GLDM vs TROW vs BEN Stock Comparison

World Gold Trust, Price T Rowe and Franklin Templeton Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GLDM World Gold Trust
$79.38 -6.5% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$27.23B
P/E
8.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins
TROW Price T Rowe Group Inc
$103.49 -1.9% 1M -0.1% 1Y
Market cap
$22.19B
P/E
10.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
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
2 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Price T Rowe leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Price T Rowe 4, World Gold Trust 3, Franklin Templeton 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGLDMTROWBENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.23B $22.19B $16.14B GLDM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.7x 10.0x 19.9x GLDM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x 11.3x TROW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% +7.9% BEN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 29.3% 8.7% TROW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.4% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% -0.1% +35.7% BEN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.3%/yr -12.7%/yr +0.4%/yr GLDM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 24.0% 27.5% TROW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 79/100 57/100 TROW

Percentile Scorecard

GLDMTROWBEN

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

AxisGLDMTROWBEN
Valuation 91 #17 of 184 89 #22 of 184 85 #29 of 184
Growth – 63 #43 of 113 46 #61 of 113
Profitability – 84 #22 of 130 53 #62 of 130
Financial Health – – 63 #63 of 167
Shareholder Returns – 83 #14 of 76 36 #49 of 76
Overall – 79 57
  • GLDM ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TROW ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • 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

PeriodGLDMTROWBENSPY
1 month -6.5%-1.9%-6.1% -0.8%
3 months -1.7%-13.2%-6.7% +3.5%
6 months -14.3%+2.1%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date -7.0%+1.1%+29.8% +12.2%
1 year -2.3%-0.1%+35.7% +13.0%
3 years +99.4%+17.1%+38.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +25.9%+5.4%+11.4% +23.1%
5 years +122.0%-49.2%+2.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +17.3%-12.7%+0.4% +11.0%
10 years —+56.0%-11.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year —+4.5%-1.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureGLDMTROWBENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%24.0%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%26.0%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.840.791.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.001.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.3%-63.7%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -25.7%-14.9%-13.3% -1.8%
52-week high $106.77$121.68$35.76 $779.14
52-week low $77.96$86.19$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.

MultipleGLDMTROWBEN
P/E now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 33.6x 10.0xmedian 33.6x 19.6xmedian 33.6x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.9x 2.9xmedian 4.9x 1.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x 6.9xmedian 11.5x 11.5xmedian 11.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.2x 13.2xmedian 13.2x 63.8xmedian 13.2x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x 1.2xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.91 0.68median 0.91 -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 monthsGLDMTROWBEN
Revenue – $7.59B $9.32B
Operating income – $2.34B $905.50M
Net income $3.12B $2.34B $1.09B
Free cash flow – $1.67B $246.60M
EPS (diluted) – $10.37 $1.58
Cash & equivalents – $3.23B $2.67B
Total debt – – $2.40B
Shares (diluted) – 214.20M 516.00M
Enterprise value -$75.84B $8.21B $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
MetricGLDMTROWBEN
P/E 8.6x 10.0x 19.6x
P/FCF – 13.2x 63.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.4x 56.6x
P/S – 2.9x 1.7x
P/B 1.0x 2.0x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 2.0x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 6.9x 11.5x
EV/EBIT – 8.1x 17.1x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 11.3x 62.7x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.8x 55.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.68 -10.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGLDMTROWBEN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.5% 146.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -11.8% 10.5% 145.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 129.5% 14.2% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 12.1% 152.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.0% -83.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% -38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.9% -83.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% -38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGLDMTROWBEN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 36.2% 14.5%
Operating margin – 30.8% 9.7%
Pretax margin – 40.0% 16.3%
Net margin – 29.3% 8.7%
FCF margin – 22.0% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.5% 3.0%
Return on equity 11.0% 21.1% 8.7%
Return on assets 10.9% 15.6% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – – 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGLDMTROWBEN
Debt / assets – – 6.6%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.2x
Debt / FCF – – 9.7x
Liabilities / assets 0.2% 27.3% 64.4%
Equity / assets 99.8% 72.7% 35.6%
Interest coverage – – 10.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGLDMTROWBEN
Dividend yield – 5.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 3.2%
Shareholder yield – 8.8% 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.

ConsensusGLDMTROWBEN
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.49FY2026 $2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.4% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.92BFY2026 $7.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.4%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.3% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGLDMTROWBEN
Held by institutions 51.1% 88.8% 52.8%
Institutions holding 909 1,156 665
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +2.1% -5.6%
Institutions buying 513 598 346
Institutions selling 262 397 223
Buyers to sellers 1.96 1.51 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.

GLDMTROWBEN
GLDM 1.00 0.14 0.16
TROW 0.14 1.00 0.51
BEN 0.16 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GLDM, TROW and BEN?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) is the largest by market capitalisation: World Gold Trust (GLDM) $27.23B, Price T Rowe (TROW) $22.19B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, GLDM, TROW and BEN?

World Gold Trust (GLDM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (World Gold Trust (GLDM) 8.7x, Price T Rowe (TROW) 10.0x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 19.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Price T Rowe (TROW) is cheapest (Price T Rowe (TROW) 9.9x, 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?

Franklin Templeton (BEN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Price T Rowe (TROW) +7.0%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Price T Rowe (TROW) has the highest net margin (Price T Rowe (TROW) 29.3%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Franklin Templeton (BEN) returned the most: World Gold Trust (GLDM) -2.3%, Price T Rowe (TROW) -0.1%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +35.7%. Over five years, World Gold Trust (GLDM) compounded fastest (World Gold Trust (GLDM) +17.3%/yr, Price T Rowe (TROW) -12.7%/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: World Gold Trust (GLDM) 0.00%, Price T Rowe (TROW) 0.00%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%. World Gold Trust (GLDM) and Price T Rowe (TROW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Price T Rowe (TROW) has been the steadiest (World Gold Trust (GLDM) 28.6%, Price T Rowe (TROW) 24.0%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GLDM, TROW 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, Price T Rowe (TROW) leads on 4. 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.