AMG vs IVZ vs IAU Stock Comparison

Affiliated Managers, Invesco and Ishares Gold Trust Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IVZ Invesco Ltd.
$28.26 -7.9% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$13.20B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$7.14B
Div. yield
0.03%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
IAU Ishares Gold Trust
$73.68 -5.5% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$28.15B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Affiliated Managers leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Affiliated Managers 5, Ishares Gold Trust 4, Invesco 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMGIVZIAULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $9.62B $13.20B $28.15B IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x -41.8x 4.6x IAU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 10.6x — AMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.8% +13.7% — IVZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.7% -4.4% — AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 16.8% -1.4% — AMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -1.7x — IVZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.0% +19.8% -2.5% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.7%/yr +1.7%/yr +16.7%/yr IAU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 32.5% 34.4% 28.8% IAU
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 58/100 — AMG

Percentile Scorecard

AMGIVZIAU

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

AxisAMGIVZIAU
Valuation 84 #33 of 200 80 #41 of 200 –
Growth 61 #46 of 116 32 #79 of 116 –
Profitability 91 #14 of 143 39 #87 of 143 –
Financial Health 41 #99 of 166 76 #41 of 166 –
Shareholder Returns 48 #42 of 80 63 #30 of 80 –
Overall 65 58 –
  • AMG ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IVZ ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IAU 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

PeriodAMGIVZIAUSPY
1 month -0.6%-7.9%-5.5% -2.0%
3 months -3.8%-11.7%-3.9% -2.2%
6 months +21.6%+5.3%-14.0% +4.2%
Year to date +28.1%+7.6%-9.2% +10.6%
1 year +44.0%+19.8%-2.5% +10.4%
3 years +188.6%+103.6%+95.3% +73.6%
3 years, per year +42.4%+26.8%+25.0% +20.2%
5 years +98.7%+9.0%+116.1% +61.6%
5 years, per year +14.7%+1.7%+16.7% +10.1%
10 years +178.0%+1.5%+193.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year +10.8%+0.1%+11.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureAMGIVZIAUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 32.5%34.4%28.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%36.9%32.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.971.710.89 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.350.58-0.09 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.9%-53.8%-28.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.5%-15.2%-27.5% -3.2%
52-week high $399.12$33.31$101.57 $779.14
52-week low $250.46$22.44$72.92 $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.

MultipleAMGIVZIAU
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 33.9x -40.2xmedian 33.9x 4.4xmedian 33.9x
P/S now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 4.7x 1.7xmedian 4.7x —median 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.0x -66.6xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.0xmedian 14.4x 7.0xmedian 14.4x —median 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 2.18median 0.88 0.95median 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 monthsAMGIVZIAU
Revenue $2.27B $7.14B –
Operating income – -$324.20M –
Net income $1.05B -$82.30M $6.18B
Free cash flow $1.06B $1.78B –
EPS (diluted) $31.83 $-0.70 –
Cash & equivalents $411.00M $965.50M –
Total debt $3.00B $1.28B –
Shares (diluted) 26.90M 452.50M –
Enterprise value $7.77B $9.47B $28.15B

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
MetricAMGIVZIAU
P/E 11.4x -40.2x 4.4x
P/FCF 9.0x 7.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.9x 6.6x –
P/S 4.2x 1.7x –
P/B 2.4x 0.9x –
P/Tangible book 4.1x 1.3x –
EV/EBITDA 7.3x -66.6x –
EV/EBIT 7.9x -39.3x –
EV/Revenue 5.3x 1.8x –
EV/FCF 11.4x 7.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x 6.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.18 0.95 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMGIVZIAU
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.8% 13.7% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 7.5% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -130.2% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -33.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 64.0% -107.8% -40.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -8.4% -28.1% –
EPS growth (1Y) 125.9% -147.4% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.2% -42.3% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 16.8% 35.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 21.4% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 16.7% 33.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 7.2% 27.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMGIVZIAU
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 73.6% -2.7% –
Operating margin – -4.5% –
Pretax margin 61.2% -1.8% –
Net margin 37.7% -4.4% –
FCF margin 46.9% 24.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 47.2% 26.3% –
Return on equity 26.6% -0.6% –
Return on assets 11.2% -0.3% –
Return on invested capital 16.8% -1.4% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.3x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x -22.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 8.6% 1.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMGIVZIAU
Debt / assets 31.9% 4.6% –
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.6x -1.7x –
Debt / FCF 2.8x 0.7x –
Liabilities / assets 58.2% 51.8% –
Equity / assets 41.8% 48.2% –
Interest coverage 10.5x -3.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMGIVZIAU
Dividend yield 0.0% 3.0% –
Net buyback yield 8.3% 6.5% –
Shareholder yield 8.3% 9.5% –
Payout ratio (earnings) – -467.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 21.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 2.9% –

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.

ConsensusAMGIVZIAU
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $39.07FY2026 $2.67FY2026 –
EPS growth, next FY +50.0%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +5.2% +14.6% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.54BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026 –
Revenue growth, next FY +22.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026 –
Revenue growth, the year after +1.9% +7.2% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMGIVZIAU
Held by institutions 95.7% 94.2% 48.7%
Institutions holding 566 670 1,906
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.7% +1.5% -2.8%
Institutions buying 239 361 838
Institutions selling 215 228 627
Buyers to sellers 1.11 1.58 1.34

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.

AMGIVZIAU
AMG 1.00 0.56 0.12
IVZ 0.56 1.00 0.26
IAU 0.12 0.26 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMG, IVZ and IAU?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Affiliated Managers (AMG) $9.62B, Invesco (IVZ) $13.20B, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $28.15B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMG, IVZ and IAU?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 11.2x, Invesco (IVZ) -41.8x, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Affiliated Managers (AMG) is cheapest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 9.5x, Invesco (IVZ) 10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Invesco (IVZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affiliated Managers (AMG) +11.8%, Invesco (IVZ) +13.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) has the highest net margin (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 37.7%, Invesco (IVZ) -4.4%). On return on invested capital, Affiliated Managers (AMG) leads (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 16.8%, Invesco (IVZ) -1.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: Affiliated Managers (AMG) +44.0%, Invesco (IVZ) +19.8%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) -2.5%. Over five years, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) compounded fastest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) +14.7%/yr, Invesco (IVZ) +1.7%/yr, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +16.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.00%, Invesco (IVZ) 0.03%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 0.00%. Affiliated Managers (AMG) and Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) has been the steadiest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.5%, Invesco (IVZ) 34.4%, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMG, IVZ and IAU?

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 5. 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.