ROYAL BANK OF CANADA vs WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Six turns of premium sit on Royal Bank of Canada, 18.91 times earnings against Wells Fargo's 12.96, for returns the American nearly matches: 15% against 12% on equity, and 0.9% against 0.98% on assets... split, actually, with Wells ahead per asset dollar. Net margins favor RBC, 31% against 25.5%; the dividend favors Wells, 2% displayed against none shown. What the six turns buy is market structure, an oligopoly's pricing power against US retail competition, plus the absence of a scandal archive. Wells' page reads like a franchise priced for its past; RBC's like one priced for its geography. Both readings are accurate, which is what makes the spread tradeable in argument only.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | RY | WFC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $202.84 | $83.88 |
| Market cap | $283.7B | $261.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 18.9 | 13.0 |
| P/B | 2.76 | 1.45 |
| P/S | 5.69 | 3.08 |
| EV/EBITDA | 113.4 | — |
| Revenue growth | +12.1% | +4.2% |
| Net margin | 31.0% | 25.5% |
| Return on equity | 15.0% | 12.0% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 1.0% |
| Dividend yield | — | 2.0% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.20 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 9 / 9 | 7 / 9 |
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