BMO
Bank of Montreal
BMO's fundamentals are mixed: its operating margin rose 3 points to 17%, but revenue fell 3.5%. Its PE isn't a useful guide right now because of how its recent earnings were reported.
BMO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BMO's profitability is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BMO.
BMO PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $75.31 | -56% |
| Fair | 13x | $118 | -32% |
| Expensive | 17x | $151 | -13% |
| Current | 19x | $173 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BMO's PE is 19x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BMO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BMO, with profitability improving.
BMO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $9.12 | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $8.42 | +13% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.03 | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.04 | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $7.57 | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $7.47 | +48% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.69 | +71% |
| Q3 2024 | $6.07 | -14% |
BMO's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $9.12 over the past year, against $14.07 in late 2022.
BMO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $13.6B | +0.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.6B | -5.5% |
| Q4 2025 | $13.6B | -2.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $13.5B | -6.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $13.5B | -1.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $14.4B | +8.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.9B | +4% |
| Q3 2024 | $14.4B | +14% |
BMO's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $13.6B last quarter, about level with the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 18% | +4.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 16% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 12% | +0.9 points |
BMO's operating margin was 18% last quarter, up 4.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BMO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $6.1B | +$8.6B |
| Q1 2026 | $995.5M | -68% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.6B | +187% |
| Q3 2025 | -$3.2B | -386% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.6B | -199% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.2B | -71% |
| Q4 2024 | $3B | +42% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.1B | -84% |
BMO's free cash flow was $12.5B over the past year, up 163% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BMO.
BMO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -2.2% | -16.3M shares |
| 3 years | -0.4% | -2.6M shares |
| 5 years | +9.6% | +62.1M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +69.7M shares |
BMO has 710M diluted shares, down 2.2% from a year ago, with $4B in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $815.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.6B |
| Q4 2025 | $972.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $625M |
| Q2 2025 | $677M |
| Q1 2025 | $337.5M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
BMO spent $4B buying back its own shares over the past year, about four times what it spent the year before.
BMO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 25.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 24.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 25.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 24.7x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 26.2x | High |
| Q3 2024 | 27.6x | High |
BMO's net debt is about 6.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BMO.
BMO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 57.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 44.0 | Neutral |
BMO's weekly RSI is 58 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 44 (neutral).
BMO PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BMO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 13x | 46% above |
| PE % | 94 | 63 | 31 pts above |
BMO is trading at 19x earnings, a 46% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
BMO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $169.0 | 2.3% above |
| 20 week MA | $174.1 | 0.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $156.8 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $132.9 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $111.4 | 55% above |
BMO's trend is mixed: it's above four of its five weekly moving averages, and 55% above its 200-week average.
BMO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $77.2 | $75.9 | -1.7% |
| 2021 | $75.9 | $105.9 | +40% |
| 2022 | $105.9 | $90.3 | -15% |
| 2023 | $90.3 | $98.9 | +9.6% |
| 2024 | $98.9 | $97.1 | -1.9% |
| 2025 | $97.1 | $130.9 | +35% |
| 2026 YTD | $130.9 | $172.9 | +32% |
BMO is up 32% so far in 2026, after finishing lower in three of the previous six years.