SHG vs MS vs WFC Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MS Morgan Stanley
$190.03 -1.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$298.71B
P/E
14.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$84.81 +5.4% 1M -1.4% 1Y
Market cap
$254.59B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Wells Fargo & Company leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Wells Fargo & Company 5, Shinhan Financial 5, Morgan Stanley 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGMSWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.45B $298.71B $254.59B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.7x 14.9x 11.6x WFC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.5x 13.9x 10.8x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +16.2% +5.4% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 25.2% WFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% — 15.1% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x — 2.8x WFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.03% 2.18% 2.18% SHG
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.2% +15.9% -1.4% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.3%/yr +13.1%/yr +10.6%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 28.5% 25.6% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 46/100 53/100 51/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

SHGMSWFC

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

AxisSHGMSWFC
Valuation 86 #52 of 361 30 #252 of 361 47 #191 of 361
Growth 33 #103 of 153 94 #10 of 153 53 #73 of 153
Profitability 24 #98 of 128 – 65 #45 of 128
Financial Health 4 #135 of 140 – 13 #122 of 140
Shareholder Returns 85 #51 of 335 35 #219 of 335 78 #74 of 335
Overall 46 53 51
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSHGMSWFCSPY
1 month -19.5%-1.5%+5.4% +0.7%
3 months -8.8%-9.6%-0.7% +3.7%
6 months -4.2%-0.3%+3.1% +7.1%
Year to date +22.9%+7.0%-9.0% +12.8%
1 year +25.2%+15.9%-1.4% +11.9%
3 years +160.7%+169.2%+115.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +37.7%+39.1%+29.1% +22.8%
5 years +104.0%+84.9%+65.8% +67.6%
5 years, per year +15.3%+13.1%+10.6% +10.9%
10 years +73.4%+466.9%+83.5% +262.0%
10 years, per year +5.7%+18.9%+6.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSHGMSWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%28.5%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%29.9%29.2% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.420.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.740.56-0.05 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-35.3%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-16.9%-12.0% -1.2%
52-week high $84.56$228.55$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $51.42$154.37$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.

MultipleSHGMSWFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.7xmedian 12.2x 14.9xmedian 12.2x 11.6xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 5.3x —median 5.3x 6.1xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 10.8x -16.3xmedian 10.8x 8.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.36median 1.34 0.48median 1.34 0.81median 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 monthsSHGMSWFC
Revenue $81.30B $80.16B $87.23B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B – $22.97B
Free cash flow $7.15B – $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $12.65 $7.20
Total debt $58.93B – $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 1.57B 3.05B
Enterprise value $33.02B $298.71B $256.70B

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
MetricSHGMSWFC
P/E 11.7x 14.9x 11.6x
P/FCF 4.4x -16.3x 8.8x
P/Operating cash flow 4.3x – 8.8x
P/S 0.4x 3.7x 2.9x
P/B 0.8x – 1.4x
P/Tangible book 0.9x – 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x – 6.1x
EV/EBIT 17.9x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 3.7x 5.5x
EV/FCF 12.6x – 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x – 16.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.36 0.48 0.81

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGMSWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 16.2% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.1% 2.0%
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% – 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 29.2% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 30.9% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% – 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% – 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGMSWFC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% – 89.8%
Operating margin 6.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.1% – 31.7%
Net margin 3.4% – 25.2%
FCF margin 8.8% – 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% – 33.1%
Return on equity 11.5% – 12.9%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.2% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 4.3% – 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGMSWFC
Debt / assets 10.8% – 9.8%
Debt / equity 1.5x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x – 2.8x
Debt / FCF 8.2x – 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 92.6% – 92.1%
Equity / assets 7.4% – 7.9%
Interest coverage 0.6x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGMSWFC
Dividend yield 3.0% 2.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.6% – 5.5%
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.2% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusSHGMSWFC
Forward P/E 7.5xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 10.8xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% -4.2% +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +13.3% +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGMSWFC
Held by institutions 5.1% 85.7% 76.8%
Institutions holding 301 2,744 2,879
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% +1.5% +1.1%
Institutions buying 206 1,470 1,293
Institutions selling 59 939 1,135
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.57 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.

SHGMSWFC
SHG 1.00 0.33 0.27
MS 0.33 1.00 0.53
WFC 0.27 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, MS and WFC?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.45B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $298.71B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.59B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, MS and WFC?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.7x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.9x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.5x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.9x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.8x). 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%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +25.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +15.9%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -1.4%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.3%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.1%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) has the highest dividend yield: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.03%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.18%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.18%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, MS 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, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 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.