DEFT vs VRSK vs BEN Stock Comparison

Defi Technologies, Verisk Analytics and Franklin Templeton Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DEFT Defi Technologies, Inc.
$0.40 -20.0% 1M -80.9% 1Y
Market cap
$138.38M
P/E
4.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$60.57M
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
VRSK Verisk Analytics, Inc.
$187.73 +10.9% 1M -19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$24.67B
P/E
27.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.14B
Div. yield
–
Financial Data and Analytics Financial Services
2 wins
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.24 -5.4% 1M +33.6% 1Y
Market cap
$16.29B
P/E
20.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Franklin Templeton leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Franklin Templeton 7, Verisk Analytics 2, Defi Technologies 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDEFTVRSKBENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $138.38M $24.67B $16.29B VRSK
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.1x 27.9x 20.0x DEFT
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 23.6x 11.4x BEN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.0% +7.9% BEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 55.3% 28.2% 8.7% DEFT
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 31.9% 4.4% VRSK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.3x -0.2x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -80.9% -19.7% +33.6% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -29.4%/yr -2.2%/yr +0.0%/yr BEN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 104.3% 37.5% 27.5% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 56/100 57/100 BEN

Percentile Scorecard

DEFTVRSKBEN

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

AxisDEFTVRSKBEN
Valuation 62 #70 of 181 32 #641 of 940 86 #26 of 181
Growth – 47 #348 of 655 46 #60 of 111
Profitability 48 #67 of 129 97 #22 of 633 53 #61 of 129
Financial Health 49 #85 of 164 33 #482 of 714 64 #59 of 164
Shareholder Returns 4 #72 of 75 72 #202 of 709 35 #49 of 75
Overall 41 56 57
  • DEFT ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VRSK ranked among 1,003 companies in Financial Services
  • BEN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodDEFTVRSKBENSPY
1 month -20.0%+10.9%-5.4% -0.2%
3 months -7.0%-11.6%-6.2% +3.9%
6 months -47.6%+6.3%+6.0% +8.2%
Year to date -47.0%-16.1%+30.8% +12.9%
1 year -80.9%-19.7%+33.6% +12.3%
3 years +344.4%-16.1%+39.2% +87.4%
3 years, per year +64.5%-5.7%+11.7% +23.3%
5 years -82.5%-10.3%+0.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year -29.4%-2.2%+0.0% +10.9%
10 years +419.5%+131.1%-9.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +17.9%+8.7%-1.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureDEFTVRSKBENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 104.3%37.5%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 103.7%39.1%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 4.11-0.481.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.78-0.531.22 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -98.4%-51.2%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -80.9%-19.7%-12.6% -1.2%
52-week high $2.09$233.68$35.76 $779.14
52-week low $0.39$156.84$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.

MultipleDEFTVRSKBEN
P/E now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 34.2x 27.7xmedian 13.0x 19.8xmedian 34.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 4.9x 7.8xmedian 3.2x 1.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.7x 16.4xmedian 7.4x 11.6xmedian 11.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -1.9xmedian 13.2x 19.8xmedian 10.8x 64.3xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 1.8x -20.5xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 1.11median 0.87 -10.40median 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 monthsDEFTVRSKBEN
Revenue $60.57M $3.14B $9.32B
Gross profit – $2.20B –
Operating income $19.23M $1.38B $905.50M
Net income $23.57M $885.50M $1.09B
Free cash flow -$81.53M $1.24B $246.60M
EPS (diluted) $0.09 $6.77 $1.58
Cash & equivalents $60.31M $551.40M $2.67B
Total debt – $11.77B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) 377.53M 130.85M 516.00M
Enterprise value -$239.35M $19.31B $5.29B

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
MetricDEFTVRSKBEN
P/E 4.1x 27.7x 19.8x
P/FCF -1.9x 19.8x 64.3x
P/Operating cash flow -1.9x 16.3x 57.1x
P/S 2.5x 7.8x 1.7x
P/B 1.1x -20.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 0.9x -16.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 3.7x 16.4x 11.6x
EV/EBIT 3.9x 20.6x 17.2x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 9.0x 1.7x
EV/FCF -0.9x 22.9x 63.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -0.9x 18.9x 56.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 1.11 -10.40

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKBEN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.0% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.9% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 6.2% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 8.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 4.8% 146.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – -3.3% 145.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 20.7% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -2.0% 3.7% 152.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 25.0% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.1% -83.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 11.4% -38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 21.2% -83.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.6% -38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKBEN
Gross margin – 70.2% –
EBITDA margin 33.3% 55.0% 14.5%
Operating margin 31.8% 43.9% 9.7%
Pretax margin 8.4% 37.0% 16.3%
Net margin 55.3% 28.2% 8.7%
FCF margin -134.6% 39.4% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin -134.6% 47.9% 3.0%
Return on equity 15.8% – 8.7%
Return on assets 3.9% 19.5% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 31.9% 4.4%
Return on capital employed 11.1% 40.1% –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.7x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -3.5x 1.7x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue 12.6% 1.8% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKBEN
Debt / assets – 99.5% 6.6%
Debt / equity – -3.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.3x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 3.6x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 75.1% 126.4% 64.4%
Equity / assets 24.9% -26.4% 35.6%
Interest coverage 4.0x 7.0x 10.2x
Current ratio 1.1x 1.0x –
Quick ratio 0.2x 0.9x –
Cash ratio 0.2x 0.5x –
Altman Z-score 0.30 6.82 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDEFTVRSKBEN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 4.2%
Net buyback yield -66.4% 7.7% 3.1%
Shareholder yield -66.4% 8.7% 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.

ConsensusDEFTVRSKBEN
Forward P/E – 23.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-0.04FY2026 $7.97FY2026 $2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -123.5%FY2026 +11.3%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.1% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $38.25MFY2026 $3.33BFY2026 $7.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -61.8%FY2026 +8.6%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.0% +6.7% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDEFTVRSKBEN
Held by institutions – 97.6% 52.8%
Institutions holding – 953 665
Change in shares held, QoQ – -0.4% -5.6%
Institutions buying – 487 346
Institutions selling – 349 223
Buyers to sellers – 1.40 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.

DEFTVRSKBEN
DEFT 1.00 -0.05 0.31
VRSK -0.05 1.00 -0.08
BEN 0.31 -0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DEFT, VRSK and BEN?

Verisk Analytics (VRSK) is the largest by market capitalisation: Defi Technologies (DEFT) $138.38M, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) $24.67B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.29B.

Which stock is cheaper, DEFT, VRSK and BEN?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 4.1x, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 27.9x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 20.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Franklin Templeton (BEN) is cheapest (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 23.6x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.4x). 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: Verisk Analytics (VRSK) +5.0%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Defi Technologies (DEFT) has the highest net margin (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 55.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 28.2%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) leads (Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 31.9%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Defi Technologies (DEFT) -80.9%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -19.7%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +33.6%. Over five years, Franklin Templeton (BEN) compounded fastest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) -29.4%/yr, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) -2.2%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Defi Technologies (DEFT) 0.00%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 0.00%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%. Defi Technologies (DEFT) and Verisk Analytics (VRSK) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Templeton (BEN) has been the steadiest (Defi Technologies (DEFT) 104.3%, Verisk Analytics (VRSK) 37.5%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DEFT, VRSK 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 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.