RY vs VBNK vs WFC Stock Comparison

Royal Bank Of Canada, VersaBank and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$203.12 +0.6% 1M +37.0% 1Y
Market cap
$284.50B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.35%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
VBNK VersaBank
$22.34 -4.6% 1M +86.3% 1Y
Market cap
$713.66M
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.48%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$82.68 -0.3% 1M -5.0% 1Y
Market cap
$250.40B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.24%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Royal Bank Of Canada leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Royal Bank Of Canada 7, Wells Fargo & Company 2, VersaBank 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYVBNKWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $284.50B $713.66M $250.40B RY
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.4x 28.8x 12.4x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.6x 18.6x 10.6x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +28.2% +5.4% VBNK
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% 22.8% — RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.3% 25.0% — RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.0x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.35% 0.48% 2.24% RY
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.0% +86.3% -5.0% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.8%/yr +13.1%/yr +10.0%/yr RY
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.5% 39.5% 25.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 77/100 18/100 40/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

RYVBNKWFC

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

AxisRYVBNKWFC
Valuation 63 #134 of 360 5 #343 of 360 63 #135 of 360
Growth 71 #57 of 191 12 #168 of 191 22 #149 of 191
Profitability 95 #9 of 168 26 #125 of 168 –
Financial Health 64 #63 of 175 28 #126 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 89 #37 of 341 21 #271 of 341 35 #222 of 341
Overall 77 18 40
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • VBNK 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

PeriodRYVBNKWFCSPY
1 month +0.6%-4.6%-0.3% -0.2%
3 months -4.4%+14.7%-4.9% +3.9%
6 months +14.3%+21.9%+1.4% +8.2%
Year to date +19.1%+49.1%-11.3% +12.9%
1 year +37.0%+86.3%-5.0% +12.3%
3 years +159.8%+202.7%+113.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +37.5%+44.7%+28.8% +23.3%
5 years +91.2%+85.1%+61.0% +67.9%
5 years, per year +13.8%+13.1%+10.0% +10.9%
10 years +224.7%—+78.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.5%—+5.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureRYVBNKWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.5%39.5%25.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.8%35.4%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.700.780.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.242.18-0.19 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-51.4%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.8%-5.8%-14.2% -1.2%
52-week high $217.87$23.72$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $145.41$11.26$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.

MultipleRYVBNKWFC
P/E now vs peer median 17.4xmedian 12.1x 28.8xmedian 12.1x 12.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.5xmedian 3.4x 6.6xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 10.9x 104.3xmedian 10.9x 12.7xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.21median 1.34 —median 1.34 1.10median 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 monthsRYVBNKWFC
Revenue $51.37B $107.38M $87.23B
Net income $16.43B $24.43M –
Free cash flow $57.35B $6.84M –
EPS (diluted) $11.62 – $6.62
Cash & equivalents $45.78B $349.76M –
Total debt $9.69B $74.08M –
Shares (diluted) 1.41B – 3.07B
Enterprise value -$545.50B -$933.21M $252.51B

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
MetricRYVBNKWFC
P/E 17.4x 28.8x 12.4x
P/FCF 5.0x 104.3x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x 63.1x –
P/S 5.5x 6.6x 2.9x
P/B 2.7x 1.8x –
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.8x –
EV/EBITDA 0.9x – –
EV/EBIT 1.0x 2.5x –
EV/Revenue 1.3x 4.1x 2.9x
EV/FCF 1.2x 64.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x 38.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.21 – 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYVBNKWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 28.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% 11.6% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.6% 18.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -3.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) 19.0% – 6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – 11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% -90.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% -58.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% -93.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% -64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYVBNKWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 140.4% – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 40.9% 33.2% –
Net margin 31.9% 22.8% –
FCF margin 111.6% 6.4% –
Operating cash flow margin 111.6% 10.5% –
Return on equity 15.9% 6.1% –
Return on assets 0.9% 0.5% –
Return on invested capital 49.3% 25.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYVBNKWFC
Debt / assets 0.5% 1.5% –
Debt / equity 0.1x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -3.0x – –
Debt / FCF 0.2x 10.8x –
Liabilities / assets 94.2% 91.8% 92.1%
Equity / assets 5.8% 8.2% –
Interest coverage 1.4x 1.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYVBNKWFC
Dividend yield 3.3% 0.5% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 3.1% -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 6.5% -0.3% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% –

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.

ConsensusRYVBNKWFC
Forward P/E 16.6xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.27FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +69.2% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.04BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +41.9% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYVBNKWFC
Held by institutions 43.8% 36.8% 76.8%
Institutions holding 984 51 2,877
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% +0.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 446 29 1,292
Institutions selling 325 13 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.37 2.23 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.

RYVBNKWFC
RY 1.00 0.33 0.51
VBNK 0.33 1.00 0.24
WFC 0.51 0.24 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RY, VBNK and WFC?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $284.50B, VersaBank (VBNK) $713.66M, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $250.40B.

Which stock is cheaper, RY, VBNK and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, VersaBank (VBNK) 28.8x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.6x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

VersaBank (VBNK) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.0%, VersaBank (VBNK) +86.3%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -5.0%. Over five years, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) compounded fastest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.8%/yr, VersaBank (VBNK) +13.1%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest dividend yield: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.35%, VersaBank (VBNK) 0.48%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.24%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, RY, VBNK 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, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 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.