GLD vs BEN vs IVZ Stock Comparison

Spdr Gold Trust, Franklin Templeton and Invesco Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLD Spdr Gold Trust
$373.57 -1.2% 1M +2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$131.50B
P/E
5.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.73 -2.9% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.10B
P/E
20.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
4.16%
Asset Management Financial Services
5 wins
IVZ Invesco Ltd.
$28.69 -5.7% 1M +19.7% 1Y
Market cap
$12.67B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.90B
Div. yield
2.93%
Asset Management Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Franklin Templeton leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Franklin Templeton 5, Invesco 4, Spdr Gold Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLDBENIVZLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $131.50B $16.10B $12.67B GLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 5.8x 20.1x -41.9x GLD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.6x 10.7x IVZ
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.9% +12.2% IVZ
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 8.7% -4.5% BEN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.4% -1.1% BEN
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x -2.0x IVZ
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.16% 2.93% BEN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.5% +36.1% +19.7% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.5%/yr +0.2%/yr +2.5%/yr GLD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.7% 27.5% 34.1% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 57/100 58/100 IVZ

Percentile Scorecard

GLDBENIVZ

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

AxisGLDBENIVZ
Valuation 92 #16 of 181 85 #28 of 181 80 #37 of 181
Growth – 46 #60 of 111 31 #77 of 111
Profitability – 53 #61 of 129 41 #77 of 129
Financial Health – 64 #59 of 164 76 #41 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 35 #50 of 76 63 #29 of 76
Overall – 57 58
  • GLD ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BEN ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • IVZ 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

PeriodGLDBENIVZSPY
1 month -1.2%-2.9%-5.7% +0.9%
3 months +0.7%-2.1%+2.2% +5.9%
6 months -10.5%+7.7%+11.9% +8.5%
Year to date -5.7%+32.8%+9.2% +13.3%
1 year +2.5%+36.1%+19.7% +12.4%
3 years +100.7%+41.3%+124.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.2%+12.2%+31.0% +23.5%
5 years +124.2%+0.8%+12.9% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.5%+0.2%+2.5% +11.0%
10 years +207.3%-7.2%+0.5% +263.4%
10 years, per year +11.9%-0.7%+0.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureGLDBENIVZSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.7%27.5%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%28.2%36.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.851.201.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.310.58 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-55.8%-54.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.7%-11.3%-13.9% -0.9%
52-week high $495.90$35.76$33.31 $779.14
52-week low $362.32$21.18$22.44 $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.

MultipleGLDBENIVZ
P/E now vs peer median 5.8xmedian 32.9x 20.1xmedian 32.9x -41.9xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.9x 1.7xmedian 4.9x 1.8xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 11.7xmedian 11.8x -38.2xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.3x 65.3xmedian 13.3x 6.6xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x 1.0xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 -10.56median 0.93 1.04median 0.93

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 monthsGLDBENIVZ
Revenue – $9.32B $6.90B
Operating income – $905.50M -$489.80M
Net income $23.17B $1.09B -$81.50M
Free cash flow – $246.60M $1.92B
EPS (diluted) – $1.58 $-0.68
Cash & equivalents – $2.67B $915.40M
Total debt – $2.40B $1.62B
Shares (diluted) – 516.00M 454.40M
Enterprise value -$426.51B $6.58B $9.57B

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
MetricGLDBENIVZ
P/E 5.8x 20.1x -41.9x
P/FCF – 65.3x 6.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 58.0x 6.3x
P/S – 1.7x 1.8x
P/B 1.0x 1.2x 1.0x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.8x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 11.7x -38.2x
EV/EBIT – 17.5x -27.3x
EV/Revenue – 1.7x 1.9x
EV/FCF – 64.2x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 57.0x 6.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – -10.56 1.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLDBENIVZ
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.9% 12.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.1% 6.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 146.1% -154.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -6.6% -35.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -13.8% 145.3% -110.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 125.7% 6.8% -28.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 152.2% -173.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – -1.9% -40.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -83.1% 64.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.4% 19.1%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -83.0% 66.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.0% 25.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLDBENIVZ
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 14.5% -5.1%
Operating margin – 9.7% -7.1%
Pretax margin – 16.3% -3.5%
Net margin – 8.7% -4.5%
FCF margin – 2.6% 27.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 3.0% 29.1%
Return on equity 16.3% 8.7% -0.6%
Return on assets 16.2% 3.2% -0.3%
Return on invested capital – 4.4% -1.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.3x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.3x -24.6x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.1% 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLDBENIVZ
Debt / assets – 6.6% 5.9%
Debt / equity – 0.2x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x -2.0x
Debt / FCF – 9.7x 0.8x
Liabilities / assets 0.0% 64.4% 52.3%
Equity / assets 100.0% 35.6% 47.7%
Interest coverage – 10.2x -5.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLDBENIVZ
Dividend yield – 4.2% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% 6.0%
Shareholder yield – 7.3% 9.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 63.6% -468.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 281.4% 19.9%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.1% 1.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 4.9% 3.0%

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.

ConsensusGLDBENIVZ
Forward P/E – 11.6xFY2026 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.74FY2026 $2.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +23.4%FY2026 +31.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +21.9% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.06BFY2026 $5.75BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +5.4%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +5.7% +7.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLDBENIVZ
Held by institutions 36.6% 52.8% 94.2%
Institutions holding 3,006 665 667
Change in shares held, QoQ -1.7% -5.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 1,155 346 360
Institutions selling 1,153 223 226
Buyers to sellers 1.00 1.55 1.59

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.

GLDBENIVZ
GLD 1.00 0.16 0.25
BEN 0.16 1.00 0.67
IVZ 0.25 0.67 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLD, BEN and IVZ?

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) $131.50B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.10B, Invesco (IVZ) $12.67B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLD, BEN and IVZ?

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 5.8x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 20.1x, Invesco (IVZ) -41.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Invesco (IVZ) is cheapest (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.6x, Invesco (IVZ) 10.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Invesco (IVZ) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%, Invesco (IVZ) +12.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) has the highest net margin (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%, Invesco (IVZ) -4.5%). On return on invested capital, Franklin Templeton (BEN) leads (Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%, Invesco (IVZ) -1.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) +2.5%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +36.1%, Invesco (IVZ) +19.7%. Over five years, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) compounded fastest (Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) +17.5%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.2%/yr, Invesco (IVZ) +2.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) has the highest dividend yield: Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.16%, Invesco (IVZ) 2.93%. Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Templeton (BEN) has been the steadiest (Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 28.7%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%, Invesco (IVZ) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLD, BEN and IVZ?

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.