BLNC vs SCHW vs BNY Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Schwab Charles and Bank of New York Mellon 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
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
5 wins
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$149.34 +2.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$103.64B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.96B
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank of New York Mellon leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bank of New York Mellon 6, Schwab Charles 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNCSCHWBNYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.47M $162.03B $103.64B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x 16.7x 16.5x BNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.4x 17.1x SCHW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.3% +11.3% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 37.4% 28.7% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.0% 25.3% BNY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 0.8x SCHW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -4.2% +38.2% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +1.8%/yr +20.4%/yr BNY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 57.9% 25.8% 22.0% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 5/100 55/100 62/100 BNY

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCSCHWBNY

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

AxisBLNCSCHWBNY
Valuation 6 #188 of 200 8 #333 of 360 83 #18 of 103
Growth 0 #116 of 116 60 #138 of 344 45 #39 of 70
Profitability – 90 #36 of 345 74 #20 of 74
Financial Health 10 #150 of 166 39 #206 of 339 29 #71 of 99
Shareholder Returns – 80 #72 of 352 78 #10 of 41
Overall 5 55 62
  • BLNC ranked among 210 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BNY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNCSCHWBNYSPY
1 month -27.7%-7.7%+2.7% -2.0%
3 months -27.7%-16.1%-4.8% -2.2%
6 months -27.7%-3.4%+12.8% +4.2%
Year to date -27.7%-10.7%+28.6% +10.6%
1 year -44.0%-4.2%+38.2% +10.4%
3 years +387.0%+59.9%+230.0% +73.6%
3 years, per year +69.6%+16.9%+48.9% +20.2%
5 years +12.0%+9.6%+152.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +2.3%+1.8%+20.4% +10.1%
10 years -44.0%+186.5%+247.0% +261.3%
10 years, per year -5.6%+11.1%+13.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBLNCSCHWBNYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 57.9%25.8%22.0% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —29.3%22.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.270.420.77 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.76-0.161.74 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-50.4%-41.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -28.7%-21.5%-9.4% -3.2%
52-week high $1.57$113.68$164.85 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$85.35$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.

MultipleBLNCSCHWBNY
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 33.9x 15.9xmedian 12.4x 16.1xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median -5,158xmedian 4.7x 5.9xmedian 3.5x 4.6xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.0x 8.5xmedian 4.9x 4.3xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -119.0xmedian 14.4x 14.3xmedian 11.0x 14.1xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 1.8x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.88 0.89median 1.33 0.58median 0.55

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 monthsBLNCSCHWBNY
Revenue -$10.17K $26.03B $21.96B
Operating income -$13.94M – –
Net income -$31.67M $10.10B $6.58B
Free cash flow -$440.96K $10.79B $7.14B
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 $5.59 $9.16
Cash & equivalents $117.47K $40.58B –
Total debt $25.00K $37.11B $41.16B
Shares (diluted) 46.85M 1.74B 686.91M
Enterprise value $51.67M -$125.35M $37.26B

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
MetricBLNCSCHWBNY
P/E -1.7x 15.9x 16.1x
P/FCF -119.0x 14.3x 14.1x
P/Operating cash flow -119.0x 13.5x 10.7x
P/S -5,158x 5.9x 4.6x
P/B -18.9x 3.1x 2.3x
P/Tangible book -18.9x 3.6x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 8.5x 4.3x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 9.2x 4.6x
EV/Revenue -5,148x 5.8x 5.6x
EV/FCF -118.8x 14.0x 17.2x
EV/Operating cash flow -118.8x 13.2x 13.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.89 0.58

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWBNY
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.3% 11.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 7.8% 8.1%
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% 38.6% 24.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 13.6% 21.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,064% 200.1% 30.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -203.7% 17.8% 28.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% -35.9% 202.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -0.3% -4.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% -37.2% 356.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% 0.4% -9.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWBNY
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 68.2% 128.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 50.2% 37.9%
Net margin – 37.4% 28.7%
FCF margin – 41.5% 32.5%
Operating cash flow margin 4,334% 43.9% 42.7%
Return on equity – 20.3% 14.7%
Return on assets -16,393% 2.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 15.0% 25.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover -0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.1x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue -131,374% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWBNY
Debt / assets 19.7% 7.2% 8.3%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 0.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 3.4x 5.8x
Liabilities / assets 2,288% 90.3% 91.1%
Equity / assets -2,188% 9.7% 8.9%
Interest coverage -119.8x 4.9x 1.5x
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -794.71 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWBNY
Dividend yield – 1.4% 1.0%
Net buyback yield – 5.7% 4.0%
Shareholder yield – 7.1% 5.0%
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.

ConsensusBLNCSCHWBNY
Forward P/E – 13.4xFY2026 17.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.66FY2026 $8.73FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.8%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.1% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $30.04BFY2026 $23.23BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.1% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNCSCHWBNY
Held by institutions – 83.0% 83.8%
Institutions holding – 2,320 1,884
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +0.5%
Institutions buying – 1,082 905
Institutions selling – 953 701
Buyers to sellers – 1.14 1.29

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.

BLNCSCHWBNY
BLNC 1.00 -0.06 -0.07
SCHW -0.06 1.00 0.38
BNY -0.07 0.38 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, SCHW and BNY?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Balance Labs (BLNC) $52.47M, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $162.03B, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $103.64B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, SCHW and BNY?

Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -1.7x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.7x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schwab Charles (SCHW) is cheapest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.4x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 17.1x). 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: Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +11.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 28.7%). On return on invested capital, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) leads (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 25.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) returned the most: Balance Labs (BLNC) -44.0%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.2%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +38.2%. Over five years, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +2.3%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.8%/yr, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +20.4%/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) 57.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 22.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BLNC, SCHW 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, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 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.