MS vs MUFG vs PNC Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Pnc Financial Services Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.92B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.22%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Pnc Financial Services leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Pnc Financial Services 5, Morgan Stanley 3, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSMUFGPNCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $293.92B $255.04B $90.77B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 16.2x 12.5x PNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 12.6x 11.7x PNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% -12.0% +13.2% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 47.7% 29.2% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.6% 11.7% PNC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 4.2x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% 1.44% 3.25% PNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% +44.2% +23.1% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr +31.0%/yr +1.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 26.3% 21.3% PNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 37/100 38/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MSMUFGPNC

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

AxisMSMUFGPNC
Valuation 31 #248 of 360 20 #287 of 360 14 #311 of 360
Growth 94 #13 of 191 82 #36 of 191 36 #122 of 191
Profitability – 61 #66 of 168 60 #68 of 168
Financial Health – 6 #164 of 175 17 #145 of 175
Shareholder Returns 34 #225 of 341 16 #287 of 341 63 #126 of 341
Overall 53 37 38
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PNC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSMUFGPNCSPY
1 month -4.7%-8.5%+0.9% -0.2%
3 months -11.6%-4.2%-9.6% +3.9%
6 months -1.8%+22.5%+3.0% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+35.5%+9.0% +12.9%
1 year +12.6%+44.2%+23.1% +12.3%
3 years +165.6%+160.8%+104.5% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.5%+37.7%+27.0% +23.3%
5 years +82.4%+285.1%+6.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%+31.0%+1.3% +10.9%
10 years +452.9%+318.1%+138.4% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.7%+15.4%+9.1% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSMUFGPNCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%26.3%21.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%26.7%22.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.920.53 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.681.08 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-35.6%-51.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-11.0%-11.5% -1.2%
52-week high $228.55$24.14$256.97 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$14.88$179.04 $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.

MultipleMSMUFGPNC
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 12.1x 12.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 8.1xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 8.7xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x 12.1xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 1.34 0.27median 1.34 1.78median 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 monthsMSMUFGPNC
Revenue $80.16B $31.62B $25.03B
Gross profit – $29.85B –
Operating income – $18.02B –
Net income – $13.97B $7.68B
Free cash flow – – $7.49B
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $1.32 $18.13
Total debt – $494.43B $85.72B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 11.40B 403.00M
Enterprise value $293.92B -$77.20B $90.82B

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
MetricMSMUFGPNC
P/E 14.6x 16.2x 12.5x
P/FCF -16.3x – 12.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.1x
P/S 3.7x 8.1x 3.6x
P/B – 2.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book – 2.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.7x
EV/EBIT – 5.5x 8.8x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 3.1x 7.1x
EV/FCF – – 23.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 23.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.27 1.78

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSMUFGPNC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% -12.0% 13.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -2.4% 4.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 62.6% 22.4%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 32.4% 6.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 104.8% 22.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 59.4% 7.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -15.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 23.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -15.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSMUFGPNC
Gross margin – 94.4% –
EBITDA margin – – 81.4%
Operating margin – 57.0% –
Pretax margin – 59.6% 37.5%
Net margin – 47.7% 29.2%
FCF margin – – 29.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 29.9%
Return on equity – 11.7% 12.0%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.5% 1.3%
Return on invested capital – 3.6% 11.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.0x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSMUFGPNC
Debt / assets – 4.7% 13.9%
Debt / equity – 1.2x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 4.2x
Debt / FCF – – 11.4x
Liabilities / assets – 96.0% 89.6%
Equity / assets – 4.0% 10.4%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSMUFGPNC
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.4% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – – 2.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 1.4% 5.6%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 35.7%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 36.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 6.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.9%

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.

ConsensusMSMUFGPNC
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 12.6xFY2026 11.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $19.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +0.6% +6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $27.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +4.0% +7.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSMUFGPNC
Held by institutions 85.7% 3.0% 82.8%
Institutions holding 2,742 574 2,040
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% -0.1% +2.1%
Institutions buying 1,468 324 1,047
Institutions selling 939 160 666
Buyers to sellers 1.56 2.03 1.57

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.

MSMUFGPNC
MS 1.00 0.47 0.53
MUFG 0.47 1.00 0.36
PNC 0.53 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, MUFG and PNC?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $255.04B, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) $90.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, MUFG and PNC?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.7x). 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: Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +13.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 29.2%). On return on invested capital, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +44.2%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +23.1%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.0%/yr, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has the highest dividend yield: Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.44%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 3.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 21.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, MUFG and PNC?

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