MS vs RY vs SNEX Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Royal Bank Of Canada and StoneX 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
1 win
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
7 wins
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$56.13 -16.0% 1M -14.3% 1Y
Market cap
$6.74B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 7, StoneX 4, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSRYSNEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $293.92B $284.50B $6.74B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 17.4x 12.3x SNEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 16.6x 12.3x SNEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +11.2% +20.6% SNEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 31.9% 0.3% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% 6.6% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x 10.3x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% 3.35% — RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% +37.0% -14.3% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr +13.8%/yr +22.5%/yr SNEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 16.5% 60.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 77/100 53/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

MSRYSNEX

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

AxisMSRYSNEX
Valuation 31 #248 of 360 63 #134 of 360 96 #5 of 96
Growth 94 #13 of 191 71 #57 of 191 89 #8 of 66
Profitability – 95 #9 of 168 43 #37 of 64
Financial Health – 64 #63 of 175 13 #81 of 93
Shareholder Returns 34 #225 of 341 89 #37 of 341 22 #30 of 38
Overall 53 77 53
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSRYSNEXSPY
1 month -4.7%+0.6%-16.0% -0.2%
3 months -11.6%-4.4%-24.4% +3.9%
6 months -1.8%+14.3%-46.5% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+19.1%-11.5% +12.9%
1 year +12.6%+37.0%-14.3% +12.3%
3 years +165.6%+159.8%+105.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.5%+37.5%+27.2% +23.3%
5 years +82.4%+91.2%+175.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%+13.8%+22.5% +10.9%
10 years +452.9%+224.7%+410.3% +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.7%+12.5%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSRYSNEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%16.5%60.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%15.8%74.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.701.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.442.24-0.24 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-34.2%-59.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-6.8%-59.6% -1.2%
52-week high $228.55$217.87$139.01 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$145.41$55.75 $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.

MultipleMSRYSNEX
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 12.1x 17.4xmedian 12.1x 12.3xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 0.0xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 0.9xmedian 5.0x 12.2xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.9x 5.0xmedian 10.9x 1.8xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 1.34 1.21median 1.34 0.55median 0.54

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 monthsMSRYSNEX
Revenue $80.16B $51.37B $157.71B
Gross profit – – $5.68B
Operating income – – $3.50B
Net income – $16.43B $526.90M
Free cash flow – $57.35B $3.78B
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $11.62 $4.23
Cash & equivalents – $45.78B $2.19B
Total debt – $9.69B $39.34B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 1.41B 124.48M
Enterprise value $293.92B -$545.50B -$780.04M

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
MetricMSRYSNEX
P/E 14.6x 17.4x 12.3x
P/FCF -16.3x 5.0x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.0x 1.7x
P/S 3.7x 5.5x 0.0x
P/B – 2.7x 2.4x
P/Tangible book – 2.9x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x 12.2x
EV/EBIT – 1.0x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.3x 0.3x
EV/FCF – 1.2x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.2x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 1.21 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSRYSNEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 11.2% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 10.3% 37.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 47.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 51.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 35.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 19.6% 77.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 14.8% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 19.0% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 14.4% 22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% 266.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 217.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% 282.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% 188.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSRYSNEX
Gross margin – – 3.6%
EBITDA margin – 140.4% 2.3%
Operating margin – – 2.2%
Pretax margin – 40.9% 0.4%
Net margin – 31.9% 0.3%
FCF margin – 111.6% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 111.6% 2.4%
Return on equity – 15.9% 19.0%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% 6.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSRYSNEX
Debt / assets – 0.5% 72.8%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x 10.3x
Debt / FCF – 0.2x 10.4x
Liabilities / assets – 94.2% 94.7%
Equity / assets – 5.8% 5.3%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSRYSNEX
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.3% –
Net buyback yield – 3.1% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 6.5% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusMSRYSNEX
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $4.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +6.9% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +0.5% +10.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSRYSNEX
Held by institutions 85.7% 43.8% 83.8%
Institutions holding 2,742 984 468
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +1.9% +2.5%
Institutions buying 1,468 446 277
Institutions selling 939 325 145
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.37 1.91

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.

MSRYSNEX
MS 1.00 0.53 0.36
RY 0.53 1.00 0.32
SNEX 0.36 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, RY and SNEX?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $284.50B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, RY and SNEX?

StoneX (SNEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneX (SNEX) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneX (SNEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%).

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%, StoneX (SNEX) -14.3%. Over five years, StoneX (SNEX) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.8%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +22.5%/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%. StoneX (SNEX) pays no regular dividend.

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%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 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.