BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ vs CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BMO and COF diverge most: on debt / equity, BMO reads 0.00 and COF reads 0.11; on revenue growth, BMO reads +7.2% and COF reads +47.5%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What BMO's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). What COF's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | BMO | COF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $182.03 | $208.01 |
| Market cap | $129.0B | $129.7B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 20.6 | 53.1 |
| P/B | 2.05 | 1.16 |
| P/S | 4.76 | 2.21 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 94.4 |
| Revenue growth | +7.2% | +47.5% |
| Net margin | 24.6% | 5.5% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 2.9% |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Dividend yield | — | 0.8% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.11 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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