SCHW vs JPM vs WFC Stock Comparison

Schwab Charles, Jpmorgan Chase and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$89.75 -9.4% 1M -4.9% 1Y
Market cap
$154.91B
P/E
15.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$27.06B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$334.14 -2.6% 1M +11.2% 1Y
Market cap
$903.40B
P/E
13.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$82.65 -0.4% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$251.74B
P/E
12.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 4, Wells Fargo & Company 2, Schwab Charles 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCHWJPMWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $154.91B $903.40B $251.74B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.1x 13.9x 12.4x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.5x 13.8x 10.6x WFC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.1% +13.2% +5.4% SCHW
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.9% +11.2% -4.4% JPM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.0%/yr +14.8%/yr +10.6%/yr JPM
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.9% 22.1% 25.6% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 34/100 38/100 SCHW

Percentile Scorecard

SCHWJPMWFC

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

AxisSCHWJPMWFC
Valuation 17 #302 of 362 8 #333 of 362 62 #138 of 362
Growth 96 #9 of 221 72 #62 of 221 21 #174 of 221
Profitability – – –
Financial Health – – –
Shareholder Returns 13 #298 of 342 21 #271 of 342 32 #234 of 342
Overall 42 34 38
  • SCHW ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSCHWJPMWFCSPY
1 month -9.4%-2.6%-0.4% -0.8%
3 months -13.9%-6.2%-5.3% +3.5%
6 months -1.1%+7.2%+2.6% +7.0%
Year to date -10.2%+3.7%-11.3% +12.2%
1 year -4.9%+11.2%-4.4% +13.0%
3 years +79.1%+146.3%+113.2% +86.3%
3 years, per year +21.5%+35.1%+28.7% +23.1%
5 years +10.6%+99.1%+65.1% +68.6%
5 years, per year +2.0%+14.8%+10.6% +11.0%
10 years +179.2%+383.4%+79.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.8%+17.1%+6.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSCHWJPMWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.9%22.1%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%23.8%29.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.420.730.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.51-0.17 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-40.2%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.1%-8.5%-14.3% -1.8%
52-week high $113.68$365.23$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $85.35$282.84$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.

MultipleSCHWJPMWFC
P/E now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 12.1x 13.9xmedian 12.1x 12.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.7xmedian 3.4x 4.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 11.0x -5.5xmedian 11.0x 12.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median —median 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.59median 1.36 1.10median 1.36 1.10median 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 monthsSCHWJPMWFC
Revenue $27.06B $203.15B $87.23B
EPS (diluted) $5.90 $24.09 $6.62
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 2.69B 3.07B
Enterprise value $154.91B $903.40B $251.74B

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
MetricSCHWJPMWFC
P/E 15.2x 13.9x 12.4x
P/FCF 15.9x -5.5x 12.7x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 5.7x 4.4x 2.9x
P/B – 2.4x –
P/Tangible book – 2.4x –
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – – –
EV/Revenue 5.7x 4.4x 2.9x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.59 1.10 1.10

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCHWJPMWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.1% 13.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.8% 9.7% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) – – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – – –
EPS growth (1Y) 175.0% 17.7% 6.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 25.9% 12.6% 11.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCHWJPMWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – –
Net margin – – –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity – – –
Return on assets – – –
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCHWJPMWFC
Debt / assets – – –
Debt / equity – – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets – 92.7% 92.1%
Equity / assets – 7.3% –
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCHWJPMWFC
Dividend yield 1.4% 1.8% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 1.4% 1.8% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusSCHWJPMWFC
Forward P/E 13.5xFY2026 13.8xFY2026 10.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.66FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.1% +2.7% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.04BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% -2.4% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCHWJPMWFC
Held by institutions 83.0% 73.0% 76.8%
Institutions holding 2,313 5,081 2,875
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +1.1% +1.1%
Institutions buying 1,077 2,486 1,290
Institutions selling 951 2,060 1,134
Buyers to sellers 1.13 1.21 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.

SCHWJPMWFC
SCHW 1.00 0.47 0.43
JPM 0.47 1.00 0.71
WFC 0.43 0.71 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCHW, JPM and WFC?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schwab Charles (SCHW) $154.91B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $903.40B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $251.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCHW, JPM and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.1x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.9x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 12.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) is cheapest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.5x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.8x, 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?

Schwab Charles (SCHW) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Schwab Charles (SCHW) +18.1%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) returned the most: Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +11.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -4.4%. Over five years, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) compounded fastest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) +2.0%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.8%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCHW, JPM 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, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 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.