BLNC vs BNY vs SAN Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Bank of New York Mellon and Banco Santander Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BLNC Balance Labs, Inc.
$1.55 0.0% 1M -29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$72.62M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$10.17K
Div. yield
–
Financial Advisory Financial Services
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$147.19 -1.9% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$101.25B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
2 wins
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$185.46B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

7 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 5, Bank of New York Mellon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNCBNYSANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.62M $101.25B $185.46B SAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x 16.7x 9.8x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 16.9x 11.4x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +7.4% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 26.9% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -103.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -29.5% +36.3% +28.0% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +20.3%/yr +26.7%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 21.9% 34.3% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 7/100 — 14/100 SAN

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCBNYSAN

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

AxisBLNCBNYSAN
Valuation 11 #164 of 184 74 #26 of 97 8 #335 of 362
Growth 1 #112 of 113 – 18 #181 of 221
Profitability – – 12 #176 of 200
Financial Health 9 #152 of 167 – 0 #203 of 203
Shareholder Returns – 31 #28 of 40 34 #226 of 342
Overall 7 – 14
  • BLNC ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • BNY ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNCBNYSANSPY
1 month 0.0%-1.9%-14.1% -0.8%
3 months 0.0%-6.7%-11.5% +3.5%
6 months 0.0%+9.5%+3.2% +7.0%
Year to date 0.0%+26.8%+5.5% +12.2%
1 year -29.5%+36.3%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years +573.9%+253.6%+242.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +89.0%+52.4%+50.8% +23.1%
5 years +55.0%+151.8%+226.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.2%+20.3%+26.7% +11.0%
10 years -22.5%+237.5%+169.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year -2.5%+12.9%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLNCBNYSANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%21.9%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —22.7%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.170.751.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.541.650.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-41.4%-42.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-10.7%-17.6% -1.8%
52-week high $2.20$164.85$15.03 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$106.43$9.87 $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.

MultipleBLNCBNYSAN
P/E now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 33.6x 16.7xmedian 29.4x 9.7xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median -7,138xmedian 4.9x 4.7xmedian 2.9x 2.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x —median 13.7x -107.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -164.7xmedian 13.2x 62.6xmedian 16.0x -4.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 1.8x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 17.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.91 —median 0.52 0.36median 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 monthsBLNCBNYSAN
Revenue -$10.17K – $70.35B
Gross profit – – -$52.97B
Operating income -$13.94M – -$95.63B
Net income -$31.67M $6.58B $20.36B
Free cash flow -$440.96K – -$42.89B
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 – $1.27
Cash & equivalents $117.47K – $157.63B
Total debt $1.91M – $27.02T
Shares (diluted) 46.85M 692.22M 14.98B
Enterprise value $71.82M $101.25B -$496.54B

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
MetricBLNCBNYSAN
P/E -2.3x 16.7x 9.7x
P/FCF -164.7x 62.6x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow -164.7x – -4.2x
P/S -7,138x 4.7x 2.6x
P/B -26.2x 2.3x 17.7x
P/Tangible book -26.2x 2.4x 47.6x
EV/EBITDA – – -107.0x
EV/EBIT -5.2x – -99.9x
EV/Revenue -7,128x – 80.5x
EV/FCF -164.5x – -132.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -164.5x – -132.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 – 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNCBNYSAN
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -140.7% – 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4,457% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -533.9% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -6,739% 24.8% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 21.8% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,064% – -83.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -203.7% – 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% – -199.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% – -96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% – -199.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% – -96.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNCBNYSAN
Gross margin – – -75.3%
EBITDA margin – – -75.2%
Operating margin – – -135.9%
Pretax margin – – 32.4%
Net margin – – 26.9%
FCF margin – – -61.0%
Operating cash flow margin 4,334% – -61.0%
Return on equity – 14.7% 246.8%
Return on assets -16,393% 1.3% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover -0.1x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x – -2.1x
Stock comp / revenue -131,374% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNCBNYSAN
Debt / assets 19.7% – 256.5%
Debt / equity 0.0x – 558.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -103.6x
Debt / FCF -0.1x – -133.5x
Liabilities / assets 2,288% 91.1% 99.5%
Equity / assets -2,188% 8.9% 0.5%
Interest coverage -119.8x – -0.8x
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -790.54 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNCBNYSAN
Dividend yield – 1.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 1.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusBLNCBNYSAN
Forward P/E – 16.9xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $8.73FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +18.0%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.9% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $23.23BFY2026 $76.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +16.0%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.4% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNCBNYSAN
Held by institutions – 0.0% 3.4%
Institutions holding – 4 659
Change in shares held, QoQ – +360.5% +2.8%
Institutions buying – 4 402
Institutions selling – 0 149
Buyers to sellers – – 2.70

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.

BLNCBNYSAN
BLNC 1.00 -0.06 0.01
BNY -0.06 1.00 0.43
SAN 0.01 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, BNY and SAN?

Banco Santander (SAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Balance Labs (BLNC) $72.62M, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $101.25B, Banco Santander (SAN) $185.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, BNY and SAN?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -2.3x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.7x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.9x, Banco Santander (SAN) 11.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) returned the most: Balance Labs (BLNC) -29.5%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +36.3%, Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +9.2%/yr, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +20.3%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has been the steadiest (Balance Labs (BLNC) 54.3%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 21.9%, Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLNC, BNY and SAN?

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