IAU vs TROW vs AMG Stock Comparison

Ishares Gold Trust, Price T Rowe and Affiliated Managers 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
TROW Price T Rowe Group Inc
$104.00 +0.2% 1M -0.9% 1Y
Market cap
$22.81B
P/E
10.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.59B
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionIAUTROWAMGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $27.90B $22.81B $10.51B IAU
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 4.5x 10.3x 12.3x IAU
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 9.9x 10.1x TROW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +7.0% +11.8% AMG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 29.3% 37.7% AMG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.8% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.7% -0.9% +63.4% AMG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.7%/yr -13.7%/yr +18.6%/yr AMG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 24.0% 32.8% TROW
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 79/100 64/100 TROW

Percentile Scorecard

IAUTROWAMG

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

AxisIAUTROWAMG
Valuation – 89 #21 of 181 82 #34 of 181
Growth – 61 #44 of 111 63 #42 of 111
Profitability – 84 #22 of 129 89 #15 of 129
Financial Health – – 42 #96 of 164
Shareholder Returns – 81 #15 of 76 44 #43 of 76
Overall – 79 64
  • IAU ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • TROW ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • AMG 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

PeriodIAUTROWAMGSPY
1 month -1.2%+0.2%+6.7% +0.9%
3 months +0.7%-12.5%+9.1% +5.9%
6 months -10.5%+3.5%+36.0% +8.5%
Year to date -5.7%+1.6%+36.4% +13.3%
1 year +2.7%-0.9%+63.4% +12.4%
3 years +101.4%+17.7%+220.7% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+5.6%+47.5% +23.5%
5 years +125.7%-52.0%+134.2% +68.2%
5 years, per year +17.7%-13.7%+18.6% +11.0%
10 years +211.5%+62.5%+185.2% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.0%+5.0%+11.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureIAUTROWAMGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%24.0%32.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.9%26.0%33.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.850.790.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.09-0.041.93 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -26.4%-63.7%-41.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.6%-14.5%-0.6% -0.9%
52-week high $101.57$121.68$395.53 $779.14
52-week low $74.21$86.19$236.68 $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.

MultipleIAUTROWAMG
P/E now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 32.9x 10.0xmedian 32.9x 12.1xmedian 32.9x
P/S now vs peer median —median 4.9x 2.9xmedian 4.9x 4.5xmedian 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 6.9xmedian 11.8x 7.6xmedian 11.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 13.3x 13.3xmedian 13.3x 9.5xmedian 13.3x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.9x 2.0xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 1.9x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.93 0.68median 0.93 2.32median 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 monthsIAUTROWAMG
Revenue – $7.59B $2.27B
Operating income – $2.34B –
Net income $6.18B $2.34B $1.05B
Free cash flow – $1.67B $1.06B
EPS (diluted) – $10.37 $31.83
Cash & equivalents – $3.23B $411.00M
Total debt – – $3.00B
Shares (diluted) – 214.20M 26.90M
Enterprise value $27.90B $8.83B $8.66B

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
MetricIAUTROWAMG
P/E 4.6x 10.0x 12.1x
P/FCF – 13.3x 9.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 11.5x 9.5x
P/S – 2.9x 4.5x
P/B – 2.0x 2.6x
P/Tangible book – 2.0x 4.3x
EV/EBITDA – 6.9x 7.6x
EV/EBIT – 8.1x 8.3x
EV/Revenue – 2.5x 5.6x
EV/FCF – 11.3x 12.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.8x 11.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.68 2.32

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIAUTROWAMG
Revenue growth (1Y) – 7.0% 11.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 1.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 3.5% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) -40.6% 10.5% 64.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.2% -8.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 12.1% 125.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.7% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 26.0% 16.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 7.9% 7.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 42.9% 16.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 9.0% 7.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIAUTROWAMG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 36.2% 73.6%
Operating margin – 30.8% –
Pretax margin – 40.0% 61.2%
Net margin – 29.3% 37.7%
FCF margin – 22.0% 46.9%
Operating cash flow margin – 25.5% 47.2%
Return on equity – 21.1% 26.6%
Return on assets – 15.6% 11.2%
Return on invested capital – – 16.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.5x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.8x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.8% 8.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIAUTROWAMG
Debt / assets – – 31.9%
Debt / equity – – 0.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.6x
Debt / FCF – – 2.8x
Liabilities / assets – 27.3% 58.2%
Equity / assets – 72.7% 41.8%
Interest coverage – – 10.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIAUTROWAMG
Dividend yield – 5.0% 0.0%
Net buyback yield – 3.8% 7.8%
Shareholder yield – 8.7% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusIAUTROWAMG
Forward P/E – 9.9xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $10.49FY2026 $39.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +7.9%FY2026 +50.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – -7.4% +5.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $7.92BFY2026 $2.54BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +8.4%FY2026 +22.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +2.3% +1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIAUTROWAMG
Held by institutions 48.7% 88.8% 95.7%
Institutions holding 1,904 1,156 564
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.8% +2.1% +1.7%
Institutions buying 837 598 239
Institutions selling 626 397 214
Buyers to sellers 1.34 1.51 1.12

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.

IAUTROWAMG
IAU 1.00 0.15 0.12
TROW 0.15 1.00 0.36
AMG 0.12 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IAU, TROW and AMG?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) $27.90B, Price T Rowe (TROW) $22.81B, Affiliated Managers (AMG) $10.51B.

Which stock is cheaper, IAU, TROW and AMG?

Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 4.5x, Price T Rowe (TROW) 10.3x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Price T Rowe (TROW) is cheapest (Price T Rowe (TROW) 9.9x, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 10.1x). 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: Price T Rowe (TROW) +7.0%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +11.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Affiliated Managers (AMG) has the highest net margin (Price T Rowe (TROW) 29.3%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 37.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Affiliated Managers (AMG) returned the most: Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +2.7%, Price T Rowe (TROW) -0.9%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +63.4%. Over five years, Affiliated Managers (AMG) compounded fastest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) +17.7%/yr, Price T Rowe (TROW) -13.7%/yr, Affiliated Managers (AMG) +18.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Price T Rowe (TROW) has been the steadiest (Ishares Gold Trust (IAU) 28.5%, Price T Rowe (TROW) 24.0%, Affiliated Managers (AMG) 32.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.