MUFG vs SMFG vs WFC Stock Comparison

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$84.78 +4.0% 1M -2.5% 1Y
Market cap
$254.50B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Wells Fargo & Company leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Wells Fargo & Company 7, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMUFGSMFGWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $250.17B $89.87B $254.50B WFC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x -2.0x 11.6x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.3x 11.7x 10.8x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -12.0% +7.2% +5.4% SMFG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.7% -42.9% 25.2% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.7% -0.9% 15.1% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 2.8x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.47% 1.24% 2.18% WFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +39.9% +45.5% -2.5% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +30.2%/yr +28.5%/yr +11.0%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.0% 29.8% 26.1% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 36/100 19/100 45/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

MUFGSMFGWFC

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

AxisMUFGSMFGWFC
Valuation 30 #251 of 360 47 #193 of 360 38 #224 of 360
Growth 75 #87 of 344 24 #262 of 344 50 #172 of 344
Profitability 63 #130 of 345 14 #298 of 345 52 #166 of 345
Financial Health 4 #326 of 339 3 #329 of 339 6 #318 of 339
Shareholder Returns 10 #316 of 352 8 #323 of 352 78 #77 of 352
Overall 36 19 45
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMUFGSMFGWFCSPY
1 month -9.0%-9.1%+4.0% -5.9%
3 months -6.4%-8.7%-3.2% -4.6%
6 months +17.1%+9.3%+7.1% +0.2%
Year to date +32.9%+21.5%-9.0% +7.5%
1 year +39.9%+45.5%-2.5% +8.2%
3 years +149.2%+139.6%+105.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +35.6%+33.8%+27.1% +19.0%
5 years +274.4%+249.4%+68.1% +56.5%
5 years, per year +30.2%+28.5%+11.0% +9.4%
10 years +324.1%+249.4%+90.1% +251.5%
10 years, per year +15.5%+13.3%+6.6% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureMUFGSMFGWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.0%29.8%26.1% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.2%28.8%29.7% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.951.120.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.481.53-0.10 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.6%-30.0%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.7%-14.8%-12.0% -5.9%
52-week high $24.14$27.55$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $14.88$16.14$73.42 $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.

MultipleMUFGSMFGWFC
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 12.3x -2.0xmedian 12.3x 11.6xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 7.9xmedian 3.4x 0.9xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x 6.1xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.6x —median 10.6x 8.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.29 0.08median 1.29 0.81median 1.29

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 monthsMUFGSMFGWFC
Revenue $31.62B $102.83B $87.23B
Gross profit $29.85B $67.73B –
Operating income $18.02B -$30.78B –
Net income $13.97B $11.49B $22.97B
Free cash flow – – $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $1.32 $-11.47 $7.20
Total debt $112.96B $102.00B $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 11.40B 3.84B 3.05B
Enterprise value -$82.07B -$1.26T $256.61B

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
MetricMUFGSMFGWFC
P/E 15.9x -2.0x 11.6x
P/FCF – – 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow – – 8.8x
P/S 7.9x 0.9x 2.9x
P/B 2.3x 1.2x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 2.3x 1.2x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – – 6.1x
EV/EBIT 4.5x -35.0x 6.7x
EV/Revenue 2.6x 0.8x 5.5x
EV/FCF – – 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 0.08 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMUFGSMFGWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) -12.0% 7.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -2.4% 14.3% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 38.8% 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 7.6% 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 24.8% -32.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 12.7% -75.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 62.6% 823.3% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 32.4% 4.6% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 104.8% 15.9% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 59.4% -25.7% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMUFGSMFGWFC
Gross margin 94.4% 65.9% –
EBITDA margin – – 89.8%
Operating margin 57.0% -29.9% –
Pretax margin 59.6% 14.7% 31.7%
Net margin 47.7% -42.9% 25.2%
FCF margin – – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin – – 33.1%
Return on equity 11.7% 13.3% 12.9%
Return on assets 0.5% 0.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 3.7% -0.9% 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMUFGSMFGWFC
Debt / assets 4.2% 5.0% 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.0x 1.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 2.8x
Debt / FCF – – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 96.0% 96.4% 92.1%
Equity / assets 4.0% 3.6% 7.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x -0.1x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMUFGSMFGWFC
Dividend yield 1.5% 1.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – 5.5%
Shareholder yield 1.5% 1.2% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusMUFGSMFGWFC
Forward P/E 12.3xFY2026 11.7xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.71FY2026 $2.00FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +27.6%FY2026 +28.2%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +0.6% +2.0% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $44.38BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $94.29BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.0% +14.2% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMUFGSMFGWFC
Held by institutions 3.0% 3.5% 76.8%
Institutions holding 576 461 2,882
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.1% +7.9% +1.1%
Institutions buying 325 291 1,293
Institutions selling 161 93 1,137
Buyers to sellers 2.02 3.13 1.14

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.

MUFGSMFGWFC
MUFG 1.00 0.90 0.33
SMFG 0.90 1.00 0.34
WFC 0.33 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MUFG, SMFG and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $250.17B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $89.87B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.50B.

Which stock is cheaper, MUFG, SMFG and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.0x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 11.7x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.8x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +39.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +45.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -2.5%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.2%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +28.5%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +11.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest dividend yield: Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.47%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 1.24%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 27.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 26.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MUFG, SMFG and WFC?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 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.