IBM vs MUFG vs RY Stock Comparison

International Business Machines, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Royal Bank Of Canada Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$203.79 +3.7% 1M +39.9% 1Y
Market cap
$285.44B
P/E
17.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.34%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 8, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionIBMMUFGRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $233.58B $250.17B $285.44B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 20.9x 15.9x 17.5x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.8x 12.3x 16.6x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.8% -12.0% +11.2% RY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 16.0% 47.7% 31.9% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.5% 3.7% 49.3% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.2x — -3.0x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.73% 1.47% 3.34% RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -19.4% +39.9% +39.9% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.9%/yr +30.2%/yr +14.0%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 50.8% 27.0% 17.0% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 36/100 75/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

IBMMUFGRY

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

AxisIBMMUFGRY
Valuation 70 #12 of 38 30 #251 of 360 62 #138 of 360
Growth 40 #22 of 36 75 #87 of 344 63 #127 of 344
Profitability 91 #4 of 34 63 #130 of 345 95 #18 of 345
Financial Health 41 #23 of 38 4 #326 of 339 63 #127 of 339
Shareholder Returns 68 #7 of 20 10 #316 of 352 94 #23 of 352
Overall 62 36 75
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodIBMMUFGRYSPY
1 month +11.7%-9.0%+3.7% -5.9%
3 months +5.9%-6.4%-3.6% -4.6%
6 months +6.8%+17.1%+12.4% +0.2%
Year to date -16.6%+32.9%+19.5% +7.5%
1 year -19.4%+39.9%+39.9% +8.2%
3 years +65.9%+149.2%+140.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +18.4%+35.6%+33.9% +19.0%
5 years +99.9%+274.4%+92.0% +56.5%
5 years, per year +14.9%+30.2%+14.0% +9.4%
10 years +69.6%+324.1%+233.0% +251.5%
10 years, per year +5.4%+15.5%+12.8% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureIBMMUFGRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 50.8%27.0%17.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 59.8%27.2%16.3% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.800.950.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.381.482.35 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -37.4%-35.6%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.9%-12.7%-6.5% -5.9%
52-week high $329.23$24.14$217.87 $779.14
52-week low $205.96$14.88$145.41 $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.

MultipleIBMMUFGRY
P/E now vs peer median 20.9xmedian 27.4x 15.9xmedian 12.3x 17.5xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.3x 7.9xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 17.3xmedian 21.2x —median 5.0x 1.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 15.9x —median 10.6x 5.0xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 6.5xmedian 2.6x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.30median 1.22 0.27median 1.29 1.21median 1.29

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 monthsIBMMUFGRY
Revenue $69.87B $31.62B $51.37B
Gross profit $40.50B $29.85B –
Operating income $11.30B $18.02B –
Net income $11.17B $13.97B $16.43B
Free cash flow $14.66B – $57.35B
R&D $9.05B – –
EPS (diluted) $11.72 $1.32 $11.62
Cash & equivalents $9.23B – $45.78B
Total debt $63.82B $112.96B $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 953.52M 11.40B 1.41B
Enterprise value $188.86B -$82.07B -$544.56B

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
MetricIBMMUFGRY
P/E 20.9x 15.9x 17.5x
P/FCF 15.9x – 5.0x
P/Operating cash flow 14.8x – 5.0x
P/S 3.3x 7.9x 5.6x
P/B 6.5x 2.3x 2.8x
P/Tangible book 10.3x 2.3x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 17.3x – 1.0x
EV/EBIT 25.3x 4.5x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 2.6x 1.3x
EV/FCF 19.5x – 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 18.1x – 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.30 0.27 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.8% -12.0% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.5% -2.4% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 7.1% 38.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 10.9% 24.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 11.9% 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 41.3% 62.6% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.3% 32.4% 14.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.6% 104.8% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 16.0% 59.4% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 17.4% – -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 5.6% – 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 17.5% – -8.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 6.7% – 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGRY
Gross margin 58.0% 94.4% –
EBITDA margin 23.8% – 140.4%
Operating margin 16.2% 57.0% –
Pretax margin 15.0% 59.6% 40.9%
Net margin 16.0% 47.7% 31.9%
FCF margin 21.0% – 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin 22.7% – 111.6%
Return on equity 31.6% 11.7% 15.9%
Return on assets 7.3% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 11.5% 3.7% 49.3%
Return on capital employed 9.7% – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.8% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGRY
Debt / assets 41.2% 4.2% 0.5%
Debt / equity 1.8x 1.0x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 3.2x – -3.0x
Debt / FCF 4.4x – 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 76.6% 96.0% 94.2%
Equity / assets 23.4% 4.0% 5.8%
Interest coverage 5.9x 0.6x 1.4x
Current ratio 0.9x – –
Quick ratio 0.5x – –
Cash ratio 0.3x – –
Altman Z-score 3.24 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricIBMMUFGRY
Dividend yield 2.7% 1.5% 3.3%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.5% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusIBMMUFGRY
Forward P/E 18.8xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.15FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $12.30FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +13.5%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -1.7% +0.6% +6.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $66.38BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $53.19BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.7%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +15.9% +4.0% +0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersIBMMUFGRY
Held by institutions 65.1% 3.0% 43.8%
Institutions holding 3,640 576 986
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.5% -0.1% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,977 325 446
Institutions selling 1,228 161 327
Buyers to sellers 1.61 2.02 1.36

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.

IBMMUFGRY
IBM 1.00 -0.02 0.10
MUFG -0.02 1.00 0.52
RY 0.10 0.52 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, IBM, MUFG and RY?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: International Business Machines (IBM) $233.58B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $250.17B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $285.44B.

Which stock is cheaper, IBM, MUFG and RY?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (International Business Machines (IBM) 20.9x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (International Business Machines (IBM) 18.8x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: International Business Machines (IBM) +6.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (International Business Machines (IBM) 16.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (International Business Machines (IBM) 11.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: International Business Machines (IBM) -19.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +39.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +39.9%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (International Business Machines (IBM) +14.9%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.2%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: International Business Machines (IBM) 2.73%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.47%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (International Business Machines (IBM) 50.8%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 27.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads on 8. 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.