SAN vs TD vs BMO Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Toronto Dominion Bank and Bank Of Montreal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$181.85B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
2.26%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
TD Toronto Dominion Bank
$125.29 +3.9% 1M +54.7% 1Y
Market cap
$211.68B
P/E
19.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$46.75B
Div. yield
3.51%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$120.87B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
3.92%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Banco Santander leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Banco Santander 6, Toronto Dominion Bank 3, Bank Of Montreal 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANTDBMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $181.85B $211.68B $120.87B TD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 19.2x 18.6x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.3x 18.4x 16.9x SAN
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% -3.6% -4.6% SAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 24.1% 14.9% SAN
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 36.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -103.6x — -4.8x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.26% 3.51% 3.92% BMO
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +54.7% +34.7% TD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +11.5%/yr +9.0%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 18.3% 20.5% TD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 13/100 25/100 63/100 BMO

Percentile Scorecard

SANTDBMO

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

AxisSANTDBMO
Valuation 5 #89 of 94 27 #69 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Growth 16 #68 of 81 34 #54 of 81 63 #31 of 81
Profitability 18 #70 of 85 13 #74 of 85 85 #14 of 85
Financial Health 0 #84 of 84 4 #81 of 84 66 #29 of 84
Shareholder Returns 23 #67 of 87 49 #45 of 87 54 #41 of 87
Overall 13 25 63
  • SAN ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • TD ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • BMO ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANTDBMOSPY
1 month -14.1%+3.9%-1.1% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%+4.7%-4.4% +3.5%
6 months +3.2%+18.6%+11.9% +7.0%
Year to date +5.5%+33.0%+31.4% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%+54.7%+34.7% +13.0%
3 years +242.9%+128.2%+129.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.8%+31.7%+32.0% +23.1%
5 years +226.6%+72.6%+53.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.7%+11.5%+9.0% +11.0%
10 years +169.7%+176.5%+163.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+10.7%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSANTDBMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%18.3%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%19.0%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.760.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.822.991.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-39.3%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%0.0%-8.2% -1.8%
52-week high $15.03$125.29$185.81 $779.14
52-week low $9.87$80.43$119.92 $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.

MultipleSANTDBMO
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 13.1x 19.2xmedian 13.1x 18.6xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.4x 4.5xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -107.0xmedian 6.0x 10.0xmedian 6.0x -1.7xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 12.3x 38.1xmedian 12.3x 3.4xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 1.40 4.55median 1.40 4.61median 1.40

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 monthsSANTDBMO
Revenue $70.35B $46.75B $44.39B
Gross profit -$52.97B – –
Operating income -$95.63B $3.46B –
Net income $20.36B $11.69B $6.62B
Free cash flow -$42.89B $5.55B $35.64B
EPS (diluted) $1.27 $6.52 $9.14
Cash & equivalents $157.63B $4.86B $52.88B
Total debt $27.02T – $13.94B
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 1.73B 723.27M
Enterprise value -$492.66B -$464.20B -$657.48B

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
MetricSANTDBMO
P/E 9.7x 19.2x 18.6x
P/FCF -4.2x 38.1x 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 38.1x 3.3x
P/S 2.6x 4.5x 2.7x
P/B 17.7x 2.3x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 47.6x 2.4x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA -107.0x 10.0x -1.7x
EV/EBIT -99.9x 14.8x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 80.5x 1.1x -1.4x
EV/FCF -132.0x 9.2x -1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow -132.0x 9.2x -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 4.55 4.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANTDBMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% -3.6% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 5.7% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 17.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 47.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% -21.4% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 2.7% 7.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -83.3% -20.7% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 4.2% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -64.0% 2,208%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% 28.0% 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -64.0% 9,217%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% 28.0% 27.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANTDBMO
Gross margin -75.3% – –
EBITDA margin -75.2% 10.9% 86.3%
Operating margin -135.9% 7.4% –
Pretax margin 32.4% -66.0% 20.1%
Net margin 26.9% 24.1% 14.9%
FCF margin -61.0% 11.9% 80.3%
Operating cash flow margin -61.0% 11.9% 81.9%
Return on equity 246.8% 12.9% 10.6%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital – – 36.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.1x 0.5x 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANTDBMO
Debt / assets 256.5% – 1.3%
Debt / equity 558.7x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -103.6x – -4.8x
Debt / FCF -133.5x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 99.5% 94.0% 94.4%
Equity / assets 0.5% 6.0% 5.6%
Interest coverage -0.8x 0.1x 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANTDBMO
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.5% 3.9%
Net buyback yield – 2.4% -0.9%
Shareholder yield 2.3% 5.9% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 48.3% 56.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 101.8% 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 4.6% 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.8% 23.0%

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.

ConsensusSANTDBMO
Forward P/E 11.3xFY2026 18.4xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.10FY2026 $6.80FY2026 $10.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +13.9%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +22.7% +9.6% +24.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.25BFY2026 $45.50BFY2026 $28.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.6%FY2026 +14.5%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% +3.1% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANTDBMO
Held by institutions 3.4% 45.9% 46.5%
Institutions holding 659 900 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% -1.2% +2.3%
Institutions buying 402 385 304
Institutions selling 149 304 211
Buyers to sellers 2.70 1.27 1.44

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.

SANTDBMO
SAN 1.00 0.53 0.58
TD 0.53 1.00 0.81
BMO 0.58 0.81 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, TD and BMO?

Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $181.85B, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) $211.68B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $120.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, TD and BMO?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.7x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 19.2x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Banco Santander (SAN) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.3x, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.4x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Banco Santander (SAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) -3.6%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Banco Santander (SAN) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 24.1%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +54.7%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) +11.5%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has the highest dividend yield: Banco Santander (SAN) 2.26%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 3.51%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 3.92%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%, Toronto Dominion Bank (TD) 18.3%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, TD and BMO?

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 6. 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.