IBM vs MSFT vs MUFG Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Microsoft and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MSFT Microsoft Corp
$531.33 +2.9% 1M 0.0% 1Y
Market cap
$3.95T
P/E
29.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$331.84B
Div. yield
0.69%
Cloud Platforms Technology
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 6, Microsoft 4, International Business Machines 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBMMSFTMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $235.76B $3.95T $255.04B MSFT
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 21.1x 29.5x 16.2x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 19.0x 26.1x 12.6x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% +17.8% -12.0% MSFT
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 40.3% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.7% 3.6% MSFT
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -0.2x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.69% 0.69% 1.44% IBM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -20.1% 0.0% +44.2% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.8%/yr +10.4%/yr +31.0%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.7% 32.7% 26.3% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 79/100 37/100 MSFT

Percentile Scorecard

IBMMSFTMUFG

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

AxisIBMMSFTMUFG
Valuation 65 #14 of 38 57 #17 of 38 20 #287 of 360
Growth 29 #26 of 36 77 #9 of 36 82 #36 of 191
Profitability 88 #5 of 34 97 #2 of 34 61 #66 of 168
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 84 #7 of 38 6 #164 of 175
Shareholder Returns – 80 #5 of 21 16 #287 of 341
Overall 55 79 37
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • MSFT ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMMSFTMUFGSPY
1 month +11.0%+2.9%-8.5% -0.2%
3 months +10.0%+35.1%-4.2% +3.9%
6 months +7.4%+23.8%+22.5% +8.2%
Year to date -15.5%+9.9%+35.5% +12.9%
1 year -20.1%0.0%+44.2% +12.3%
3 years +75.6%+61.1%+160.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +20.7%+17.2%+37.7% +23.3%
5 years +108.0%+63.8%+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +15.8%+10.4%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +70.7%+784.1%+318.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.5%+24.4%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureIBMMSFTMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.7%32.7%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.4%30.8%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.000.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.400.001.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-37.6%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-2.2%-11.0% -1.2%
52-week high $329.23$543.45$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$352.83$14.88 $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.

MultipleIBMMSFTMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 21.1xmedian 29.5x 29.5xmedian 29.5x 16.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 4.5x 11.9xmedian 4.5x 8.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 23.9x 19.7xmedian 23.9x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.0xmedian 15.0x 58.9xmedian 15.0x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 4.3x 8.9xmedian 4.3x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.31median 0.38 1.29median 0.38 0.27median 1.34

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 monthsIBMMSFTMUFG
Revenue $69.87B $331.84B $31.62B
Gross profit $40.50B $225.47B $29.85B
Operating income – $155.24B $18.02B
Net income $11.17B $133.75B $13.97B
Free cash flow – $66.99B –
R&D – $35.56B –
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $17.95 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $9.23B $20.94B –
Total debt – $40.29B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 953.30M 7.45B 11.40B
Enterprise value $236.43B $3.87T -$77.20B

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
MetricIBMMSFTMUFG
P/E 21.1x 29.5x 16.2x
P/FCF 15.0x 58.9x –
P/Operating cash flow 14.9x 21.6x –
P/S 3.4x 11.9x 8.1x
P/B 6.5x 8.9x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 10.4x 9.3x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 19.7x –
EV/EBIT – 25.2x 5.5x
EV/Revenue 3.4x 11.8x 3.1x
EV/FCF – 58.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow 14.9x 21.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.31 1.29 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMMSFTMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% 17.8% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% 16.1% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 16.3% 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 15.6% 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 20.8% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.6% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 31.3% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 22.7% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 31.6% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.1% 22.8% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% 34.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% 27.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -6.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 4.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMMSFTMUFG
Gross margin – 67.9% 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 59.9% –
Operating margin – 46.8% 57.0%
Pretax margin – 50.0% 59.6%
Net margin – 40.3% 47.7%
FCF margin – 20.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% 55.1% –
Return on equity 31.6% 31.2% 11.7%
Return on assets 7.3% 18.4% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 26.7% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – 27.8% –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.5x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% 3.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMMSFTMUFG
Debt / assets – 5.3% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -0.2x –
Debt / FCF – 0.6x –
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 41.7% 96.0%
Equity / assets 23.4% 58.3% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 50.9x 0.6x
Current ratio 0.9x 1.2x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.5x –
Altman Z-score – 9.27 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMMSFTMUFG
Dividend yield 2.7% 0.7% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.7% 1.2% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 19.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 39.5% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 10.1% –

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.

ConsensusIBMMSFTMUFG
Forward P/E 19.0xFY2026 26.1xFY2027 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.14FY2026 $20.39FY2027 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.4%FY2026 +18.0%FY2027 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.8% +11.6% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.37BFY2026 $402.39BFY2027 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +21.3%FY2027 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.8% +12.9% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMMSFTMUFG
Held by institutions 65.1% 73.9% 3.0%
Institutions holding 3,634 6,229 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% +3.3% -0.1%
Institutions buying 1,974 3,433 324
Institutions selling 1,227 2,426 160
Buyers to sellers 1.61 1.42 2.03

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.

IBMMSFTMUFG
IBM 1.00 0.26 -0.03
MSFT 0.26 1.00 0.09
MUFG -0.03 0.09 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, MSFT and MUFG?

Microsoft (MSFT) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $235.76B, Microsoft (MSFT) $3.95T, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $255.04B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, MSFT and MUFG?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 21.1x, Microsoft (MSFT) 29.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 19.0x, Microsoft (MSFT) 26.1x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Microsoft (MSFT) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Microsoft (MSFT) +17.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Microsoft (MSFT) 40.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Microsoft (MSFT) leads (Microsoft (MSFT) 26.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -20.1%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +44.2%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +15.8%/yr, Microsoft (MSFT) +10.4%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

International Business Machines (IBM) has the highest dividend yield: International Business Machines (IBM) 2.69%, Microsoft (MSFT) 0.69%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.44%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.7%, Microsoft (MSFT) 32.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, IBM, MSFT and MUFG?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) leads on 6. 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.