MS vs SMFG vs GS Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MS Morgan Stanley
$190.30 -1.7% 1M +15.2% 1Y
Market cap
$295.73B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$926.20 +1.1% 1M +16.9% 1Y
Market cap
$278.52B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Morgan Stanley leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Morgan Stanley 3, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 3, Goldman Sachs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSSMFGGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $295.73B $94.52B $278.52B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.9x -2.1x 13.1x GS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.9x 14.5x 12.3x GS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +34.8% +18.7% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — -42.5% — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +15.2% +47.3% +16.9% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.1%/yr +30.1%/yr +17.5%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 29.1% 31.9% MS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 51/100 23/100 47/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MSSMFGGS

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

AxisMSSMFGGS
Valuation 28 #260 of 361 48 #190 of 361 16 #302 of 361
Growth 93 #13 of 172 34 #114 of 172 97 #6 of 172
Profitability – 19 #121 of 149 –
Financial Health – 5 #151 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 33 #226 of 338 12 #298 of 338 28 #243 of 338
Overall 51 23 47
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SMFG 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

PeriodMSSMFGGSSPY
1 month -1.7%-8.7%+1.1% +0.9%
3 months -6.3%-3.3%-5.6% +5.9%
6 months +1.7%+16.3%+2.3% +8.5%
Year to date +7.2%+24.9%+5.4% +13.3%
1 year +15.2%+47.3%+16.9% +12.4%
3 years +170.3%+151.3%+219.5% +88.1%
3 years, per year +39.3%+36.0%+47.3% +23.5%
5 years +85.2%+272.7%+124.1% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.1%+30.1%+17.5% +11.0%
10 years +467.7%+254.1%+422.9% +263.4%
10 years, per year +19.0%+13.5%+18.0% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureMSSMFGGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%29.1%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.9%28.1%32.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.431.101.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.531.630.53 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-30.0%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.7%-12.3%-19.6% -0.9%
52-week high $228.55$27.55$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$16.14$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.

MultipleMSSMFGGS
P/E now vs peer median 14.9xmedian 12.1x -2.1xmedian 12.1x 13.0xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 0.9xmedian 3.4x 3.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x -6.4xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.48median 1.32 0.08median 1.32 0.26median 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 monthsMSSMFGGS
Revenue $80.16B $103.68B $69.70B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income – -$30.78B –
Net income – $11.49B –
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $-11.47 $69.89
Cash & equivalents – – $177.00B
Total debt – $397.48B –
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 3.84B 304.90M
Enterprise value $295.73B -$1.26T $278.52B

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
MetricMSSMFGGS
P/E 14.9x -2.1x 13.0x
P/FCF -16.3x – -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 3.7x 0.9x 3.9x
P/B – 1.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book – 1.3x 2.2x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – -36.2x –
EV/Revenue 3.7x 0.8x 3.9x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.48 0.08 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSSMFGGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 34.8% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 14.6% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – -32.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – -75.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 823.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 4.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 15.9% 39.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% -25.7% 49.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSSMFGGS
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – -29.7% –
Pretax margin – 14.5% –
Net margin – -42.5% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – 13.3% –
Return on assets 1.2% 0.6% –
Return on invested capital – -0.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSSMFGGS
Debt / assets – 5.0% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 96.4% 94.3%
Equity / assets – 3.6% 5.7%
Interest coverage – -0.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSSMFGGS
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 1.2% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusMSSMFGGS
Forward P/E 13.9xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $1.67FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +2.4% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +14.2% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSSMFGGS
Held by institutions 85.7% 3.5% 72.1%
Institutions holding 2,743 459 3,150
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +7.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,469 291 1,553
Institutions selling 939 91 1,124
Buyers to sellers 1.56 3.20 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.

MSSMFGGS
MS 1.00 0.44 0.86
SMFG 0.44 1.00 0.45
GS 0.86 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, SMFG and GS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $295.73B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $94.52B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $278.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, SMFG and GS?

Goldman Sachs (GS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.9x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Goldman Sachs (GS) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.9x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.5x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +34.8%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +15.2%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +47.3%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +16.9%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.1%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +30.1%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Morgan Stanley (MS) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, SMFG 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, Morgan Stanley (MS) leads on 3. 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.