BGC vs WFC vs MS Stock Comparison

Bgc, Wells Fargo & Company and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BGC BGC Group, Inc.
$11.37 -4.0% 1M +21.9% 1Y
Market cap
$5.44B
P/E
28.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$3.29B
Div. yield
0.01%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$82.68 -0.3% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$255.94B
P/E
12.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$295.97B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Bgc leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bgc 5, Wells Fargo & Company 2, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBGCWFCMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.44B $255.94B $295.97B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 28.5x 12.6x 14.9x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 8.2x 10.6x 13.7x BGC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +27.6% +5.4% +16.2% BGC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.8% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 9.2% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.01% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.9% -5.0% +12.6% BGC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +10.0%/yr +12.8%/yr BGC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 33.5% 25.5% 28.4% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 40/100 53/100 BGC

Percentile Scorecard

BGCWFCMS

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

AxisBGCWFCMS
Valuation 84 #16 of 96 63 #135 of 360 31 #248 of 360
Growth 85 #11 of 66 22 #149 of 191 94 #13 of 191
Profitability 56 #29 of 64 – –
Financial Health 35 #61 of 93 – –
Shareholder Returns 73 #11 of 38 35 #222 of 341 34 #225 of 341
Overall 66 40 53
  • BGC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBGCWFCMSSPY
1 month -4.0%-0.3%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months -5.0%-4.9%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months +0.5%+1.4%-1.8% +8.2%
Year to date +27.3%-11.3%+5.3% +12.9%
1 year +21.9%-5.0%+12.6% +12.3%
3 years +97.1%+113.3%+165.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.4%+28.8%+38.5% +23.3%
5 years +107.9%+61.0%+82.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+10.0%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +99.5%+78.2%+452.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +7.2%+5.9%+18.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBGCWFCMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 33.5%25.5%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.4%29.0%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.330.671.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.65-0.190.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -45.2%-38.7%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-14.2%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $12.65$96.39$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $8.31$73.42$154.37 $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.

MultipleBGCWFCMS
P/E now vs peer median 28.3xmedian 28.3x 12.4xmedian 12.1x 14.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 2.9x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.9xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 16.0x 12.7xmedian 10.9x -16.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 4.2xmedian 2.4x —median 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.24median 0.54 1.10median 1.34 0.47median 1.34

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 monthsBGCWFCMS
Revenue $3.29B $87.23B $80.16B
Net income $198.89M – –
Free cash flow $483.90M – –
EPS (diluted) $0.40 $6.62 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $766.85M – –
Total debt $1.77B – –
Shares (diluted) 478.97M 3.07B 1.57B
Enterprise value $2.26B $255.94B $295.97B

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
MetricBGCWFCMS
P/E 28.3x 12.4x 14.6x
P/FCF 11.2x 12.7x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x – –
P/S 1.6x 2.9x 3.7x
P/B 4.2x – –
P/Tangible book 6.3x – –
EV/EBITDA 12.9x – –
EV/EBIT 15.8x – –
EV/Revenue 1.9x 2.9x 3.7x
EV/FCF 13.3x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.24 1.10 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBGCWFCMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 27.6% 5.4% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 20.6% 2.0% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 33.6% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 164.2% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 31.9% 6.8% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 120.4% 11.2% 30.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 22.3% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 78.1% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 26.0% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 86.9% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBGCWFCMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 15.1% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 8.3% – –
Net margin 5.8% – –
FCF margin 14.7% – –
Operating cash flow margin 15.3% – –
Return on equity 14.9% – –
Return on assets 3.3% – 1.2%
Return on invested capital 9.2% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.6x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue 10.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBGCWFCMS
Debt / assets 30.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.4x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.0x – –
Debt / FCF 3.7x – –
Liabilities / assets 77.8% 92.1% –
Equity / assets 22.2% – –
Interest coverage 3.1x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBGCWFCMS
Dividend yield 0.7% 2.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 4.2% – –
Shareholder yield 4.9% 2.2% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) 19.5% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 8.0% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -0.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 37.4% – –

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.

ConsensusBGCWFCMS
Forward P/E 8.2xFY2026 10.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.39FY2026 $7.82FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +7.9% +7.3% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $3.68BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -6.8% +4.3% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBGCWFCMS
Held by institutions 65.4% 76.8% 85.7%
Institutions holding 368 2,877 2,742
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.4% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 215 1,292 1,468
Institutions selling 86 1,134 939
Buyers to sellers 2.50 1.14 1.56

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.

BGCWFCMS
BGC 1.00 0.23 0.23
WFC 0.23 1.00 0.53
MS 0.23 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BGC, WFC and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bgc (BGC) $5.44B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $255.94B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $295.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, BGC, WFC and MS?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bgc (BGC) 28.5x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.6x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Bgc (BGC) is cheapest (Bgc (BGC) 8.2x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.6x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Bgc (BGC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bgc (BGC) +27.6%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bgc (BGC) returned the most: Bgc (BGC) +21.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -5.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%. Over five years, Bgc (BGC) compounded fastest (Bgc (BGC) +15.8%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.0%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bgc (BGC) 0.01%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.00%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) and Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Bgc (BGC) 33.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BGC, WFC and MS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bgc (BGC) 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.