BCS vs MS vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BCS Barclays Plc
$22.26 -10.3% 1M +7.6% 1Y
Market cap
$79.20B
P/E
7.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$183.50 -6.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$290.76B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 4, Morgan Stanley 3, Barclays 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSMSMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $79.20B $290.76B $244.81B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.4x 14.6x 16.2x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.6x 13.4x 12.3x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +16.2% -12.0% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% — 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 3.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +7.6% +12.0% +42.8% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.0%/yr +12.5%/yr +30.5%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 28.4% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 54/100 36/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

BCSMSMUFG

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

AxisBCSMSMUFG
Valuation 99 #5 of 362 36 #231 of 362 22 #284 of 362
Growth 70 #67 of 221 93 #17 of 221 75 #56 of 221
Profitability 20 #161 of 200 – 66 #69 of 200
Financial Health 1 #201 of 203 – 5 #193 of 203
Shareholder Returns 63 #127 of 342 33 #228 of 342 15 #291 of 342
Overall 51 54 36
  • BCS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSMSMUFGSPY
1 month -10.3%-6.5%-10.2% -0.8%
3 months -22.1%-14.5%-8.7% +3.5%
6 months -3.6%-3.5%+20.9% +7.0%
Year to date -12.5%+3.4%+33.0% +12.2%
1 year +7.6%+12.0%+42.8% +13.0%
3 years +256.7%+160.7%+155.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.8%+37.7%+36.8% +23.1%
5 years +100.9%+80.1%+278.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +15.0%+12.5%+30.5% +11.0%
10 years +151.5%+446.3%+316.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%+18.5%+15.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBCSMSMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%28.4%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%29.8%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.601.420.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.250.421.63 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-35.3%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.1%-19.7%-12.6% -1.8%
52-week high $28.56$228.55$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$154.37$14.88 $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.

MultipleBCSMSMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 7.3xmedian 12.1x 14.4xmedian 12.1x 15.9xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 7.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x -16.3xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.41median 1.36 0.46median 1.36 0.27median 1.36

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 monthsBCSMSMUFG
Revenue $41.50B $80.16B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – – $18.02B
Net income $10.83B – $13.97B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 $12.65 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $335.17B – –
Total debt $302.10B – $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 1.57B 11.40B
Enterprise value -$1.63T $290.76B -$96.58B

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
MetricBCSMSMUFG
P/E 7.3x 14.4x 15.9x
P/FCF – -16.3x –
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 1.9x 3.6x 7.9x
P/B 0.8x – 2.3x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 17.0x – 5.2x
EV/Revenue -1.6x 3.6x 3.0x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.41 0.46 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSMSMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 16.2% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% 14.1% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% 29.2% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 30.9% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSMSMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 57.0%
Pretax margin 33.1% – 59.6%
Net margin 26.0% – 47.7%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 10.4% – 11.7%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.2% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – – 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSMSMUFG
Debt / assets 13.1% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 2.9x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% – 96.0%
Equity / assets 4.5% – 4.0%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSMSMUFG
Dividend yield 2.8% 2.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.8% 2.3% 1.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
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.

ConsensusBCSMSMUFG
Forward P/E 7.6xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% -4.2% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% +13.3% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSMSMUFG
Held by institutions 8.5% 85.7% 3.0%
Institutions holding 556 2,740 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% +1.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 306 1,466 324
Institutions selling 161 939 160
Buyers to sellers 1.90 1.56 2.03

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.

BCSMSMUFG
BCS 1.00 0.66 0.58
MS 0.66 1.00 0.46
MUFG 0.58 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, MS and MUFG?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $79.20B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $290.76B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $244.81B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, MS and MUFG?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.4x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.6x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.4x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x). 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: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +7.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.8%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.0%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.5%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, MS and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) leads on 4. 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.