BEN vs BLK vs AMG Stock Comparison

Franklin Templeton, BlackRock and Affiliated Managers Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.00 -6.1% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.10B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,127.63 +3.7% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$176.16B
P/E
24.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$28.54B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionBENBLKAMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.10B $176.16B $10.33B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 24.7x 12.1x AMG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 18.3x 10.0x AMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +24.7% +11.8% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% — 37.7% AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — 16.8% AMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 1.6x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.7% -0.8% +62.7% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +4.2%/yr +19.6%/yr AMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 27.5% 32.9% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 64/100 AMG

Percentile Scorecard

BENBLKAMG

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

AxisBENBLKAMG
Valuation 85 #29 of 184 65 #66 of 184 81 #35 of 184
Growth 46 #61 of 113 – 63 #42 of 113
Profitability 53 #62 of 130 – 89 #15 of 130
Financial Health 63 #63 of 167 – 40 #100 of 167
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 25 #57 of 76 47 #41 of 76
Overall 57 – 64
  • BEN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • AMG ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBENBLKAMGSPY
1 month -6.1%+3.7%+4.6% -0.8%
3 months -6.7%+6.1%+7.4% +3.5%
6 months +12.4%+6.7%+34.1% +7.0%
Year to date +29.8%+5.4%+35.6% +12.2%
1 year +35.7%-0.8%+62.7% +13.0%
3 years +38.1%+88.5%+218.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+23.6%+47.2% +23.1%
5 years +2.1%+22.9%+144.5% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+4.2%+19.6% +11.0%
10 years -11.7%+231.5%+177.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+12.7%+10.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBENBLKAMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%27.5%32.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%27.5%33.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.210.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.30-0.031.91 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-45.3%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-4.7%-1.2% -1.8%
52-week high $35.76$1,183.85$395.53 $779.14
52-week low $21.18$922.90$236.68 $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.

MultipleBENBLKAMG
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 33.6x 24.7xmedian 33.6x 12.1xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.9x 6.1xmedian 4.9x 4.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 7.6xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.8xmedian 13.2x 47.1xmedian 13.2x 9.5xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 2.6xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -10.32median 0.91 —median 0.91 2.31median 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 monthsBENBLKAMG
Revenue $9.32B $28.54B $2.27B
Operating income $905.50M – –
Net income $1.09B – $1.05B
Free cash flow $246.60M – $1.06B
EPS (diluted) $1.58 – $31.83
Cash & equivalents $2.67B – $411.00M
Total debt $2.40B – $3.00B
Shares (diluted) 516.00M 164.65M 26.90M
Enterprise value $5.10B $176.16B $8.48B

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
MetricBENBLKAMG
P/E 19.6x 24.7x 12.1x
P/FCF 63.8x 47.1x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow 56.6x – 9.4x
P/S 1.7x 6.1x 4.5x
P/B 1.2x – 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.8x – 4.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x – 7.6x
EV/EBIT 17.1x – 8.3x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 6.1x 5.6x
EV/FCF 62.7x – 11.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.7x – 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.32 – 2.31

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBENBLKAMG
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 24.7% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 145.3% – 64.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% – 125.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% – 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.4% – 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.0% – 16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – 7.2%

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBENBLKAMG
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.0% 0.0%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – 7.9%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 2.0% 7.9%
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.

ConsensusBENBLKAMG
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.74FY2026 $61.68FY2026 $39.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% -1.8% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +17.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBENBLKAMG
Held by institutions 52.8% 77.6% 95.7%
Institutions holding 665 2,311 564
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +2.5% +1.7%
Institutions buying 346 1,087 239
Institutions selling 223 886 214
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.23 1.12

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.

BENBLKAMG
BEN 1.00 0.59 0.50
BLK 0.59 1.00 0.51
AMG 0.50 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEN, BLK and AMG?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.10B, BlackRock (BLK) $176.16B, Affiliated Managers (AMG) $10.33B.

Which stock is cheaper, BEN, BLK and AMG?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.8x, BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Affiliated Managers (AMG) is cheapest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.3x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.3x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 10.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

BlackRock (BLK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%, BlackRock (BLK) +24.7%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +35.7%, BlackRock (BLK) -0.8%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +62.7%. Over five years, Affiliated Managers (AMG) compounded fastest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.4%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +19.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%, BlackRock (BLK) 0.00%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.00%. BlackRock (BLK) and Affiliated Managers (AMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Templeton (BEN) has been the steadiest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%, BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.