PNC vs BMO vs CM Stock Comparison

Pnc Financial Services, Bank Of Montreal and Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$124.18B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of Montreal leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of Montreal 5, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 4, Pnc Financial Services 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionPNCBMOCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $91.55B $124.18B $109.02B BMO
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.5x 18.8x 15.6x PNC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 16.9x 16.5x PNC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +13.2% -4.6% +15.7% CM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.2% 14.9% 29.9% CM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.7% 36.3% 26.3% BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 4.2x -4.8x 1.0x BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.03% PNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.1% +34.7% +40.4% CM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.2%/yr +9.0%/yr +13.8%/yr CM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.3% 20.5% 21.8% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 61/100 52/100 BMO

Percentile Scorecard

PNCBMOCM

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

AxisPNCBMOCM
Valuation 14 #311 of 362 41 #214 of 362 26 #267 of 362
Growth 35 #144 of 221 69 #69 of 221 75 #57 of 221
Profitability 62 #76 of 200 83 #34 of 200 89 #22 of 200
Financial Health 17 #169 of 203 54 #95 of 203 11 #180 of 203
Shareholder Returns 66 #118 of 342 60 #137 of 342 59 #142 of 342
Overall 39 61 52
  • PNC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • BMO ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CM ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodPNCBMOCMSPY
1 month +0.1%-1.1%+1.7% -0.8%
3 months -9.5%-4.4%-2.3% +3.5%
6 months +2.0%+11.9%+4.7% +7.0%
Year to date +8.2%+31.4%+27.5% +12.2%
1 year +21.1%+34.7%+40.4% +13.0%
3 years +103.0%+129.7%+232.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.6%+32.0%+49.3% +23.1%
5 years +6.1%+53.8%+90.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.2%+9.0%+13.8% +11.0%
10 years +139.5%+163.2%+207.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+10.2%+11.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasurePNCBMOCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.3%20.5%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.2%22.7%23.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.530.960.83 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.991.691.86 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.6%-39.3%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -12.1%-8.2%-6.6% -1.8%
52-week high $256.97$185.81$123.74 $779.14
52-week low $179.04$119.92$82.39 $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.

MultiplePNCBMOCM
P/E now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 12.1x 18.6xmedian 12.1x 15.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.6xmedian 5.0x -1.7xmedian 5.0x 4.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 12.0xmedian 11.0x 3.4xmedian 11.0x 10.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.76median 1.36 4.61median 1.36 0.59median 1.36

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 monthsPNCBMOCM
Revenue $25.03B $44.39B $23.35B
Net income $7.68B $6.62B $7.33B
Free cash flow $7.49B $35.64B $10.29B
EPS (diluted) $18.13 $9.14 $7.41
Cash & equivalents – $52.88B $10.94B
Total debt $85.72B $13.94B $45.66B
Shares (diluted) 403.00M 723.27M 940.68M
Enterprise value $91.55B -$654.20B $68.10B

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
MetricPNCBMOCM
P/E 12.5x 18.6x 15.5x
P/FCF 12.0x 3.4x 10.4x
P/Operating cash flow 12.0x 3.3x 10.4x
P/S 3.6x 2.7x 4.6x
P/B 1.4x 2.0x 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 2.1x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA 8.6x -1.7x 4.3x
EV/EBIT 8.8x -1.7x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 7.0x -1.4x 6.1x
EV/FCF 23.5x -1.8x 13.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 23.5x -1.8x 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.76 4.61 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricPNCBMOCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 13.2% -4.6% 15.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.1% 6.7% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 22.4% 5.6% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 7.0% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 22.6% 6.4% 24.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 7.1% 4.0% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 23.6% 2,208% -16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 26.2% 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 23.6% 9,217% -16.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -15.9% 27.0% 15.7%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricPNCBMOCM
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 81.4% 86.3% 142.0%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 37.5% 20.1% 39.0%
Net margin 29.2% 14.9% 29.9%
FCF margin 29.9% 80.3% 44.1%
Operating cash flow margin 29.9% 81.9% 44.1%
Return on equity 12.0% 10.6% 15.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 11.7% 36.3% 26.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.0x 5.5x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricPNCBMOCM
Debt / assets 13.9% 1.3% 5.4%
Debt / equity 1.3x 0.2x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA 4.2x -4.8x 1.0x
Debt / FCF 11.4x 0.4x 4.4x
Liabilities / assets 89.6% 94.4% 94.3%
Equity / assets 10.4% 5.6% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.9x 1.3x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricPNCBMOCM
Dividend yield 3.3% 3.9% 3.7%
Net buyback yield 2.3% -0.9% -0.7%
Shareholder yield 5.6% 3.0% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 35.7% 56.1% 42.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) 36.6% 10.4% 30.2%
Dividend growth (1Y) 6.6% 4.1% 12.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.9% 23.0% 19.6%

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.

ConsensusPNCBMOCM
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 16.9xFY2026 16.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $19.52FY2026 $10.11FY2026 $7.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +17.7%FY2026 +16.6%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.8% +24.6% +12.4%
Revenue, next fiscal year $27.20BFY2026 $28.65BFY2026 $25.13BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +17.8%FY2026 +10.7%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +7.0% +5.6% -5.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersPNCBMOCM
Held by institutions 82.8% 46.5% 45.6%
Institutions holding 2,040 656 566
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +2.3% 0.0%
Institutions buying 1,047 304 291
Institutions selling 666 211 172
Buyers to sellers 1.57 1.44 1.69

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.

PNCBMOCM
PNC 1.00 0.60 0.52
BMO 0.60 1.00 0.81
CM 0.52 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, PNC, BMO and CM?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) is the largest by market capitalisation: Pnc Financial Services (PNC) $91.55B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $124.18B, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $109.02B.

Which stock is cheaper, PNC, BMO and CM?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 12.5x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.8x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) is cheapest (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.6x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.5x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +13.2%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest net margin (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 29.2%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.7%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 26.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) returned the most: Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +21.1%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%. Over five years, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) compounded fastest (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +1.2%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +13.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has the highest dividend yield: Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 0.03%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 0.03%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 0.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 21.3%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, PNC, BMO and CM?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 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.