SMFG vs JPM vs MS Stock Comparison

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Jpmorgan Chase and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$352.25 +6.0% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$911.17B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$193.99 +2.0% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$281.52B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Jpmorgan Chase leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Jpmorgan Chase 6, Morgan Stanley 3, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMFGJPMMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $90.87B $911.17B $281.52B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 14.1x 14.4x JPM
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.8x 14.6x 14.2x MS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +13.2% +18.0% MS
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -42.9% 31.8% 25.0% JPM
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% 15.7% 12.0% JPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.7x 2.9x JPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +52.7% +13.9% +18.3% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.7%/yr +16.0%/yr +14.2%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.4% 22.6% 28.9% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 31/100 37/100 MS

Percentile Scorecard

SMFGJPMMS

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

AxisSMFGJPMMS
Valuation 45 #197 of 360 3 #350 of 360 4 #345 of 360
Growth 21 #273 of 344 34 #226 of 344 86 #48 of 344
Profitability 14 #297 of 345 52 #167 of 345 23 #265 of 345
Financial Health 3 #329 of 339 8 #313 of 339 2 #331 of 339
Shareholder Returns 8 #323 of 352 59 #146 of 352 70 #105 of 352
Overall 18 31 37
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • JPM 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

PeriodSMFGJPMMSSPY
1 month -3.8%+6.0%+2.0% -1.0%
3 months -2.9%-1.9%-11.1% -0.4%
6 months +12.5%+11.9%+0.3% +4.5%
Year to date +27.5%+9.3%+9.3% +12.4%
1 year +52.7%+13.9%+18.3% +13.6%
3 years +142.9%+146.3%+154.4% +76.4%
3 years, per year +34.4%+35.1%+36.5% +20.8%
5 years +266.8%+109.6%+94.2% +63.7%
5 years, per year +29.7%+16.0%+14.2% +10.4%
10 years +266.8%+419.8%+491.8% +267.7%
10 years, per year +13.9%+17.9%+19.5% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureSMFGJPMMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.4%22.6%28.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.0%24.0%30.3% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.120.781.48 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.800.620.63 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.0%-39.7%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -10.5%-3.6%-15.1% -1.6%
52-week high $27.55$365.23$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $16.14$282.84$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.

MultipleSMFGJPMMS
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 12.7x 14.6xmedian 12.7x 15.4xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.5x 4.6xmedian 3.5x 3.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 7.6xmedian 4.9x 6.6xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x -11.1xmedian 11.0x -16.4xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.3xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 2.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.33 1.17median 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 monthsSMFGJPMMS
Revenue $102.83B $203.15B $78.04B
Gross profit $67.73B – –
Operating income -$30.78B – –
Net income $11.49B $65.98B $20.37B
Free cash flow – -$84.16B -$18.58B
EPS (diluted) $-11.47 $24.05 $12.46
Cash & equivalents – – $160.14B
Total debt $102.00B $531.50B $392.56B
Shares (diluted) 3.84B 2.68B 1.57B
Enterprise value -$1.26T $911.17B -$227.57B

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
MetricSMFGJPMMS
P/E -2.1x 14.6x 15.4x
P/FCF – -11.1x -16.4x
P/Operating cash flow – -11.1x -19.6x
P/S 0.9x 4.6x 3.9x
P/B 1.3x 2.5x 2.6x
P/Tangible book 1.3x 2.5x 2.7x
EV/EBITDA – 7.6x 6.6x
EV/EBIT -37.0x 8.0x 7.0x
EV/Revenue 0.8x 7.2x 6.9x
EV/FCF – -17.4x -28.9x
EV/Operating cash flow – -17.4x -34.5x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 1.17 0.52

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMFGJPMMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 13.2% 18.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 9.7% 13.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.3% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -75.2% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 823.3% 13.7% 36.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% 8.8% 26.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 17.5% 40.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 12.5% 29.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.7% 11.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -52.7% 27.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 29.7% 11.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -52.7% 25.1%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMFGJPMMS
Gross margin 65.9% – –
EBITDA margin – 95.5% 104.2%
Operating margin -29.9% – –
Pretax margin 14.7% 42.0% 33.5%
Net margin -42.9% 31.8% 25.0%
FCF margin – -41.4% -23.8%
Operating cash flow margin – -41.4% -20.0%
Return on equity 13.3% 17.7% 17.5%
Return on assets 0.6% 1.3% 1.3%
Return on invested capital -0.9% 15.7% 12.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -1.3x -0.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 2.6%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMFGJPMMS
Debt / assets 5.0% 10.4% 23.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.4x 3.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.7x 2.9x
Debt / FCF – -6.3x -21.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.4% 92.7% 93.0%
Equity / assets 3.6% 7.3% 7.0%
Interest coverage -0.1x 1.9x 1.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMFGJPMMS
Dividend yield 1.2% 1.7% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 2.5% 2.4%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.3% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusSMFGJPMMS
Forward P/E 14.8xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 14.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.67FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% +2.7% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.01BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.1%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% -2.4% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMFGJPMMS
Held by institutions 3.5% 73.0% 85.7%
Institutions holding 461 5,091 2,746
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% +1.1% +1.5%
Institutions buying 291 2,491 1,471
Institutions selling 93 2,064 940
Buyers to sellers 3.13 1.21 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.

SMFGJPMMS
SMFG 1.00 0.38 0.46
JPM 0.38 1.00 0.63
MS 0.46 0.63 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMFG, JPM and MS?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $90.87B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $911.17B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $281.52B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMFG, JPM and MS?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Morgan Stanley (MS) is cheapest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.8x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.6x, 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?

Morgan Stanley (MS) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has the highest net margin (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%). On return on invested capital, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +52.7%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.9%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.3%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.7%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +16.0%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +14.2%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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