BEN vs GLDM vs TROW Stock Comparison

Franklin Templeton, World Gold Trust and Price T Rowe 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
GLDM World Gold Trust
$79.38 -6.5% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.26B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
TROW Price T Rowe Group Inc
$103.49 -1.9% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.17B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Price T Rowe leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Price T Rowe 4, World Gold Trust 3, Franklin Templeton 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBENGLDMTROWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $16.10B $27.26B $22.17B GLDM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.8x 8.7x 10.0x GLDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x — 9.9x TROW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.9% — +7.0% BEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 8.7% — 29.3% TROW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.4% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.04% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.7% -2.3% -0.1% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.4%/yr +17.3%/yr -12.7%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 28.6% 24.0% TROW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 — 79/100 TROW

Percentile Scorecard

BENGLDMTROW

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

AxisBENGLDMTROW
Valuation 85 #29 of 184 91 #17 of 184 89 #22 of 184
Growth 46 #61 of 113 – 63 #43 of 113
Profitability 53 #62 of 130 – 84 #22 of 130
Financial Health 63 #63 of 167 – –
Shareholder Returns 36 #49 of 76 – 83 #14 of 76
Overall 57 – 79
  • BEN ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GLDM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TROW 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

PeriodBENGLDMTROWSPY
1 month -6.1%-6.5%-1.9% -0.8%
3 months -6.7%-1.7%-13.2% +3.5%
6 months +12.4%-14.3%+2.1% +7.0%
Year to date +29.8%-7.0%+1.1% +12.2%
1 year +35.7%-2.3%-0.1% +13.0%
3 years +38.1%+99.4%+17.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +11.4%+25.9%+5.4% +23.1%
5 years +2.1%+122.0%-49.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +0.4%+17.3%-12.7% +11.0%
10 years -11.7%—+56.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year -1.2%—+4.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBENGLDMTROWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%28.6%24.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%31.8%26.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.200.840.79 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.30-0.080.00 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -55.8%-26.3%-63.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.3%-25.7%-14.9% -1.8%
52-week high $35.76$106.77$121.68 $779.14
52-week low $21.18$77.96$86.19 $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.

MultipleBENGLDMTROW
P/E now vs peer median 19.6xmedian 33.6x 8.6xmedian 33.6x 10.0xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 2.9xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 11.5x —median 11.5x 6.9xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.8xmedian 13.2x —median 13.2x 13.2xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median -10.32median 0.91 —median 0.91 0.68median 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 monthsBENGLDMTROW
Revenue $9.32B – $7.59B
Operating income $905.50M – $2.34B
Net income $1.09B $3.12B $2.34B
Free cash flow $246.60M – $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $1.58 – $10.37
Cash & equivalents $2.67B – $3.23B
Total debt $2.40B – –
Shares (diluted) 516.00M – 214.20M
Enterprise value $5.10B -$75.81B $8.20B

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
MetricBENGLDMTROW
P/E 19.6x 8.6x 10.0x
P/FCF 63.8x – 13.2x
P/Operating cash flow 56.6x – 11.4x
P/S 1.7x – 2.9x
P/B 1.2x 1.0x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.0x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 11.5x – 6.9x
EV/EBIT 17.1x – 8.1x
EV/Revenue 1.7x – 2.5x
EV/FCF 62.7x – 11.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 55.7x – 9.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -10.32 – 0.68

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBENGLDMTROW
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.9% – 7.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% – 6.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 146.1% – 3.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -6.6% – 8.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 145.3% -11.8% 10.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.8% 129.5% 14.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 152.2% – 12.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -1.9% – 14.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -83.1% – 26.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.4% – 7.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -83.0% – 42.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -38.0% – 9.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBENGLDMTROW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 14.5% – 36.2%
Operating margin 9.7% – 30.8%
Pretax margin 16.3% – 40.0%
Net margin 8.7% – 29.3%
FCF margin 2.6% – 22.0%
Operating cash flow margin 3.0% – 25.5%
Return on equity 8.7% 11.0% 21.1%
Return on assets 3.2% 10.9% 15.6%
Return on invested capital 4.4% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.1% – 2.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBENGLDMTROW
Debt / assets 6.6% – –
Debt / equity 0.2x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – –
Debt / FCF 9.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 64.4% 0.2% 27.3%
Equity / assets 35.6% 99.8% 72.7%
Interest coverage 10.2x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBENGLDMTROW
Dividend yield 4.3% – 5.0%
Net buyback yield 3.2% – 3.8%
Shareholder yield 7.4% – 8.8%
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.

ConsensusBENGLDMTROW
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 – 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.74FY2026 – $10.49FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 – +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +21.9% – -7.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $7.06BFY2026 – $7.92BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.4%FY2026 – +8.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.7% – +2.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBENGLDMTROW
Held by institutions 52.8% 51.1% 88.8%
Institutions holding 665 909 1,156
Change in shares held, QoQ -5.6% +7.2% +2.1%
Institutions buying 346 513 598
Institutions selling 223 262 397
Buyers to sellers 1.55 1.96 1.51

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.

BENGLDMTROW
BEN 1.00 0.16 0.51
GLDM 0.16 1.00 0.14
TROW 0.51 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BEN, GLDM and TROW?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.10B, World Gold Trust (GLDM) $27.26B, Price T Rowe (TROW) $22.17B.

Which stock is cheaper, BEN, GLDM and TROW?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.8x, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.7x, Price T Rowe (TROW) 10.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Price T Rowe (TROW) is cheapest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.3x, Price T Rowe (TROW) 9.9x). 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%, Price T Rowe (TROW) +7.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Price T Rowe (TROW) has the highest net margin (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%, Price T Rowe (TROW) 29.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +35.7%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) -2.3%, Price T Rowe (TROW) -0.1%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.4%/yr, World Gold Trust (GLDM) +17.3%/yr, Price T Rowe (TROW) -12.7%/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%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 0.00%, Price T Rowe (TROW) 0.00%. World Gold Trust (GLDM) and Price T Rowe (TROW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Price T Rowe (TROW) has been the steadiest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%, World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.6%, Price T Rowe (TROW) 24.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BEN, GLDM and TROW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Price T Rowe (TROW) leads on 4. 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.