SHG vs BAC vs MS Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Bank Of America and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$355.67B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.29%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.92B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.22%
Money Center Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 7, Shinhan Financial 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGBACMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.65B $355.67B $293.92B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 11.3x 14.6x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.3x 11.2x 13.7x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +9.7% +16.2% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 26.5% — BAC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 13.1% — BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -1.6x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.11% 2.29% 2.22% SHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.3% -4.4% +12.6% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +1.2%/yr +12.8%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 21.8% 28.4% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 45/100 70/100 53/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

SHGBACMS

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

AxisSHGBACMS
Valuation 86 #52 of 360 96 #17 of 360 31 #248 of 360
Growth 28 #138 of 191 82 #35 of 191 94 #13 of 191
Profitability 23 #130 of 168 73 #46 of 168 –
Financial Health 3 #169 of 175 24 #133 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 87 #47 of 341 76 #84 of 341 34 #225 of 341
Overall 45 70 53
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHGBACMSSPY
1 month -20.6%-10.6%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months -8.1%-19.1%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months -4.0%-3.8%-1.8% +8.2%
Year to date +19.8%-7.9%+5.3% +12.9%
1 year +22.3%-4.4%+12.6% +12.3%
3 years +155.6%+101.4%+165.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +36.8%+26.3%+38.5% +23.3%
5 years +94.4%+6.1%+82.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +14.2%+1.2%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +68.3%+199.7%+452.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +5.3%+11.6%+18.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHGBACMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%21.8%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.2%25.6%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.721.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.65-0.200.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-49.0%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -24.0%-21.8%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $84.56$64.82$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $51.42$46.72$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.

MultipleSHGBACMS
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 14.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.1xmedian 5.0x 1.4xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 10.9x 3.8xmedian 10.9x -16.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.32median 1.34 1.40median 1.34 0.47median 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 monthsSHGBACMS
Revenue $81.30B $121.10B $80.16B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B $33.66B –
Free cash flow $7.15B $94.74B –
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $4.41 $12.65
Cash & equivalents – $229.75B –
Total debt $58.93B $399.84B –
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 7.29B 1.57B
Enterprise value $32.22B -$2.02T $293.92B

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
MetricSHGBACMS
P/E 11.4x 11.3x 14.6x
P/FCF 4.3x 3.8x -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 3.8x –
P/S 0.4x 2.9x 3.7x
P/B 0.8x 1.2x –
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.2x –
EV/EBITDA 15.1x 1.4x –
EV/EBIT 17.8x 1.4x –
EV/Revenue 1.1x 1.4x 3.7x
EV/FCF 12.5x 1.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.2x 1.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.32 1.40 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGBACMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 9.7% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 6.4% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -51.1% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.0% – –
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% 20.5% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 4.2% –
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 27.5% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 8.0% 30.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% 517.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 28.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% 517.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGBACMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% 99.4% –
Operating margin 6.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.1% 36.2% –
Net margin 3.4% 26.5% –
FCF margin 8.8% 78.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 78.2% –
Return on equity 11.5% 11.2% –
Return on assets 0.9% 1.0% 1.2%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 13.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGBACMS
Debt / assets 10.8% 11.4% –
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x -1.6x –
Debt / FCF 8.2x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 91.4% –
Equity / assets 7.4% 8.6% –
Interest coverage 0.6x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGBACMS
Dividend yield 3.1% 2.3% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 5.8% 8.9% 2.2%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 29.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 3.5% –

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.

ConsensusSHGBACMS
Forward P/E 7.3xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $4.52FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +19.9% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% -2.4% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGBACMS
Held by institutions 5.1% 75.0% 85.7%
Institutions holding 301 3,614 2,742
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% +0.7% +1.5%
Institutions buying 206 1,827 1,468
Institutions selling 59 1,342 939
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.36 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.

SHGBACMS
SHG 1.00 0.32 0.33
BAC 0.32 1.00 0.66
MS 0.33 0.66 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, BAC and MS?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $30.65B, Bank Of America (BAC) $355.67B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, BAC and MS?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.3x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Bank Of America (BAC) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +22.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.2%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) has the highest dividend yield: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.11%, Bank Of America (BAC) 2.29%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, BAC 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, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 7. 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.