BMO vs MS vs TD Stock Comparison

Bank Of Montreal, Morgan Stanley and Toronto Dominion Bank Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$169.24 -0.7% 1M +34.4% 1Y
Market cap
$123.08B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
TD Toronto Dominion Bank
$124.61 +4.3% 1M +54.0% 1Y
Market cap
$216.31B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.75B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBMOMSTDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.08B $285.21B $216.31B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.6x 14.6x 19.2x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 13.2x 18.5x MS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +18.0% -3.6% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 25.0% 24.1% MS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.3% 12.0% — BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.8x 2.9x — BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.03% BMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +34.4% +12.7% +54.0% TD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.1%/yr +12.0%/yr +11.6%/yr MS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 28.5% 18.2% TD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 60/100 39/100 21/100 BMO

Percentile Scorecard

BMOMSTD

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

AxisBMOMSTD
Valuation 44 #203 of 361 7 #337 of 361 14 #310 of 361
Growth 67 #113 of 344 88 #44 of 344 33 #230 of 344
Profitability 81 #68 of 348 25 #263 of 348 6 #326 of 348
Financial Health 49 #173 of 340 2 #332 of 340 1 #337 of 340
Shareholder Returns 57 #153 of 352 75 #88 of 352 48 #184 of 352
Overall 60 39 21
  • BMO ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • TD ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMOMSTDSPY
1 month -0.7%-9.5%+4.3% -1.0%
3 months -4.8%-16.3%+4.0% +2.9%
6 months +11.2%-4.6%+18.6% +6.4%
Year to date +30.4%+1.1%+32.3% +11.4%
1 year +34.4%+12.7%+54.0% +13.1%
3 years +121.4%+150.8%+122.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +30.4%+35.9%+30.6% +21.5%
5 years +54.6%+76.3%+72.9% +67.7%
5 years, per year +9.1%+12.0%+11.6% +10.9%
10 years +163.7%+436.8%+176.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +10.2%+18.3%+10.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBMOMSTDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%28.5%18.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%29.8%19.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.420.75 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.680.452.96 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-35.3%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.9%-21.5%-0.4% -2.5%
52-week high $185.81$228.55$125.08 $779.14
52-week low $119.92$154.37$80.43 $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.

MultipleBMOMSTD
P/E now vs peer median 18.5xmedian 12.5x 14.3xmedian 12.5x 19.1xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.5x 3.6xmedian 3.5x 4.5xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 4.8x 6.3xmedian 4.8x 9.8xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 11.4x -15.2xmedian 11.4x 37.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.58median 1.48 0.49median 1.48 4.53median 1.48

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 monthsBMOMSTD
Revenue $44.39B $78.04B $46.75B
Operating income – – $3.46B
Net income $6.62B $20.37B $11.69B
Free cash flow $35.64B -$18.58B $5.55B
EPS (diluted) $9.14 $12.46 $6.52
Cash & equivalents $52.88B $160.14B $4.86B
Total debt $13.94B $392.56B –
Shares (diluted) 723.27M 1.57B 1.73B
Enterprise value -$655.31B -$223.89B -$459.56B

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
MetricBMOMSTD
P/E 18.5x 14.3x 19.1x
P/FCF 3.4x -15.2x 37.9x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x -18.1x 37.9x
P/S 2.7x 3.6x 4.5x
P/B 1.9x 2.4x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 2.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x 6.3x 9.8x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 6.7x 14.4x
EV/Revenue -1.5x 6.6x 1.1x
EV/FCF -1.8x -27.7x 9.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x -33.0x 9.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.58 0.49 4.53

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMOMSTD
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 18.0% -3.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 13.3% 5.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 17.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 47.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 36.7% -21.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 26.0% 2.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 40.3% -20.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 29.4% 4.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,208% 11.8% -64.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% 27.6% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,217% 11.3% -64.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.0% 25.1% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMOMSTD
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.3% 104.2% 10.9%
Operating margin – – 7.4%
Pretax margin 20.1% 33.5% -66.0%
Net margin 14.9% 25.0% 24.1%
FCF margin 80.3% -23.8% 11.9%
Operating cash flow margin 81.9% -20.0% 11.9%
Return on equity 10.6% 17.5% 12.9%
Return on assets 0.6% 1.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 36.3% 12.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x -0.8x 0.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMOMSTD
Debt / assets 1.3% 23.4% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 3.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -4.8x 2.9x –
Debt / FCF 0.4x -21.1x –
Liabilities / assets 94.4% 93.0% 94.0%
Equity / assets 5.6% 7.0% 6.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.5x 0.1x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMOMSTD
Dividend yield 3.9% 2.3% 3.5%
Net buyback yield -0.9% 2.6% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 3.1% 4.9% 5.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.1% – 48.3%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.4% – 101.8%
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – 4.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 23.0% – 6.8%

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.

ConsensusBMOMSTD
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 18.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.99FY2026 $13.63FY2026 $6.74FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +15.2%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026 +12.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% -4.0% +9.5%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.30BFY2026 $79.95BFY2026 $45.11BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +9.3%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +13.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +13.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMOMSTD
Held by institutions 46.5% 85.7% 45.9%
Institutions holding 656 2,740 900
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% +1.5% -1.2%
Institutions buying 304 1,466 385
Institutions selling 211 939 304
Buyers to sellers 1.44 1.56 1.27

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.

BMOMSTD
BMO 1.00 0.59 0.81
MS 0.59 1.00 0.51
TD 0.81 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMO, MS and TD?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $123.08B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) $216.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMO, MS and TD?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.6x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 19.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morgan Stanley (MS) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) -3.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Morgan Stanley (MS) has the highest net margin (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 24.1%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) returned the most: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +54.0%. Over five years, Morgan Stanley (MS) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.1%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +11.6%/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) 0.03%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 0.03%. Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has been the steadiest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Morgan Stanley (MS) 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.