
Profitability 91 #14 of 143 – –
Financial Health 41 #99 of 166 – –
Shareholder Returns 48 #42 of 80 – –
Overall 65 – –
  • AMG ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GLD ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GLDM ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMGGLDGLDMSPY
1 month -0.6%-5.5%-5.5% -2.0%
3 months -3.8%-4.0%-3.9% -2.2%
6 months +21.6%-14.1%-14.0% +4.2%
Year to date +28.1%-9.3%-9.2% +10.6%
1 year +44.0%-2.6%-2.3% +10.4%
3 years +188.6%+94.4%+96.2% +73.6%
3 years, per year +42.4%+24.8%+25.2% +20.2%
5 years +98.7%+114.3%+117.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+16.5%+16.8% +10.1%
10 years +178.0%+189.1%— +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.8%+11.2%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMGGLDGLDMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%28.9%28.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%32.5%32.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.970.890.88 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.35-0.09-0.08 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.9%-28.3%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-27.5%-27.4% -3.2%
52-week high $399.12$495.90$106.77 $779.14
52-week low $250.46$355.33$76.64 $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.

MultipleAMGGLDGLDM
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 33.9x 5.6xmedian 33.9x 8.4xmedian 33.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x —median 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 0.88 —median 0.88 —median 0.88

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 monthsAMGGLDGLDM
Revenue $2.27B – –
Net income $1.05B $23.17B $3.12B
Free cash flow $1.06B – –
EPS (diluted) $31.83 – –
Cash & equivalents $411.00M – –
Total debt $3.00B – –
Shares (diluted) 26.90M – –
Enterprise value $7.77B -$423.41B -$75.84B

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
MetricAMGGLDGLDM
P/E 11.4x 5.6x 8.4x
P/FCF 9.0x – –
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x – –
P/S 4.2x – –
P/B 2.4x 1.0x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.0x 1.0x
EV/EBITDA 7.3x – –
EV/EBIT 7.9x – –
EV/Revenue 5.3x – –
EV/FCF 11.4x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGGLDGLDM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 64.0% -13.8% -11.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% 125.7% 129.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 125.9% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGGLDGLDM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.6% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 61.2% – –
Net margin 37.7% – –
FCF margin 46.9% – –
Operating cash flow margin 47.2% – –
Return on equity 26.6% 16.3% 11.0%
Return on assets 11.2% 16.2% 10.9%
Return on invested capital 16.8% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x – –
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGGLDGLDM
Debt / assets 31.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.8x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 2.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 58.2% 0.0% 0.2%
Equity / assets 41.8% 100.0% 99.8%
Interest coverage 10.5x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGGLDGLDM
Dividend yield 0.0% – –
Net buyback yield 8.3% – –
Shareholder yield 8.3% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusAMGGLDGLDM
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $39.07FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +50.0%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.9%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGGLDGLDM
Held by institutions 95.7% 36.6% 51.1%
Institutions holding 566 3,009 910
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% -1.7% +7.2%
Institutions buying 239 1,156 514
Institutions selling 215 1,155 262
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.00 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.

AMGGLDGLDM
AMG 1.00 0.12 0.12
GLD 0.12 1.00 1.00
GLDM 0.12 1.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMG, GLD and GLDM?

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affiliated Managers (AMG) $9.62B, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) $134.59B, World Gold Trust (GLDM) $27.23B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMG, GLD and GLDM?

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 11.2x, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 5.8x, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: Affiliated Managers (AMG) +44.0%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) -2.6%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) -2.3%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) +14.7%/yr, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) +16.5%/yr, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +16.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, World Gold Trust (GLDM) has been the steadiest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.5%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 28.9%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMG, GLD 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, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) leads on 2. 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.