SNEX vs MS vs UBS Stock Comparison

StoneX, Morgan Stanley and UBS Group AG Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$54.92 -15.8% 1M -11.6% 1Y
Market cap
$6.21B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
5 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$190.03 -1.5% 1M +15.9% 1Y
Market cap
$288.45B
P/E
14.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
UBS UBS Group AG
$48.15 -1.3% 1M +25.8% 1Y
Market cap
$149.99B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

StoneX leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (StoneX 5, UBS Group AG 2, Morgan Stanley 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSNEXMSUBSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $6.21B $288.45B $149.99B MS
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 14.5x — SNEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.0x 13.9x 12.6x SNEX
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.6% +16.2% — SNEX
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 0.3% — — –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 6.6% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.3x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -11.6% +15.9% +25.8% UBS
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +21.8%/yr +13.1%/yr +21.6%/yr SNEX
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 60.4% 28.5% 27.0% UBS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 53/100 53/100 — SNEX

Percentile Scorecard

SNEXMSUBS

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

AxisSNEXMSUBS
Valuation 97 #4 of 96 30 #252 of 361 –
Growth 91 #7 of 65 94 #10 of 153 –
Profitability 44 #37 of 65 – –
Financial Health 13 #81 of 93 – 27 #102 of 140
Shareholder Returns 23 #31 of 40 35 #219 of 335 10 #301 of 335
Overall 53 53 –
  • SNEX ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • UBS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSNEXMSUBSSPY
1 month -15.8%-1.5%-1.3% +0.7%
3 months -29.2%-9.6%-9.8% +3.7%
6 months -48.2%-0.3%+9.7% +7.1%
Year to date -13.4%+7.0%+4.0% +12.8%
1 year -11.6%+15.9%+25.8% +11.9%
3 years +96.0%+169.2%+103.1% +85.2%
3 years, per year +25.2%+39.1%+26.7% +22.8%
5 years +168.2%+84.9%+165.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +21.8%+13.1%+21.6% +10.9%
10 years +410.9%+466.9%+235.3% +262.0%
10 years, per year +17.7%+18.9%+12.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSNEXMSUBSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 60.4%28.5%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 74.3%29.9%28.0% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.421.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.190.560.96 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -60.5%-35.3%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -60.5%-16.9%-13.6% -1.2%
52-week high $139.01$228.55$55.73 $779.14
52-week low $54.92$154.37$36.41 $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.

MultipleSNEXMSUBS
P/E now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 29.6x 14.9xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.0xmedian 3.1x 3.7xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 12.1xmedian 13.0x —median 5.3x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 1.7xmedian 16.5x -16.3xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.3x —median 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.53median 0.48 0.48median 1.34 —median 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 monthsSNEXMSUBS
Revenue $157.71B $80.16B –
Gross profit $5.68B – –
Operating income $3.50B – –
Net income $526.90M – –
Free cash flow $3.78B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.23 $12.65 –
Cash & equivalents $2.19B – $215.72B
Total debt $39.34B – $29.83B
Shares (diluted) 124.48M 1.57B 3.29B
Enterprise value -$1.31B $288.45B -$780.13B

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
MetricSNEXMSUBS
P/E 12.1x 14.9x –
P/FCF 1.7x -16.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 1.7x – –
P/S 0.0x 3.7x –
P/B 2.3x – 1.8x
P/Tangible book 2.3x – 1.8x
EV/EBITDA 12.1x – –
EV/EBIT 12.5x – –
EV/Revenue 0.3x 3.7x –
EV/FCF 11.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 11.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.53 0.48 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSNEXMSUBS
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.6% 16.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 37.5% 14.1% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) 47.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 27.8% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 51.2% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 35.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 77.5% – –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 30.0% – –
EPS growth (1Y) 60.2% 29.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 22.6% 30.9% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 266.9% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 217.7% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 282.3% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 188.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSNEXMSUBS
Gross margin 3.6% – –
EBITDA margin 2.3% – –
Operating margin 2.2% – –
Pretax margin 0.4% – –
Net margin 0.3% – –
FCF margin 2.4% – –
Operating cash flow margin 2.4% – –
Return on equity 19.0% – –
Return on assets 1.0% 1.2% –
Return on invested capital 6.6% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 2.9x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 7.3x – –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSNEXMSUBS
Debt / assets 72.8% – 1.7%
Debt / equity 13.8x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 10.3x – –
Debt / FCF 10.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 94.7% – 94.8%
Equity / assets 5.3% – 5.2%
Interest coverage 1.9x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSNEXMSUBS
Dividend yield – 2.2% 1.1%
Net buyback yield -0.3% – –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 2.2% 1.1%
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.

ConsensusSNEXMSUBS
Forward P/E 12.0xFY2026 13.9xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.57FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $3.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +74.4%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +38.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +1.8% -4.2% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $5.64BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $52.09BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +36.5%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 +8.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +10.8% +13.3% +12.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSNEXMSUBS
Held by institutions 83.8% 85.7% –
Institutions holding 469 2,744 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.5% +1.5% –
Institutions buying 277 1,470 –
Institutions selling 145 939 –
Buyers to sellers 1.91 1.57 –

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.

SNEXMSUBS
SNEX 1.00 0.36 0.29
MS 0.36 1.00 0.58
UBS 0.29 0.58 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SNEX, MS and UBS?

Morgan Stanley (MS) is the largest by market capitalisation: StoneX (SNEX) $6.21B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $288.45B, UBS Group AG (UBS) $149.99B.

Which stock is cheaper, SNEX, MS and UBS?

StoneX (SNEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (StoneX (SNEX) 11.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, StoneX (SNEX) is cheapest (StoneX (SNEX) 12.0x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.9x, UBS Group AG (UBS) 12.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

StoneX (SNEX) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year UBS Group AG (UBS) returned the most: StoneX (SNEX) -11.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +15.9%, UBS Group AG (UBS) +25.8%. Over five years, StoneX (SNEX) compounded fastest (StoneX (SNEX) +21.8%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +13.1%/yr, UBS Group AG (UBS) +21.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, UBS Group AG (UBS) has been the steadiest (StoneX (SNEX) 60.4%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SNEX, MS and UBS?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, StoneX (SNEX) 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.