CM vs MRX vs MS Stock Comparison

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, Marex and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MRX Marex Group Ltd
$70.73 -0.8% 1M +131.3% 1Y
Market cap
$4.96B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$183.50 -6.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$290.76B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Marex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marex 5, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 3, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMMRXMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $108.98B $4.96B $290.76B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.6x 11.7x 14.6x MRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.5x 10.7x 13.4x MRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +37.8% +16.2% MRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.9% 17.4% — CM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.3% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% +131.3% +12.0% MRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr — +12.5%/yr CM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.8% 44.8% 28.4% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 54/100 MRX

Percentile Scorecard

CMMRXMS

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

AxisCMMRXMS
Valuation 26 #267 of 362 98 #3 of 97 36 #231 of 362
Growth 75 #57 of 221 79 #15 of 68 93 #17 of 221
Profitability 89 #22 of 200 56 #30 of 67 –
Financial Health 11 #180 of 203 – –
Shareholder Returns 59 #142 of 342 23 #31 of 40 33 #228 of 342
Overall 52 64 54
  • CM ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MRX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMMRXMSSPY
1 month +1.7%-0.8%-6.5% -0.8%
3 months -2.3%+9.5%-14.5% +3.5%
6 months +4.7%+33.2%-3.5% +7.0%
Year to date +27.5%+84.4%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year +40.4%+131.3%+12.0% +13.0%
3 years +232.7%—+160.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +49.3%—+37.7% +23.1%
5 years +90.4%—+80.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +13.8%—+12.5% +11.0%
10 years +207.1%—+446.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.9%—+18.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureCMMRXMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.8%44.8%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%39.8%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.830.791.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.862.930.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-41.6%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.6%-9.6%-19.7% -1.8%
52-week high $123.74$78.27$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $82.39$30.20$154.37 $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.

MultipleCMMRXMS
P/E now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 12.1x 11.9xmedian 29.4x 14.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.4x 2.1xmedian 2.9x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.0x 1.2xmedian 13.7x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.4xmedian 11.0x —median 16.0x -16.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x —median 2.3x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.36 —median 0.52 0.46median 1.36

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 monthsCMMRXMS
Revenue $23.35B $2.45B $80.16B
Net income $7.33B $426.20M –
Free cash flow $10.29B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.41 $5.59 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $10.94B $3.85B –
Total debt $45.66B – –
Shares (diluted) 940.68M 76.13M 1.57B
Enterprise value $68.06B -$7.97B $290.76B

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
MetricCMMRXMS
P/E 15.5x 11.9x 14.4x
P/FCF 10.4x – -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x – –
P/S 4.6x 2.1x 3.6x
P/B 2.2x – –
P/Tangible book 2.3x – –
EV/EBITDA 4.3x 1.2x –
EV/EBIT 4.5x 1.1x –
EV/Revenue 6.1x 0.5x 3.6x
EV/FCF 13.7x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 13.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 – 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMMRXMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 37.8% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% – 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% 61.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% 59.2% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% – 30.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMMRXMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 142.0% 45.1% –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 39.0% 21.7% –
Net margin 29.9% 17.4% –
FCF margin 44.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 44.1% – –
Return on equity 15.3% – –
Return on assets 0.9% 1.1% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 26.3% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMMRXMS
Debt / assets 5.4% – –
Debt / equity 1.0x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – –
Debt / FCF 4.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% – –
Equity / assets 5.7% – –
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMMRXMS
Dividend yield 3.7% 0.9% 2.3%
Net buyback yield -0.7% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 0.9% 2.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – –

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.

ConsensusCMMRXMS
Forward P/E 16.5xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $6.59FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +65.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% +1.5% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.13BFY2026 $2.66BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 +31.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +12.1% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMMRXMS
Held by institutions 45.6% 79.2% 85.7%
Institutions holding 566 212 2,740
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% +7.6% +1.5%
Institutions buying 291 139 1,466
Institutions selling 172 53 939
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.62 1.56

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.

CMMRXMS
CM 1.00 0.21 0.47
MRX 0.21 1.00 0.29
MS 0.47 0.29 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CM, MRX and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $108.98B, Marex (MRX) $4.96B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $290.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, CM, MRX and MS?

Marex (MRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.6x, Marex (MRX) 11.7x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marex (MRX) is cheapest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.5x, Marex (MRX) 10.7x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Marex (MRX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Marex (MRX) +37.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest net margin (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%, Marex (MRX) 17.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marex (MRX) returned the most: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%, Marex (MRX) +131.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%. Over five years, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) compounded fastest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +13.8%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 0.03%, Marex (MRX) 0.00%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Marex (MRX) and Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.8%, Marex (MRX) 44.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CM, MRX and MS?

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