BLK vs SMWB vs BEN Stock Comparison

BlackRock, Similarweb and Franklin Templeton Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLK BlackRock, Inc.
$1,161.10 +9.6% 1M +8.6% 1Y
Market cap
$189.76B
P/E
28.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.30B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
7 wins
SMWB Similarweb Ltd.
$8.73 +9.7% 1M -0.3% 1Y
Market cap
$747.24M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$295.61M
Div. yield
–
Analytics and BI Technology
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$32.37 -1.4% 1M +41.7% 1Y
Market cap
$17.42B
P/E
21.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

BlackRock leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (BlackRock 7, Franklin Templeton 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLKSMWBBENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $189.76B $747.24M $17.42B BLK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.3x -34.3x 21.4x BEN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 39.7x 11.8x BEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.5% +10.2% +7.9% BLK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 24.6% -7.4% 8.7% BLK
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.9% — 4.4% BLK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.1x — -0.2x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.02% 0.00% 0.04% BEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +8.6% -0.3% +41.7% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +4.0%/yr -15.0%/yr -2.3%/yr BLK
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.6% 80.8% 27.6% BLK
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 58/100 36/100 57/100 BLK

Percentile Scorecard

BLKSMWBBEN

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

AxisBLKSMWBBEN
Valuation 67 #67 of 200 28 #72 of 100 86 #28 of 200
Growth 59 #48 of 116 62 #38 of 99 45 #64 of 116
Profitability 70 #44 of 143 42 #56 of 96 53 #68 of 143
Financial Health 64 #60 of 166 24 #85 of 112 61 #65 of 166
Shareholder Returns 29 #57 of 80 21 #53 of 67 41 #48 of 80
Overall 58 36 57
  • BLK ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SMWB ranked among 114 companies in Business Applications
  • BEN ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLKSMWBBENSPY
1 month +9.6%+9.7%-1.4% -2.0%
3 months +2.7%+17.8%-9.5% -2.2%
6 months +10.7%+173.7%+6.3% +4.2%
Year to date +8.5%+16.6%+35.5% +10.6%
1 year +8.6%-0.3%+41.7% +10.4%
3 years +76.5%+71.5%+33.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +20.9%+19.7%+10.1% +20.2%
5 years +21.7%-55.5%-10.8% +61.6%
5 years, per year +4.0%-15.0%-2.3% +10.1%
10 years +240.4%—-3.2% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.0%—-0.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLKSMWBBENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.6%80.8%27.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.6%88.9%28.5% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.221.781.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.310.001.51 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.3%-88.3%-54.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -1.9%-5.8%-9.5% -3.2%
52-week high $1,183.85$9.27$35.76 $779.14
52-week low $922.90$2.33$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.

MultipleBLKSMWBBEN
P/E now vs peer median 26.9xmedian 33.9x -34.0xmedian 27.1x 20.5xmedian 33.9x
P/S now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.7x 2.6xmedian 2.8x 1.8xmedian 4.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.2xmedian 12.0x -298.1xmedian 16.6x 12.0xmedian 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 51.2xmedian 14.4x 49.2xmedian 15.7x 66.6xmedian 14.4x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.8x 33.3xmedian 2.8x 1.3xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.88 -1.13median 0.87 -10.78median 0.88

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 monthsBLKSMWBBEN
Revenue $27.30B $295.61M $9.32B
Gross profit – $235.99M –
Operating income $8.89B -$11.06M $905.50M
Net income $7.13B -$21.78M $1.09B
Free cash flow $3.52B $15.44M $246.60M
R&D – $73.83M –
EPS (diluted) $40.71 $-0.26 $1.58
Cash & equivalents $10.49B $73.90M $2.67B
Total debt $12.74B – $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 164.65M 84.82M 516.00M
Enterprise value $135.89B $470.19M $6.42B

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
MetricBLKSMWBBEN
P/E 26.9x -34.0x 20.5x
P/FCF 51.2x 49.2x 66.6x
P/Operating cash flow 45.7x 53.6x 59.1x
P/S 6.6x 2.6x 1.8x
P/B 3.1x 33.3x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 5.9x 33.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 17.2x -298.1x 12.0x
EV/EBIT 20.1x -61.9x 17.8x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 2.3x 1.7x
EV/FCF 50.9x 44.4x 65.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 45.4x 48.4x 58.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -1.13 -10.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLKSMWBBEN
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.5% 10.2% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 12.5% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 18.4% 50.2% 146.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 42.5% -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.2% 25.1% 145.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 27.5% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -0.6% 28.7% 152.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.0% -30.9% -83.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.8% -38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -9.5% -29.0% -83.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.7% -38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLKSMWBBEN
Gross margin – 79.8% –
EBITDA margin 38.0% -0.8% 14.5%
Operating margin 32.6% -3.7% 9.7%
Pretax margin 33.6% -5.9% 16.3%
Net margin 24.6% -7.4% 8.7%
FCF margin 12.9% 5.2% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin 14.4% 4.8% 3.0%
Return on equity 12.4% -108.3% 8.7%
Return on assets 4.1% -8.8% 3.2%
Return on invested capital 9.9% – 4.4%
Return on capital employed – -19.5% –
Asset turnover 0.2x 1.1x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x -0.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 5.4% 6.2% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLKSMWBBEN
Debt / assets 7.2% – 6.6%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.1x – -0.2x
Debt / FCF 3.6x – 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 67.1% 91.9% 64.4%
Equity / assets 32.9% 8.1% 35.6%
Interest coverage 16.4x – 10.2x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.6x –
Cash ratio – 0.3x –
Altman Z-score – 0.43 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLKSMWBBEN
Dividend yield 1.9% – 4.1%
Net buyback yield -0.1% -0.3% 3.0%
Shareholder yield 1.8% -0.3% 7.1%
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.

ConsensusBLKSMWBBEN
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 39.7xFY2026 11.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $61.68FY2026 $0.22FY2026 $2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.3%FY2026 +266.7%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +36.4% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.40BFY2026 $332.14MFY2026 $7.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.3%FY2026 +17.5%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +17.3% +0.8% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLKSMWBBEN
Held by institutions 77.6% 45.9% 52.8%
Institutions holding 2,315 68 666
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% -7.8% -5.6%
Institutions buying 1,090 36 347
Institutions selling 887 18 223
Buyers to sellers 1.23 2.00 1.56

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.

BLKSMWBBEN
BLK 1.00 0.19 0.59
SMWB 0.19 1.00 0.15
BEN 0.59 0.15 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLK, SMWB and BEN?

BlackRock (BLK) is the largest by market capitalisation: BlackRock (BLK) $189.76B, Similarweb (SMWB) $747.24M, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $17.42B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLK, SMWB and BEN?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (BlackRock (BLK) 28.3x, Similarweb (SMWB) -34.3x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 21.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is cheapest (BlackRock (BLK) 18.8x, Similarweb (SMWB) 39.7x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.8x). 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%, Similarweb (SMWB) +10.2%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

BlackRock (BLK) has the highest net margin (BlackRock (BLK) 24.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) -7.4%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, BlackRock (BLK) leads (BlackRock (BLK) 9.9%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: BlackRock (BLK) +8.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) -0.3%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +41.7%. Over five years, BlackRock (BLK) compounded fastest (BlackRock (BLK) +4.0%/yr, Similarweb (SMWB) -15.0%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) -2.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, BlackRock (BLK) has been the steadiest (BlackRock (BLK) 27.6%, Similarweb (SMWB) 80.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLK, SMWB 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, BlackRock (BLK) leads on 7. 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.