MUFG vs IBM vs RY Stock Comparison

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, International Business Machines and Royal Bank Of Canada Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
6 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 6, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUFGIBMRYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $240.31B $238.12B $285.75B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 22.2x 17.4x MUFG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 19.4x 16.6x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.0% +7.9% +11.2% RY
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.7% 15.5% 31.9% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% 11.3% 49.3% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 3.3x -3.0x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.0% -11.0% +36.4% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.6%/yr +15.7%/yr +13.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 51.3% 16.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 35/100 67/100 76/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

MUFGIBMRY

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

AxisMUFGIBMRY
Valuation 21 #284 of 361 76 #10 of 38 65 #128 of 361
Growth 72 #98 of 344 60 #15 of 36 64 #123 of 344
Profitability 67 #116 of 348 91 #4 of 34 93 #26 of 348
Financial Health 4 #327 of 340 38 #24 of 38 63 #127 of 340
Shareholder Returns 11 #314 of 352 71 #7 of 22 93 #24 of 352
Overall 35 67 76
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • IBM ranked among 39 companies in Cloud Computing
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUFGIBMRYSPY
1 month -7.8%+8.9%+0.8% -1.0%
3 months -8.1%+18.4%-3.9% +2.9%
6 months +21.7%+9.3%+14.7% +6.4%
Year to date +32.7%-14.4%+18.0% +11.4%
1 year +41.0%-11.0%+36.4% +13.1%
3 years +159.2%+84.0%+150.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +37.4%+22.6%+35.8% +21.5%
5 years +264.8%+107.4%+86.6% +67.7%
5 years, per year +29.6%+15.7%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years +318.5%+77.3%+217.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +15.4%+5.9%+12.2% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMUFGIBMRYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%51.3%16.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%59.9%15.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.910.880.69 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.56-0.212.21 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-37.4%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.8%-23.0%-7.7% -2.5%
52-week high $24.14$329.23$217.87 $779.14
52-week low $14.77$205.96$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.

MultipleMUFGIBMRY
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 12.5x 22.3xmedian 29.1x 17.3xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.5x 3.5xmedian 4.5x 5.5xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.8x 17.9xmedian 21.5x 0.9xmedian 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 17.3xmedian 17.3x 4.9xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 6.9xmedian 3.9x 2.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.48 0.31median 0.33 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 monthsMUFGIBMRY
Revenue $31.62B $69.10B $51.37B
Gross profit $29.85B $40.15B –
Operating income $18.02B $11.11B –
Net income $13.97B $10.73B $16.43B
Free cash flow – $13.79B $57.35B
R&D – $8.75B –
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $11.25 $11.62
Cash & equivalents – $7.17B $45.78B
Total debt $494.43B $252.72B $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 11.40B 953.30M 1.41B
Enterprise value -$101.08B $188.94B -$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
MetricMUFGIBMRY
P/E 15.9x 22.3x 17.3x
P/FCF – 17.3x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow – 16.0x 4.9x
P/S 7.9x 3.5x 5.5x
P/B 2.3x 6.9x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 11.6x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 17.9x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 5.2x 26.3x 0.9x
EV/Revenue 3.0x 4.2x 1.3x
EV/FCF – 21.2x 1.1x
EV/Operating cash flow – 19.7x 1.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.31 1.20

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUFGIBMRY
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.0% 7.9% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 4.5% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.8% 8.9% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 6.7% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% 19.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% 13.5% –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% 83.9% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 74.3% 14.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.8% 82.8% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.4% 72.3% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.1% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 12.7% -8.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 8.2% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUFGIBMRY
Gross margin 94.4% 58.1% –
EBITDA margin – 23.6% 140.4%
Operating margin 57.0% 16.1% –
Pretax margin 59.6% 15.1% 40.9%
Net margin 47.7% 15.5% 31.9%
FCF margin – 20.0% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin – 21.5% 111.6%
Return on equity 11.7% 31.7% 15.9%
Return on assets 0.5% 7.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 3.6% 11.3% 49.3%
Return on capital employed – 9.4% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.4x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.7% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUFGIBMRY
Debt / assets 4.7% 40.8% 0.5%
Debt / equity 1.2x 1.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 3.3x -3.0x
Debt / FCF – 4.5x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 96.0% 77.3% 94.2%
Equity / assets 4.0% 22.7% 5.8%
Interest coverage 0.6x 5.8x 1.4x
Current ratio – 0.8x –
Quick ratio – 0.4x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 3.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUFGIBMRY
Dividend yield 1.5% 2.7% 3.3%
Net buyback yield – -0.3% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 2.4% 6.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 58.8% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 45.8% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 1.7% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 1.7% –

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.

ConsensusMUFGIBMRY
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 19.4xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $13.05FY2026 $12.12FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +12.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% -1.8% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.38BFY2026 $66.19BFY2026 $52.39BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 -2.0%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +15.9% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUFGIBMRY
Held by institutions 3.0% 65.1% 43.8%
Institutions holding 574 3,632 984
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +3.5% +1.9%
Institutions buying 324 1,973 446
Institutions selling 160 1,226 325
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.61 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.

MUFGIBMRY
MUFG 1.00 -0.03 0.49
IBM -0.03 1.00 0.08
RY 0.49 0.08 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUFG, IBM and RY?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $240.31B, International Business Machines (IBM) $238.12B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $285.75B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUFG, IBM and RY?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x, International Business Machines (IBM) 22.2x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, International Business Machines (IBM) 19.4x, 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?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) +7.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, International Business Machines (IBM) 15.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%, International Business Machines (IBM) 11.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.0%, International Business Machines (IBM) -11.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +36.4%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +29.6%/yr, International Business Machines (IBM) +15.7%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%, International Business Machines (IBM) 0.03%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 0.00%. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) and Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, International Business Machines (IBM) 51.3%, 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, MUFG, IBM 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 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.