MRX vs MS vs BMO Stock Comparison

Marex, Morgan Stanley and Bank Of Montreal Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRX Marex Group Ltd
$69.50 -2.5% 1M +125.4% 1Y
Market cap
$4.73B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
6 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$295.04B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$172.12 -0.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$124.88B
P/E
18.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Marex leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Marex 6, Morgan Stanley 2, Bank Of Montreal 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRXMSBMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $4.73B $295.04B $124.88B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.1x 14.9x 18.9x MRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.5x 13.7x 17.0x MRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.8% +16.2% -4.6% MRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.4% — 14.9% MRX
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 36.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -4.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +125.4% +12.6% +35.2% MRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +12.8%/yr +8.9%/yr MS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.7% 28.4% 20.5% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 53/100 61/100 MRX

Percentile Scorecard

MRXMSBMO

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

AxisMRXMSBMO
Valuation 98 #3 of 96 31 #248 of 360 39 #219 of 360
Growth 80 #14 of 66 94 #13 of 191 70 #59 of 191
Profitability 54 #30 of 64 – 83 #29 of 168
Financial Health – – 53 #82 of 175
Shareholder Returns 24 #29 of 38 34 #225 of 341 59 #139 of 341
Overall 64 53 61
  • MRX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BMO ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRXMSBMOSPY
1 month -2.5%-4.7%-0.1% -0.2%
3 months +8.3%-11.6%-4.7% +3.9%
6 months +31.7%-1.8%+13.6% +8.2%
Year to date +81.2%+5.3%+32.6% +12.9%
1 year +125.4%+12.6%+35.2% +12.3%
3 years —+165.6%+131.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+38.5%+32.4% +23.3%
5 years —+82.4%+53.3% +67.9%
5 years, per year —+12.8%+8.9% +10.9%
10 years —+452.9%+165.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+18.7%+10.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMRXMSBMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.7%28.4%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 39.7%29.8%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.420.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.800.441.72 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-35.3%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.2%-18.2%-7.4% -1.2%
52-week high $78.27$228.55$185.81 $779.14
52-week low $30.20$154.37$119.92 $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.

MultipleMRXMSBMO
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 28.3x 14.6xmedian 12.1x 18.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 2.9x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.1xmedian 13.5x —median 5.0x -1.6xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x -16.3xmedian 10.9x 3.4xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x —median 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.47median 1.34 4.65median 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 monthsMRXMSBMO
Revenue $2.45B $80.16B $44.39B
Net income $426.20M – $6.62B
Free cash flow – – $35.64B
EPS (diluted) $5.59 $12.65 $9.14
Cash & equivalents $3.85B – $52.88B
Total debt – – $13.94B
Shares (diluted) 76.13M 1.57B 723.27M
Enterprise value -$8.20B $295.04B -$653.51B

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
MetricMRXMSBMO
P/E 11.7x 14.6x 18.8x
P/FCF – -16.3x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 3.4x
P/S 2.1x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B – – 2.0x
P/Tangible book – – 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.1x – -1.6x
EV/EBIT 1.1x – -1.7x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 3.7x -1.4x
EV/FCF – – -1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – – -1.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.47 4.65

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRXMSBMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.8% 16.2% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 14.1% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.3% – 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – 7.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.2% 29.2% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 30.9% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 2,208%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 9,217%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 27.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRXMSBMO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 45.1% – 86.3%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 21.7% – 20.1%
Net margin 17.4% – 14.9%
FCF margin – – 80.3%
Operating cash flow margin – – 81.9%
Return on equity – – 10.6%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.2% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – – 36.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRXMSBMO
Debt / assets – – 1.3%
Debt / equity – – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -4.8x
Debt / FCF – – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets – – 94.4%
Equity / assets – – 5.6%
Interest coverage 1.9x – 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRXMSBMO
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.2% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – – -0.9%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 2.2% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 56.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 23.0%

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.

ConsensusMRXMSBMO
Forward P/E 10.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 17.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $10.11FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% -4.2% +24.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +13.3% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRXMSBMO
Held by institutions 79.7% 85.7% 46.5%
Institutions holding 219 2,742 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% +1.5% +2.3%
Institutions buying 146 1,468 304
Institutions selling 53 939 211
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.56 1.44

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.

MRXMSBMO
MRX 1.00 0.29 0.21
MS 0.29 1.00 0.59
BMO 0.21 0.59 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRX, MS and BMO?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marex (MRX) $4.73B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $295.04B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $124.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRX, MS and BMO?

Marex (MRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marex (MRX) 11.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.9x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marex (MRX) is cheapest (Marex (MRX) 10.5x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 17.0x). 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: Marex (MRX) +37.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Marex (MRX) has the highest net margin (Marex (MRX) 17.4%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marex (MRX) returned the most: Marex (MRX) +125.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +35.2%. Over five years, Morgan Stanley (MS) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +8.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Marex (MRX) 44.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.