BLNC vs SCHW vs TFC Stock Comparison

Balance Labs, Schwab Charles and Truist Financial 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
1 win
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$88.72 -8.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$153.43B
P/E
15.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
1.39%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
TFC Truist Financial Corp
$50.17 +8.0% 1M +12.4% 1Y
Market cap
$60.13B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.41B
Div. yield
4.15%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Schwab Charles leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Schwab Charles 6, Truist Financial 5, Balance Labs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBLNCSCHWTFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $52.47M $153.43B $60.13B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -1.7x 15.8x 12.5x TFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 13.3x 11.7x TFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +20.3% -3.6% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 37.4% 25.1% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.0% 10.2% SCHW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x 4.1x SCHW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 1.39% 4.15% TFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -44.0% -6.1% +12.4% TFC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.3%/yr +1.3%/yr -5.1%/yr BLNC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 62.6% 25.9% 23.7% TFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 5/100 55/100 26/100 SCHW

Percentile Scorecard

BLNCSCHWTFC

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

AxisBLNCSCHWTFC
Valuation 5 #172 of 181 9 #326 of 359 36 #232 of 359
Growth 1 #111 of 112 59 #139 of 340 10 #307 of 340
Profitability – 90 #37 of 343 28 #248 of 343
Financial Health 9 #150 of 165 38 #211 of 338 16 #284 of 338
Shareholder Returns – 81 #67 of 351 40 #211 of 351
Overall 5 55 26
  • BLNC ranked among 209 companies in Asset and Wealth Management
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • TFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBLNCSCHWTFCSPY
1 month -27.7%-8.3%+8.0% -2.3%
3 months -27.7%-16.2%-3.4% -0.7%
6 months -27.7%-3.0%+1.4% +4.8%
Year to date -27.7%-11.2%+2.0% +10.3%
1 year -44.0%-6.1%+12.4% +10.3%
3 years +387.0%+58.9%+60.9% +73.0%
3 years, per year +69.6%+16.7%+17.2% +20.1%
5 years +12.0%+6.5%-23.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +2.3%+1.3%-5.1% +10.1%
10 years -44.0%+185.6%+29.9% +258.6%
10 years, per year -5.6%+11.1%+2.7% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBLNCSCHWTFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 62.6%25.9%23.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y —29.3%26.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.250.420.59 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.70-0.240.52 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -85.0%-50.4%-61.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -44.0%-22.0%-10.1% -3.5%
52-week high $2.00$113.68$55.81 $779.14
52-week low $1.11$85.35$43.73 $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.

MultipleBLNCSCHWTFC
P/E now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 34.9x 15.8xmedian 12.7x 12.5xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median -5,158xmedian 4.7x 5.9xmedian 3.5x 3.1xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 11.8x 8.4xmedian 4.9x 7.8xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -119.0xmedian 14.1x 14.2xmedian 11.4x 9.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median -18.9xmedian 1.7x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.01median 0.91 0.89median 1.46 -809.76median 1.46

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 monthsBLNCSCHWTFC
Revenue -$10.17K $26.03B $19.41B
Operating income -$13.94M – –
Net income -$31.67M $10.10B $5.19B
Free cash flow -$440.96K $10.79B $6.06B
EPS (diluted) $-0.68 $5.59 $3.97
Cash & equivalents $117.47K $40.58B –
Total debt $25.00K $37.11B $65.79B
Shares (diluted) 46.85M 1.74B 1.23B
Enterprise value $51.67M -$8.73B $60.13B

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
MetricBLNCSCHWTFC
P/E -1.7x 15.8x 12.5x
P/FCF -119.0x 14.2x 9.9x
P/Operating cash flow -119.0x 13.4x 9.9x
P/S -5,158x 5.9x 3.1x
P/B -18.9x 3.1x 1.0x
P/Tangible book -18.9x 3.6x 1.1x
EV/EBITDA – 8.4x 7.8x
EV/EBIT -3.8x 9.1x 8.2x
EV/Revenue -5,148x 5.8x 6.5x
EV/FCF -118.8x 13.9x 20.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -118.8x 13.1x 20.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.01 0.89 -809.76

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWTFC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 20.3% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -140.7% 7.8% 2.0%
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% -0.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -292.7% 13.6% -3.2%
EPS growth (1Y) -3,064% 200.1% 5.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -203.7% 17.8% 0.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% -35.9% 54.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% -0.3% -14.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -202.7% -37.2% 54.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -113.4% 0.4% -14.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWTFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 68.2% 83.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 50.2% 30.7%
Net margin – 37.4% 25.1%
FCF margin – 41.5% 31.2%
Operating cash flow margin 4,334% 43.9% 31.2%
Return on equity – 20.3% 8.3%
Return on assets -16,393% 2.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 15.0% 10.2%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover -0.1x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.0x 1.1x 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue -131,374% 1.3% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWTFC
Debt / assets 19.7% 7.2% 11.9%
Debt / equity 0.0x 0.7x 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x 4.1x
Debt / FCF -0.1x 3.4x 10.9x
Liabilities / assets 2,288% 90.3% 88.9%
Equity / assets -2,188% 9.7% 11.1%
Interest coverage -119.8x 4.9x 1.6x
Current ratio 0.0x – –
Quick ratio 0.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.0x – –
Altman Z-score -794.71 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBLNCSCHWTFC
Dividend yield – 1.4% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 5.7% 7.1%
Shareholder yield – 7.1% 11.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 49.5%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 42.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – -4.9%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – -2.4%

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.

ConsensusBLNCSCHWTFC
Forward P/E – 13.3xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $6.66FY2026 $4.28FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – +36.8%FY2026 +12.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +13.1% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $30.04BFY2026 $19.70BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +25.6%FY2026 -4.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +3.1% +1.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBLNCSCHWTFC
Held by institutions – 83.0% 76.7%
Institutions holding – 2,317 1,690
Change in shares held, QoQ – +2.1% +0.8%
Institutions buying – 1,080 800
Institutions selling – 952 658
Buyers to sellers – 1.13 1.22

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.

BLNCSCHWTFC
BLNC 1.00 -0.06 -0.11
SCHW -0.06 1.00 0.32
TFC -0.11 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BLNC, SCHW and TFC?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Balance Labs (BLNC) $52.47M, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $153.43B, Truist Financial (TFC) $60.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, BLNC, SCHW and TFC?

Truist Financial (TFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Balance Labs (BLNC) -1.7x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.8x, Truist Financial (TFC) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Truist Financial (TFC) is cheapest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.3x, Truist Financial (TFC) 11.7x). 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%, Truist Financial (TFC) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, Truist Financial (TFC) 25.1%). On return on invested capital, Schwab Charles (SCHW) leads (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, Truist Financial (TFC) 10.2%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Truist Financial (TFC) returned the most: Balance Labs (BLNC) -44.0%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -6.1%, Truist Financial (TFC) +12.4%. Over five years, Balance Labs (BLNC) compounded fastest (Balance Labs (BLNC) +2.3%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.3%/yr, Truist Financial (TFC) -5.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Truist Financial (TFC) has the highest dividend yield: Schwab Charles (SCHW) 1.39%, Truist Financial (TFC) 4.15%. Balance Labs (BLNC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Truist Financial (TFC) has been the steadiest (Balance Labs (BLNC) 62.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.9%, Truist Financial (TFC) 23.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.