BANK OF MONTREAL /CAN/ vs ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where BMO and RY diverge most: on revenue growth, BMO reads +7.2% and RY reads +12.1%; on return on assets, BMO reads 0.6% and RY reads 0.9%. 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 RY'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 | RY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $182.03 | $215.59 |
| Market cap | $129.0B | $301.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 20.6 | 20.1 |
| P/B | 2.05 | 2.93 |
| P/S | 4.76 | 6.05 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 121.5 |
| Revenue growth | +7.2% | +12.1% |
| Net margin | 24.6% | 31.0% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 15.0% |
| Return on assets | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
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