AMP vs SAN vs MFC Stock Comparison

Ameriprise Financial, Banco Santander and Manulife Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
AMP Ameriprise Financial Inc
$493.60 +0.1% 1M +3.0% 1Y
Market cap
$45.10B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
–
Financial Advisory Financial Services
2 wins
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$185.01B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
MFC Manulife Financial Corp
$44.65 +1.8% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$76.47B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$47.47B
Div. yield
-0.03%
Life Insurance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 5, Manulife Financial 3, Ameriprise Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPSANMFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.10B $185.01B $76.47B SAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 9.8x 16.1x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 11.3x 13.5x AMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +7.4% +19.7% MFC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% 26.9% 10.0% SAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.8% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -103.6x — SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% -0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +3.0% +28.0% +37.0% MFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.8%/yr +26.7%/yr +17.5%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 34.3% 20.2% MFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 14/100 50/100 AMP

Percentile Scorecard

AMPSANMFC

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

AxisAMPSANMFC
Valuation 86 #26 of 184 8 #335 of 362 60 #48 of 119
Growth 72 #32 of 113 18 #181 of 221 80 #24 of 115
Profitability 83 #23 of 130 12 #176 of 200 57 #49 of 113
Financial Health 63 #62 of 167 0 #203 of 203 13 #99 of 114
Shareholder Returns 71 #23 of 76 34 #226 of 342 39 #66 of 107
Overall 75 14 50
  • AMP ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MFC ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodAMPSANMFCSPY
1 month +0.1%-14.1%+1.8% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-11.5%+1.4% +3.5%
6 months +3.3%+3.2%+15.7% +7.0%
Year to date +0.7%+5.5%+23.1% +12.2%
1 year +3.0%+28.0%+37.0% +13.0%
3 years +58.9%+242.9%+160.5% +86.3%
3 years, per year +16.7%+50.8%+37.6% +23.1%
5 years +66.6%+226.6%+124.0% +68.6%
5 years, per year +10.8%+26.7%+17.5% +11.0%
10 years +447.7%+169.7%+206.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +18.5%+10.4%+11.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureAMPSANMFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%34.3%20.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%33.9%21.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.710.73 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.110.821.83 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.1%-42.0%-29.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.5%-17.6%-2.1% -1.8%
52-week high $570.61$15.03$45.60 $779.14
52-week low $430.40$9.87$32.15 $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.

MultipleAMPSANMFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 33.6x 9.7xmedian 12.1x 16.0xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.9x 2.6xmedian 3.4x 1.6xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 11.5x -107.0xmedian 5.0x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 13.2x -4.2xmedian 11.0x 3.3xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.8x 17.7xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.91 0.36median 1.36 0.72median 0.52

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 monthsAMPSANMFC
Revenue $19.84B $70.35B $47.47B
Gross profit $18.56B -$52.97B –
Operating income $4.11B -$95.63B –
Net income $3.95B $20.36B $4.76B
Free cash flow $8.06B -$42.89B $23.26B
EPS (diluted) $42.50 $1.27 $2.78
Cash & equivalents $10.25B $157.63B –
Total debt $6.53B $27.02T $185.03B
Shares (diluted) 92.90M 14.98B 1.71B
Enterprise value $6.52B -$496.99B -$18.41B

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
MetricAMPSANMFC
P/E 11.5x 9.7x 16.0x
P/FCF 5.4x -4.2x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x -4.2x 3.3x
P/S 2.2x 2.6x 1.6x
P/B 6.8x 17.7x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 47.6x 2.0x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x -107.0x –
EV/EBIT 9.7x -99.9x 14.5x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 80.5x 2.2x
EV/FCF 4.9x -132.0x 4.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.9x -132.0x 4.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 0.36 0.72

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPSANMFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 7.4% 19.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 6.9% 13.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 3.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.4% 28.1% -19.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 20.7% 68.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.2% -83.3% 14.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 26.9% 22.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -199.1% 139.4%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -96.9% 40.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% -199.1% 139.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% -96.9% 40.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPSANMFC
Gross margin 93.6% -75.3% –
EBITDA margin 20.5% -75.2% –
Operating margin 20.7% -135.9% –
Pretax margin 25.5% 32.4% 12.8%
Net margin 19.9% 26.9% 10.0%
FCF margin 40.6% -61.0% 49.0%
Operating cash flow margin 41.4% -61.0% 49.0%
Return on equity 62.8% 246.8% 9.2%
Return on assets 2.1% 0.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 25.8% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x -2.1x 4.9x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPSANMFC
Debt / assets 3.3% 256.5% 6.0%
Debt / equity 1.0x 558.7x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -103.6x –
Debt / FCF 0.8x -133.5x 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 96.8% 99.5% 95.0%
Equity / assets 3.2% 0.5% 5.0%
Interest coverage 7.3x -0.8x 6.7x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPSANMFC
Dividend yield 1.3% 2.3% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 7.5% – 2.1%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 2.3% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 46.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 9.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -181.7%
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.

ConsensusAMPSANMFC
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 11.3xFY2026 13.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $48.16FY2026 $1.10FY2026 $3.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.6%FY2026 +3.8%FY2026 +7.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.5% +22.7% +3.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.21BFY2026 $76.25BFY2026 $32.43BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +3.6%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.5% -2.8% +5.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPSANMFC
Held by institutions 85.0% 3.4% 44.4%
Institutions holding 1,374 659 810
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +2.8% 0.0%
Institutions buying 573 402 383
Institutions selling 525 149 227
Buyers to sellers 1.09 2.70 1.69

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.

AMPSANMFC
AMP 1.00 0.36 0.41
SAN 0.36 1.00 0.45
MFC 0.41 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMP, SAN and MFC?

Banco Santander (SAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) $45.10B, Banco Santander (SAN) $185.01B, Manulife Financial (MFC) $76.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMP, SAN and MFC?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 11.4x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 16.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ameriprise Financial (AMP) is cheapest (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 10.2x, Banco Santander (SAN) 11.3x, Manulife Financial (MFC) 13.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Manulife Financial (MFC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) +9.1%, Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +19.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest net margin (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 19.9%, Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 10.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Manulife Financial (MFC) returned the most: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) +3.0%, Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%, Manulife Financial (MFC) +37.0%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) +10.8%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr, Manulife Financial (MFC) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Manulife Financial (MFC) has been the steadiest (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 26.2%, Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%, Manulife Financial (MFC) 20.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMP, SAN and MFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Banco Santander (SAN) leads on 5. 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.