BEN vs BLK vs CRM Stock Comparison

Franklin Templeton, BlackRock and Salesforce 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
5 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
CRM Salesforce, Inc.
$247.58 +5.8% 1M -2.8% 1Y
Market cap
$197.49B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Franklin Templeton leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franklin Templeton 5, Salesforce 4, BlackRock 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBENBLKCRMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.10B $176.16B $197.49B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 24.7x 20.4x BEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 18.3x 14.0x BEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +24.7% +11.2% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% — 22.0% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — 9.0% CRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — 1.9x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.7% -0.8% -2.8% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +4.2%/yr -3.5%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 27.5% 46.8% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 70/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

BENBLKCRM

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

AxisBENBLKCRM
Valuation 85 #29 of 184 65 #66 of 184 76 #25 of 102
Growth 46 #61 of 113 – 73 #27 of 98
Profitability 53 #62 of 130 – 88 #12 of 95
Financial Health 63 #63 of 167 – 43 #63 of 109
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 25 #57 of 76 70 #20 of 64
Overall 57 – 70
  • BEN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • CRM ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBENBLKCRMSPY
1 month -6.1%+3.7%+5.8% -0.8%
3 months -6.7%+6.1%+42.7% +3.5%
6 months +12.4%+6.7%+37.4% +7.0%
Year to date +29.8%+5.4%-6.5% +12.2%
1 year +35.7%-0.8%-2.8% +13.0%
3 years +38.1%+88.5%+26.0% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+23.6%+8.0% +23.1%
5 years +2.1%+22.9%-16.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+4.2%-3.5% +11.0%
10 years -11.7%+231.5%+230.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%+12.7%+12.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBENBLKCRMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%27.5%46.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%27.5%41.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.210.40 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.30-0.03-0.06 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-45.3%-59.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-4.7%-7.0% -1.8%
52-week high $35.76$1,183.85$266.23 $779.14
52-week low $21.18$922.90$150.12 $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.

MultipleBENBLKCRM
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 33.6x 24.7xmedian 33.6x 21.0xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.9x 6.1xmedian 4.9x 4.6xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 15.5xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.8xmedian 13.2x 47.1xmedian 13.2x 13.4xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x —median 1.8x 5.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median -10.32median 0.91 —median 0.91 0.22median 0.85

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 monthsBENBLKCRM
Revenue $9.32B $28.54B $43.94B
Gross profit – – $33.96B
Operating income $905.50M – $8.74B
Net income $1.09B – $9.66B
Free cash flow $246.60M – $15.15B
R&D – – $6.37B
EPS (diluted) $1.58 – $11.77
Cash & equivalents $2.67B – $8.31B
Total debt $2.40B – $39.29B
Shares (diluted) 516.00M 164.65M 821.00M
Enterprise value $5.10B $176.16B $153.36B

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
MetricBENBLKCRM
P/E 19.6x 24.7x 21.0x
P/FCF 63.8x 47.1x 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 56.6x – 12.9x
P/S 1.7x 6.1x 4.6x
P/B 1.2x – 5.3x
P/Tangible book 1.8x – 6.3x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x – 15.5x
EV/EBIT 17.1x – 26.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 6.1x 5.3x
EV/FCF 62.7x – 15.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.7x – 14.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.32 – 0.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBENBLKCRM
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 24.7% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 9.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 10.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 11.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.1% – 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – 47.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.3% – 45.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 82.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% – 69.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 94.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% – 19.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.4% – 23.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.0% – 21.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – 26.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBENBLKCRM
Gross margin – – 77.3%
EBITDA margin 14.5% – 34.0%
Operating margin 9.7% – 19.9%
Pretax margin 16.3% – 28.2%
Net margin 8.7% – 22.0%
FCF margin 2.6% – 34.5%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% – 35.8%
Return on equity 8.7% – 26.7%
Return on assets 3.2% – 8.9%
Return on invested capital 4.4% – 9.0%
Return on capital employed – – 10.7%
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.4x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.6x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 8.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBENBLKCRM
Debt / assets 6.6% – 35.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – 1.9x
Debt / FCF 9.7x – 2.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% – 65.0%
Equity / assets 35.6% – 35.0%
Interest coverage 10.2x – 9.4x
Current ratio – – 0.8x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.4x
Altman Z-score – – 2.68

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBENBLKCRM
Dividend yield 4.3% 2.0% 0.7%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – 16.8%
Shareholder yield 7.4% 2.0% 17.5%
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.

ConsensusBENBLKCRM
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 18.3xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.74FY2026 $61.68FY2026 $17.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +41.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% -1.8% -5.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $43.89BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +5.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +17.3% +11.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBENBLKCRM
Held by institutions 52.8% 77.6% 80.7%
Institutions holding 665 2,311 2,471
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +2.5% -4.8%
Institutions buying 346 1,087 1,003
Institutions selling 223 886 1,270
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.23 0.79

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.

BENBLKCRM
BEN 1.00 0.59 0.11
BLK 0.59 1.00 0.07
CRM 0.11 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEN, BLK and CRM?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.10B, BlackRock (BLK) $176.16B, Salesforce (CRM) $197.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, BEN, BLK and CRM?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.8x, BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Salesforce (CRM) 20.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is cheapest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.3x, BlackRock (BLK) 18.3x, Salesforce (CRM) 14.0x). 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%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Salesforce (CRM) has the highest net margin (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%, Salesforce (CRM) 22.0%). On return on invested capital, Salesforce (CRM) leads (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%, Salesforce (CRM) 9.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +35.7%, BlackRock (BLK) -0.8%, Salesforce (CRM) -2.8%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.4%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -3.5%/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%, Salesforce (CRM) 0.00%. BlackRock (BLK) and Salesforce (CRM) 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%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 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.