BAC vs MS vs SMFG Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Morgan Stanley and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$49.56 -7.8% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$347.81B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
2.34%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$185.74 -2.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$291.97B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
2.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 9, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACMSSMFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $347.81B $291.97B $91.94B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.5x 14.8x -2.1x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 13.6x 14.4x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.4% +18.0% +7.2% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.6% 25.0% -42.9% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.0% 12.0% -0.9% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 2.9x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.34% 2.32% 1.21% BAC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -7.3% +13.3% +47.5% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +0.5%/yr +12.6%/yr +29.2%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 28.7% 29.3% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 39/100 18/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACMSSMFG

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

AxisBACMSSMFG
Valuation 93 #26 of 359 6 #338 of 359 46 #194 of 359
Growth 14 #293 of 340 87 #44 of 340 20 #272 of 340
Profitability 40 #205 of 343 24 #261 of 343 15 #291 of 343
Financial Health 18 #278 of 338 2 #330 of 338 3 #329 of 338
Shareholder Returns 74 #92 of 351 75 #87 of 351 8 #323 of 351
Overall 48 39 18
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACMSSMFGSPY
1 month -7.8%-2.4%-5.5% -2.3%
3 months -20.7%-12.1%-4.8% -0.7%
6 months -5.0%-1.2%+14.4% +4.8%
Year to date -9.9%+4.6%+24.3% +10.3%
1 year -7.3%+13.3%+47.5% +10.3%
3 years +74.4%+143.6%+136.7% +73.0%
3 years, per year +20.4%+34.6%+33.3% +20.1%
5 years +2.5%+81.0%+260.1% +61.9%
5 years, per year +0.5%+12.6%+29.2% +10.1%
10 years +200.7%+464.2%+257.4% +258.6%
10 years, per year +11.6%+18.9%+13.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACMSSMFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%28.7%29.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.9%30.3%28.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.741.441.11 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.330.461.62 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-35.3%-30.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.5%-18.7%-12.8% -3.5%
52-week high $64.82$228.55$27.55 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$154.37$16.14 $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.

MultipleBACMSSMFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.7x 14.8xmedian 12.7x -2.1xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x 0.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 4.9x 6.4xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 8.4xmedian 11.4x -15.7xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 2.06median 1.46 0.50median 1.46 0.08median 1.46

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 monthsBACMSSMFG
Revenue $120.16B $78.04B $102.83B
Gross profit – – $67.73B
Operating income – – -$30.78B
Net income $32.24B $20.37B $11.49B
Free cash flow $41.37B -$18.58B –
EPS (diluted) $4.22 $12.46 $-11.47
Cash & equivalents $249.64B $160.14B –
Total debt $380.92B $392.56B $102.00B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 1.57B 3.84B
Enterprise value -$2.03T -$217.12B -$1.26T

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
MetricBACMSSMFG
P/E 11.5x 14.8x -2.1x
P/FCF 8.4x -15.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 8.4x -18.7x –
P/S 2.9x 3.7x 0.9x
P/B 1.2x 2.5x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.6x 1.3x
EV/EBITDA 1.3x 6.4x –
EV/EBIT 1.3x 6.8x -35.9x
EV/Revenue 1.2x 6.7x 0.8x
EV/FCF 3.5x -28.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow 3.5x -33.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 2.06 0.50 0.08

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACMSSMFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.4% 18.0% 7.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 5.9% 13.3% 14.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 12.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 5.3%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – -32.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – -75.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 9.8% 36.7% 823.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 1.9% 26.0% 4.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.0% 40.3% 15.9%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 29.4% -25.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% 11.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 27.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -32.7% 11.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.5% 25.1% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACMSSMFG
Gross margin – – 65.9%
EBITDA margin 95.5% 104.2% –
Operating margin – – -29.9%
Pretax margin 33.8% 33.5% 14.7%
Net margin 25.6% 25.0% -42.9%
FCF margin 34.4% -23.8% –
Operating cash flow margin 34.4% -20.0% –
Return on equity 10.8% 17.5% 13.3%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.3% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 13.0% 12.0% -0.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x -0.8x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.5% 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACMSSMFG
Debt / assets 11.1% 23.4% 5.0%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.3x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.8x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 9.2x -21.1x –
Liabilities / assets 91.3% 93.0% 96.4%
Equity / assets 8.7% 7.0% 3.6%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.5x -0.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACMSSMFG
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.3% 1.2%
Net buyback yield 7.6% 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 10.0% 4.8% 1.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 30.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 24.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

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.

ConsensusBACMSSMFG
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 13.6xFY2026 14.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $1.67FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% -4.2% +2.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +13.3% +14.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACMSSMFG
Held by institutions 75.0% 85.7% 3.5%
Institutions holding 3,617 2,745 461
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.5% +7.9%
Institutions buying 1,828 1,470 291
Institutions selling 1,344 940 93
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.56 3.13

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.

BACMSSMFG
BAC 1.00 0.66 0.42
MS 0.66 1.00 0.45
SMFG 0.42 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, MS and SMFG?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $347.81B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $291.97B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $91.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, MS and SMFG?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.5x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.8x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.0x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.6x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -7.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.3%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +47.5%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +0.5%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of America (BAC) 2.34%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.32%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 1.21%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 22.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.7%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, MS and SMFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 9. 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.