AMP vs SCHW vs PNC Stock Comparison

Ameriprise Financial, Schwab Charles and Pnc Financial Services Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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AMP Ameriprise Financial Inc
$492.15 -2.2% 1M +2.9% 1Y
Market cap
$45.24B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.84B
Div. yield
–
Financial Advisory Financial Services
6 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$90.58 -9.0% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$155.46B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Ameriprise Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Ameriprise Financial 6, Schwab Charles 3, Pnc Financial Services 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionAMPSCHWPNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $45.24B $155.46B $91.00B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 16.0x 12.5x AMP
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.2x 13.6x 11.5x AMP
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.1% +20.3% +13.2% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 19.9% 37.4% 29.2% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.8% 15.0% 11.7% AMP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.2x 4.2x AMP
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +2.9% -4.2% +23.3% PNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +10.5%/yr +1.6%/yr +0.8%/yr AMP
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.2% 25.8% 21.4% PNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 75/100 55/100 34/100 AMP

Percentile Scorecard

AMPSCHWPNC

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

AxisAMPSCHWPNC
Valuation 87 #25 of 183 8 #332 of 361 13 #314 of 361
Growth 73 #31 of 113 59 #142 of 344 31 #237 of 344
Profitability 82 #24 of 131 91 #34 of 348 51 #171 of 348
Financial Health 62 #65 of 168 38 #212 of 340 14 #294 of 340
Shareholder Returns 69 #24 of 76 81 #68 of 352 59 #145 of 352
Overall 75 55 34
  • AMP ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SCHW ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PNC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodAMPSCHWPNCSPY
1 month -2.2%-9.0%+0.2% -1.0%
3 months -7.0%-11.2%-10.6% +2.9%
6 months +6.0%+2.4%+2.1% +6.4%
Year to date +0.4%-9.3%+7.5% +11.4%
1 year +2.9%-4.2%+23.3% +13.1%
3 years +57.0%+81.8%+101.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +16.2%+22.1%+26.4% +21.5%
5 years +65.0%+8.4%+3.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +10.5%+1.6%+0.8% +10.9%
10 years +404.4%+180.7%+141.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +17.6%+10.9%+9.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureAMPSCHWPNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.2%25.8%21.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%29.3%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.740.420.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.11-0.161.09 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -32.1%-50.4%-51.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.8%-20.3%-12.7% -2.5%
52-week high $570.61$113.68$256.97 $779.14
52-week low $430.40$85.35$179.04 $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.

MultipleAMPSCHWPNC
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 33.6x 16.2xmedian 12.5x 12.4xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 4.6x 6.0xmedian 3.5x 3.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 9.8xmedian 12.0x 8.6xmedian 4.8x 8.6xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 13.4x 14.5xmedian 11.4x 12.0xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.8xmedian 1.9x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.76median 0.91 0.91median 1.48 1.75median 1.48

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 monthsAMPSCHWPNC
Revenue $19.84B $26.03B $25.03B
Gross profit $18.56B – –
Operating income $4.11B – –
Net income $3.95B $10.10B $7.68B
Free cash flow $8.06B $10.79B $7.49B
EPS (diluted) $42.50 $5.59 $18.13
Cash & equivalents $10.25B $40.58B –
Total debt $6.53B $37.11B $85.72B
Shares (diluted) 92.90M 1.74B 403.00M
Enterprise value $6.66B -$6.69B $91.00B

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
MetricAMPSCHWPNC
P/E 11.4x 16.2x 12.4x
P/FCF 5.4x 14.5x 12.0x
P/Operating cash flow 5.3x 13.7x 12.0x
P/S 2.2x 6.0x 3.6x
P/B 6.8x 3.1x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 6.8x 3.7x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 9.8x 8.6x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 9.7x 9.3x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 2.0x 5.9x 7.0x
EV/FCF 4.9x 14.2x 23.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 4.8x 13.4x 23.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.76 0.91 1.75

Growth

14 metrics
MetricAMPSCHWPNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.1% 20.3% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 7.8% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 10.0% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 9.5% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.5% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.4% 38.6% 22.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 9.4% 13.6% 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.2% 200.1% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 15.2% 17.8% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 19.4% -35.9% 23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.0% -0.3% -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 20.4% -37.2% 23.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.1% 0.4% -15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricAMPSCHWPNC
Gross margin 93.6% – –
EBITDA margin 20.5% 68.2% 81.4%
Operating margin 20.7% – –
Pretax margin 25.5% 50.2% 37.5%
Net margin 19.9% 37.4% 29.2%
FCF margin 40.6% 41.5% 29.9%
Operating cash flow margin 41.4% 43.9% 29.9%
Return on equity 62.8% 20.3% 12.0%
Return on assets 2.1% 2.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 25.8% 15.0% 11.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.1x 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricAMPSCHWPNC
Debt / assets 3.3% 7.2% 13.9%
Debt / equity 1.0x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.9x -0.2x 4.2x
Debt / FCF 0.8x 3.4x 11.4x
Liabilities / assets 96.8% 90.3% 89.6%
Equity / assets 3.2% 9.7% 10.4%
Interest coverage 7.3x 4.9x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricAMPSCHWPNC
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.4% 3.3%
Net buyback yield 7.5% 5.6% 2.3%
Shareholder yield 8.8% 7.0% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusAMPSCHWPNC
Forward P/E 10.2xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 11.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $48.16FY2026 $6.68FY2026 $19.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +22.6%FY2026 +37.2%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -0.3% +13.6% +7.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $21.20BFY2026 $30.06BFY2026 $27.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.9%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.9% +3.4% +6.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersAMPSCHWPNC
Held by institutions 85.0% 83.0% 82.8%
Institutions holding 1,374 2,313 2,040
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +2.1% +2.1%
Institutions buying 573 1,077 1,047
Institutions selling 525 951 666
Buyers to sellers 1.09 1.13 1.57

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.

AMPSCHWPNC
AMP 1.00 0.67 0.53
SCHW 0.67 1.00 0.37
PNC 0.53 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, AMP, SCHW and PNC?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) $45.24B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $155.46B, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) $91.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, AMP, SCHW and PNC?

Ameriprise Financial (AMP) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 11.5x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.0x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Ameriprise Financial (AMP) is cheapest (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 10.2x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.6x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) +9.1%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 19.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 29.2%). On return on invested capital, Ameriprise Financial (AMP) leads (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 25.8%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pnc Financial Services (PNC) returned the most: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) +2.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.2%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +23.3%. Over five years, Ameriprise Financial (AMP) compounded fastest (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) +10.5%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.6%/yr, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +0.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 0.00%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 0.00%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 0.03%. Ameriprise Financial (AMP) and Schwab Charles (SCHW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has been the steadiest (Ameriprise Financial (AMP) 26.2%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 21.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, AMP, SCHW and PNC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Ameriprise Financial (AMP) leads on 6. 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.