SAN vs MS vs GS Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$11.76 -17.1% 1M +13.6% 1Y
Market cap
$166.40B
P/E
8.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$190.03 -1.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$285.10B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$927.52 +1.2% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$266.61B
P/E
12.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Morgan Stanley leads on 3 of the 12 questions below (Morgan Stanley 3, Banco Santander 3, Goldman Sachs 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANMSGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $166.40B $285.10B $266.61B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.8x 14.4x 12.5x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.8x 13.9x 12.4x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% +16.2% +18.7% GS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -5.9x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +13.6% +15.9% +18.4% GS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.4%/yr +13.1%/yr +17.6%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.7% 28.5% 31.9% MS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 26/100 53/100 48/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

SANMSGS

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

AxisSANMSGS
Valuation 23 #279 of 361 30 #252 of 361 17 #301 of 361
Growth 40 #92 of 153 94 #10 of 153 97 #6 of 153
Profitability 21 #102 of 128 – –
Financial Health 1 #138 of 140 – –
Shareholder Returns 43 #191 of 335 35 #219 of 335 29 #237 of 335
Overall 26 53 48
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANMSGSSPY
1 month -17.1%-1.5%+1.2% +0.7%
3 months -16.7%-9.6%-9.5% +3.7%
6 months -3.5%-0.3%+0.4% +7.1%
Year to date +0.3%+7.0%+5.5% +12.8%
1 year +13.6%+15.9%+18.4% +11.9%
3 years +214.4%+169.2%+208.3% +85.2%
3 years, per year +46.5%+39.1%+45.6% +22.8%
5 years +210.3%+84.9%+124.4% +67.6%
5 years, per year +25.4%+13.1%+17.6% +10.9%
10 years +152.5%+466.9%+423.6% +262.0%
10 years, per year +9.7%+18.9%+18.0% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSANMSGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.7%28.5%31.9% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.1%29.9%32.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.691.421.63 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.390.560.58 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-35.3%-34.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.8%-16.9%-19.5% -1.2%
52-week high $15.03$228.55$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $10.01$154.37$773.70 $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.

MultipleSANMSGS
P/E now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 12.2x 14.9xmedian 12.2x 13.1xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 3.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -9.4xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.9xmedian 10.8x -16.3xmedian 10.8x -6.4xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.39median 1.34 0.48median 1.34 0.27median 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 monthsSANMSGS
Revenue $71.89B $80.16B $69.70B
Gross profit -$3.71B – –
Operating income -$51.48B – –
Net income $20.00B – –
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $12.65 $69.89
Cash & equivalents – – $177.00B
Total debt $384.25B – –
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 1.57B 304.90M
Enterprise value -$519.00B $285.10B $266.61B

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
MetricSANMSGS
P/E 9.3x 14.9x 13.1x
P/FCF -4.9x -16.3x -6.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 2.4x 3.7x 3.9x
P/B 1.3x – 2.2x
P/Tangible book 1.7x – 2.2x
EV/EBITDA -9.4x – –
EV/EBIT -9.1x – –
EV/Revenue 6.5x 3.7x 3.9x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.39 0.48 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANMSGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% 16.2% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% 14.1% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -100.7% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% – –
EPS growth (1Y) -83.5% 29.2% 39.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 30.9% 49.3%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANMSGS
Gross margin -5.2% – –
EBITDA margin -68.9% – –
Operating margin -71.6% – –
Pretax margin 31.9% – –
Net margin 26.2% – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 27.7% – –
Return on assets 0.9% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANMSGS
Debt / assets 16.1% – –
Debt / equity 2.9x – –
Net debt / EBITDA -5.9x – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 94.4% – 94.3%
Equity / assets 5.6% – 5.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANMSGS
Dividend yield 2.4% 2.2% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.4% 2.2% 1.9%
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.

ConsensusSANMSGS
Forward P/E 10.8xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% -4.2% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.20BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +13.3% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANMSGS
Held by institutions 3.4% 85.7% 72.1%
Institutions holding 661 2,744 3,151
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 404 1,470 1,554
Institutions selling 149 939 1,124
Buyers to sellers 2.71 1.57 1.38

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.

SANMSGS
SAN 1.00 0.49 0.51
MS 0.49 1.00 0.86
GS 0.51 0.86 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, MS and GS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $166.40B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.10B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $266.61B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, MS and GS?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 8.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.4x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 10.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.9x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Goldman Sachs (GS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banco Santander (SAN) +9.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Goldman Sachs (GS) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +13.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +15.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.4%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +25.4%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.1%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Morgan Stanley (MS) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 34.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, MS and GS?

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 3. 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.