BLNC vs PNC vs SCHW Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Pnc Financial Services and Schwab Charles Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BLNC Balance Labs, Inc.
$1.12 -27.7% 1M -44.0% 1Y
Market cap
$52.47M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
-$10.17K
Div. yield
–
Financial Advisory Financial Services
1 win
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$89.26 -7.7% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$162.03B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Schwab Charles leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Schwab Charles 6, Pnc Financial Services 4, Balance Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNCPNCSCHWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.47M $93.30B $162.03B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x 12.3x 16.7x PNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.8x 13.4x PNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +13.6% +20.3% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 29.5% 37.4% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 11.3% 15.0% SCHW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.9x -0.2x SCHW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +25.5% -4.2% PNC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +2.0%/yr +1.8%/yr BLNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 21.4% 25.8% PNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 5/100 38/100 55/100 SCHW

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCPNCSCHW

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

AxisBLNCPNCSCHW
Valuation 6 #188 of 200 14 #309 of 360 8 #333 of 360
Growth 0 #116 of 116 49 #176 of 344 60 #138 of 344
Profitability – 52 #165 of 345 90 #36 of 345
Financial Health 10 #150 of 166 13 #296 of 339 39 #206 of 339
Shareholder Returns – 61 #137 of 352 80 #72 of 352
Overall 5 38 55
  • BLNC ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • PNC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNCPNCSCHWSPY
1 month -27.7%+3.8%-7.7% -2.0%
3 months -27.7%-9.8%-16.1% -2.2%
6 months -27.7%+3.5%-3.4% +4.2%
Year to date -27.7%+9.9%-10.7% +10.6%
1 year -44.0%+25.5%-4.2% +10.4%
3 years +387.0%+86.2%+59.9% +73.6%
3 years, per year +69.6%+23.0%+16.9% +20.2%
5 years +12.0%+10.4%+9.6% +61.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%+2.0%+1.8% +10.1%
10 years -44.0%+141.7%+186.5% +261.3%
10 years, per year -5.6%+9.2%+11.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLNCPNCSCHWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%21.4%25.8% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —22.3%29.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.540.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.761.19-0.16 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-51.6%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.7%-10.7%-21.5% -3.2%
52-week high $1.57$256.97$113.68 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$179.04$85.35 $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.

MultipleBLNCPNCSCHW
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 33.9x 12.1xmedian 12.4x 15.9xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median -5,158xmedian 4.7x 3.5xmedian 3.5x 5.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 8.3xmedian 4.9x 8.5xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -119.0xmedian 14.4x 11.5xmedian 11.0x 14.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 1.8x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.88 1.33median 1.33 0.89median 1.33

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 monthsBLNCPNCSCHW
Revenue -$10.17K $25.67B $26.03B
Operating income -$13.94M – –
Net income -$31.67M $7.96B $10.10B
Free cash flow -$440.96K $7.90B $10.79B
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 $18.90 $5.59
Cash & equivalents $117.47K – $40.58B
Total debt $25.00K $79.76B $37.11B
Shares (diluted) 46.85M 401.00M 1.74B
Enterprise value $51.67M $93.30B -$125.35M

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
MetricBLNCPNCSCHW
P/E -1.7x 12.1x 15.9x
P/FCF -119.0x 11.5x 14.3x
P/Operating cash flow -119.0x 11.5x 13.5x
P/S -5,158x 3.5x 5.9x
P/B -18.9x 1.5x 3.1x
P/Tangible book -18.9x 1.6x 3.6x
EV/EBITDA – 8.3x 8.5x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 8.4x 9.2x
EV/Revenue -5,148x 6.7x 5.8x
EV/FCF -118.8x 21.6x 14.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -118.8x 21.6x 13.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 1.33 0.89

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNCPNCSCHW
Revenue growth (1Y) – 13.6% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 5.5% 7.8%
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% 20.7% 38.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 8.0% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,064% 20.7% 200.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -203.7% 9.1% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% 45.5% -35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -5.3% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% 45.5% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -5.3% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNCPNCSCHW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 80.4% 68.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 37.9% 50.2%
Net margin – 29.5% 37.4%
FCF margin – 30.8% 41.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4,334% 30.8% 43.9%
Return on equity – 12.6% 20.3%
Return on assets -16,393% 1.3% 2.0%
Return on invested capital – 11.3% 15.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover -0.1x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.0x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue -131,374% – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNCPNCSCHW
Debt / assets 19.7% 12.7% 7.2%
Debt / equity 0.0x 1.3x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.9x -0.2x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 10.1x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 2,288% 90.1% 90.3%
Equity / assets -2,188% 9.9% 9.7%
Interest coverage -119.8x 1.9x 4.9x
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -794.71 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNCPNCSCHW
Dividend yield – 3.2% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 5.7%
Shareholder yield – 5.8% 7.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 36.1% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.4% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 10.3% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 5.5% –

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.

ConsensusBLNCPNCSCHW
Forward P/E – 11.8xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $19.52FY2026 $6.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +17.7%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +6.8% +13.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $27.20BFY2026 $30.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +17.8%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +7.0% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNCPNCSCHW
Held by institutions – 82.8% 83.0%
Institutions holding – 2,044 2,320
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +2.1%
Institutions buying – 1,048 1,082
Institutions selling – 668 953
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.14

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.

BLNCPNCSCHW
BLNC 1.00 -0.12 -0.06
PNC -0.12 1.00 0.38
SCHW -0.06 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, PNC and SCHW?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Balance Labs (BLNC) $52.47M, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) $93.30B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $162.03B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, PNC and SCHW?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -1.7x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 12.3x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) is cheapest (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.8x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +13.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 29.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%). On return on invested capital, Schwab Charles (SCHW) leads (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.3%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Pnc Financial Services (PNC) returned the most: Balance Labs (BLNC) -44.0%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +25.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.2%. Over five years, Balance Labs (BLNC) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +2.3%/yr, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +2.0%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 0.03%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 0.00%. Balance Labs (BLNC) and Schwab Charles (SCHW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has been the steadiest (Balance Labs (BLNC) 57.9%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 21.4%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLNC, PNC and SCHW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Schwab Charles (SCHW) leads on 6. 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.