BLNC vs SAN vs BNY Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Banco Santander and Bank of New York Mellon 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
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
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

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.

QuestionBLNCSANBNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $72.62M $185.46B $101.25B SAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.3x 9.8x 16.7x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 11.4x 16.9x 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% +28.0% +36.3% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.2%/yr +26.7%/yr +20.3%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 54.3% 34.3% 21.9% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 7/100 14/100 — SAN

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCSANBNY

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

AxisBLNCSANBNY
Valuation 11 #164 of 184 8 #335 of 362 74 #26 of 97
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 – 34 #226 of 342 31 #28 of 40
Overall 7 14 –
  • BLNC ranked among 212 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BNY ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

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

Risk

MeasureBLNCSANBNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 54.3%34.3%21.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y —33.9%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.171.710.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.540.821.65 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-42.0%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -29.5%-17.6%-10.7% -1.8%
52-week high $2.20$15.03$164.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$9.87$106.43 $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.

MultipleBLNCSANBNY
P/E now vs peer median -2.3xmedian 33.6x 9.7xmedian 12.1x 16.7xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median -7,138xmedian 4.9x 2.6xmedian 3.4x 4.7xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.5x -107.0xmedian 5.0x —median 13.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median -164.7xmedian 13.2x -4.2xmedian 11.0x 62.6xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -26.2xmedian 1.8x 17.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 2.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.91 0.36median 1.36 —median 0.52

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 monthsBLNCSANBNY
Revenue -$10.17K $70.35B –
Gross profit – -$52.97B –
Operating income -$13.94M -$95.63B –
Net income -$31.67M $20.36B $6.58B
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 14.98B 692.22M
Enterprise value $71.82M -$496.54B $101.25B

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
MetricBLNCSANBNY
P/E -2.3x 9.7x 16.7x
P/FCF -164.7x -4.2x 62.6x
P/Operating cash flow -164.7x -4.2x –
P/S -7,138x 2.6x 4.7x
P/B -26.2x 17.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -26.2x 47.6x 2.4x
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
MetricBLNCSANBNY
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% 28.1% 24.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 20.7% 21.8%
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
MetricBLNCSANBNY
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 – 246.8% 14.7%
Return on assets -16,393% 0.9% 1.3%
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
MetricBLNCSANBNY
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% 99.5% 91.1%
Equity / assets -2,188% 0.5% 8.9%
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
MetricBLNCSANBNY
Dividend yield – 2.3% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield – 2.3% 1.0%
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.

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

Institutional Ownership

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

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

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, SAN and BNY?

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

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, SAN and BNY?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -2.3x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.4x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.9x). 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%, Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +36.3%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +9.2%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +20.3%/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%, Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.