BAC vs MS vs SNEX Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Morgan Stanley and StoneX Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.57 -9.7% 1M -2.3% 1Y
Market cap
$361.10B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$56.55 -16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 8, StoneX 2, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACMSSNEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $361.10B $285.21B $6.46B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 14.6x 12.3x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 13.2x 12.4x BAC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +18.0% +20.6% SNEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 25.0% 0.3% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 12.0% 6.6% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 2.9x 10.3x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.3% +12.7% -15.0% MS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +12.0%/yr +21.8%/yr SNEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 28.5% 60.5% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 39/100 52/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACMSSNEX

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

AxisBACMSSNEX
Valuation 96 #16 of 361 7 #337 of 361 96 #5 of 97
Growth 80 #69 of 344 88 #44 of 344 90 #8 of 69
Profitability 71 #102 of 348 25 #263 of 348 41 #42 of 70
Financial Health 20 #271 of 340 2 #332 of 340 14 #87 of 101
Shareholder Returns 77 #82 of 352 75 #88 of 352 18 #33 of 40
Overall 69 39 52
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACMSSNEXSPY
1 month -9.7%-9.5%-16.6% -1.0%
3 months -18.5%-16.3%-23.8% +2.9%
6 months -2.8%-4.6%-46.7% +6.4%
Year to date -8.1%+1.1%-10.8% +11.4%
1 year -2.3%+12.7%-15.0% +13.1%
3 years +98.5%+150.8%+117.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +25.7%+35.9%+29.6% +21.5%
5 years +6.3%+76.3%+168.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +1.2%+12.0%+21.8% +10.9%
10 years +203.4%+436.8%+411.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.7%+18.3%+17.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBACMSSNEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%28.5%60.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.7%29.8%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.731.421.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.100.45-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-35.3%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-21.5%-59.3% -2.5%
52-week high $64.82$228.55$139.01 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$154.37$55.81 $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.

MultipleBACMSSNEX
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.5x 14.3xmedian 12.5x 12.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.5x 3.6xmedian 3.5x 0.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 4.8x 6.3xmedian 4.8x 12.2xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.4x -15.2xmedian 11.4x 1.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.48 0.49median 1.48 0.55median 0.51

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 monthsBACMSSNEX
Revenue $121.10B $78.04B $157.71B
Gross profit – – $5.68B
Operating income – – $3.50B
Net income $33.66B $20.37B $526.90M
Free cash flow $94.74B -$18.58B $3.78B
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $12.46 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $229.75B $160.14B $2.19B
Total debt $399.84B $392.56B $142.62B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 1.57B 124.48M
Enterprise value -$2.01T -$223.89B -$1.06B

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
MetricBACMSSNEX
P/E 11.3x 14.3x 12.4x
P/FCF 3.7x -15.2x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x -18.1x 1.8x
P/S 2.9x 3.6x 0.0x
P/B 1.2x 2.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 6.3x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 1.4x 6.7x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 6.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF 1.8x -27.7x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x -33.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 0.49 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACMSSNEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 18.0% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 13.3% 37.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 47.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 51.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 35.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% 36.7% 77.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 26.0% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 40.3% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 29.4% 22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 11.8% 266.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 27.6% 217.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 11.3% 282.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% 25.1% 188.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACMSSNEX
Gross margin – – 3.6%
EBITDA margin 99.4% 104.2% 2.3%
Operating margin – – 2.2%
Pretax margin 36.2% 33.5% 0.4%
Net margin 26.5% 25.0% 0.3%
FCF margin 78.2% -23.8% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% -20.0% 2.4%
Return on equity 11.2% 17.5% 19.0%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 12.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x -0.8x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% 2.6% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACMSSNEX
Debt / assets 11.4% 23.4% 72.8%
Debt / equity 1.3x 3.3x 13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 2.9x 10.3x
Debt / FCF 4.2x -21.1x 10.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 93.0% 94.7%
Equity / assets 8.6% 7.0% 5.3%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.5x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACMSSNEX
Dividend yield 2.3% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield 6.6% 2.6% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 8.9% 4.9% -0.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
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.

ConsensusBACMSSNEX
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $13.63FY2026 $4.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.9%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.0% -4.0% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.89BFY2026 $79.95BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.1%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +13.3% +10.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACMSSNEX
Held by institutions 75.0% 85.7% 83.8%
Institutions holding 3,612 2,740 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +1.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 1,825 1,466 277
Institutions selling 1,342 939 145
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.56 1.91

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.

BACMSSNEX
BAC 1.00 0.66 0.28
MS 0.66 1.00 0.36
SNEX 0.28 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, MS and SNEX?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $361.10B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, MS and SNEX?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bank Of America (BAC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneX (SNEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Morgan Stanley (MS) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -2.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%, StoneX (SNEX) -15.0%. Over five years, StoneX (SNEX) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.00%. Morgan Stanley (MS) and StoneX (SNEX) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.