MS vs SHG vs BAC Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Shinhan Financial and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$190.30 -1.7% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$299.14B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.87 -8.3% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$357.00B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.28%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 7, Shinhan Financial 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSSHGBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $299.14B $31.31B $357.00B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x 11.6x 11.3x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 7.5x 11.3x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +23.8% +9.7% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 3.4% 26.5% BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 4.3% 13.1% BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 9.9x -1.6x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.18% 3.05% 2.28% SHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +24.6% -3.8% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr +15.2%/yr +1.3%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 34.1% 21.8% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 45/100 70/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

MSSHGBAC

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

AxisMSSHGBAC
Valuation 28 #260 of 361 84 #57 of 361 96 #17 of 361
Growth 93 #13 of 172 30 #120 of 172 83 #30 of 172
Profitability – 24 #114 of 149 70 #46 of 149
Financial Health – 4 #152 of 158 27 #115 of 158
Shareholder Returns 33 #226 of 338 85 #53 of 338 75 #85 of 338
Overall 51 45 70
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSSHGBACSPY
1 month -1.7%-19.1%-8.3% +0.9%
3 months -6.3%-4.1%-16.7% +5.9%
6 months +1.7%-1.5%-3.8% +8.5%
Year to date +7.2%+22.4%-7.5% +13.3%
1 year +15.2%+24.6%-3.8% +12.4%
3 years +170.3%+161.1%+102.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +39.3%+37.7%+26.5% +23.5%
5 years +85.2%+103.0%+6.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.1%+15.2%+1.3% +11.0%
10 years +467.7%+72.6%+205.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.0%+5.6%+11.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSSHGBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%34.1%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%32.2%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.090.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.530.72-0.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-36.5%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-22.4%-21.5% -0.9%
52-week high $228.55$84.56$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$51.42$46.72 $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.

MultipleMSSHGBAC
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 12.1x 11.6xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 0.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 15.2xmedian 5.1x 1.4xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.8x 4.4xmedian 10.8x 3.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.32 -1.35median 1.32 1.41median 1.32

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 monthsMSSHGBAC
Revenue $80.16B $81.30B $121.10B
Operating income – $5.04B –
Net income – $3.42B $33.66B
Free cash flow – $7.15B $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $5.62 $4.41
Cash & equivalents – – $229.75B
Total debt – $58.93B $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 488.92M 7.29B
Enterprise value $299.14B $32.88B -$2.02T

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
MetricMSSHGBAC
P/E 14.9x 11.6x 11.3x
P/FCF -16.3x 4.4x 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow – 4.3x 3.8x
P/S 3.7x 0.4x 2.9x
P/B – 0.8x 1.2x
P/Tangible book – 0.9x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA – 15.2x 1.4x
EV/EBIT – 17.9x 1.4x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/FCF – 12.6x 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow – 12.3x 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 -1.35 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSSHGBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 23.8% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% -8.6% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -51.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -10.0% –
Net income growth (1Y) – -7.8% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -4.0% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% -22.8% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -8.6% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 100.5% 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 13.3% 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 106.6% 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSSHGBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 7.3% 99.4%
Operating margin – 6.2% –
Pretax margin – 13.1% 36.2%
Net margin – 3.4% 26.5%
FCF margin – 8.8% 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin – 9.0% 78.2%
Return on equity – 11.5% 11.2%
Return on assets 1.2% 0.9% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 4.3% 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 2.1x 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSSHGBAC
Debt / assets – 10.8% 11.4%
Debt / equity – 1.5x 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 9.9x -1.6x
Debt / FCF – 8.2x 4.2x
Liabilities / assets – 92.6% 91.4%
Equity / assets – 7.4% 8.6%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSSHGBAC
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.0% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.7% 6.5%
Shareholder yield 2.2% 5.7% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%

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.

ConsensusMSSHGBAC
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 7.5xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $8.77FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +10.1% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% -1.9% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSSHGBAC
Held by institutions 85.7% 5.1% 75.0%
Institutions holding 2,743 301 3,615
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +10.6% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,469 206 1,828
Institutions selling 939 59 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.49 1.36

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.

MSSHGBAC
MS 1.00 0.33 0.66
SHG 0.33 1.00 0.32
BAC 0.66 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, SHG and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $299.14B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.31B, Bank Of America (BAC) $357.00B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, SHG and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.9x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.6x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.9x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.5x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +15.2%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +24.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) -3.8%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.1%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.2%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) has the highest dividend yield: Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.18%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.05%, Bank Of America (BAC) 2.28%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, SHG and BAC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) 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.