SHG vs WFC vs MS Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Wells Fargo & Company and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$87.44 +7.4% 1M +0.4% 1Y
Market cap
$256.83B
P/E
11.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$193.99 +2.0% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$283.97B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Shinhan Financial leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Shinhan Financial 5, Wells Fargo & Company 5, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGWFCMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $30.85B $256.83B $283.97B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 11.7x 14.5x SHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 11.2x 14.2x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +23.8% +5.4% +18.0% SHG
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% 25.2% 25.0% WFC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 4.3% 15.1% 12.0% WFC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 9.9x 2.8x 2.9x WFC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.7% +0.4% +18.3% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.6%/yr +11.6%/yr +14.2%/yr SHG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.2% 25.9% 28.9% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 42/100 46/100 37/100 WFC

Percentile Scorecard

SHGWFCMS

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

AxisSHGWFCMS
Valuation 84 #57 of 360 38 #223 of 360 4 #345 of 360
Growth 29 #245 of 344 51 #169 of 344 86 #48 of 344
Profitability 15 #294 of 345 54 #161 of 345 23 #265 of 345
Financial Health 2 #332 of 339 6 #318 of 339 2 #331 of 339
Shareholder Returns 82 #64 of 352 79 #75 of 352 70 #105 of 352
Overall 42 46 37
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC 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

PeriodSHGWFCMSSPY
1 month -17.0%+7.4%+2.0% -1.0%
3 months -10.1%-1.9%-11.1% -0.4%
6 months -5.0%+8.7%+0.3% +4.5%
Year to date +21.3%-6.2%+9.3% +12.4%
1 year +22.7%+0.4%+18.3% +13.6%
3 years +141.8%+110.1%+154.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +34.3%+28.1%+36.5% +20.8%
5 years +106.3%+73.4%+94.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +15.6%+11.6%+14.2% +10.4%
10 years +72.2%+96.1%+491.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +5.6%+7.0%+19.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSHGWFCMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.2%25.9%28.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.1%29.4%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.090.681.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.660.010.63 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-38.7%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -23.0%-9.3%-15.1% -1.6%
52-week high $84.56$96.39$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $51.70$73.42$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.

MultipleSHGWFCMS
P/E now vs peer median 11.5xmedian 12.7x 12.0xmedian 12.7x 15.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 3.5x 3.0xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.2xmedian 4.9x 6.2xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 11.0x 9.1xmedian 11.0x -16.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.3x 1.5xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median -1.34median 1.33 0.83median 1.33 0.52median 1.33

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 monthsSHGWFCMS
Revenue $81.30B $87.23B $78.04B
Operating income $5.04B – –
Net income $3.42B $22.97B $20.37B
Free cash flow $7.15B $28.91B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) $5.62 $7.20 $12.46
Cash & equivalents – – $160.14B
Total debt $58.93B $221.04B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 3.05B 1.57B
Enterprise value $30.85B $256.83B -$225.12B

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
MetricSHGWFCMS
P/E 11.5x 12.0x 15.4x
P/FCF 4.3x 9.1x -16.4x
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x 9.1x -19.6x
P/S 0.4x 3.0x 3.9x
P/B 0.8x 1.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 1.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA 15.2x 6.2x 6.6x
EV/EBIT 17.9x 6.8x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 1.1x 5.5x 6.9x
EV/FCF 12.6x 16.7x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x 16.7x -34.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.34 0.83 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGWFCMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 23.8% 5.4% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 2.0% 13.3%
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% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% 6.8% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) -22.8% 16.2% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.6% 14.4% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% 303.3% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% -0.6% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% 303.3% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% -0.6% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGWFCMS
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 7.3% 89.8% 104.2%
Operating margin 6.2% – –
Pretax margin 13.1% 31.7% 33.5%
Net margin 3.4% 25.2% 25.0%
FCF margin 8.8% 33.1% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin 9.0% 33.1% -20.0%
Return on equity 11.5% 12.9% 17.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.0% 1.3%
Return on invested capital 4.3% 15.1% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x 1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGWFCMS
Debt / assets 10.8% 9.8% 23.4%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.2x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 9.9x 2.8x 2.9x
Debt / FCF 8.2x 7.6x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 92.6% 92.1% 93.0%
Equity / assets 7.4% 7.9% 7.0%
Interest coverage 0.6x 1.6x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGWFCMS
Dividend yield 2.5% 2.1% 2.2%
Net buyback yield 2.7% 5.3% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 5.2% 7.5% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusSHGWFCMS
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $7.82FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% +7.3% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $94.32BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +4.3% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGWFCMS
Held by institutions 5.1% 76.8% 85.7%
Institutions holding 301 2,881 2,746
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 206 1,293 1,471
Institutions selling 59 1,136 940
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.14 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.

SHGWFCMS
SHG 1.00 0.27 0.34
WFC 0.27 1.00 0.54
MS 0.34 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, WFC and MS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $30.85B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $256.83B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $283.97B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, WFC and MS?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.2x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.7x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.4x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.2x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.2x). 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%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

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%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) leads (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 4.3%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +22.7%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +0.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.3%. Over five years, Shinhan Financial (SHG) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.6%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +11.6%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Shinhan Financial (SHG) 0.00%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 0.00%. Shinhan Financial (SHG) and Morgan Stanley (MS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, WFC 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, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 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.