MRX vs MS vs GS Stock Comparison

Marex, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MRX Marex Group Ltd
$70.34 -6.5% 1M +129.0% 1Y
Market cap
$5.13B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
0.88%
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$193.99 +2.0% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$304.94B
P/E
15.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
2.22%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$928.20 +3.9% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$267.88B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
1.94%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Marex leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Marex 5, Goldman Sachs 4, Morgan Stanley 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMRXMSGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $5.13B $304.94B $267.88B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 15.4x 12.9x MRX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.7x 14.2x 12.4x MRX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +37.8% +18.0% +18.7% MRX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 17.4% 25.0% 30.6% GS
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.0% 13.9% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x -5.6x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.88% 2.22% 1.94% MS
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +129.0% +18.3% +17.4% MRX
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — +14.2%/yr +17.9%/yr GS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 45.3% 28.9% 32.3% MS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 37/100 36/100 MRX

Percentile Scorecard

MRXMSGS

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

AxisMRXMSGS
Valuation 98 #3 of 103 4 #345 of 360 15 #306 of 360
Growth 78 #16 of 70 86 #48 of 344 50 #171 of 344
Profitability 48 #39 of 74 23 #265 of 345 16 #289 of 345
Financial Health – 2 #331 of 339 12 #298 of 339
Shareholder Returns 21 #32 of 40 70 #105 of 352 87 #47 of 352
Overall 61 37 36
  • MRX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMRXMSGSSPY
1 month -6.5%+2.0%+3.9% -1.0%
3 months +9.5%-11.1%-12.5% -0.4%
6 months +40.5%+0.3%-1.0% +4.5%
Year to date +83.4%+9.3%+5.6% +12.4%
1 year +129.0%+18.3%+17.4% +13.6%
3 years —+154.4%+183.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year —+36.5%+41.5% +20.8%
5 years —+94.2%+128.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year —+14.2%+17.9% +10.4%
10 years —+491.8%+427.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year —+19.5%+18.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMRXMSGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 45.3%28.9%32.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 40.3%30.3%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.781.481.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.850.630.54 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.6%-35.3%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.1%-15.1%-19.4% -1.6%
52-week high $78.27$228.55$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $30.62$154.37$773.70 $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.

MultipleMRXMSGS
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 29.7x 15.4xmedian 12.7x 12.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 2.1xmedian 3.0x 3.9xmedian 3.5x 3.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 13.6x 6.6xmedian 4.9x -2.9xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 15.1x -16.4xmedian 11.0x -6.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 2.4x 2.6xmedian 1.3x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.55 0.52median 1.33 0.26median 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 monthsMRXMSGS
Revenue $2.45B $78.04B $69.70B
Net income $426.20M $20.37B $22.17B
Free cash flow – -$18.58B -$39.98B
EPS (diluted) $5.59 $12.46 $70.77
Cash & equivalents $3.85B $160.14B $176.77B
Total debt – $392.56B $444.82B
Shares (diluted) 76.13M 1.57B 301.10M
Enterprise value -$7.79B -$204.15B -$3.48T

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
MetricMRXMSGS
P/E 11.8x 15.4x 12.9x
P/FCF – -16.4x -6.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -19.6x -7.1x
P/S 2.1x 3.9x 3.8x
P/B – 2.6x 2.1x
P/Tangible book – 2.7x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.2x 6.6x -2.9x
EV/EBIT 1.1x 7.0x -3.0x
EV/Revenue 0.5x 6.9x -4.2x
EV/FCF – -28.9x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – -34.5x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.52 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMRXMSGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 37.8% 18.0% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 61.3% 36.7% 33.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 26.0% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 59.2% 40.3% 40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 29.4% 49.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.8% -311.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% -29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.3% -353.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.1% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMRXMSGS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 45.1% 104.2% 144.7%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 21.7% 33.5% 40.0%
Net margin 17.4% 25.0% 30.6%
FCF margin – -23.8% -57.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -20.0% -54.3%
Return on equity – 17.5% 17.9%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.0% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMRXMSGS
Debt / assets – 23.4% 20.4%
Debt / equity – 3.3x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x -5.6x
Debt / FCF – -21.1x -11.1x
Liabilities / assets – 93.0% 94.3%
Equity / assets – 7.0% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.9x 1.5x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMRXMSGS
Dividend yield 0.9% 2.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 0.9% 4.6% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusMRXMSGS
Forward P/E 10.7xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.59FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +65.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.5% -4.2% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $2.66BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +31.9%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.1% +13.3% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMRXMSGS
Held by institutions 79.7% 85.7% 72.1%
Institutions holding 221 2,746 3,153
Change in shares held, QoQ +8.3% +1.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 146 1,471 1,555
Institutions selling 53 940 1,125
Buyers to sellers 2.75 1.56 1.38

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.

MRXMSGS
MRX 1.00 0.29 0.25
MS 0.29 1.00 0.87
GS 0.25 0.87 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MRX, MS and GS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Marex (MRX) $5.13B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $304.94B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $267.88B.

Which stock is cheaper, MRX, MS and GS?

Marex (MRX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Marex (MRX) 11.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 15.4x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Marex (MRX) is cheapest (Marex (MRX) 10.7x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.2x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.4x). 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) +18.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Goldman Sachs (GS) has the highest net margin (Marex (MRX) 17.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Marex (MRX) returned the most: Marex (MRX) +129.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.3%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.4%. Over five years, Goldman Sachs (GS) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +14.2%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Morgan Stanley (MS) has the highest dividend yield: Marex (MRX) 0.88%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.94%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Morgan Stanley (MS) has been the steadiest (Marex (MRX) 45.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.