BLK vs CRM vs BEN Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Salesforce and Franklin Templeton Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,127.63 +3.7% 1M -0.8% 1Y
Market cap
$175.57B
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
$197.81B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$43.94B
Div. yield
–
CRM and Sales Software Technology
4 wins
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.00 -6.1% 1M +35.7% 1Y
Market cap
$16.14B
P/E
19.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
5 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.

QuestionBLKCRMBENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $175.57B $197.81B $16.14B CRM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 24.7x 20.5x 19.9x BEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.3x 14.0x 11.3x BEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +24.7% +11.2% +7.9% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.0% 8.7% CRM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 9.0% 4.4% CRM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.9x -0.2x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.8% -2.8% +35.7% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.2%/yr -3.5%/yr +0.4%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 46.8% 27.5% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 57/100 CRM

Percentile Scorecard

BLKCRMBEN

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

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

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

Risk

MeasureBLKCRMBENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%46.8%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.5%41.6%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.210.401.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.03-0.061.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-59.2%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.7%-7.0%-13.3% -1.8%
52-week high $1,183.85$266.23$35.76 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$150.12$21.18 $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.

MultipleBLKCRMBEN
P/E now vs peer median 24.7xmedian 33.6x 21.0xmedian 28.8x 19.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.1xmedian 4.9x 4.6xmedian 2.8x 1.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 15.5xmedian 17.7x 11.5xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 47.1xmedian 13.2x 13.4xmedian 15.8x 63.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 5.3xmedian 3.2x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.22median 0.85 -10.32median 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 monthsBLKCRMBEN
Revenue $28.54B $43.94B $9.32B
Gross profit – $33.96B –
Operating income – $8.74B $905.50M
Net income – $9.66B $1.09B
Free cash flow – $15.15B $246.60M
R&D – $6.37B –
EPS (diluted) – $11.77 $1.58
Cash & equivalents – $8.31B $2.67B
Total debt – $39.29B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 821.00M 516.00M
Enterprise value $175.57B $153.68B $5.14B

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

Growth

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

Profitability

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

Financial Health

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

Shareholder Returns

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

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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.

BLKCRMBEN
BLK 1.00 0.07 0.59
CRM 0.07 1.00 0.11
BEN 0.59 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, CRM and BEN?

Salesforce (CRM) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $175.57B, Salesforce (CRM) $197.81B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, CRM and BEN?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 24.7x, Salesforce (CRM) 20.5x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.3x, Salesforce (CRM) 14.0x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.3x). 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: BlackRock (BLK) +24.7%, Salesforce (CRM) +11.2%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

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

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) -0.8%, Salesforce (CRM) -2.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +35.7%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.2%/yr, Salesforce (CRM) -3.5%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: BlackRock (BLK) 0.00%, Salesforce (CRM) 0.00%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%. 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 (BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Salesforce (CRM) 46.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.