BLK vs GS vs BEN Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Franklin Templeton Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,117.92 +5.3% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$175.28B
P/E
26.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$875.72 -6.5% 1M +16.6% 1Y
Market cap
$268.02B
P/E
13.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$66.20B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.05 -5.2% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$15.95B
P/E
19.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Goldman Sachs leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Goldman Sachs 6, Franklin Templeton 4, BlackRock 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKGSBENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $175.28B $268.02B $15.95B GS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 26.1x 13.4x 19.6x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.2x 12.0x 11.3x BEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +17.8% +7.9% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% 30.3% 8.7% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% 14.1% 4.4% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -5.5x -0.2x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.04% BEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -0.6% +16.6% +37.0% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.1%/yr +16.2%/yr +0.2%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.5% 32.1% 27.5% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 57/100 36/100 57/100 BEN

Percentile Scorecard

BLKGSBEN

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

AxisBLKGSBEN
Valuation 65 #65 of 183 13 #315 of 361 85 #28 of 183
Growth 63 #43 of 113 49 #177 of 344 48 #59 of 113
Profitability 69 #41 of 131 17 #290 of 348 53 #62 of 131
Financial Health 63 #63 of 168 12 #299 of 340 62 #64 of 168
Shareholder Returns 24 #58 of 76 90 #38 of 352 37 #48 of 76
Overall 57 36 57
  • BLK ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • 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

PeriodBLKGSBENSPY
1 month +5.3%-6.5%-5.2% -1.0%
3 months +5.9%-17.5%-4.4% +2.9%
6 months +7.0%-5.5%+14.5% +6.4%
Year to date +4.4%-0.4%+30.0% +11.4%
1 year -0.6%+16.6%+37.0% +13.1%
3 years +82.6%+192.7%+37.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +22.2%+43.1%+11.2% +21.5%
5 years +22.2%+111.4%+1.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +4.1%+16.2%+0.2% +10.9%
10 years +223.5%+401.4%-9.9% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.5%+17.5%-1.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBLKGSBENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.5%32.1%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.4%32.2%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.201.631.21 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.020.521.34 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-34.0%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.6%-24.0%-13.2% -2.5%
52-week high $1,183.85$1,152.07$35.76 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$750.78$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.

MultipleBLKGSBEN
P/E now vs peer median 25.9xmedian 33.6x 13.1xmedian 12.5x 19.7xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.6x 3.9xmedian 3.5x 1.7xmedian 4.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 16.6xmedian 12.0x -2.9xmedian 4.8x 11.5xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 49.3xmedian 13.4x -6.1xmedian 11.4x 63.9xmedian 13.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.0xmedian 1.9x 2.1xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.33median 1.48 -10.34median 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 monthsBLKGSBEN
Revenue $27.30B $66.20B $9.32B
Operating income $8.89B – $905.50M
Net income $7.13B $20.97B $1.09B
Free cash flow $3.52B -$41.52B $246.60M
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $65.75 $1.58
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $187.27B $2.67B
Total debt $12.74B $1.54T $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 304.90M 516.00M
Enterprise value $121.41B -$3.29T $4.95B

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
MetricBLKGSBEN
P/E 25.9x 13.1x 19.7x
P/FCF 49.3x -6.1x 63.9x
P/Operating cash flow 44.0x -6.5x 56.7x
P/S 6.3x 3.9x 1.7x
P/B 3.0x 2.1x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 5.7x 2.1x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 16.6x -2.9x 11.5x
EV/EBIT 19.4x -3.0x 17.1x
EV/Revenue 6.3x -4.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 49.0x 6.8x 62.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 43.7x 7.2x 55.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.33 -10.34

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKGSBEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 17.8% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.2% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% – 146.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 34.8% 145.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 33.3% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 41.8% 152.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 40.1% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% -72.2% -83.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -53.7% -38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% -66.9% -83.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.3% -38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKGSBEN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 38.0% 146.8% 14.5%
Operating margin 32.6% – 9.7%
Pretax margin 33.6% 39.7% 16.3%
Net margin 24.6% 30.3% 8.7%
FCF margin 12.9% -62.7% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% -59.5% 3.0%
Return on equity 12.4% 17.1% 8.7%
Return on assets 4.1% 1.0% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.9% 14.1% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.2x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -1.9x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 5.2% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKGSBEN
Debt / assets 7.2% 20.6% 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.6x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x -5.5x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.6x -10.5x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 94.2% 64.4%
Equity / assets 32.9% 5.8% 35.6%
Interest coverage 16.4x 1.4x 10.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKGSBEN
Dividend yield 2.0% 2.1% 4.3%
Net buyback yield -0.1% 6.3% 3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 8.4% 7.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 50.6% – 63.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) 102.6% – 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.

ConsensusBLKGSBEN
Forward P/E 18.2xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.34FY2026 $72.86FY2026 $2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +42.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% -4.8% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.39BFY2026 $67.86BFY2026 $7.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.2%FY2026 +16.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.2% +5.3% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKGSBEN
Held by institutions 77.6% 72.1% 52.8%
Institutions holding 2,311 3,147 665
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.1% -5.6%
Institutions buying 1,087 1,551 346
Institutions selling 886 1,123 223
Buyers to sellers 1.23 1.38 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.

BLKGSBEN
BLK 1.00 0.55 0.59
GS 0.55 1.00 0.53
BEN 0.59 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, GS and BEN?

Goldman Sachs (GS) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $175.28B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $268.02B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $15.95B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, GS and BEN?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 26.1x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.4x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.2x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.0x, 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) +26.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.3%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 14.1%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) -0.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.6%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +37.0%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.1%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.2%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) has the highest dividend yield: BlackRock (BLK) 0.02%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%. Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, GS 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, Goldman Sachs (GS) 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.