BNY vs NTRS vs SCHW Stock Comparison

Bank of New York Mellon, Northern Trust and Schwab Charles Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$152.59 +6.1% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$102.68B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.96B
Div. yield
0.96%
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
4 wins
NTRS Northern Trust Corp
$178.02 +4.3% 1M +39.6% 1Y
Market cap
$32.24B
P/E
13.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$5.37B
Div. yield
1.84%
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
4 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$93.37 -4.7% 1M -0.5% 1Y
Market cap
$161.47B
P/E
16.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
1.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBNYNTRSSCHWLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $102.68B $32.24B $161.47B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 13.6x 16.7x NTRS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.5x 15.7x 14.0x SCHW
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +8.9% +20.3% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.7% 44.4% 37.4% NTRS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% 27.5% 15.0% NTRS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.2x -0.2x SCHW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.96% 1.84% 1.32% NTRS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.3% +39.6% -0.5% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.0%/yr +7.6%/yr +2.8%/yr BNY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.1% 24.6% 26.2% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 49/100 55/100 BNY

Percentile Scorecard

BNYNTRSSCHW

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

AxisBNYNTRSSCHW
Valuation 83 #18 of 103 81 #20 of 103 7 #336 of 360
Growth 45 #39 of 70 25 #53 of 70 60 #137 of 344
Profitability 74 #20 of 74 73 #21 of 74 90 #36 of 345
Financial Health 29 #71 of 99 28 #72 of 99 40 #205 of 339
Shareholder Returns 77 #10 of 40 41 #24 of 40 78 #80 of 352
Overall 62 49 55
  • BNY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • NTRS ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNYNTRSSCHWSPY
1 month +6.1%+4.3%-4.7% -1.0%
3 months -3.9%-3.4%-13.6% -0.4%
6 months +14.2%+9.0%+1.3% +4.5%
Year to date +31.4%+30.3%-6.5% +12.4%
1 year +41.3%+39.6%-0.5% +13.6%
3 years +237.2%+149.5%+67.2% +76.4%
3 years, per year +50.0%+35.7%+18.7% +20.8%
5 years +159.4%+44.1%+15.1% +63.7%
5 years, per year +21.0%+7.6%+2.8% +10.4%
10 years +254.9%+147.0%+202.2% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.5%+9.5%+11.7% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureBNYNTRSSCHWSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.1%24.6%26.2% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.9%25.1%29.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.910.47 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.871.61-0.02 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-52.8%-50.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-7.0%-17.9% -1.6%
52-week high $164.85$191.47$113.68 $779.14
52-week low $106.43$122.72$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.

MultipleBNYNTRSSCHW
P/E now vs peer median 16.5xmedian 29.7x 13.6xmedian 29.7x 16.7xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.0x 6.0xmedian 3.0x 6.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 13.6x 4.4xmedian 13.6x 8.9xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.4xmedian 15.1x 18.5xmedian 15.1x 15.0xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 2.4x 3.2xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 0.55 0.39median 0.55 0.93median 1.33

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 monthsBNYNTRSSCHW
Revenue $21.96B $5.37B $26.03B
Net income $6.58B $2.43B $10.10B
Free cash flow $7.14B $1.74B $10.79B
EPS (diluted) $9.16 $13.02 $5.59
Cash & equivalents – – $40.58B
Total debt $41.16B $11.97B $37.11B
Shares (diluted) 686.91M 183.17M 1.74B
Enterprise value $36.77B $32.24B -$688.92M

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
MetricBNYNTRSSCHW
P/E 16.5x 13.6x 16.7x
P/FCF 14.4x 18.5x 15.0x
P/Operating cash flow 11.0x 17.6x 14.1x
P/S 4.7x 6.0x 6.2x
P/B 2.3x 2.4x 3.2x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.4x 3.8x
EV/EBITDA 4.4x 4.4x 8.9x
EV/EBIT 4.7x 4.8x 9.6x
EV/Revenue 5.7x 8.2x 6.1x
EV/FCF 17.5x 25.4x 14.6x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.4x 24.2x 13.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 0.39 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSSCHW
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 8.9% 20.3%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 7.6% 7.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.9% 40.6% 38.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.8% 28.3% 13.6%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.4% 47.6% 200.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 34.5% 17.8%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 202.6% -27.2% -35.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% -22.8% -0.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 356.5% -28.4% -37.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.4% -23.4% 0.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSSCHW
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 128.6% 185.6% 68.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.9% 59.5% 50.2%
Net margin 28.7% 44.4% 37.4%
FCF margin 32.5% 32.4% 41.5%
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% 34.0% 43.9%
Return on equity 14.7% 18.1% 20.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 1.4% 2.0%
Return on invested capital 25.3% 27.5% 15.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 0.8x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.3%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSSCHW
Debt / assets 8.3% 7.2% 7.2%
Debt / equity 0.9x 0.9x 0.7x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x 1.2x -0.2x
Debt / FCF 5.8x 6.9x 3.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 92.0% 90.3%
Equity / assets 8.9% 8.0% 9.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.5x 4.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNYNTRSSCHW
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.8% 1.3%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 4.4% 5.4%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 6.3% 6.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.9% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 34.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.5% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -8.1% –

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.

ConsensusBNYNTRSSCHW
Forward P/E 17.5xFY2026 15.7xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.73FY2026 $11.33FY2026 $6.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +25.9%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +10.1% +13.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.23BFY2026 $9.01BFY2026 $30.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +11.1%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +9.3% +3.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNYNTRSSCHW
Held by institutions 83.8% 84.0% 83.0%
Institutions holding 1,884 1,018 2,320
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -0.3% +2.1%
Institutions buying 905 506 1,082
Institutions selling 701 327 953
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.55 1.14

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.

BNYNTRSSCHW
BNY 1.00 0.76 0.39
NTRS 0.76 1.00 0.46
SCHW 0.39 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNY, NTRS and SCHW?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $102.68B, Northern Trust (NTRS) $32.24B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $161.47B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNY, NTRS and SCHW?

Northern Trust (NTRS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.5x, Northern Trust (NTRS) 13.6x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Schwab Charles (SCHW) is cheapest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 17.5x, Northern Trust (NTRS) 15.7x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 14.0x). 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: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +11.3%, Northern Trust (NTRS) +8.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%.

Which company is more profitable?

Northern Trust (NTRS) has the highest net margin (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 28.7%, Northern Trust (NTRS) 44.4%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%). On return on invested capital, Northern Trust (NTRS) leads (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 25.3%, Northern Trust (NTRS) 27.5%, 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) +41.3%, Northern Trust (NTRS) +39.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -0.5%. Over five years, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) compounded fastest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +21.0%/yr, Northern Trust (NTRS) +7.6%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +2.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Northern Trust (NTRS) has the highest dividend yield: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 0.96%, Northern Trust (NTRS) 1.84%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 1.32%.

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) 22.1%, Northern Trust (NTRS) 24.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNY, NTRS 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, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 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.