SAN vs MUFG vs CM Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.01 -14.3% 1M +17.5% 1Y
Market cap
$176.42B
P/E
9.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$71.89B
Div. yield
2.41%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionSANMUFGCMLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $176.42B $250.17B $107.14B MUFG
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.5x 15.9x 15.5x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.0x 12.3x 16.4x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% -12.0% +15.7% CM
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.2% 47.7% 29.9% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 3.7% 26.3% CM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -37.5x — 1.0x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.41% 1.47% 3.70% CM
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +17.5% +39.9% +38.7% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.0%/yr +30.2%/yr +14.1%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 35.6% 27.0% 22.4% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 36/100 49/100 CM

Percentile Scorecard

SANMUFGCM

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

AxisSANMUFGCM
Valuation 12 #317 of 360 30 #251 of 360 28 #260 of 360
Growth 39 #211 of 344 75 #87 of 344 69 #107 of 344
Profitability 6 #324 of 345 63 #130 of 345 86 #50 of 345
Financial Health 0 #339 of 339 4 #326 of 339 12 #300 of 339
Shareholder Returns 32 #241 of 352 10 #316 of 352 52 #171 of 352
Overall 18 36 49
  • SAN ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • CM ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANMUFGCMSPY
1 month -14.3%-9.0%+3.6% -5.9%
3 months -17.8%-6.4%-2.4% -4.6%
6 months -1.4%+17.1%+4.6% +0.2%
Year to date +2.4%+32.9%+27.6% +7.5%
1 year +17.5%+39.9%+38.7% +8.2%
3 years +218.6%+149.2%+205.1% +68.3%
3 years, per year +47.2%+35.6%+45.1% +19.0%
5 years +217.7%+274.4%+93.5% +56.5%
5 years, per year +26.0%+30.2%+14.1% +9.4%
10 years +166.7%+324.1%+215.8% +251.5%
10 years, per year +10.3%+15.5%+12.2% +13.4%

Risk

MeasureSANMUFGCMSPY
Volatility, 1Y 35.6%27.0%22.4% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.9%27.2%23.9% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.560.950.85 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.491.481.73 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-35.6%-47.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.1%-12.7%-6.6% -5.9%
52-week high $15.03$24.14$123.74 $779.14
52-week low $10.06$14.88$82.96 $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.

MultipleSANMUFGCM
P/E now vs peer median 9.5xmedian 12.3x 15.9xmedian 12.3x 15.5xmedian 12.3x
P/S now vs peer median 2.5xmedian 3.4x 7.9xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -41.2xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 4.3xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 27.9xmedian 10.6x —median 10.6x 9.8xmedian 10.6x
P/B now vs peer median 12.5xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.40median 1.29 0.27median 1.29 0.59median 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 monthsSANMUFGCM
Revenue $71.89B $31.62B $23.35B
Gross profit -$3.71B $29.85B –
Operating income -$51.48B $18.02B –
Net income $20.00B $13.97B $7.33B
Free cash flow $6.31B – $10.92B
EPS (diluted) $1.26 $1.32 $7.41
Cash & equivalents – – $10.94B
Total debt $1.88T $112.96B $45.66B
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 11.40B 940.68M
Enterprise value -$501.17B -$82.07B $66.43B

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
MetricSANMUFGCM
P/E 9.5x 15.9x 15.5x
P/FCF 27.9x – 9.8x
P/Operating cash flow 27.9x – 10.4x
P/S 2.5x 7.9x 4.6x
P/B 12.5x 2.3x 2.2x
P/Tangible book -11.3x 2.3x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA -41.2x – 4.3x
EV/EBIT -38.2x 4.5x 4.5x
EV/Revenue 27.4x 2.6x 6.1x
EV/FCF 311.4x – 13.0x
EV/Operating cash flow 311.4x – 13.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.40 0.27 0.59

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANMUFGCM
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% -12.0% 15.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.1% -2.4% 11.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -100.7% 12.7% –
Net income growth (1Y) 21.2% 62.6% 25.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 17.5% 32.4% 27.5%
EPS growth (1Y) -91.6% 104.8% 24.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 23.8% 59.4% 26.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% – -16.2%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – 15.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -62.3% – -14.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 32.5% – 13.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANMUFGCM
Gross margin -5.2% 94.4% –
EBITDA margin -66.4% – 142.0%
Operating margin -71.6% 57.0% –
Pretax margin 31.9% 59.6% 39.0%
Net margin 26.2% 47.7% 29.9%
FCF margin 8.8% – 46.8%
Operating cash flow margin 8.8% – 44.1%
Return on equity 117.4% 11.7% 15.3%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.5% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 3.7% 26.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.3x – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANMUFGCM
Debt / assets 78.8% 4.2% 5.4%
Debt / equity 133.6x 1.0x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA -37.5x – 1.0x
Debt / FCF 297.7x – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 99.4% 96.0% 94.3%
Equity / assets 0.6% 4.0% 5.7%
Interest coverage – 0.6x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANMUFGCM
Dividend yield 2.4% 1.5% 3.7%
Net buyback yield – – -0.7%
Shareholder yield 2.4% 1.5% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 42.4%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 28.5%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 12.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 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.

ConsensusSANMUFGCM
Forward P/E 11.0xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 16.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $7.04FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +14.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.0% +0.6% +12.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $75.34BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $25.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +2.4%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +21.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.6% +4.0% -6.1%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANMUFGCM
Held by institutions 3.4% 3.0% 45.6%
Institutions holding 662 576 567
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -0.1% 0.0%
Institutions buying 405 325 292
Institutions selling 149 161 172
Buyers to sellers 2.72 2.02 1.70

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.

SANMUFGCM
SAN 1.00 0.51 0.54
MUFG 0.51 1.00 0.50
CM 0.54 0.50 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, MUFG and CM?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $176.42B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $250.17B, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $107.14B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, MUFG and CM?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.0x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.4x). 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: Banco Santander (SAN) +11.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%). On return on invested capital, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) leads (Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 26.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +17.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +39.9%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +38.7%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +26.0%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.2%/yr, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +14.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has the highest dividend yield: Banco Santander (SAN) 2.41%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.47%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 3.70%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 35.6%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 27.0%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 22.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, MUFG 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, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 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.