SAN vs RY vs MS Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Royal Bank Of Canada and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$185.46B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$202.60 +0.3% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$286.28B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$183.50 -6.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$290.76B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 4, Royal Bank Of Canada 4, Morgan Stanley 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANRYMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.46B $286.28B $290.76B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 17.4x 14.6x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 16.5x 13.4x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +11.2% +16.2% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 31.9% — RY
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -103.6x -3.0x — SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +37.1% +12.0% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +13.9%/yr +12.5%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 16.5% 28.4% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 77/100 54/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

SANRYMS

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

AxisSANRYMS
Valuation 8 #335 of 362 62 #137 of 362 36 #231 of 362
Growth 18 #181 of 221 68 #72 of 221 93 #17 of 221
Profitability 12 #176 of 200 96 #9 of 200 –
Financial Health 0 #203 of 203 65 #72 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 34 #226 of 342 94 #21 of 342 33 #228 of 342
Overall 14 77 54
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANRYMSSPY
1 month -14.1%+0.3%-6.5% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-3.3%-14.5% +3.5%
6 months +3.2%+14.7%-3.5% +7.0%
Year to date +5.5%+18.8%+3.4% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%+37.1%+12.0% +13.0%
3 years +242.9%+159.1%+160.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.8%+37.4%+37.7% +23.1%
5 years +226.6%+91.2%+80.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.7%+13.9%+12.5% +11.0%
10 years +169.7%+224.1%+446.3% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+12.5%+18.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSANRYMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%16.5%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%15.8%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.701.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.822.240.42 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-34.2%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-7.0%-19.7% -1.8%
52-week high $15.03$217.87$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $9.87$145.41$154.37 $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.

MultipleSANRYMS
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.1x 17.4xmedian 12.1x 14.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -107.0xmedian 5.0x 0.9xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 11.0x 4.9xmedian 11.0x -16.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 1.36 1.21median 1.36 0.46median 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 monthsSANRYMS
Revenue $70.35B $51.37B $80.16B
Gross profit -$52.97B – –
Operating income -$95.63B – –
Net income $20.36B $16.43B –
Free cash flow -$42.89B $57.35B –
EPS (diluted) $1.27 $11.62 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $157.63B $45.78B –
Total debt $27.02T $9.69B –
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 1.41B 1.57B
Enterprise value -$496.54B -$543.76B $290.76B

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
MetricSANRYMS
P/E 9.7x 17.4x 14.4x
P/FCF -4.2x 4.9x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 4.9x –
P/S 2.6x 5.5x 3.6x
P/B 17.7x 2.7x –
P/Tangible book 47.6x 2.9x –
EV/EBITDA -107.0x 0.9x –
EV/EBIT -99.9x 1.0x –
EV/Revenue 80.5x 1.3x 3.6x
EV/FCF -132.0x 1.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -132.0x 1.2x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 1.21 0.46

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANRYMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 11.2% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 10.3% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 19.6% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 14.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) -83.3% 19.0% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 14.4% 30.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -8.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% 28.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -8.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANRYMS
Gross margin -75.3% – –
EBITDA margin -75.2% 140.4% –
Operating margin -135.9% – –
Pretax margin 32.4% 40.9% –
Net margin 26.9% 31.9% –
FCF margin -61.0% 111.6% –
Operating cash flow margin -61.0% 111.6% –
Return on equity 246.8% 15.9% –
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.1x 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANRYMS
Debt / assets 256.5% 0.5% –
Debt / equity 558.7x 0.1x –
Net debt / EBITDA -103.6x -3.0x –
Debt / FCF -133.5x 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 99.5% 94.2% –
Equity / assets 0.5% 5.8% –
Interest coverage -0.8x 1.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANRYMS
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.1% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 7.2% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusSANRYMS
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 13.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $12.27FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +6.9% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.20BFY2026 $53.04BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +0.5% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANRYMS
Held by institutions 3.4% 43.8% 85.7%
Institutions holding 659 984 2,740
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 402 446 1,466
Institutions selling 149 325 939
Buyers to sellers 2.70 1.37 1.56

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.

SANRYMS
SAN 1.00 0.55 0.51
RY 0.55 1.00 0.53
MS 0.51 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, RY and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $185.46B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $286.28B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $290.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, RY and MS?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.4x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.4x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Banco Santander (SAN) leads on 4. 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.