BMO vs MS vs NU Stock Comparison

Bank Of Montreal, Morgan Stanley and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$172.12 -0.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$122.02B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
3.88%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.92B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.22%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.40 -8.7% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$59.93B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of Montreal leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of Montreal 6, Morgan Stanley 4, Nu Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMOMSNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $122.02B $293.92B $59.93B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.8x 14.6x 16.6x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 13.7x — MS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +16.2% +50.5% NU
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% — 18.7% NU
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.3% — 18.1% BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.8x — -2.0x BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.88% 2.22% — BMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +12.6% -22.5% BMO
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +12.8%/yr — MS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 28.4% 46.1% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 53/100 41/100 BMO

Percentile Scorecard

BMOMSNU

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

AxisBMOMSNU
Valuation 39 #219 of 360 31 #248 of 360 10 #325 of 360
Growth 70 #59 of 191 94 #13 of 191 78 #42 of 191
Profitability 83 #29 of 168 – 35 #109 of 168
Financial Health 53 #82 of 175 – 73 #48 of 175
Shareholder Returns 59 #139 of 341 34 #225 of 341 11 #304 of 341
Overall 61 53 41
  • BMO ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMOMSNUSPY
1 month -0.1%-4.7%-8.7% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%-11.6%-15.5% +3.9%
6 months +13.6%-1.8%-14.5% +8.2%
Year to date +32.6%+5.3%-25.9% +12.9%
1 year +35.2%+12.6%-22.5% +12.3%
3 years +131.9%+165.6%+54.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.4%+38.5%+15.7% +23.3%
5 years +53.3%+82.4%— +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.9%+12.8%— +10.9%
10 years +165.0%+452.9%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+18.7%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMOMSNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%28.4%46.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%29.8%51.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.961.421.46 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.720.44-0.49 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-35.3%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-18.2%-33.9% -1.2%
52-week high $185.81$228.55$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $119.92$154.37$11.60 $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.

MultipleBMOMSNU
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 12.1x 14.6xmedian 12.1x 16.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 11.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 10.9x -16.3xmedian 10.9x -44.0xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 4.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.65median 1.34 0.47median 1.34 0.03median 1.34

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 monthsBMOMSNU
Revenue $44.39B $80.16B $19.34B
Gross profit – – $7.97B
Operating income – – $4.39B
Net income $6.62B – $3.61B
Free cash flow $35.64B – -$1.36B
EPS (diluted) $9.14 $12.65 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $52.88B – $13.55B
Total debt $13.94B – $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 723.27M 1.57B 4.91B
Enterprise value -$656.33B $293.92B $3.91B

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
MetricBMOMSNU
P/E 18.8x 14.6x 16.6x
P/FCF 3.4x -16.3x -44.0x
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x – -43.4x
P/S 2.7x 3.7x 3.1x
P/B 2.0x – 4.5x
P/Tangible book 2.1x – 4.8x
EV/EBITDA -1.6x – 11.3x
EV/EBIT -1.7x – 11.6x
EV/Revenue -1.4x 3.7x 2.6x
EV/FCF -1.8x – -37.4x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x – -36.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.65 0.47 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMOMSNU
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 16.2% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 14.1% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% – 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% – 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 29.2% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 30.9% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,208% – -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,217% – -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.0% – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMOMSNU
Gross margin – – 41.2%
EBITDA margin 86.3% – 23.4%
Operating margin – – 22.7%
Pretax margin 20.1% – 22.7%
Net margin 14.9% – 18.7%
FCF margin 80.3% – -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 81.9% – -7.1%
Return on equity 10.6% – 24.5%
Return on assets 0.6% 1.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 36.3% – 18.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x – -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMOMSNU
Debt / assets 1.3% – 5.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.8x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF 0.4x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 94.4% – 84.0%
Equity / assets 5.6% – 16.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMOMSNU
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.2% –
Net buyback yield -0.9% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 2.2% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – –

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.

ConsensusBMOMSNU
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $10.11FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% -4.2% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +13.3% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMOMSNU
Held by institutions 46.5% 85.7% 59.8%
Institutions holding 656 2,742 854
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.5% +0.3%
Institutions buying 304 1,468 442
Institutions selling 211 939 305
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.56 1.45

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.

BMOMSNU
BMO 1.00 0.59 0.35
MS 0.59 1.00 0.27
NU 0.35 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMO, MS and NU?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $122.02B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B, Nu Holdings (NU) $59.93B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMO, MS and NU?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morgan Stanley (MS) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 17.0x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Nu Holdings (NU) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Nu Holdings (NU) has the highest net margin (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank Of Montreal (BMO) returned the most: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +35.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) -22.5%. Over five years, Morgan Stanley (MS) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +8.9%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 3.88%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%. Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BMO, MS and NU?

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 Montreal (BMO) 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.