IVZ vs GLD vs SGOL Stock Comparison

Invesco, Spdr Gold Trust and abrdn Gold ETF Trust Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
IVZ Invesco Ltd.
$29.02 -4.6% 1M +20.4% 1Y
Market cap
$12.69B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$6.90B
Div. yield
0.03%
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win
GLD Spdr Gold Trust
$368.57 -3.7% 1M +1.5% 1Y
Market cap
$130.46B
P/E
5.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
1 win
SGOL abrdn Gold ETF Trust
$38.28 -3.7% 1M +1.8% 1Y
Market cap
$6.76B
P/E
4.6x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Asset Management Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

5 decided of 12

abrdn Gold ETF Trust leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (abrdn Gold ETF Trust 3, Spdr Gold Trust 1, Invesco 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIVZGLDSGOLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $12.69B $130.46B $6.76B GLD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -41.0x 5.6x 4.6x SGOL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.9x — — –
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +12.2% — — –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -4.5% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -1.1% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +20.4% +1.5% +1.8% IVZ
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.7%/yr +17.2%/yr +17.5%/yr SGOL
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 28.7% 28.5% SGOL
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 59/100 — — –

Percentile Scorecard

IVZGLDSGOL

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

AxisIVZGLDSGOL
Valuation 80 #37 of 181 93 #13 of 181 97 #7 of 181
Growth 31 #76 of 110 – –
Profitability 43 #73 of 127 – –
Financial Health 75 #41 of 162 – –
Shareholder Returns 64 #28 of 76 – –
Overall 59 – –
  • IVZ ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • GLD ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SGOL 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

PeriodIVZGLDSGOLSPY
1 month -4.6%-3.7%-3.7% +0.7%
3 months -1.3%-2.3%-2.2% +3.7%
6 months +10.7%-13.0%-12.9% +7.1%
Year to date +10.5%-7.0%-6.8% +12.8%
1 year +20.4%+1.5%+1.8% +11.9%
3 years +124.1%+99.1%+100.4% +85.2%
3 years, per year +30.9%+25.8%+26.1% +22.8%
5 years +14.2%+121.2%+123.7% +67.6%
5 years, per year +2.7%+17.2%+17.5% +10.9%
10 years +1.7%+203.2%+208.7% +262.0%
10 years, per year +0.2%+11.7%+11.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIVZGLDSGOLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%28.7%28.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 36.3%32.2%32.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.700.850.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.600.050.06 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.2%-26.4%-26.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.9%-25.7%-25.5% -1.2%
52-week high $33.31$495.90$51.41 $779.14
52-week low $22.44$362.32$37.54 $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.

MultipleIVZGLDSGOL
P/E now vs peer median -42.4xmedian 33.5x 5.8xmedian 33.5x 4.7xmedian 33.5x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x —median 4.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -38.6xmedian 12.0x —median 12.0x —median 12.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 14.3x —median 14.3x —median 14.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.8x 1.0xmedian 1.8x 0.9xmedian 1.8x
PEG now vs peer median 1.05median 0.97 —median 0.97 —median 0.97

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 monthsIVZGLDSGOL
Revenue $6.90B – –
Operating income -$489.80M – –
Net income -$81.50M $23.17B –
Free cash flow $1.92B – –
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 – –
Cash & equivalents $915.40M – –
Total debt $1.62B – –
Shares (diluted) 454.40M – –
Enterprise value $8.95B -$427.55B -$14.84B

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
MetricIVZGLDSGOL
P/E -42.4x 5.8x 4.7x
P/FCF 6.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x – –
P/S 1.9x – –
P/B 1.0x 1.0x 0.9x
P/Tangible book 1.4x 1.0x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA -38.6x – –
EV/EBIT -27.6x – –
EV/Revenue 2.0x – –
EV/FCF 7.0x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.05 – –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIVZGLDSGOL
Revenue growth (1Y) 12.2% – –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.3% – –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -154.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -35.5% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -110.1% -13.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 125.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -173.2% – –
EPS CAGR (3Y) -40.4% – –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 64.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 19.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 66.1% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIVZGLDSGOL
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin -5.1% – –
Operating margin -7.1% – –
Pretax margin -3.5% – –
Net margin -4.5% – –
FCF margin 27.8% – –
Operating cash flow margin 29.1% – –
Return on equity -0.6% 16.3% –
Return on assets -0.3% 16.2% –
Return on invested capital -1.1% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.3x – –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -24.6x – –
Stock comp / revenue 1.5% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIVZGLDSGOL
Debt / assets 5.9% – –
Debt / equity 0.1x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.8x – –
Liabilities / assets 52.3% 0.0% 0.0%
Equity / assets 47.7% 100.0% 100.0%
Interest coverage -5.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIVZGLDSGOL
Dividend yield 2.9% – –
Net buyback yield 6.0% – –
Shareholder yield 8.9% – –
Payout ratio (earnings) -468.3% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 19.9% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – –

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.

ConsensusIVZGLDSGOL
Forward P/E 10.9xFY2026 – –
EPS, next fiscal year $2.67FY2026 – –
EPS growth, next FY +31.5%FY2026 – –
EPS growth, the year after +14.6% – –
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.75BFY2026 – –
Revenue growth, next FY +23.4%FY2026 – –
Revenue growth, the year after +7.2% – –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIVZGLDSGOL
Held by institutions 94.2% 36.6% 35.0%
Institutions holding 668 3,007 461
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -1.7% -1.9%
Institutions buying 361 1,155 179
Institutions selling 226 1,154 147
Buyers to sellers 1.60 1.00 1.22

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.

IVZGLDSGOL
IVZ 1.00 0.25 0.25
GLD 0.25 1.00 1.00
SGOL 0.25 1.00 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IVZ, GLD and SGOL?

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Invesco (IVZ) $12.69B, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) $130.46B, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) $6.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, IVZ, GLD and SGOL?

abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Invesco (IVZ) -41.0x, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 5.6x, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) 4.6x). 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 Invesco (IVZ) returned the most: Invesco (IVZ) +20.4%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) +1.5%, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) +1.8%. Over five years, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) compounded fastest (Invesco (IVZ) +2.7%/yr, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) +17.2%/yr, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Invesco (IVZ) 0.03%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 0.00%, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) 0.00%. Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) and abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) has been the steadiest (Invesco (IVZ) 34.2%, Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) 28.7%, abrdn Gold ETF Trust (SGOL) 28.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IVZ, GLD and SGOL?

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