MS vs USB vs UWMC Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Us Bancorp \De\ and UWM Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
3 wins
USB Us Bancorp \De\
$59.75 +0.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.09B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.58B
Div. yield
3.51%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
UWMC UWM Holdings Corp
$1.55 +26.0% 1M -73.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.49B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$3.58B
Div. yield
19.35%
Mortgage Lending Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Us Bancorp \De\ leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Us Bancorp \De\ 6, Morgan Stanley 3, UWM Holdings 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSUSBUWMCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $293.92B $93.09B $2.49B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 11.9x -14.1x USB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.7x 11.6x 8.2x UWMC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +16.2% +6.7% +26.1% UWMC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 26.4% -1.0% USB
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.6% 6.3% USB
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.8x 10.6x USB
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.22% 3.51% 19.35% UWMC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.6% +25.0% -73.5% USB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.8%/yr -0.4%/yr -25.6%/yr MS
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.4% 22.2% 80.1% USB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 48/100 36/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MSUSBUWMC

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

AxisMSUSBUWMC
Valuation 31 #248 of 360 42 #210 of 360 20 #136 of 169
Growth 94 #13 of 191 50 #97 of 191 16 #135 of 160
Profitability – 80 #34 of 168 32 #102 of 149
Financial Health – 12 #154 of 175 18 #130 of 158
Shareholder Returns 34 #225 of 341 54 #156 of 341 95 #8 of 136
Overall 53 48 36
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • USB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • UWMC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSUSBUWMCSPY
1 month -4.7%+0.7%+26.0% -0.2%
3 months -11.6%-7.3%-17.1% +3.9%
6 months -1.8%+6.3%-57.5% +8.2%
Year to date +5.3%+12.0%-64.6% +12.9%
1 year +12.6%+25.0%-73.5% +12.3%
3 years +165.6%+95.0%-68.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year +38.5%+25.0%-32.3% +23.3%
5 years +82.4%-1.9%-77.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +12.8%-0.4%-25.6% +10.9%
10 years +452.9%+33.7%— +261.1%
10 years, per year +18.7%+2.9%— +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMSUSBUWMCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.4%22.2%80.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%23.2%89.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.420.611.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.441.13-0.92 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-54.7%-89.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.2%-8.7%-74.6% -1.2%
52-week high $228.55$65.41$6.10 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$45.47$1.00 $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.

MultipleMSUSBUWMC
P/E now vs peer median 14.6xmedian 12.1x 11.9xmedian 12.1x -14.1xmedian 11.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 0.7xmedian 2.6x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 7.5xmedian 5.0x 15.3xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.3xmedian 10.9x 7.4xmedian 10.9x -0.5xmedian 7.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median 0.47median 1.34 0.98median 1.34 0.28median 0.32

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 monthsMSUSBUWMC
Revenue $80.16B $29.58B $3.58B
Net income – $8.17B -$104.96M
Free cash flow – $12.53B -$4.92B
EPS (diluted) $12.65 $5.01 $-0.11
Cash & equivalents – – $498.41M
Total debt – $96.01B $19.23B
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 1.56B 337.53M
Enterprise value $293.92B $93.56B $1.04B

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
MetricMSUSBUWMC
P/E 14.6x 11.9x -14.1x
P/FCF -16.3x 7.4x -0.5x
P/Operating cash flow – 7.4x -0.5x
P/S 3.7x 3.1x 0.7x
P/B – 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book – 1.5x -0.6x
EV/EBITDA – 7.5x 15.3x
EV/EBIT – 7.8x 17.3x
EV/Revenue 3.7x 6.4x 2.2x
EV/FCF – 15.1x -1.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – 15.1x -1.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.47 0.98 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSUSBUWMC
Revenue growth (1Y) 16.2% 6.7% 26.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.1% 3.2% 27.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.4% -175.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.1% -31.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.2% 19.9% -287.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 30.9% 12.2% -51.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.8% -103.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -18.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 68.8% -100.4%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% -18.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSUSBUWMC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 85.2% 14.6%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – 34.5% -3.2%
Net margin – 26.4% -1.0%
FCF margin – 42.3% -137.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 42.3% -135.9%
Return on equity – 12.2% -8.1%
Return on assets 1.2% 1.1% -0.6%
Return on invested capital – 12.6% 6.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.5x 46.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSUSBUWMC
Debt / assets – 13.2% 33.5%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 6.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.8x 10.6x
Debt / FCF – 7.7x -1.2x
Liabilities / assets – 90.6% 94.5%
Equity / assets – 9.4% 5.5%
Interest coverage – 1.7x 0.8x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSUSBUWMC
Dividend yield 2.2% 3.5% 19.4%
Net buyback yield – 0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 4.2% 19.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 39.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 25.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 3.2% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.8% –

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.

ConsensusMSUSBUWMC
Forward P/E 13.7xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 8.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $5.17FY2026 $0.19FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +11.9%FY2026 +58.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +18.8% +26.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $30.11BFY2026 $2.26BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +5.1%FY2026 -5.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +16.7% +37.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSUSBUWMC
Held by institutions 85.7% 81.6% 17.0%
Institutions holding 2,742 2,068 290
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.1% +31.8%
Institutions buying 1,468 965 213
Institutions selling 939 760 50
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.27 4.26

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.

MSUSBUWMC
MS 1.00 0.52 0.17
USB 0.52 1.00 0.19
UWMC 0.17 0.19 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, USB and UWMC?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) $93.09B, UWM Holdings (UWMC) $2.49B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, USB and UWMC?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.9x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -14.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, UWM Holdings (UWMC) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.6x, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 8.2x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +6.7%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) +26.1%.

Which company is more profitable?

Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) has the highest net margin (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 26.4%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -1.0%). On return on invested capital, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) leads (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 12.6%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 6.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +25.0%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -73.5%. Over five years, Morgan Stanley (MS) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) -0.4%/yr, UWM Holdings (UWMC) -25.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

UWM Holdings (UWMC) has the highest dividend yield: Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 3.51%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 19.35%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 22.2%, UWM Holdings (UWMC) 80.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, USB and UWMC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) leads on 6. 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.