BLNC vs SAN vs MRSH Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Banco Santander and Marsh & Mclennan Companies Prices as of Oct 30, 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
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$11.46 -14.2% 1M +12.9% 1Y
Market cap
$168.34B
P/E
9.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
2.53%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 8, Marsh & Mclennan Companies 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNCSANMRSHLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.47M $168.34B $97.56B SAN
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x 9.1x 24.2x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.5x 20.1x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +11.2% +7.6% SAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.2% 14.2% SAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 13.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -37.5x 2.7x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 2.53% 1.84% SAN
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% +12.9% +15.3% MRSH
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +24.3%/yr +4.8%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 35.3% 26.1% MRSH
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 5/100 19/100 32/100 MRSH

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCSANMRSH

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

AxisBLNCSANMRSH
Valuation 5 #172 of 181 12 #316 of 359 9 #108 of 119
Growth 1 #111 of 112 40 #206 of 340 15 #99 of 116
Profitability – 7 #320 of 343 67 #39 of 116
Financial Health 9 #150 of 165 0 #338 of 338 15 #101 of 118
Shareholder Returns – 36 #224 of 351 52 #52 of 108
Overall 5 19 32
  • BLNC ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MRSH ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNCSANMRSHSPY
1 month -27.7%-14.2%+20.8% -2.3%
3 months -27.7%-20.7%+6.5% -0.7%
6 months -27.7%-0.8%+22.4% +4.8%
Year to date -27.7%-2.3%+10.7% +10.3%
1 year -44.0%+12.9%+15.3% +10.3%
3 years +387.0%+200.8%+5.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +69.6%+44.4%+1.9% +20.1%
5 years +12.0%+196.9%+26.3% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%+24.3%+4.8% +10.1%
10 years -44.0%+152.8%+226.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year -5.6%+9.7%+12.6% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLNCSANMRSHSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%35.3%26.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —36.1%25.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.251.71-0.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.700.370.59 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-42.0%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-23.8%0.0% -3.5%
52-week high $2.00$15.03$205.39 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$10.01$157.32 $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.

MultipleBLNCSANMRSH
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 34.9x 9.1xmedian 12.7x 24.2xmedian 10.9x
P/S now vs peer median -5,158xmedian 4.7x 2.3xmedian 3.5x 3.4xmedian 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x -41.0xmedian 4.9x 16.6xmedian 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median -119.0xmedian 14.1x 26.7xmedian 11.4x 23.5xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 1.7x 12.0xmedian 1.2x 6.5xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.91 0.38median 1.46 3.61median 0.61

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 monthsBLNCSANMRSH
Revenue -$10.17K $71.89B $28.46B
Gross profit – -$3.71B –
Operating income -$13.94M -$51.48B $6.09B
Net income -$31.67M $20.00B $4.12B
Free cash flow -$440.96K $6.31B $4.15B
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 $1.26 $8.44
Cash & equivalents $117.47K – $1.84B
Total debt $25.00K $1.88T $20.53B
Shares (diluted) 46.85M 14.98B 479.00M
Enterprise value $51.67M -$509.25B $89.96B

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
MetricBLNCSANMRSH
P/E -1.7x 9.1x 24.2x
P/FCF -119.0x 26.7x 23.5x
P/Operating cash flow -119.0x 26.7x 21.8x
P/S -5,158x 2.3x 3.4x
P/B -18.9x 12.0x 6.5x
P/Tangible book -18.9x -10.8x 9.4x
EV/EBITDA – -41.0x 16.6x
EV/EBIT -3.8x -38.0x 19.1x
EV/Revenue -5,148x 27.2x 4.1x
EV/FCF -118.8x 310.1x 28.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -118.8x 310.1x 26.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.38 3.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSANMRSH
Revenue growth (1Y) – 11.2% 7.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 6.1% 8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -4,457% – -1.0%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -533.9% -100.7% 7.8%
Net income growth (1Y) -6,739% 21.2% -1.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 17.5% 5.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,064% -91.6% 1.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -203.7% 23.8% 6.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% -62.3% -12.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% 32.5% 4.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% -62.3% -13.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% 32.5% 5.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSANMRSH
Gross margin – -5.2% –
EBITDA margin – -66.4% 24.6%
Operating margin – -71.6% 21.4%
Pretax margin – 31.9% 18.9%
Net margin – 26.2% 14.2%
FCF margin – 8.8% 14.6%
Operating cash flow margin 4,334% 8.8% 15.7%
Return on equity – 117.4% 27.2%
Return on assets -16,393% 0.6% 6.9%
Return on invested capital – – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – 16.2%
Asset turnover -0.1x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 0.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue -131,374% – 1.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNCSANMRSH
Debt / assets 19.7% 78.8% 34.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 133.6x 1.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – -37.5x 2.7x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 297.7x 4.9x
Liabilities / assets 2,288% 99.4% 75.1%
Equity / assets -2,188% 0.6% 24.9%
Interest coverage -119.8x – 6.3x
Current ratio 0.0x – 1.1x
Quick ratio 0.0x – 0.5x
Cash ratio 0.0x – 0.1x
Altman Z-score -794.71 – 2.84

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNCSANMRSH
Dividend yield – 2.5% 1.8%
Net buyback yield – – 2.9%
Shareholder yield – 2.5% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 43.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 43.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 8.4%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 13.1%

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.

ConsensusBLNCSANMRSH
Forward P/E – 10.5xFY2026 20.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $1.09FY2026 $10.21FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +2.8%FY2026 +4.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +23.9% +15.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $76.20BFY2026 $30.28BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +3.5%FY2026 +12.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -2.8% +6.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNCSANMRSH
Held by institutions – 3.4% 93.9%
Institutions holding – 662 1,499
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying – 405 626
Institutions selling – 149 653
Buyers to sellers – 2.72 0.96

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.

BLNCSANMRSH
BLNC 1.00 0.02 -0.04
SAN 0.02 1.00 -0.12
MRSH -0.04 -0.12 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, SAN and MRSH?

Banco Santander (SAN) is the largest by market capitalisation: Balance Labs (BLNC) $52.47M, Banco Santander (SAN) $168.34B, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) $97.56B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, SAN and MRSH?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -1.7x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.1x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 24.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 10.5x, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 20.1x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Banco Santander (SAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banco Santander (SAN) +11.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +7.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.2%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 14.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) returned the most: Balance Labs (BLNC) -44.0%, Banco Santander (SAN) +12.9%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +15.3%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +2.3%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +24.3%/yr, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) +4.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest dividend yield: Banco Santander (SAN) 2.53%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 1.84%. Balance Labs (BLNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) has been the steadiest (Balance Labs (BLNC) 62.6%, Banco Santander (SAN) 35.3%, Marsh & Mclennan Companies (MRSH) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.