BNY vs IBKR vs SCHW Stock Comparison

Bank of New York Mellon, Interactive Brokers and Schwab Charles Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$145.24 -2.9% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$100.92B
P/E
16.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.35B
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
2 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$90.58 -9.0% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$155.46B
P/E
16.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Interactive Brokers leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Interactive Brokers 5, Schwab Charles 4, Bank of New York Mellon 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNYIBKRSCHWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $100.92B $36.11B $155.46B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.8x 32.1x 16.0x SCHW
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 31.2x 13.6x SCHW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +21.3% +20.3% IBKR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 16.4% 37.4% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% 41.2% 15.0% IBKR
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.8x -0.2x IBKR
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% +19.5% -4.2% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.5%/yr +34.0%/yr +1.6%/yr IBKR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 39.5% 25.8% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 49/100 84/100 55/100 IBKR

Percentile Scorecard

BNYIBKRSCHW

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

AxisBNYIBKRSCHW
Valuation 78 #22 of 97 92 #9 of 97 8 #332 of 361
Growth 25 #52 of 69 66 #24 of 69 59 #142 of 344
Profitability 57 #31 of 70 90 #8 of 70 91 #34 of 348
Financial Health 27 #74 of 101 83 #18 of 101 38 #212 of 340
Shareholder Returns 59 #17 of 40 87 #6 of 40 81 #68 of 352
Overall 49 84 55
  • BNY ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • IBKR ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • SCHW ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNYIBKRSCHWSPY
1 month -2.9%-12.3%-9.0% -1.0%
3 months -8.6%-12.5%-11.2% +2.9%
6 months +8.3%+4.8%+2.4% +6.4%
Year to date +25.1%+24.8%-9.3% +11.4%
1 year +36.1%+19.5%-4.2% +13.1%
3 years +247.7%+299.4%+81.8% +79.4%
3 years, per year +51.5%+58.7%+22.1% +21.5%
5 years +143.2%+331.1%+8.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +19.5%+34.0%+1.6% +10.9%
10 years +237.4%+840.0%+180.7% +255.2%
10 years, per year +12.9%+25.1%+10.9% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureBNYIBKRSCHWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%39.5%25.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.6%37.2%29.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.742.060.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.650.49-0.16 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-38.7%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.9%-18.2%-20.3% -2.5%
52-week high $164.85$98.19$113.68 $779.14
52-week low $106.43$61.05$85.35 $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.

MultipleBNYIBKRSCHW
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 29.4x 31.9xmedian 29.4x 16.2xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 2.8x 5.3xmedian 2.8x 6.0xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.0xmedian 12.8x 2.9xmedian 12.8x 8.6xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median 61.9xmedian 15.9x 2.3xmedian 15.9x 14.5xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 2.5x 3.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 0.51 1.17median 0.51 0.91median 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 monthsBNYIBKRSCHW
Revenue $21.35B $6.86B $26.03B
Net income $6.35B $4.90B $10.10B
Free cash flow $1.59B $15.83B $10.79B
EPS (diluted) $8.70 $2.50 $5.59
Cash & equivalents – $7.71B $40.58B
Total debt $35.59B $54.00M $37.11B
Shares (diluted) 692.22M 450.09M 1.74B
Enterprise value $39.69B $13.22B -$6.69B

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
MetricBNYIBKRSCHW
P/E 16.5x 31.9x 16.2x
P/FCF 61.9x 2.3x 14.5x
P/Operating cash flow 27.6x 2.3x 13.7x
P/S 4.6x 5.3x 6.0x
P/B 2.2x 1.6x 3.1x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.6x 3.7x
EV/EBITDA 4.0x 2.9x 8.6x
EV/EBIT 4.3x 2.9x 9.3x
EV/Revenue 5.5x 4.1x 5.9x
EV/FCF 73.7x 1.8x 14.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 32.9x 1.8x 13.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 1.17 0.91

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNYIBKRSCHW
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 21.3% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 21.5% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 29.8% 38.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 26.5% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 31.8% 200.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 27.2% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% 5.1% -35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% 64.4% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% 5.0% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.8% 65.2% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNYIBKRSCHW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 136.0% 144.0% 68.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 78.0% 50.2%
Net margin 28.2% 16.4% 37.4%
FCF margin 7.5% 230.7% 41.5%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 231.9% 43.9%
Return on equity 14.0% 22.5% 20.3%
Return on assets 1.2% 2.1% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 27.1% 41.2% 15.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 3.3x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNYIBKRSCHW
Debt / assets 6.8% 0.0% 7.2%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.0x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.8x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 22.4x 0.0x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 91.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 8.6% 9.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage 1.4x 2.2x 4.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNYIBKRSCHW
Dividend yield 0.6% 0.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield 4.0% – 5.6%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 0.4% 7.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 3.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 0.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 26.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 53.1% –

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.

ConsensusBNYIBKRSCHW
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 31.2xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.72FY2026 $2.57FY2026 $6.68FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +17.4%FY2026 +37.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.4% +33.1% +13.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.20BFY2026 $7.60BFY2026 $30.06BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +15.8%FY2026 +22.4%FY2026 +25.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +23.5% +3.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNYIBKRSCHW
Held by institutions 0.0% 86.0% 83.0%
Institutions holding 4 1,108 2,313
Change in shares held, QoQ +360.5% +2.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 4 591 1,077
Institutions selling 0 376 951
Buyers to sellers – 1.57 1.13

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.

BNYIBKRSCHW
BNY 1.00 0.51 0.38
IBKR 0.51 1.00 0.39
SCHW 0.38 0.39 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNY, IBKR and SCHW?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $100.92B, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) $36.11B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $155.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNY, IBKR and SCHW?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.8x, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 32.1x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schwab Charles (SCHW) is cheapest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.7x, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 31.2x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Interactive Brokers (IBKR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +10.6%, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +21.3%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 28.2%, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 16.4%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%). On return on invested capital, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) leads (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 27.1%, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 41.2%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) returned the most: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +36.1%, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +19.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.2%. Over five years, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) compounded fastest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +19.5%/yr, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) +34.0%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 0.00%, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 0.00%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 0.00%. Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) and Schwab Charles (SCHW) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has been the steadiest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 21.9%, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) 39.5%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNY, IBKR and SCHW?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Interactive Brokers (IBKR) leads on 5. 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.