MS vs RY vs SAN Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada and Banco Santander Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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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
2 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$203.12 +0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$284.50B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.35%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.47 -13.5% 1M +26.3% 1Y
Market cap
$183.18B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
2.25%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 5, Banco Santander 4, Morgan Stanley 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSRYSANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $293.92B $284.50B $183.18B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 17.4x 9.8x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 16.6x 11.4x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +11.2% +7.4% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.9% 26.9% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x -103.6x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% 3.35% 2.25% RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% +37.0% +26.3% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr +13.8%/yr +26.4%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 16.5% 34.2% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 77/100 14/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

MSRYSAN

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

AxisMSRYSAN
Valuation 31 #248 of 360 63 #134 of 360 8 #332 of 360
Growth 94 #13 of 191 71 #57 of 191 18 #157 of 191
Profitability – 95 #9 of 168 9 #153 of 168
Financial Health – 64 #63 of 175 0 #175 of 175
Shareholder Returns 34 #225 of 341 89 #37 of 341 37 #217 of 341
Overall 53 77 14
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSRYSANSPY
1 month -4.7%+0.6%-13.5% -0.2%
3 months -11.6%-4.4%-10.9% +3.9%
6 months -1.8%+14.3%+3.3% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+19.1%+6.3% +12.9%
1 year +12.6%+37.0%+26.3% +12.3%
3 years +165.6%+159.8%+245.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.5%+37.5%+51.2% +23.3%
5 years +82.4%+91.2%+222.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%+13.8%+26.4% +10.9%
10 years +452.9%+224.7%+165.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.7%+12.5%+10.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSRYSANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%16.5%34.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%15.8%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.701.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.442.240.77 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-34.2%-42.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-6.8%-17.0% -1.2%
52-week high $228.55$217.87$15.03 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$145.41$9.87 $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.

MultipleMSRYSAN
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 12.1x 17.4xmedian 12.1x 9.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 2.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 0.9xmedian 5.0x -107.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.9x 5.0xmedian 10.9x -4.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 17.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 1.34 1.21median 1.34 0.36median 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 monthsMSRYSAN
Revenue $80.16B $51.37B $70.35B
Gross profit – – -$52.97B
Operating income – – -$95.63B
Net income – $16.43B $20.36B
Free cash flow – $57.35B -$42.89B
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $11.62 $1.27
Cash & equivalents – $45.78B $157.63B
Total debt – $9.69B $27.02T
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 1.41B 14.98B
Enterprise value $293.92B -$545.50B -$491.34B

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
MetricMSRYSAN
P/E 14.6x 17.4x 9.8x
P/FCF -16.3x 5.0x -4.3x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.0x -4.3x
P/S 3.7x 5.5x 2.6x
P/B – 2.7x 17.9x
P/Tangible book – 2.9x 48.0x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x -107.1x
EV/EBIT – 1.0x -100.0x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.3x 80.5x
EV/FCF – 1.2x -132.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.2x -132.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 1.21 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSRYSAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 11.2% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 10.3% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 19.6% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 19.0% -83.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 14.4% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% -199.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% -96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% -199.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% -96.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSRYSAN
Gross margin – – -75.3%
EBITDA margin – 140.4% -75.2%
Operating margin – – -135.9%
Pretax margin – 40.9% 32.4%
Net margin – 31.9% 26.9%
FCF margin – 111.6% -61.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 111.6% -61.0%
Return on equity – 15.9% 246.8%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.9% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x -2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSRYSAN
Debt / assets – 0.5% 256.5%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 558.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x -103.6x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x -133.5x
Liabilities / assets – 94.2% 99.5%
Equity / assets – 5.8% 0.5%
Interest coverage – 1.4x -0.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSRYSAN
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.3% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 6.5% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusMSRYSAN
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +6.9% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $76.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +0.5% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSRYSAN
Held by institutions 85.7% 43.8% 3.4%
Institutions holding 2,742 984 660
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +1.9% +2.8%
Institutions buying 1,468 446 403
Institutions selling 939 325 149
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.37 2.70

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.

MSRYSAN
MS 1.00 0.53 0.51
RY 0.53 1.00 0.55
SAN 0.51 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, RY and SAN?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $284.50B, Banco Santander (SAN) $183.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, RY and SAN?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, Banco Santander (SAN) 11.4x). 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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.0%, Banco Santander (SAN) +26.3%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.8%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +26.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.35%, Banco Santander (SAN) 2.25%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Banco Santander (SAN) 34.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, RY and SAN?

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 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.