IBM vs MUFG vs GOOGL Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Alphabet Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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GOOGL Alphabet Inc.
$282.57 -18.7% 1M -0.6% 1Y
Market cap
$3.49T
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$471.10B
Div. yield
–
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6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionIBMMUFGGOOGLLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $232.03B $240.48B $3.49T GOOGL
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.8x 15.9x 14.8x GOOGL
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 12.3x 14.0x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -12.0% +22.2% GOOGL
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.0% 47.7% 49.9% GOOGL
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 3.7% 16.7% GOOGL
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — -0.8x GOOGL
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.4% +39.9% -0.6% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +30.2%/yr +13.7%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 27.0% 34.1% MUFG
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 57/100 IBM

Percentile Scorecard

IBMMUFGGOOGL

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

AxisIBMMUFGGOOGL
Valuation 70 #12 of 38 30 #251 of 360 39 #102 of 166
Growth 40 #22 of 36 75 #87 of 344 67 #51 of 154
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 63 #130 of 345 82 #28 of 154
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 4 #326 of 339 73 #50 of 179
Shareholder Returns 68 #7 of 20 10 #316 of 352 23 #75 of 97
Overall 62 36 57
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GOOGL ranked among 185 companies in Internet Platforms

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMMUFGGOOGLSPY
1 month +11.7%-9.0%-18.7% -5.9%
3 months +5.9%-6.4%-21.0% -4.6%
6 months +6.8%+17.1%-29.0% +0.2%
Year to date -16.6%+32.9%-9.7% +7.5%
1 year -19.4%+39.9%-0.6% +8.2%
3 years +65.9%+149.2%+116.9% +68.3%
3 years, per year +18.4%+35.6%+29.5% +19.0%
5 years +99.9%+274.4%+89.8% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.9%+30.2%+13.7% +9.4%
10 years +69.6%+324.1%+623.4% +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.4%+15.5%+21.9% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIBMMUFGGOOGLSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%27.0%34.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%27.2%34.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.951.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.381.48-0.02 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-35.6%-44.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-12.7%-29.8% -5.9%
52-week high $329.23$24.14$402.62 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$14.88$273.50 $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.

MultipleIBMMUFGGOOGL
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 27.4x 15.9xmedian 12.3x 14.6xmedian 18.0x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 7.9xmedian 3.4x 7.4xmedian 1.3x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 21.2x —median 5.0x 18.0xmedian 15.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 15.9x —median 10.6x 175.4xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 5.1xmedian 1.7x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.22 0.27median 1.29 0.25median 0.38

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 monthsIBMMUFGGOOGL
Revenue $69.87B $31.62B $471.10B
Gross profit $40.50B $29.85B $286.70B
Operating income $11.30B $18.02B $156.98B
Net income $11.17B $13.97B $235.69B
Free cash flow $14.66B – $19.75B
R&D $9.05B – $74.46B
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $1.32 $19.12
Cash & equivalents $9.23B – $56.33B
Total debt $63.82B $112.96B $125.10B
Shares (diluted) 953.52M 11.40B 12.31B
Enterprise value $186.64B -$100.91B $3.23T

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
MetricIBMMUFGGOOGL
P/E 20.9x 15.9x 14.6x
P/FCF 15.9x – 175.4x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x – 19.3x
P/S 3.3x 7.9x 7.4x
P/B 6.5x 2.3x 5.1x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 2.3x 5.2x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x – 18.0x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 4.5x 21.2x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.6x 7.1x
EV/FCF 19.5x – 168.3x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 18.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 0.27 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGGOOGL
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -12.0% 22.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -2.4% 16.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 38.8% 25.7%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.6% 20.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 24.8% 26.5%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 12.7% 25.8%
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 62.6% 89.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 32.4% 52.3%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 104.8% 87.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 59.4% 57.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% – 18.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 19.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% – -73.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – -36.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGGOOGL
Gross margin 58.0% 94.4% 60.9%
EBITDA margin 23.8% – 39.3%
Operating margin 16.2% 57.0% 33.3%
Pretax margin 15.0% 59.6% 61.1%
Net margin 16.0% 47.7% 49.9%
FCF margin 21.0% – 4.2%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% – 38.1%
Return on equity 31.6% 11.7% 35.8%
Return on assets 7.3% 0.5% 24.5%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 3.7% 16.7%
Return on capital employed 9.7% – 19.0%
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – 6.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGGOOGL
Debt / assets 41.2% 4.2% 12.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.0x 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – -0.8x
Debt / FCF 4.4x – 6.3x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 96.0% 32.5%
Equity / assets 23.4% 4.0% 67.5%
Interest coverage 5.9x 0.6x –
Current ratio 0.9x – 2.8x
Quick ratio 0.5x – 2.5x
Cash ratio 0.3x – 2.0x
Altman Z-score 3.24 – 8.37

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGGOOGL
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.5% 0.3%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – -0.2%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.5% 0.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.7% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 43.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 1.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 1.7% – –

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.

ConsensusIBMMUFGGOOGL
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 14.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $20.18FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +86.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% +0.6% -29.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.38BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $528.44BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +31.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +4.0% +24.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMMUFGGOOGL
Held by institutions 65.1% 3.0% 70.1%
Institutions holding 3,640 576 5,749
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -0.1% +4.6%
Institutions buying 1,977 325 2,661
Institutions selling 1,228 161 2,576
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.02 1.03

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.

IBMMUFGGOOGL
IBM 1.00 -0.02 0.02
MUFG -0.02 1.00 0.22
GOOGL 0.02 0.22 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, MUFG and GOOGL?

Alphabet (GOOGL) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $232.03B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $240.48B, Alphabet (GOOGL) $3.49T.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, MUFG and GOOGL?

Alphabet (GOOGL) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 20.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 18.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, Alphabet (GOOGL) 14.0x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Alphabet (GOOGL) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) +22.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Alphabet (GOOGL) has the highest net margin (International Business Machines (IBM) 16.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 49.9%). On return on invested capital, Alphabet (GOOGL) leads (International Business Machines (IBM) 11.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 16.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -19.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +39.9%, Alphabet (GOOGL) -0.6%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +14.9%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.2%/yr, Alphabet (GOOGL) +13.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: International Business Machines (IBM) 0.03%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 0.00%. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) and Alphabet (GOOGL) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 27.0%, Alphabet (GOOGL) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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