MUFG vs PNC vs MS Stock Comparison

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Pnc Financial Services and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Nov 2, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MS Morgan Stanley
$185.74 -2.4% 1M +13.3% 1Y
Market cap
$291.97B
P/E
14.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
2.32%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Morgan Stanley leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Morgan Stanley 5, Pnc Financial Services 4, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUFGPNCMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $254.56B $92.44B $291.97B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.2x 12.8x 14.8x PNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 11.9x 13.6x PNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.0% +13.2% +18.0% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.7% 29.2% 25.0% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% 11.7% 12.0% MS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 4.2x 2.9x MS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.45% 3.19% 2.32% PNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +41.8% +26.9% +13.3% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.5%/yr +1.7%/yr +12.6%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.5% 21.4% 28.7% PNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 32/100 39/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

MUFGPNCMS

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

AxisMUFGPNCMS
Valuation 27 #263 of 359 12 #317 of 359 6 #338 of 359
Growth 74 #88 of 340 30 #237 of 340 87 #44 of 340
Profitability 63 #128 of 343 49 #176 of 343 24 #261 of 343
Financial Health 4 #324 of 338 13 #293 of 338 2 #330 of 338
Shareholder Returns 11 #314 of 351 57 #152 of 351 75 #87 of 351
Overall 36 32 39
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • PNC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUFGPNCMSSPY
1 month -6.0%+4.8%-2.4% -2.3%
3 months -4.6%-7.9%-12.1% -0.7%
6 months +22.1%+6.3%-1.2% +4.8%
Year to date +35.2%+11.0%+4.6% +10.3%
1 year +41.8%+26.9%+13.3% +10.3%
3 years +144.0%+88.1%+143.6% +73.0%
3 years, per year +34.7%+23.4%+34.6% +20.1%
5 years +278.3%+8.9%+81.0% +61.9%
5 years, per year +30.5%+1.7%+12.6% +10.1%
10 years +324.8%+144.5%+464.2% +258.6%
10 years, per year +15.6%+9.4%+18.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureMUFGPNCMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.5%21.4%28.7% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.6%22.3%30.3% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.930.541.44 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.581.260.46 0.80
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-51.6%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -11.1%-9.8%-18.7% -3.5%
52-week high $24.14$256.97$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $14.88$179.04$154.37 $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.

MultipleMUFGPNCMS
P/E now vs peer median 16.2xmedian 12.7x 12.8xmedian 12.7x 14.8xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 8.0xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 8.7xmedian 4.9x 6.4xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 12.3xmedian 11.4x -15.7xmedian 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.46 1.81median 1.46 0.50median 1.46

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 monthsMUFGPNCMS
Revenue $31.62B $25.03B $78.04B
Gross profit $29.85B – –
Operating income $18.02B – –
Net income $13.97B $7.68B $20.37B
Free cash flow – $7.49B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $18.13 $12.46
Cash & equivalents – – $160.14B
Total debt $112.96B $85.72B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 11.40B 403.00M 1.57B
Enterprise value -$77.67B $92.49B -$217.12B

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
MetricMUFGPNCMS
P/E 16.2x 12.8x 14.8x
P/FCF – 12.3x -15.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 12.3x -18.7x
P/S 8.0x 3.7x 3.7x
P/B 2.4x 1.4x 2.5x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.5x 2.6x
EV/EBITDA – 8.7x 6.4x
EV/EBIT 4.8x 8.9x 6.8x
EV/Revenue 2.7x 7.1x 6.7x
EV/FCF – 23.8x -28.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – 23.8x -33.6x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 1.81 0.50

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUFGPNCMS
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.0% 13.2% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 4.1% 13.3%
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% 22.4% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 6.4% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.8% 22.6% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.4% 7.1% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.6% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -15.9% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 23.6% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -15.9% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUFGPNCMS
Gross margin 94.4% – –
EBITDA margin – 81.4% 104.2%
Operating margin 57.0% – –
Pretax margin 59.6% 37.5% 33.5%
Net margin 47.7% 29.2% 25.0%
FCF margin – 29.9% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin – 29.9% -20.0%
Return on equity 11.7% 12.0% 17.5%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.3% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 3.7% 11.7% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.0x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUFGPNCMS
Debt / assets 4.2% 13.9% 23.4%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.3x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 4.2x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – 11.4x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.0% 89.6% 93.0%
Equity / assets 4.0% 10.4% 7.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x 1.9x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUFGPNCMS
Dividend yield 1.4% 3.2% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 2.3% 2.5%
Shareholder yield 1.4% 5.5% 4.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 35.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 36.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 6.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.9% –

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.

ConsensusMUFGPNCMS
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 11.9xFY2026 13.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $19.52FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +6.8% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.38BFY2026 $27.20BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +7.0% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUFGPNCMS
Held by institutions 3.0% 82.8% 85.7%
Institutions holding 576 2,042 2,745
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +2.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 325 1,047 1,470
Institutions selling 161 668 940
Buyers to sellers 2.02 1.57 1.56

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.

MUFGPNCMS
MUFG 1.00 0.36 0.47
PNC 0.36 1.00 0.53
MS 0.47 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUFG, PNC and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $254.56B, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) $92.44B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $291.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUFG, PNC and MS?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 12.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) is cheapest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.5x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.9x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.6x). 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%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +13.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 29.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Morgan Stanley (MS) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.8%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +26.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.3%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +1.7%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has the highest dividend yield: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.45%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 3.19%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.32%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has been the steadiest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.5%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 21.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.