BNY vs SCHW vs LPLA Stock Comparison

Bank of New York Mellon, Schwab Charles and LPL Financial Holdings Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$147.81 +1.7% 1M +36.9% 1Y
Market cap
$103.11B
P/E
16.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.96B
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
5 wins
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$88.72 -8.3% 1M -6.1% 1Y
Market cap
$161.44B
P/E
16.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Bank of New York Mellon leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank of New York Mellon 5, Schwab Charles 3, LPL Financial Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNYSCHWLPLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $103.11B $161.44B $24.52B SCHW
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.4x 16.6x 17.6x BNY
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 13.4x 13.2x LPLA
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +10.6% +20.3% +31.0% LPLA
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.2% 37.4% 6.8% SCHW
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 27.1% 15.0% 12.7% BNY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.2x 2.2x SCHW
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.9% -6.1% -20.9% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +19.7%/yr +1.3%/yr +11.5%/yr BNY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 25.9% 39.6% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 50/100 55/100 57/100 LPLA

Percentile Scorecard

BNYSCHWLPLA

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

AxisBNYSCHWLPLA
Valuation 77 #23 of 96 9 #326 of 359 71 #29 of 96
Growth 19 #55 of 68 59 #139 of 340 81 #14 of 68
Profitability 57 #31 of 70 90 #37 of 343 67 #24 of 70
Financial Health 25 #75 of 99 38 #211 of 338 32 #68 of 99
Shareholder Returns 75 #11 of 41 81 #67 of 351 35 #27 of 41
Overall 50 55 57
  • BNY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • SCHW ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNYSCHWLPLASPY
1 month +1.7%-8.3%-5.6% -2.3%
3 months -5.4%-16.2%-17.1% -0.7%
6 months +12.1%-3.0%-6.9% +4.8%
Year to date +27.3%-11.2%-16.4% +10.3%
1 year +36.9%-6.1%-20.9% +10.3%
3 years +226.7%+58.9%+37.0% +73.0%
3 years, per year +48.4%+16.7%+11.1% +20.1%
5 years +146.0%+6.5%+72.6% +61.9%
5 years, per year +19.7%+1.3%+11.5% +10.1%
10 years +244.8%+185.6%+863.6% +258.6%
10 years, per year +13.2%+11.1%+25.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBNYSCHWLPLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%25.9%39.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%29.3%47.0% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.770.420.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.68-0.24-0.53 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-50.4%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.3%-22.0%-24.1% -3.5%
52-week high $164.85$113.68$393.25 $779.14
52-week low $106.43$85.35$265.86 $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.

MultipleBNYSCHWLPLA
P/E now vs peer median 16.8xmedian 29.1x 15.8xmedian 12.7x 16.9xmedian 29.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 2.5x 5.9xmedian 3.5x 1.1xmedian 2.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.1xmedian 13.6x 8.4xmedian 4.9x 9.9xmedian 13.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 63.0xmedian 16.8x 14.2xmedian 11.4x 23.1xmedian 16.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 2.2x 3.1xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 2.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 0.52 0.89median 1.46 3.22median 0.52

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 monthsBNYSCHWLPLA
Revenue $21.96B $26.03B $20.40B
Net income $6.58B $10.10B $1.39B
Free cash flow $7.14B $10.79B $1.01B
EPS (diluted) $9.16 $5.59 $17.64
Cash & equivalents – $40.58B $1.06B
Total debt $41.16B $37.11B $7.80B
Shares (diluted) 686.91M 1.74B 78.97M
Enterprise value $36.74B -$715.24M $20.12B

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
MetricBNYSCHWLPLA
P/E 16.8x 15.8x 16.9x
P/FCF 63.0x 14.2x 23.1x
P/Operating cash flow 28.1x 13.4x 13.1x
P/S 4.7x 5.9x 1.1x
P/B 2.2x 3.1x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 3.6x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.1x 8.4x 9.9x
EV/EBIT 4.4x 9.1x 13.1x
EV/Revenue 5.6x 5.8x 1.5x
EV/FCF 74.8x 13.9x 29.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 33.3x 13.1x 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 0.89 3.22

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNYSCHWLPLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 10.6% 20.3% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.4% 7.8% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 26.9% 38.6% 67.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 28.6% 13.6% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 31.1% 200.1% 70.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 35.4% 17.8% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -7.2% -35.9% 229.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -28.1% -0.3% 109.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -33.1% -37.2% 152.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -42.8% 0.4% 97.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNYSCHWLPLA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 136.0% 68.2% 14.9%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.4% 50.2% 9.2%
Net margin 28.2% 37.4% 6.8%
FCF margin 7.5% 41.5% 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 16.7% 43.9% 8.7%
Return on equity 14.0% 20.3% 24.1%
Return on assets 1.2% 2.0% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 27.1% 15.0% 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.6x 1.1x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.3% 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNYSCHWLPLA
Debt / assets 6.8% 7.2% 39.3%
Debt / equity 0.8x 0.7x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.6x -0.2x 2.2x
Debt / FCF 22.4x 3.4x 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 90.3% 70.7%
Equity / assets 8.6% 9.7% 29.3%
Interest coverage 1.4x 4.9x 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNYSCHWLPLA
Dividend yield 1.0% 1.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 4.0% 5.7% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 4.9% 7.1% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusBNYSCHWLPLA
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.73FY2026 $6.66FY2026 $22.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +36.8%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +13.1% +30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.23BFY2026 $30.04BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 +25.6%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +3.1% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNYSCHWLPLA
Held by institutions 83.8% 83.0% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,882 2,317 767
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% +2.1% +0.7%
Institutions buying 905 1,080 353
Institutions selling 700 952 301
Buyers to sellers 1.29 1.13 1.17

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.

BNYSCHWLPLA
BNY 1.00 0.38 0.40
SCHW 0.38 1.00 0.65
LPLA 0.40 0.65 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNY, SCHW and LPLA?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $103.11B, Schwab Charles (SCHW) $161.44B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $24.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNY, SCHW and LPLA?

Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.4x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 16.6x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 17.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) is cheapest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 17.1x, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.4x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 13.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +10.6%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) has the highest net margin (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 28.2%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) leads (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 27.1%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) returned the most: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +36.9%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) -6.1%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -20.9%. Over five years, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) compounded fastest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +19.7%/yr, Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.3%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +11.5%/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) 22.0%, Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.9%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 39.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.