BEN vs BLK vs FICO Stock Comparison

Franklin Templeton, BlackRock and Fair Isaac Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$33.88 +3.0% 1M +50.0% 1Y
Market cap
$16.56B
P/E
20.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
5 wins
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,224.52 +14.7% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$182.81B
P/E
27.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
FICO Fair Isaac Corp
$701.03 +1.6% 1M -56.4% 1Y
Market cap
$15.65B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.39B
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBENBLKFICOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.56B $182.81B $15.65B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.4x 27.3x 19.2x FICO
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 19.9x 16.0x BEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +26.5% +24.1% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 24.6% 34.1% FICO
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% 9.9% 62.6% FICO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.1x 4.3x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.02% 0.00% BEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.0% +15.5% -56.4% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr +5.1%/yr +13.0%/yr FICO
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 28.1% 66.8% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 74/100 FICO

Percentile Scorecard

BENBLKFICO

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

AxisBENBLKFICO
Valuation 86 #28 of 199 67 #66 of 199 60 #40 of 99
Growth 47 #62 of 117 61 #46 of 117 79 #21 of 98
Profitability 53 #68 of 143 70 #44 of 143 100 #1 of 96
Financial Health 63 #62 of 165 64 #60 of 165 32 #76 of 111
Shareholder Returns 40 #48 of 79 27 #58 of 79 99 #2 of 67
Overall 58 58 74
  • BEN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BLK ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FICO ranked among 113 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBENBLKFICOSPY
1 month +3.0%+14.7%+1.6% -1.0%
3 months -3.0%+8.0%-35.8% -0.4%
6 months +8.7%+14.1%-34.3% +4.5%
Year to date +41.8%+14.4%-58.5% +12.4%
1 year +50.0%+15.5%-56.4% +13.6%
3 years +39.7%+86.1%-24.7% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+23.0%-9.0% +20.8%
5 years -5.6%+28.2%+84.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.1%+5.1%+13.0% +10.4%
10 years +0.2%+254.1%+517.0% +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.0%+13.5%+20.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBENBLKFICOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%28.1%66.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%27.7%82.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.231.260.29 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.790.55-0.84 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-45.3%-75.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%0.0%-62.0% -1.6%
52-week high $35.76$1,224.52$1,844.98 $779.14
52-week low $21.18$922.90$592.49 $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.

MultipleBENBLKFICO
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 33.9x 28.4xmedian 33.9x 19.5xmedian 25.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.9x 7.0xmedian 4.9x 6.3xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.6x 18.2xmedian 12.6x 16.3xmedian 16.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 15.5x 54.0xmedian 15.5x 15.2xmedian 16.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x 3.3xmedian 1.8x -3.7xmedian 2.8x
PEG now vs peer median -11.28median 0.92 —median 0.92 0.66median 0.84

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 monthsBENBLKFICO
Revenue $9.32B $27.30B $2.39B
Gross profit – – $2.04B
Operating income $905.50M $8.89B $1.24B
Net income $1.09B $7.13B $815.02M
Free cash flow $246.60M $3.52B $996.02M
R&D – – $208.49M
EPS (diluted) $1.58 $40.71 $35.90
Cash & equivalents $2.67B $10.49B $248.44M
Total debt $2.40B $12.74B $5.58B
Shares (diluted) 516.00M 164.65M 22.70M
Enterprise value $5.56B $128.94B $14.89B

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
MetricBENBLKFICO
P/E 21.5x 28.4x 19.5x
P/FCF 69.7x 54.0x 15.2x
P/Operating cash flow 61.9x 48.2x 15.1x
P/S 1.8x 7.0x 6.3x
P/B 1.3x 3.3x -3.7x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 6.2x -3.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x 18.2x 16.3x
EV/EBIT 18.7x 21.2x 16.6x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 6.9x 8.6x
EV/FCF 68.6x 53.7x 20.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.9x 47.9x 20.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.28 – 0.66

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBENBLKFICO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 26.5% 24.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 17.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 29.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 20.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.1% 18.4% 39.7%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – 26.5%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.3% 9.2% 28.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – 24.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% -0.6% 39.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 29.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% -7.0% 28.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.4% – 30.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.0% -9.5% 28.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – 30.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBENBLKFICO
Gross margin – – 85.1%
EBITDA margin 14.5% 38.0% 52.3%
Operating margin 9.7% 32.6% 51.7%
Pretax margin 16.3% 33.6% 44.5%
Net margin 8.7% 24.6% 34.1%
FCF margin 2.6% 12.9% 41.6%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 14.4% 41.8%
Return on equity 8.7% 12.4% –
Return on assets 3.2% 4.1% 39.9%
Return on invested capital 4.4% 9.9% 62.6%
Return on capital employed – – 95.3%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.2x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x 0.6x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 5.4% 7.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBENBLKFICO
Debt / assets 6.6% 7.2% 274.0%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x -1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x -0.1x 4.3x
Debt / FCF 9.7x 3.6x 5.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 67.1% 301.1%
Equity / assets 35.6% 32.9% -201.1%
Interest coverage 10.2x 16.4x 6.6x
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio – – 1.5x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 8.32

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBENBLKFICO
Dividend yield 3.9% 1.8% –
Net buyback yield 2.9% -0.1% 23.6%
Shareholder yield 6.8% 1.7% 23.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) 63.6% 50.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 281.4% 102.6% –
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.

ConsensusBENBLKFICO
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 19.9xFY2026 16.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.74FY2026 $61.68FY2026 $43.69FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 +28.3%FY2026 +46.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% -1.8% +11.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $28.40BFY2026 $2.41BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +21.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +17.3% +18.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBENBLKFICO
Held by institutions 52.8% 77.6% 95.7%
Institutions holding 666 2,315 845
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +2.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 347 1,090 383
Institutions selling 223 887 344
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.23 1.11

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.

BENBLKFICO
BEN 1.00 0.60 0.07
BLK 0.60 1.00 0.11
FICO 0.07 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEN, BLK and FICO?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.56B, BlackRock (BLK) $182.81B, Fair Isaac (FICO) $15.65B.

Which stock is cheaper, BEN, BLK and FICO?

Fair Isaac (FICO) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 20.4x, BlackRock (BLK) 27.3x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is cheapest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 12.4x, BlackRock (BLK) 19.9x, Fair Isaac (FICO) 16.0x). 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) +26.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) +24.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Fair Isaac (FICO) has the highest net margin (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%, BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 34.1%). On return on invested capital, Fair Isaac (FICO) leads (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%, BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 62.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +50.0%, BlackRock (BLK) +15.5%, Fair Isaac (FICO) -56.4%. Over five years, Fair Isaac (FICO) compounded fastest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) -1.1%/yr, BlackRock (BLK) +5.1%/yr, Fair Isaac (FICO) +13.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) has the highest dividend yield: Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%, BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 0.00%. Fair Isaac (FICO) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Templeton (BEN) has been the steadiest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.9%, BlackRock (BLK) 28.1%, Fair Isaac (FICO) 66.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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