BEN vs FOFA vs HRB Stock Comparison

Franklin Templeton, Family Office Of America and H&R Block 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
$17.19B
P/E
21.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
3.90%
Asset Management Financial Services
6 wins
HRB H&R Block Inc
$55.46 +32.0% 1M +11.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.84B
P/E
9.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.95B
Div. yield
3.10%
Accounting and Tax Services Industrials
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Franklin Templeton leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Franklin Templeton 6, H&R Block 5, Family Office Of America 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBENFOFAHRBLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $17.19B $23.86M $6.84B BEN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.5x -152.9x 9.6x HRB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x — 9.3x HRB
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% +377,323.4% +4.9% FOFA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% -11.9% 18.6% HRB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — -40.5% BEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — -0.9x HRB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.90% — 3.10% BEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +50.0% +44.4% +11.0% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -1.1%/yr -12.4%/yr +17.1%/yr HRB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.9% 277.7% 47.4% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 58/100 55/100 BEN

Percentile Scorecard

BENFOFAHRB

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

AxisBENFOFAHRB
Valuation 86 #28 of 199 38 #124 of 199 58 #48 of 114
Growth 47 #62 of 117 96 #6 of 117 45 #54 of 98
Profitability 53 #68 of 143 30 #101 of 143 60 #39 of 95
Financial Health 63 #62 of 165 68 #54 of 165 26 #94 of 126
Shareholder Returns 40 #48 of 79 – 88 #9 of 70
Overall 58 58 55
  • BEN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • FOFA ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • HRB ranked among 131 companies in Business Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBENFOFAHRBSPY
1 month +3.0%-9.3%+32.0% -1.0%
3 months -3.0%-13.3%+20.8% -0.4%
6 months +8.7%-49.4%+89.2% +4.5%
Year to date +41.8%+178.6%+27.3% +12.4%
1 year +50.0%+44.4%+11.0% +13.6%
3 years +39.7%+160.0%+29.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +11.8%+37.5%+9.1% +20.8%
5 years -5.6%-48.3%+119.7% +63.7%
5 years, per year -1.1%-12.4%+17.1% +10.4%
10 years +0.2%-98.1%+152.9% +267.7%
10 years, per year +0.0%-32.6%+9.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBENFOFAHRBSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.9%277.7%47.4% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.6%451.0%41.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.23-2.73-0.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.790.160.23 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -53.7%-93.3%-57.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.3%-83.0%0.0% -1.6%
52-week high $35.76$4.60$55.46 $779.14
52-week low $21.18$0.26$28.34 $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.

MultipleBENFOFAHRB
P/E now vs peer median 21.5xmedian 33.9x -152.9xmedian 33.9x 9.6xmedian 23.0x
P/S now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 4.9x 18.3xmedian 4.9x 1.7xmedian 0.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.6xmedian 12.6x —median 12.6x -12.3xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 69.7xmedian 15.5x 122.1xmedian 15.5x 9.0xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.8x 23.9xmedian 1.8x 58.2xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median -11.28median 0.92 -2.11median 0.92 0.56median 1.13

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 monthsBENFOFAHRB
Revenue $9.32B $1.31M $3.95B
Gross profit – – $1.75B
Operating income $905.50M -$177.96K -$722.68M
Net income $1.09B -$155.56K $733.60M
Free cash flow $246.60M $195.50K $756.08M
EPS (diluted) $1.58 $-0.01 $5.69
Cash & equivalents $2.67B $636.89K $958.71M
Total debt $2.40B $207.75K $1.49B
Shares (diluted) 516.00M 30.49M 128.87M
Enterprise value $7.67B $21.90M $4.29B

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
MetricBENFOFAHRB
P/E 21.5x -152.9x 9.6x
P/FCF 69.7x 122.1x 9.0x
P/Operating cash flow 61.9x 122.1x 8.2x
P/S 1.8x 18.3x 1.7x
P/B 1.3x 23.9x 58.2x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 51.0x -45.7x
EV/EBITDA 12.6x – -12.3x
EV/EBIT 18.7x -131.7x -10.2x
EV/Revenue 1.8x 17.9x 1.9x
EV/FCF 68.6x 119.9x 9.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 60.9x 119.9x 8.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -11.28 -2.11 0.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBENFOFAHRB
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% 377,323% 4.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 4.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 4.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 4.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.1% 29.7% -1.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% 55.6% -72.9%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.3% 38.2% 21.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 57.6% 9.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% 45.8% 29.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% 72.3% 17.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% 246.8% 23.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.4% 38.3% 0.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.0% 246.8% 26.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% 38.3% 0.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBENFOFAHRB
Gross margin – – 44.3%
EBITDA margin 14.5% – -15.2%
Operating margin 9.7% -13.6% -18.3%
Pretax margin 16.3% -10.9% 21.6%
Net margin 8.7% -11.9% 18.6%
FCF margin 2.6% 15.0% 19.2%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% 15.0% 21.3%
Return on equity 8.7% -21.4% 1,576%
Return on assets 3.2% -8.6% 22.1%
Return on invested capital 4.4% – -40.5%
Return on capital employed – -14.2% -31.0%
Asset turnover 0.3x 0.5x 1.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x -1.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% 10.4% 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBENFOFAHRB
Debt / assets 6.6% 7.8% 45.8%
Debt / equity 0.2x 0.2x 12.7x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – -0.9x
Debt / FCF 9.7x 1.1x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 62.4% 96.4%
Equity / assets 35.6% 37.6% 3.6%
Interest coverage 10.2x – -9.0x
Current ratio – 0.7x 1.1x
Quick ratio – 0.7x 1.0x
Cash ratio – 0.5x 1.0x
Altman Z-score – 6.16 1.85

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBENFOFAHRB
Dividend yield 3.9% – 3.1%
Net buyback yield 2.9% – 7.5%
Shareholder yield 6.8% – 10.6%
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.

ConsensusBENFOFAHRB
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 – 9.3xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $2.74FY2026 – $5.96FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 – +12.2%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – +11.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 – $4.40BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 – +11.3%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% – +3.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBENFOFAHRB
Held by institutions 52.8% – 100.0%
Institutions holding 666 – 538
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% – +5.9%
Institutions buying 347 – 320
Institutions selling 223 – 138
Buyers to sellers 1.56 – 2.32

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.

BENFOFAHRB
BEN 1.00 0.00 0.08
FOFA 0.00 1.00 0.04
HRB 0.08 0.04 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEN, FOFA and HRB?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Templeton (BEN) $17.19B, Family Office Of America (FOFA) $23.86M, H&R Block (HRB) $6.84B.

Which stock is cheaper, BEN, FOFA and HRB?

H&R Block (HRB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 21.5x, Family Office Of America (FOFA) -152.9x, H&R Block (HRB) 9.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, H&R Block (HRB) is cheapest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 12.4x, H&R Block (HRB) 9.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Family Office Of America (FOFA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%, Family Office Of America (FOFA) +377,323.4%, H&R Block (HRB) +4.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

H&R Block (HRB) has the highest net margin (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%, Family Office Of America (FOFA) -11.9%, H&R Block (HRB) 18.6%). On return on invested capital, Franklin Templeton (BEN) leads (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%, H&R Block (HRB) -40.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +50.0%, Family Office Of America (FOFA) +44.4%, H&R Block (HRB) +11.0%. Over five years, H&R Block (HRB) compounded fastest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) -1.1%/yr, Family Office Of America (FOFA) -12.4%/yr, H&R Block (HRB) +17.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) has the highest dividend yield: Franklin Templeton (BEN) 3.90%, H&R Block (HRB) 3.10%. Family Office Of America (FOFA) 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%, Family Office Of America (FOFA) 277.7%, H&R Block (HRB) 47.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEN, FOFA and HRB?

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 6. 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.