IAU vs AMG vs BEN Stock Comparison

Ishares Gold Trust, Affiliated Managers and Franklin Templeton Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IAU Ishares Gold Trust
$76.57 -1.2% 1M +2.7% 1Y
Market cap
$27.90B
P/E
4.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins
BEN Franklin Templeton Inc
$31.73 -2.9% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$16.63B
P/E
20.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$9.32B
Div. yield
0.04%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Affiliated Managers leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Affiliated Managers 7, Ishares Gold Trust 2, Franklin Templeton 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAUAMGBENLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.90B $10.51B $16.63B IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.5x 12.3x 20.5x IAU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.1x 11.6x AMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.8% +7.9% AMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 37.7% 8.7% AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.8% 4.4% AMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x -0.2x BEN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.04% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% +63.4% +36.1% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr +18.6%/yr +0.2%/yr AMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 32.8% 27.5% BEN
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 64/100 57/100 AMG

Percentile Scorecard

IAUAMGBEN

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

AxisIAUAMGBEN
Valuation – 82 #34 of 181 85 #28 of 181
Growth – 63 #42 of 111 46 #60 of 111
Profitability – 89 #15 of 129 53 #61 of 129
Financial Health – 42 #96 of 164 64 #59 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 44 #43 of 76 35 #50 of 76
Overall – 64 57
  • IAU ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • AMG ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • 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

PeriodIAUAMGBENSPY
1 month -1.2%+6.7%-2.9% +0.9%
3 months +0.7%+9.1%-2.1% +5.9%
6 months -10.5%+36.0%+7.7% +8.5%
Year to date -5.7%+36.4%+32.8% +13.3%
1 year +2.7%+63.4%+36.1% +12.4%
3 years +101.4%+220.7%+41.3% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+47.5%+12.2% +23.5%
5 years +125.7%+134.2%+0.8% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.7%+18.6%+0.2% +11.0%
10 years +211.5%+185.2%-7.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.0%+11.1%-0.7% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIAUAMGBENSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%32.8%27.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%33.1%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.931.20 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.931.31 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-41.2%-55.8% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-0.6%-11.3% -0.9%
52-week high $101.57$395.53$35.76 $779.14
52-week low $74.21$236.68$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.

MultipleIAUAMGBEN
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 32.9x 12.1xmedian 32.9x 20.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.9x 4.5xmedian 4.9x 1.7xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 7.6xmedian 11.8x 11.7xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.3x 9.5xmedian 13.3x 65.3xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x 1.2xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 2.32median 0.93 -10.56median 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 monthsIAUAMGBEN
Revenue – $2.27B $9.32B
Operating income – – $905.50M
Net income $6.18B $1.05B $1.09B
Free cash flow – $1.06B $246.60M
EPS (diluted) – $31.83 $1.58
Cash & equivalents – $411.00M $2.67B
Total debt – $3.00B $2.40B
Shares (diluted) – 26.90M 516.00M
Enterprise value $27.90B $8.66B $5.63B

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
MetricIAUAMGBEN
P/E 4.6x 12.1x 20.1x
P/FCF – 9.5x 65.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.5x 58.0x
P/S – 4.5x 1.7x
P/B – 2.6x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 4.3x 1.8x
EV/EBITDA – 7.6x 11.7x
EV/EBIT – 8.3x 17.5x
EV/Revenue – 5.6x 1.7x
EV/FCF – 12.0x 64.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 11.9x 57.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.32 -10.56

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAUAMGBEN
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.8% 7.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 6.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 146.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -6.6%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% 64.0% 145.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.4% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) – 125.9% 152.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% -1.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.8% -83.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% -38.4%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.7% -83.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% -38.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAUAMGBEN
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 73.6% 14.5%
Operating margin – – 9.7%
Pretax margin – 61.2% 16.3%
Net margin – 37.7% 8.7%
FCF margin – 46.9% 2.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 47.2% 3.0%
Return on equity – 26.6% 8.7%
Return on assets – 11.2% 3.2%
Return on invested capital – 16.8% 4.4%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 0.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.6% 2.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAUAMGBEN
Debt / assets – 31.9% 6.6%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x -0.2x
Debt / FCF – 2.8x 9.7x
Liabilities / assets – 58.2% 64.4%
Equity / assets – 41.8% 35.6%
Interest coverage – 10.5x 10.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAUAMGBEN
Dividend yield – 0.0% 4.2%
Net buyback yield – 7.8% 3.1%
Shareholder yield – 7.8% 7.3%
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.

ConsensusIAUAMGBEN
Forward P/E – 10.1xFY2026 11.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $39.07FY2026 $2.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +50.0%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.2% +21.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.54BFY2026 $7.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.9%FY2026 +5.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.9% +5.7%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAUAMGBEN
Held by institutions 48.7% 95.7% 52.8%
Institutions holding 1,904 564 665
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +1.7% -5.6%
Institutions buying 837 239 346
Institutions selling 626 214 223
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.12 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.

IAUAMGBEN
IAU 1.00 0.12 0.16
AMG 0.12 1.00 0.50
BEN 0.16 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAU, AMG and BEN?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $27.90B, Affiliated Managers (AMG) $10.51B, Franklin Templeton (BEN) $16.63B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAU, AMG and BEN?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.5x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 12.3x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 20.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Affiliated Managers (AMG) is cheapest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 10.1x, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 11.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Affiliated Managers (AMG) +11.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +7.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) has the highest net margin (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 37.7%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 8.7%). On return on invested capital, Affiliated Managers (AMG) leads (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 16.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 4.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +2.7%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +63.4%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +36.1%. Over five years, Affiliated Managers (AMG) compounded fastest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.7%/yr, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +18.6%/yr, Franklin Templeton (BEN) +0.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 0.00%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.00%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 0.04%. Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) and Affiliated Managers (AMG) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Franklin Templeton (BEN) has been the steadiest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.5%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.8%, Franklin Templeton (BEN) 27.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IAU, AMG 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, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 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.