BNY vs NTRS vs BR Stock Comparison

Bank of New York Mellon, Northern Trust and Broadridge Financial Solutions Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$147.19 -1.9% 1M +36.3% 1Y
Market cap
$101.25B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
4 wins
NTRS Northern Trust Corp
$169.55 -3.5% 1M +34.5% 1Y
Market cap
$31.35B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Bank of New York Mellon leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Bank of New York Mellon 4, Northern Trust 3, Broadridge Financial Solutions 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNYNTRSBRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $101.25B $31.35B $20.57B BNY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.7x 13.1x 18.3x NTRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 15.0x 17.5x NTRS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +8.9% +8.5% NTRS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 15.0% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 16.7% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 1.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.3% +34.5% -22.0% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.3%/yr +7.0%/yr 0.0%/yr BNY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 24.4% 30.6% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 53/100 56/100 BR

Percentile Scorecard

BNYNTRSBR

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

AxisBNYNTRSBR
Valuation 74 #26 of 97 66 #34 of 97 62 #39 of 102
Growth – 36 #44 of 68 40 #59 of 98
Profitability – – 81 #19 of 95
Financial Health – – 44 #61 of 109
Shareholder Returns 31 #28 of 40 56 #18 of 40 51 #32 of 64
Overall – 53 56
  • BNY ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • NTRS ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • BR ranked among 115 companies in Business Applications

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNYNTRSBRSPY
1 month -1.9%-3.5%+10.6% -0.8%
3 months -6.7%-7.1%+18.6% +3.5%
6 months +9.5%+1.0%+15.8% +7.0%
Year to date +26.8%+24.1%-18.9% +12.2%
1 year +36.3%+34.5%-22.0% +13.0%
3 years +253.6%+166.8%+8.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +52.4%+38.7%+2.7% +23.1%
5 years +151.8%+40.0%-0.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +20.3%+7.0%0.0% +11.0%
10 years +237.5%+137.3%+180.8% +258.0%
10 years, per year +12.9%+9.0%+10.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBNYNTRSBRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%24.4%30.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%24.6%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.750.880.03 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.651.42-0.72 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-52.8%-49.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.7%-11.4%-22.0% -1.8%
52-week high $164.85$191.47$232.02 $779.14
52-week low $106.43$122.72$135.44 $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.

MultipleBNYNTRSBR
P/E now vs peer median 16.7xmedian 29.4x 13.1xmedian 29.4x 18.7xmedian 28.8x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.9x 5.8xmedian 2.9x 2.8xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.7x —median 13.7x 14.6xmedian 17.7x
P/FCF now vs peer median 62.6xmedian 16.0x 71.1xmedian 16.0x 16.1xmedian 15.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x 2.3xmedian 2.3x 7.3xmedian 3.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.52 0.38median 0.52 0.85median 0.85

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 monthsBNYNTRSBR
Revenue – $5.37B $7.48B
Gross profit – – $2.38B
Operating income – – $1.30B
Net income $6.58B – $1.12B
Free cash flow – – $1.28B
EPS (diluted) – $12.90 $9.60
Cash & equivalents – – $402.90M
Total debt – – $3.25B
Shares (diluted) 692.22M 184.89M 117.10M
Enterprise value $101.25B $31.35B $19.20B

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
MetricBNYNTRSBR
P/E 16.7x 13.1x 18.7x
P/FCF 62.6x 71.1x 16.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 15.3x
P/S 4.7x 5.8x 2.8x
P/B 2.3x 2.3x 7.3x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 2.3x 12.6x
EV/EBITDA – – 14.6x
EV/EBIT – – 18.1x
EV/Revenue – 5.8x 3.1x
EV/FCF – – 18.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 17.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.38 0.85

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSBR
Revenue growth (1Y) – 8.9% 8.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% 7.2%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 11.2%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 10.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 9.4%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 11.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 24.8% – 33.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.8% – 21.3%
EPS growth (1Y) – 46.3% 35.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% 21.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 14.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.8%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 13.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 17.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSBR
Gross margin – – 31.8%
EBITDA margin – – 21.5%
Operating margin – – 17.4%
Pretax margin – – 19.3%
Net margin – – 15.0%
FCF margin – – 17.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 18.0%
Return on equity 14.7% – 39.7%
Return on assets 1.3% – 12.7%
Return on invested capital – – 16.7%
Return on capital employed – – 17.5%
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.8x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.2x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSBR
Debt / assets – – 36.4%
Debt / equity – – 1.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 1.8x
Debt / FCF – – 2.5x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 92.0% 68.2%
Equity / assets 8.9% 8.0% 31.8%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – 1.2x
Quick ratio – – 1.1x
Cash ratio – – 0.3x
Altman Z-score – – 4.10

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSBR
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.9% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – 2.8%
Shareholder yield 1.0% 1.9% 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.

ConsensusBNYNTRSBR
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 15.0xFY2026 17.5xFY2027
EPS, next fiscal year $8.73FY2026 $11.33FY2026 $10.32FY2027
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026 +7.5%FY2027
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +10.1% +5.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.23BFY2026 $9.01BFY2026 $7.42BFY2027
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 -0.9%FY2027
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +9.3% +3.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNYNTRSBR
Held by institutions 0.0% 84.0% 92.3%
Institutions holding 4 1,017 1,014
Change in shares held, QoQ +360.5% -0.3% -1.2%
Institutions buying 4 505 487
Institutions selling 0 327 398
Buyers to sellers – 1.54 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.

BNYNTRSBR
BNY 1.00 0.75 0.04
NTRS 0.75 1.00 0.07
BR 0.04 0.07 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNY, NTRS and BR?

Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $101.25B, Northern Trust (NTRS) $31.35B, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) $20.57B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNY, NTRS and BR?

Northern Trust (NTRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.7x, Northern Trust (NTRS) 13.1x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 18.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Northern Trust (NTRS) is cheapest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.9x, Northern Trust (NTRS) 15.0x, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 17.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Northern Trust (NTRS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Northern Trust (NTRS) +8.9%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) +8.5%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) returned the most: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +36.3%, Northern Trust (NTRS) +34.5%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) -22.0%. Over five years, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) compounded fastest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +20.3%/yr, Northern Trust (NTRS) +7.0%/yr, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 0.0%/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 (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 21.9%, Northern Trust (NTRS) 24.4%, Broadridge Financial Solutions (BR) 30.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNY, NTRS and BR?

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 4. 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.