JPMORGAN CHASE & CO vs ROYAL BANK OF CANADA, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
The margin lines nearly touch, 31.5% net at JPMorgan against 31% at Royal Bank of Canada, two of the world's premier banking franchises earning almost identically per revenue dollar. The separations are structural: JPMorgan's 16.2% return on equity edges RBC's 15%, its 1.2% return on assets beats 0.9%, and its $891B scale triples RBC's $284B. The market prices the Canadian dearer per dollar anyway, 18.9 times against 15.7, oligopoly stability commanding a premium over universal-bank supremacy. JPMorgan pays the visible 1.8%. The pair is the sector's quality summit; the cheaper ticket, unusually, belongs to the stronger climber.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | JPM | RY |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $327.50 | $202.84 |
| Market cap | $890.9B | $283.7B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Growth |
| P/E | 15.7 | 18.9 |
| P/B | 2.45 | 2.76 |
| P/S | 4.76 | 5.69 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | 113.4 |
| Revenue growth | +3.9% | +12.1% |
| Net margin | 31.5% | 31.0% |
| Return on equity | 16.2% | 15.0% |
| Return on assets | 1.2% | 0.9% |
| Dividend yield | 1.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.19 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
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