MS

Morgan Stanley

62
Fundamentals71/ 100
Valuation48/ 100
Upside potential73/ 100
Risk potential11/ 100

MS's fundamentals are strong: revenue grew 16% and earnings per share grew 29%. At 15x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 14x. Analysts expect earnings growth.

QBTS

D-Wave Quantum Inc.

There isn't enough reported data to score QBTS yet.

MS Fundamentals

MetricStatus
Healthy
Strong
N/A
N/A

MS's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like MS.

QBTS Fundamentals

MetricStatus
Under pressure
Weak
Weak
Unavailable

QBTS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.

MS PE Valuation

CHEAPFAIREXPENSIVE5.5x11x17x22x
CHEAPFAIREXPENSIVE5.5x11x17x22x
LevelPEPriceVs current
Cheap11x$134-29%
Fair14x$178-5.7%
Forward14x$189โ€”
Current15x$189โ€”
Expensive18x$223+18%

Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.

MS's PE is in its fair range at 15x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 14x next year's earnings.

QBTS PE Valuation

QBTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.

MS Forward outlook

MetricOutlook
Improving
Growth
Growth
Improving
Limited
Moderate

Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for MS, with profitability improving.

QBTS Forward outlook

MetricOutlook
--
Losses steady
Strong growth
--
Limited
Low

Analysts expect QBTS's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.

MS Risk to reward

ScenarioChangePrice
Upside+29%$243.85
Downside-11%$168.44

Calculated from the latest close: $189.17 on Nov 12.

There is not enough scenario data to compare MS and QBTS's risk to reward.

QBTS Risk to reward

ScenarioChangePrice
UpsideUnknownโ€”
DownsideUnknownโ€”

Calculated from the latest close: $9.84 on Nov 12.

There is not enough scenario data to compare MS and QBTS's risk to reward.

MS Earnings Per Share

Q4 2023: $5.18Q1 2024: $5.50Q2 2024: $6.08Q3 2024: $6.58Q4 2024: $7.95Q1 2025: $8.53Q2 2025: $8.84Q3 2025: $9.76Q4 2025: $10.21Q1 2026: $11.04Q2 2026: $12.37Q3 2026: $12.60Forward: $13.39
Q4 2023: $5.18Q1 2024: $5.50Q2 2024: $6.08Q3 2024: $6.58Q4 2024: $7.95Q1 2025: $8.53Q2 2025: $8.84Q3 2025: $9.76Q4 2025: $10.21Q1 2026: $11.04Q2 2026: $12.37Q3 2026: $12.60Forward: $13.39
QuarterTTM EPSYoY
Forward$13.39+6.3%
Q3 2026$12.60+29%
Q2 2026$12.37+40%
Q1 2026$11.04+29%
Q4 2025$10.21+28%
Q3 2025$9.76+48%
Q2 2025$8.84+45%
Q1 2025$8.53+55%
Q4 2024$7.95+53%

MS has the edge over QBTS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.

QBTS Earnings Per Share

Q3 2025: $-1.41Q4 2025: $-1.11Q1 2026: $-1.14Q2 2026: $-0.72Q3 2026: $-0.44
Q3 2025: $-1.41Q4 2025: $-1.11Q1 2026: $-1.14Q2 2026: $-0.72Q3 2026: $-0.44
QuarterTTM EPSYoY
Q3 2026-$0.44+$0.97

QBTS is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.44 per share over the past year, against $1.41 at its worst in late 2025.

MS Quarterly Revenue

Q4 2023: $12.9BQ1 2024: $15.1BQ2 2024: $15BQ3 2024: $15.4BQ4 2024: $16.2BQ1 2025: $17.7BQ2 2025: $16.8BQ3 2025: $18.2BQ4 2025: $17.9BQ1 2026: $20.6BQ2 2026: $21.3BQ3 2026: $20.3B
Q4 2023: $12.9BQ1 2024: $15.1BQ2 2024: $15BQ3 2024: $15.4BQ4 2024: $16.2BQ1 2025: $17.7BQ2 2025: $16.8BQ3 2025: $18.2BQ4 2025: $17.9BQ1 2026: $20.6BQ2 2026: $21.3BQ3 2026: $20.3B
QuarterRevenueYoY
Q3 2026$20.3B+12%
Q2 2026$21.3B+27%
Q1 2026$20.6B+16%
Q4 2025$17.9B+10%
Q3 2025$18.2B+18%
Q2 2025$16.8B+12%
Q1 2025$17.7B+17%
Q4 2024$16.2B+26%

MS has the edge over QBTS on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.

QBTS Quarterly Revenue

Q4 2024: $2MQ1 2025: $15MQ2 2025: $3MQ3 2025: $4MQ4 2025: $3MQ1 2026: $3MQ2 2026: $3MQ3 2026: $5M
Q4 2024: $2MQ1 2025: $15MQ2 2025: $3MQ3 2025: $4MQ4 2025: $3MQ1 2026: $3MQ2 2026: $3MQ3 2026: $5M
QuarterRevenueYoY
Q3 2026$4.5M+21%
Q2 2026$3.1M-0.6%
Q1 2026$2.9M-81%
Q4 2025$2.8M+19%

QBTS's revenue is recovering but still below its 2025 peak: $5M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.

MS Free Cash Flow

Q4 2023: โˆ’$17.8BQ1 2024: $4.4BQ2 2024: $2.5BQ3 2024: โˆ’$17.3BQ4 2024: $11.8BQ1 2025: โˆ’$24BQ2 2025: $11.8BQ3 2025: โˆ’$3.3BQ4 2025: โˆ’$2.4BQ1 2026: โˆ’$7.1BQ2 2026: โˆ’$2.7BQ3 2026: โˆ’$46B
Q4 2023: โˆ’$17.8BQ1 2024: $4.4BQ2 2024: $2.5BQ3 2024: โˆ’$17.3BQ4 2024: $11.8BQ1 2025: โˆ’$24BQ2 2025: $11.8BQ3 2025: โˆ’$3.3BQ4 2025: โˆ’$2.4BQ1 2026: โˆ’$7.1BQ2 2026: โˆ’$2.7BQ3 2026: โˆ’$46B
QuarterFree cash flowYoY
Q3 2026-$46B-$42.7B
Q2 2026-$2.7B-123%
Q1 2026-$7.1B+$16.9B
Q4 2025-$2.4B-120%
Q3 2025-$3.3B+$14B
Q2 2025$11.8B+368%
Q1 2025-$24B-650%
Q4 2024$11.8B+$29.6B

MS's free cash flow was โˆ’$58.3B over the past year, against โˆ’$3.7B the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MS.

QBTS Free Cash Flow

Q4 2024: $1MQ1 2025: โˆ’$20MQ2 2025: โˆ’$16MQ3 2025: โˆ’$20MQ4 2025: โˆ’$20MQ1 2026: โˆ’$46MQ2 2026: โˆ’$33MQ3 2026: --
Q4 2024: $1MQ1 2025: โˆ’$20MQ2 2025: โˆ’$16MQ3 2025: โˆ’$20MQ4 2025: โˆ’$20MQ1 2026: โˆ’$46MQ2 2026: โˆ’$33MQ3 2026: --
QuarterFree cash flowYoY
Q2 2026-$32.9M-$16.9M
Q1 2026-$46M-$26.3M
Q4 2025-$20M-1977%

QBTS and MS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.

MS Total Shares

Q4 2023: 1.6BQ1 2024: 1.6BQ2 2024: 1.6BQ3 2024: 1.6BQ4 2024: 1.6BQ1 2025: 1.6BQ2 2025: 1.6BQ3 2025: 1.6BQ4 2025: 1.6BQ1 2026: 1.6BQ2 2026: 1.6BQ3 2026: 1.6B
Q4 2023: 1.6BQ1 2024: 1.6BQ2 2024: 1.6BQ3 2024: 1.6BQ4 2024: 1.6BQ1 2025: 1.6BQ2 2025: 1.6BQ3 2025: 1.6BQ4 2025: 1.6BQ1 2026: 1.6BQ2 2026: 1.6BQ3 2026: 1.6B
PeriodChange %Net change
Quarterly-0.2%-3M shares
1 year-1.5%-24M shares
3 years-4.7%-77M shares
5 years-14%-246M shares
Available history-4.5%-74M shares

MS has the edge over QBTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.

QBTS Total Shares

Q1 2025: 286MQ2 2025: 302MQ3 2025: 342MQ4 2025: 321MQ1 2026: 367MQ2 2026: 371M
Q1 2025: 286MQ2 2025: 302MQ3 2025: 342MQ4 2025: 321MQ1 2026: 367MQ2 2026: 371M
PeriodChange %Net change
Quarterly+0.9%+3.4M shares
1 year+23%+68.6M shares

QBTS has 371M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.

MS Net Leverage

Q4 2023: 10.7xQ1 2024: 9.8xQ2 2024: 9.8xQ3 2024: 10.2xQ4 2024: 7.9xQ1 2025: 8.7xQ2 2025: 8.7xQ3 2025: 8.4xQ4 2025: 8.6xQ1 2026: 8.2xQ2 2026: 7.3xQ3 2026: 7.8x
Q4 2023: 10.7xQ1 2024: 9.8xQ2 2024: 9.8xQ3 2024: 10.2xQ4 2024: 7.9xQ1 2025: 8.7xQ2 2025: 8.7xQ3 2025: 8.4xQ4 2025: 8.6xQ1 2026: 8.2xQ2 2026: 7.3xQ3 2026: 7.8x
QuarterNet LeverageStatus
Q3 20267.8xHigh
Q2 20267.3xHigh
Q1 20268.2xHigh
Q4 20258.6xHigh
Q3 20258.4xHigh
Q2 20258.7xHigh
Q1 20258.7xHigh
Q4 20247.9xHigh

MS's net debt is about 7.8 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.4 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like MS.

QBTS Net Leverage

QBTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.

MS Weekly Momentum

MetricValueStatus
RSI45.0Neutral
Stochastic18.7Oversold

MS's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 19 (oversold).

QBTS Weekly Momentum

MetricValueStatus
RSI31.7Neutral
Stochastic10.0Oversold

QBTS's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 10 (oversold).

MS PE vs Financial Services Sector

MetricMSSector medianRelative
PE15x13x15% above
PE %59634 pts below

MS is trading at 15x earnings, a 15% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.

QBTS PE vs Technology Sector

QBTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.

MS Weekly Moving Averages

Moving averageMA priceRelative
8 week MA$186.51.5% above
20 week MA$203.36.9% below
50 week MA$191.91.4% below
100 week MA$164.915% above
200 week MA$129.346% above

MS has the edge over QBTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.

QBTS Weekly Moving Averages

Moving averageMA priceRelative
8 week MA$12.823% below
20 week MA$16.340% below
50 week MA$19.950% below
100 week MA$17.644% below
200 week MA$9.464% above

QBTS has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 4% above its 200-week average.

MS Yearly ROI

YearStart priceEnd priceROI
2020$51.1$68.1+33%
2021$68.1$99.3+46%
2022$99.3$86.1-13%
2023$86.1$93.3+8.3%
2024$93.3$126.8+36%
2025$126.8$181.9+43%
2026 YTD$181.9$189.2+4%

MS has the edge over QBTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.

QBTS Yearly ROI

YearStart priceEnd priceROI
2020$10.2$10.5+3.4%
2021$10.5$9.79-6.8%
2022$9.79$1.70-83%
2023$1.70$0.88-48%
2024$0.88$9.91+1026%
2025$9.91$25.3+155%
2026 YTD$25.3$9.84-61%

QBTS's yearly returns have swung widely, from +1026% in 2024 to โˆ’83% in 2022. It's down 61% so far in 2026.

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