BEN vs DEFT vs EMPD Stock Comparison

Franklin Templeton, Defi Technologies and Empery Digital Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.24 -5.4% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$15.85B
P/E
19.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
4.23%
Asset Management Financial Services
8 wins
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.40 -20.0% 1M -80.9% 1Y
Market cap
$154.33M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
EMPD Empery Digital Inc.
$2.86 -1.0% 1M -60.0% 1Y
Market cap
$80.39M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$158.29K
Div. yield
–
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Head to Head

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Franklin Templeton leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Franklin Templeton 8, Defi Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBENDEFTEMPDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $15.85B $154.33M $80.39M BEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 4.1x -0.3x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% — -105.9% BEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% 55.3% — DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — -140.8% BEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — -0.2x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.23% — — –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +33.6% -80.9% -60.0% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.0%/yr -29.4%/yr -95.6%/yr BEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 104.3% 78.3% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 41/100 18/100 BEN

Percentile Scorecard

BENDEFTEMPD

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

AxisBENDEFTEMPD
Valuation 86 #26 of 181 62 #70 of 181 13 #84 of 96
Growth 46 #60 of 111 – 19 #54 of 66
Profitability 53 #61 of 129 48 #67 of 129 2 #63 of 64
Financial Health 64 #59 of 164 49 #85 of 164 40 #56 of 93
Shareholder Returns 35 #49 of 75 4 #72 of 75 –
Overall 57 41 18
  • BEN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • DEFT ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • EMPD ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBENDEFTEMPDSPY
1 month -5.4%-20.0%-1.0% -0.2%
3 months -6.2%-7.0%-5.3% +3.9%
6 months +6.0%-47.6%-39.9% +8.2%
Year to date +30.8%-47.0%-37.4% +12.9%
1 year +33.6%-80.9%-60.0% +12.3%
3 years +39.2%+344.4%-100.0% +87.4%
3 years, per year +11.7%+64.5%-98.0% +23.3%
5 years +0.0%-82.5%-100.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +0.0%-29.4%-95.6% +10.9%
10 years -9.3%+419.5%— +261.1%
10 years, per year -1.0%+17.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBENDEFTEMPDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%104.3%78.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%103.7%87.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.204.112.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.22-0.78-0.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-98.4%-100.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.6%-80.9%-60.0% -1.2%
52-week high $35.76$2.09$7.15 $779.14
52-week low $21.18$0.39$2.52 $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.

MultipleBENDEFTEMPD
P/E now vs peer median 19.8xmedian 34.2x 4.1xmedian 34.2x -0.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.9x 2.5xmedian 4.9x -507.9xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.6xmedian 11.7x 3.7xmedian 11.7x -0.5xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 64.3xmedian 13.2x -1.9xmedian 13.2x -3.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.1xmedian 1.8x 0.7xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -10.40median 0.91 —median 0.91 0.00median 0.54

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 monthsBENDEFTEMPD
Revenue $9.32B $60.57M -$158.29K
Gross profit – – -$173.85K
Operating income $905.50M $19.23M -$272.48M
Net income $1.09B $23.57M -$272.13M
Free cash flow $246.60M -$81.53M -$21.04M
R&D – – $84.38K
EPS (diluted) $1.58 $0.09 $-9.70
Cash & equivalents $2.67B $60.31M $3.69M
Total debt $2.40B – $199.71M
Shares (diluted) 516.00M 377.53M 28.06M
Enterprise value $6.33B -$223.40M $36.75M

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
MetricBENDEFTEMPD
P/E 19.8x 4.1x -0.3x
P/FCF 64.3x -1.9x -3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 57.1x -1.9x -3.8x
P/S 1.7x 2.5x -507.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.1x 0.7x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 0.9x 0.7x
EV/EBITDA 11.6x 3.7x -0.5x
EV/EBIT 17.2x 3.9x -0.5x
EV/Revenue 1.7x 1.2x -831.8x
EV/FCF 63.2x -0.9x -6.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 56.1x -0.9x -6.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.40 – 0.00

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBENDEFTEMPD
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% – -105.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – -27.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 98.5%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 60.2%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.1% – -1,168%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – -124.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.3% – -979.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% – -80.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% -2.0% 80.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 98.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% – -39.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.4% – 6.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.0% – -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – 7.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBENDEFTEMPD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.5% 33.3% –
Operating margin 9.7% 31.8% –
Pretax margin 16.3% 8.4% –
Net margin 8.7% 55.3% –
FCF margin 2.6% -134.6% –
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% -134.6% 13,276%
Return on equity 8.7% 15.8% -193.7%
Return on assets 3.2% 3.9% -136.2%
Return on invested capital 4.4% – -140.8%
Return on capital employed – 11.1% -145.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -3.5x 0.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 12.6% -11,701%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBENDEFTEMPD
Debt / assets 6.6% – 30.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.5x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 9.7x – -2.6x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 75.1% 36.8%
Equity / assets 35.6% 24.9% 63.2%
Interest coverage 10.2x 4.0x -52.3x
Current ratio – 1.1x 0.5x
Quick ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash ratio – 0.2x 0.3x
Altman Z-score – 0.30 -7.79

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBENDEFTEMPD
Dividend yield 4.2% – –
Net buyback yield 3.1% -66.4% 182.2%
Shareholder yield 7.4% -66.4% 182.2%
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.

ConsensusBENDEFTEMPD
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.74FY2026 $-0.04FY2026 $-0.45FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 -123.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 $38.25MFY2026 $488.61KFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 -61.8%FY2026 -51.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% +14.0% -13.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBENDEFTEMPD
Held by institutions 52.8% – 60.9%
Institutions holding 665 – 37
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% – -7.2%
Institutions buying 346 – 12
Institutions selling 223 – 16
Buyers to sellers 1.55 – 0.75

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.

BENDEFTEMPD
BEN 1.00 0.31 0.30
DEFT 0.31 1.00 0.43
EMPD 0.30 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEN, DEFT and EMPD?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Templeton (BEN) $15.85B, Defi Technologies (DEFT) $154.33M, Empery Digital (EMPD) $80.39M.

Which stock is cheaper, BEN, DEFT and EMPD?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.8x, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Empery Digital (EMPD) -0.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -105.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%). On return on invested capital, Franklin Templeton (BEN) leads (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -140.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +33.6%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.9%, Empery Digital (EMPD) -60.0%. Over five years, Franklin Templeton (BEN) compounded fastest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.0%/yr, Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.4%/yr, Empery Digital (EMPD) -95.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.23%. Defi Technologies (DEFT) and Empery Digital (EMPD) 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%, Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.3%, Empery Digital (EMPD) 78.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEN, DEFT and EMPD?

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 8. 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.