IAU vs AMG vs PFG Stock Comparison

Ishares Gold Trust, Affiliated Managers and Principal Financial Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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IAU Ishares Gold Trust
$76.99 -1.8% 1M +2.6% 1Y
Market cap
$25.70B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Affiliated Managers leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Affiliated Managers 4, Principal Financial 4, Ishares Gold Trust 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAUAMGPFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $25.70B $9.05B $24.00B IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.6x 10.8x 12.2x IAU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.0x 13.0x AMG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.8% +5.2% AMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 37.7% 11.9% AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 16.8% 12.0% AMG
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.6x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.01% 2.88% PFG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.6% +36.4% +39.0% PFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.4%/yr +13.5%/yr +10.4%/yr IAU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.9% 32.7% 22.8% PFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 65/100 70/100 PFG

Percentile Scorecard

IAUAMGPFG

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

AxisIAUAMGPFG
Valuation – 83 #34 of 200 92 #17 of 200
Growth – 60 #48 of 117 64 #43 of 117
Profitability – 92 #13 of 144 55 #65 of 144
Financial Health – 43 #95 of 166 67 #55 of 166
Shareholder Returns – 48 #43 of 81 70 #25 of 81
Overall – 65 70
  • IAU ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • AMG ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • PFG 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

PeriodIAUAMGPFGSPY
1 month -1.8%-7.8%+2.8% -5.9%
3 months -3.6%-6.0%-2.2% -4.6%
6 months -13.0%+17.6%+12.8% +0.2%
Year to date -5.1%+21.4%+27.9% +7.5%
1 year +2.6%+36.4%+39.0% +8.2%
3 years +105.7%+168.2%+60.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +27.2%+39.0%+17.0% +19.0%
5 years +122.8%+88.2%+63.6% +56.5%
5 years, per year +17.4%+13.5%+10.4% +9.4%
10 years +206.5%+164.6%+112.3% +251.5%
10 years, per year +11.9%+10.2%+7.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIAUAMGPFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.9%32.7%22.8% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%34.2%21.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.930.62 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.091.111.71 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -28.2%-39.7%-31.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.2%-12.3%-4.8% -5.9%
52-week high $101.57$399.12$118.51 $779.14
52-week low $72.92$250.46$81.01 $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.

MultipleIAUAMGPFG
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 33.2x 10.8xmedian 33.2x 12.2xmedian 33.2x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.4x 4.0xmedian 4.4x 1.4xmedian 4.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.0x 7.0xmedian 13.0x —median 13.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 14.5x 8.5xmedian 14.5x 4.6xmedian 14.5x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.8x 2.3xmedian 1.8x 2.0xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.77 2.07median 0.77 0.84median 0.77

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 monthsIAUAMGPFG
Revenue – $2.27B $16.63B
Gross profit – – $8.17B
Operating income – – $2.45B
Net income $6.18B $1.05B $2.01B
Free cash flow – $1.06B $5.20B
EPS (diluted) – $31.83 $9.11
Cash & equivalents – $411.00M $4.45B
Total debt – $3.00B $4.50B
Shares (diluted) – 26.90M 216.90M
Enterprise value $25.70B $8.10B $1.49B

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
MetricIAUAMGPFG
P/E 4.6x 10.8x 12.2x
P/FCF – 8.5x 4.6x
P/Operating cash flow – 8.4x 4.3x
P/S – 4.0x 1.4x
P/B – 2.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book – 3.8x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 7.0x –
EV/EBIT – 7.6x 9.3x
EV/Revenue – 5.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 10.9x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 10.9x 4.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 2.07 0.84

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAUAMGPFG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.8% 5.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 1.9% 5.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 7.0%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.7%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 29.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% 64.0% 23.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -8.4% 10.2%
EPS growth (1Y) – 125.9% 30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% 14.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.8% 30.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.0% 11.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 16.7% 29.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.2% 12.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAUAMGPFG
Gross margin – – 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 73.6% –
Operating margin – – 14.7%
Pretax margin – 61.2% 14.7%
Net margin – 37.7% 11.9%
FCF margin – 46.9% 31.3%
Operating cash flow margin – 47.2% 33.3%
Return on equity – 26.6% 16.7%
Return on assets – 11.2% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – 16.8% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – 8.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAUAMGPFG
Debt / assets – 31.9% 1.3%
Debt / equity – 0.8x 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.6x –
Debt / FCF – 2.8x 0.9x
Liabilities / assets – 58.2% 96.5%
Equity / assets – 41.8% 3.5%
Interest coverage – 10.5x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAUAMGPFG
Dividend yield – 0.0% 2.9%
Net buyback yield – 8.8% 3.8%
Shareholder yield – 8.8% 6.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 34.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 13.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 3.5%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 4.0%

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.

ConsensusIAUAMGPFG
Forward P/E – 9.0xFY2026 13.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $39.07FY2026 $8.65FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +50.0%FY2026 +4.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +5.2% +8.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $2.54BFY2026 $16.67BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +22.9%FY2026 +3.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +1.9% 0.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAUAMGPFG
Held by institutions 48.7% 95.7% 78.8%
Institutions holding 1,906 566 951
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +1.7% +1.3%
Institutions buying 837 239 503
Institutions selling 627 215 267
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.11 1.88

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.

IAUAMGPFG
IAU 1.00 0.11 0.16
AMG 0.11 1.00 0.34
PFG 0.16 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAU, AMG and PFG?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $25.70B, Affiliated Managers (AMG) $9.05B, Principal Financial (PFG) $24.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAU, AMG and PFG?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.6x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 10.8x, Principal Financial (PFG) 12.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Affiliated Managers (AMG) is cheapest (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 9.0x, Principal Financial (PFG) 13.0x). 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%, Principal Financial (PFG) +5.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) has the highest net margin (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 37.7%, Principal Financial (PFG) 11.9%). On return on invested capital, Affiliated Managers (AMG) leads (Affiliated Managers (AMG) 16.8%, Principal Financial (PFG) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Principal Financial (PFG) returned the most: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +2.6%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +36.4%, Principal Financial (PFG) +39.0%. Over five years, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) compounded fastest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.4%/yr, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +13.5%/yr, Principal Financial (PFG) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Principal Financial (PFG) has the highest dividend yield: Affiliated Managers (AMG) 0.01%, Principal Financial (PFG) 2.88%. Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Principal Financial (PFG) has been the steadiest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.9%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.7%, Principal Financial (PFG) 22.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IAU, AMG and PFG?

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 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.