IAU vs SLV vs VOYA Stock Comparison

Ishares Gold Trust, iShares Silver Trust and Voya Financial 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
3 wins
SLV iShares Silver Trust
$49.07 -10.7% 1M +14.9% 1Y
Market cap
$17.59B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
VOYA Voya Financial, Inc.
$96.57 +0.6% 1M +31.3% 1Y
Market cap
$8.92B
P/E
15.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$8.17B
Div. yield
0.02%
Asset Management Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

Ishares Gold Trust leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Ishares Gold Trust 3, Voya Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIAUSLVVOYALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.90B $17.59B $8.92B IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.5x -46.5x 15.7x IAU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — — 11.3x –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +3.2% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 6.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — -15.2% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.02% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% +14.9% +31.3% VOYA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr +17.3%/yr +6.7%/yr IAU
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 65.8% 26.0% VOYA
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — — 54/100 –

Percentile Scorecard

IAUSLVVOYA

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

AxisIAUSLVVOYA
Valuation – – 64 #66 of 181
Growth – – 40 #67 of 111
Profitability – – 35 #84 of 129
Financial Health – – 56 #72 of 164
Shareholder Returns – – 72 #22 of 76
Overall – – 54
  • IAU ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SLV ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • VOYA 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

PeriodIAUSLVVOYASPY
1 month -1.2%-10.7%+0.6% +0.9%
3 months +0.7%-5.2%-2.2% +5.9%
6 months -10.5%-24.3%+18.7% +8.5%
Year to date -5.7%-23.8%+29.6% +13.3%
1 year +2.7%+14.9%+31.3% +12.4%
3 years +101.4%+131.7%+46.8% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+32.3%+13.7% +23.5%
5 years +125.7%+122.1%+38.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.7%+17.3%+6.7% +11.0%
10 years +211.5%+190.9%+214.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.0%+11.3%+12.2% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIAUSLVVOYASPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%65.8%26.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%80.6%27.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.852.080.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.090.231.20 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-53.9%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-53.5%-7.9% -0.9%
52-week high $101.57$105.60$104.85 $779.14
52-week low $74.21$42.70$65.51 $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.

MultipleIAUSLVVOYA
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 32.9x -48.4xmedian 32.9x 15.5xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.9x —median 4.9x 1.1xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x —median 11.8x —median 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.3x —median 13.3x -7.7xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.9x —median 1.9x 1.4xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 —median 0.93 2.96median 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 monthsIAUSLVVOYA
Revenue – – $8.17B
Gross profit – – $5.88B
Operating income – – -$1.55B
Net income $6.18B -$378.20M $634.00M
Free cash flow – – -$1.14B
EPS (diluted) – – $6.14
Cash & equivalents – – $1.09B
Total debt – – $2.10B
Shares (diluted) – – 92.30M
Enterprise value $27.90B $17.59B $6.77B

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
MetricIAUSLVVOYA
P/E 4.6x -48.4x 15.5x
P/FCF – – -7.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – 7.3x
P/S – – 1.1x
P/B – – 1.4x
P/Tangible book – – 1.6x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – -5.6x
EV/Revenue – – 1.1x
EV/FCF – – -7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 7.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 2.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAUSLVVOYA
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 3.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 7.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 6.1%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 20.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -11.0%
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% -108.9% 19.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 5.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 22.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -12.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -7.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -14.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -248.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAUSLVVOYA
Gross margin – – 71.9%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – -19.0%
Pretax margin – – 9.1%
Net margin – – 6.9%
FCF margin – – -14.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 14.6%
Return on equity – – 9.8%
Return on assets – – 0.4%
Return on invested capital – – -15.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.9x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAUSLVVOYA
Debt / assets – – 1.1%
Debt / equity – – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – -1.8x
Liabilities / assets – – 96.5%
Equity / assets – – 3.5%
Interest coverage – – -1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAUSLVVOYA
Dividend yield – – 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – 5.7%
Shareholder yield – – 7.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 28.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – -15.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 0.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 18.1%

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.

ConsensusIAUSLVVOYA
Forward P/E – – 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – – $8.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – – -3.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – – +36.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year – – $7.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – – -2.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – – -2.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAUSLVVOYA
Held by institutions 48.7% 26.9% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,904 1,417 511
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% -5.2% -1.5%
Institutions buying 837 582 265
Institutions selling 626 493 164
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.18 1.62

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.

IAUSLVVOYA
IAU 1.00 0.84 -0.01
SLV 0.84 1.00 0.00
VOYA -0.01 0.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAU, SLV and VOYA?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $27.90B, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) $17.59B, Voya Financial (VOYA) $8.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAU, SLV and VOYA?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.5x, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) -46.5x, Voya Financial (VOYA) 15.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Voya Financial (VOYA) returned the most: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +2.7%, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) +14.9%, Voya Financial (VOYA) +31.3%. Over five years, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) compounded fastest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.7%/yr, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) +17.3%/yr, Voya Financial (VOYA) +6.7%/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%, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) 0.00%, Voya Financial (VOYA) 0.02%. Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) and iShares Silver Trust (SLV) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Voya Financial (VOYA) has been the steadiest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.5%, iShares Silver Trust (SLV) 65.8%, Voya Financial (VOYA) 26.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IAU, SLV and VOYA?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) leads on 3. 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.