MS vs SNEX vs RY Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, StoneX and Royal Bank Of Canada Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$56.55 -16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
4 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$201.11 +0.8% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$285.75B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionMSSNEXRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $285.21B $6.46B $285.75B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 12.3x 17.4x SNEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 12.4x 16.6x SNEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +20.6% +11.2% SNEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 0.3% 31.9% RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 6.6% 49.3% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 10.3x -3.0x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% -15.0% +36.4% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +21.8%/yr +13.3%/yr SNEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 60.5% 16.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 52/100 76/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

MSSNEXRY

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

AxisMSSNEXRY
Valuation 7 #337 of 361 96 #5 of 97 65 #128 of 361
Growth 88 #44 of 344 90 #8 of 69 64 #123 of 344
Profitability 25 #263 of 348 41 #42 of 70 93 #26 of 348
Financial Health 2 #332 of 340 14 #87 of 101 63 #127 of 340
Shareholder Returns 75 #88 of 352 18 #33 of 40 93 #24 of 352
Overall 39 52 76
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSSNEXRYSPY
1 month -9.5%-16.6%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -16.3%-23.8%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months -4.6%-46.7%+14.7% +6.4%
Year to date +1.1%-10.8%+18.0% +11.4%
1 year +12.7%-15.0%+36.4% +13.1%
3 years +150.8%+117.7%+150.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.9%+29.6%+35.8% +21.5%
5 years +76.3%+168.4%+86.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.0%+21.8%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years +436.8%+411.3%+217.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.3%+17.7%+12.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSSNEXRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%60.5%16.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%74.5%15.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.421.230.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.252.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-59.5%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-59.3%-7.7% -2.5%
52-week high $228.55$139.01$217.87 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$55.81$145.41 $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.

MultipleMSSNEXRY
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 12.5x 12.4xmedian 29.4x 17.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.5x 0.0xmedian 2.8x 5.5xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.8x 12.2xmedian 12.8x 0.9xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 11.4x 1.8xmedian 15.9x 4.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.5x 2.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 1.48 0.55median 0.51 1.20median 1.48

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 monthsMSSNEXRY
Revenue $78.04B $157.71B $51.37B
Gross profit – $5.68B –
Operating income – $3.50B –
Net income $20.37B $526.90M $16.43B
Free cash flow -$18.58B $3.78B $57.35B
EPS (diluted) $12.46 $4.23 $11.62
Cash & equivalents $160.14B $2.19B $45.78B
Total debt $392.56B $142.62B $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 124.48M 1.41B
Enterprise value -$223.89B -$1.06B -$544.29B

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
MetricMSSNEXRY
P/E 14.3x 12.4x 17.3x
P/FCF -15.2x 1.8x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow -18.1x 1.8x 4.9x
P/S 3.6x 0.0x 5.5x
P/B 2.4x 2.4x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.4x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 12.2x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 6.7x 12.5x 0.9x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 0.3x 1.3x
EV/FCF -27.7x 11.6x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -33.0x 11.4x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 0.55 1.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSSNEXRY
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 20.6% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 37.5% 10.3%
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) 36.7% 77.5% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 30.0% 14.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.3% 60.2% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 22.6% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% 266.9% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 217.7% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 282.3% -8.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 188.0% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSSNEXRY
Gross margin – 3.6% –
EBITDA margin 104.2% 2.3% 140.4%
Operating margin – 2.2% –
Pretax margin 33.5% 0.4% 40.9%
Net margin 25.0% 0.3% 31.9%
FCF margin -23.8% 2.4% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin -20.0% 2.4% 111.6%
Return on equity 17.5% 19.0% 15.9%
Return on assets 1.3% 1.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 6.6% 49.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 2.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 7.3x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSSNEXRY
Debt / assets 23.4% 72.8% 0.5%
Debt / equity 3.3x 13.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 10.3x -3.0x
Debt / FCF -21.1x 10.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 94.7% 94.2%
Equity / assets 7.0% 5.3% 5.8%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.9x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSSNEXRY
Dividend yield 2.3% – 3.3%
Net buyback yield 2.6% -0.3% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 4.9% -0.3% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusMSSNEXRY
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.63FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $12.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.5%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.0% +1.8% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $79.95BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $52.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +10.8% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSSNEXRY
Held by institutions 85.7% 83.8% 43.8%
Institutions holding 2,740 468 984
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 1,466 277 446
Institutions selling 939 145 325
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.91 1.37

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.

MSSNEXRY
MS 1.00 0.36 0.53
SNEX 0.36 1.00 0.32
RY 0.53 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, SNEX and RY?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.46B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $285.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, SNEX and RY?

StoneX (SNEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneX (SNEX) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.4x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x). 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) +18.0%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%, StoneX (SNEX) -15.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +36.4%. Over five years, StoneX (SNEX) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +21.8%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.