MUFG vs MS vs AXP Stock Comparison

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Morgan Stanley and American Express Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.18B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
AXP American Express Co
$312.92 +1.4% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$212.32B
P/E
17.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Morgan Stanley leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Morgan Stanley 4, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 4, American Express 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUFGMSAXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $243.95B $293.18B $212.32B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 14.8x 17.3x MS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.6x 13.7x 17.8x MUFG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.0% +16.2% +10.2% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.7% — 15.8% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.6% — 19.6% AXP
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +44.2% +12.6% -13.5% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +31.0%/yr +12.8%/yr +12.4%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.3% 28.4% 26.1% AXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 53/100 46/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MUFGMSAXP

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

AxisMUFGMSAXP
Valuation 20 #287 of 360 31 #248 of 360 22 #282 of 360
Growth 82 #36 of 191 94 #13 of 191 39 #117 of 191
Profitability 61 #66 of 168 – 67 #56 of 168
Financial Health 6 #164 of 175 – 39 #107 of 175
Shareholder Returns 16 #287 of 341 34 #225 of 341 61 #134 of 341
Overall 37 53 46
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUFGMSAXPSPY
1 month -8.5%-4.7%+1.4% -0.2%
3 months -4.2%-11.6%-7.0% +3.9%
6 months +22.5%-1.8%-0.9% +8.2%
Year to date +35.5%+5.3%-15.4% +12.9%
1 year +44.2%+12.6%-13.5% +12.3%
3 years +160.8%+165.6%+121.4% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.7%+38.5%+30.4% +23.3%
5 years +285.1%+82.4%+79.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year +31.0%+12.8%+12.4% +10.9%
10 years +318.1%+452.9%+367.5% +261.1%
10 years, per year +15.4%+18.7%+16.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureMUFGMSAXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.3%28.4%26.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.7%29.8%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.921.420.93 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.680.44-0.52 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-35.3%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.0%-18.2%-18.7% -1.2%
52-week high $24.14$228.55$384.89 $779.14
52-week low $14.88$154.37$292.27 $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.

MultipleMUFGMSAXP
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 12.1x 14.6xmedian 12.1x 17.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 8.1xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 8.8xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x -16.3xmedian 10.9x 15.1xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 5.9xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.34 0.47median 1.34 0.93median 1.34

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 monthsMUFGMSAXP
Revenue $31.62B $80.16B $77.59B
Gross profit $29.85B – –
Operating income $18.02B – –
Net income $13.97B – $12.26B
Free cash flow – – $13.91B
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $12.65 $18.18
Cash & equivalents – – $43.20B
Total debt $494.43B – $59.95B
Shares (diluted) 11.40B 1.57B 674.00M
Enterprise value -$97.44B $293.18B $11.81B

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
MetricMUFGMSAXP
P/E 16.2x 14.6x 17.2x
P/FCF – -16.3x 15.1x
P/Operating cash flow – – 11.9x
P/S 8.1x 3.7x 2.7x
P/B 2.4x – 5.9x
P/Tangible book 2.4x – 5.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 8.8x
EV/EBIT 5.5x – 9.5x
EV/Revenue 3.1x 3.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF – – 15.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 12.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.47 0.93

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUFGMSAXP
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.0% 16.2% 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 14.1% 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.8% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% – 16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.4% – 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.8% 29.2% 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.4% 30.9% 18.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUFGMSAXP
Gross margin 94.4% – –
EBITDA margin – – 32.6%
Operating margin 57.0% – –
Pretax margin 59.6% – 19.9%
Net margin 47.7% – 15.8%
FCF margin – – 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 22.7%
Return on equity 11.7% – 35.0%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.2% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 3.6% – 19.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUFGMSAXP
Debt / assets 4.7% – 19.3%
Debt / equity 1.2x – 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 96.0% – 88.5%
Equity / assets 4.0% – 11.5%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUFGMSAXP
Dividend yield 1.4% 2.2% 1.2%
Net buyback yield – – 3.2%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 2.2% 4.4%
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.

ConsensusMUFGMSAXP
Forward P/E 12.6xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 17.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $17.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% -4.2% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.38BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $82.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +13.3% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUFGMSAXP
Held by institutions 3.0% 85.7% 84.9%
Institutions holding 574 2,742 3,009
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +1.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 324 1,468 1,473
Institutions selling 160 939 1,051
Buyers to sellers 2.03 1.56 1.40

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.

MUFGMSAXP
MUFG 1.00 0.47 0.29
MS 0.47 1.00 0.55
AXP 0.29 0.55 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUFG, MS and AXP?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $243.95B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.18B, American Express (AXP) $212.32B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUFG, MS and AXP?

Morgan Stanley (MS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.8x, American Express (AXP) 17.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is cheapest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x, American Express (AXP) 17.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, American Express (AXP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, American Express (AXP) 15.8%). On return on invested capital, American Express (AXP) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%, American Express (AXP) 19.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +44.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%, American Express (AXP) -13.5%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.0%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr, American Express (AXP) +12.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Express (AXP) has been the steadiest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, American Express (AXP) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MUFG, MS and AXP?

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 4. 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.