Barclays PLC (BCS) vs UBS Group AG (UBS)

Barclays PLC and UBS Group AG are both Banks Diversified companies. UBS Group AG is the larger, with a market value of $149.9B against $81.8B — 1.8× the size. Barclays PLC trades at the lower P/E: 9.3× against 16.2×. Barclays PLC grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 12.4% against −13.0%. Barclays PLC has the higher net margin (22.3% vs 13.8%) and the lower return on invested capital (0.00% vs 3.60%). Both pay a dividend; Barclays PLC yields more (5.84% vs 2.64%). Across the 20 metrics below, Barclays PLC leads on 14 and UBS Group AG on 6.

Valuation

Metric BCS UBS Banks Diversified median
P/E 9.26 16.17 13.67
P/S 2.04 2.22 2.72
P/B 0.79 1.71 1.69
Price to free cash flow 0.90 12.94 4.53
EV/EBITDA n/m n/m —
EV/Sales (4.38) 3.33 —
Earnings yield 10.80% 6.19% 7.33%
Free cash flow yield 110.54% 7.73% 7.63%

Profitability

Metric BCS UBS Banks Diversified median
Gross margin 100.00% 73.15% 67.18%
Operating margin 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Net margin 22.30% 13.80% 18.44%
Free cash flow margin 246.32% 17.15% 1.96%
Return on equity 8.81% 10.63% 11.14%
Return on assets 0.41% 0.56% 0.74%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 3.60% 0.00%

Growth

Metric BCS UBS Banks Diversified median
Revenue growth (TTM) 12.37% (13.04%) 4.67%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) 21.20% 55.26% —
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR 6.58% 16.13% 14.34%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 32.96% 3.45% 10.77%

Health

Metric BCS UBS Banks Diversified median
Debt to equity 5.76 3.84 1.39
Current ratio 1.46 1.10 0.87
Net debt to EBITDA 0.00 0.00 0.00

Dividend

Metric BCS UBS Banks Diversified median
Dividend yield 5.84% 2.64% 3.80%
Payout ratio 0.21 0.05 0.31

Size

Metric BCS UBS Banks Diversified median
Market cap 81.81b 149.93b 186.46b

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