ING vs WFC vs MS Stock Comparison

Ing Groep, Wells Fargo & Company and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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ING Ing Groep Nv
$32.87 -5.5% 1M +30.5% 1Y
Market cap
$96.93B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$87.44 +7.4% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$258.94B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$193.99 +2.0% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$282.98B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wells Fargo & Company leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Wells Fargo & Company 7, Morgan Stanley 2, Ing Groep 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionINGWFCMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $96.93B $258.94B $282.98B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 11.8x 14.5x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 11.2x 14.2x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +5.4% +18.0% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 25.2% 25.0% WFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.1% 12.0% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 2.9x WFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +30.5% +0.4% +18.3% ING
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +16.5%/yr +11.6%/yr +14.2%/yr ING
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.1% 25.9% 28.9% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 46/100 37/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

INGWFCMS

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

AxisINGWFCMS
Valuation – 38 #223 of 360 4 #345 of 360
Growth – 51 #169 of 344 86 #48 of 344
Profitability – 54 #161 of 345 23 #265 of 345
Financial Health 21 #269 of 339 6 #318 of 339 2 #331 of 339
Shareholder Returns 94 #22 of 352 79 #75 of 352 70 #105 of 352
Overall – 46 37
  • ING ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodINGWFCMSSPY
1 month -5.5%+7.4%+2.0% -1.0%
3 months -8.5%-1.9%-11.1% -0.4%
6 months +9.7%+8.7%+0.3% +4.5%
Year to date +17.4%-6.2%+9.3% +12.4%
1 year +30.5%+0.4%+18.3% +13.6%
3 years +147.9%+110.1%+154.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +35.4%+28.1%+36.5% +20.8%
5 years +114.8%+73.4%+94.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +16.5%+11.6%+14.2% +10.4%
10 years +150.5%+96.1%+491.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.6%+7.0%+19.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureINGWFCMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.1%25.9%28.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.0%29.4%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.450.681.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.080.010.63 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-38.7%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.8%-9.3%-15.1% -1.6%
52-week high $37.26$96.39$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $24.37$73.42$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.

MultipleINGWFCMS
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.7x 12.0xmedian 12.7x 15.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.5x 3.0xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 6.2xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 9.1xmedian 11.0x -16.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.33 0.83median 1.33 0.52median 1.33

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 monthsINGWFCMS
Revenue – $87.23B $78.04B
Net income – $22.97B $20.37B
Free cash flow – $28.91B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) – $7.20 $12.46
Cash & equivalents $74.19B – $160.14B
Total debt $21.78B $221.04B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 2.99B 3.05B 1.57B
Enterprise value -$446.52B $258.94B -$226.11B

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
MetricINGWFCMS
P/E – 12.0x 15.4x
P/FCF – 9.1x -16.4x
P/Operating cash flow – 9.1x -19.6x
P/S – 3.0x 3.9x
P/B 1.5x 1.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 6.2x 6.6x
EV/EBIT – 6.8x 7.0x
EV/Revenue – 5.5x 6.9x
EV/FCF – 16.7x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – 16.7x -34.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.83 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricINGWFCMS
Revenue growth (1Y) – 5.4% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 2.0% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 9.1% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) – 16.2% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 303.3% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 303.3% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -0.6% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricINGWFCMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 89.8% 104.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 31.7% 33.5%
Net margin – 25.2% 25.0%
FCF margin – 33.1% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 33.1% -20.0%
Return on equity – 12.9% 17.5%
Return on assets – 1.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 15.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricINGWFCMS
Debt / assets 1.6% 9.8% 23.4%
Debt / equity 0.4x 1.2x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 7.6x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 95.3% 92.1% 93.0%
Equity / assets 4.7% 7.9% 7.0%
Interest coverage – 1.6x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricINGWFCMS
Dividend yield 4.6% 2.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 5.3% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 4.6% 7.5% 4.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 24.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 19.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.7% –

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.

ConsensusINGWFCMS
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.68FY2026 $7.82FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +5.9%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.3% +7.3% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.20BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.2% +4.3% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersINGWFCMS
Held by institutions 4.5% 76.8% 85.7%
Institutions holding 591 2,881 2,746
Change in shares held, QoQ -19.0% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 320 1,293 1,471
Institutions selling 155 1,136 940
Buyers to sellers 2.06 1.14 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.

INGWFCMS
ING 1.00 0.43 0.60
WFC 0.43 1.00 0.54
MS 0.60 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, ING, WFC and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Ing Groep (ING) $96.93B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $258.94B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $282.98B.

Which stock is cheaper, ING, WFC and MS?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Ing Groep (ING) 12.3x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest net margin (Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ing Groep (ING) returned the most: Ing Groep (ING) +30.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +0.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.3%. Over five years, Ing Groep (ING) compounded fastest (Ing Groep (ING) +16.5%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +11.6%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Ing Groep (ING) 0.00%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Ing Groep (ING) and Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Ing Groep (ING) 28.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, ING, WFC 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, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads on 7. 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.