C vs. MUFG: Citigroup vs. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Stock Comparison

Company Profile

Citigroup (C) and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) are both classified in the Diversified Banks sub-industry within the broader Banks industry, placing them in the closest GICS peer bucket.

Citigroup (C) trades as ordinary local shares, while Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) trades as an ADR — compare with FX exposure, depositary-program fees, and dividend-withholding-tax differences in mind.

Price Performance

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Performance Metrics

Risk Profile

Drawdown History

Return Distribution

Risk Metrics

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Return Positioning

Risk-Adjusted Metrics

Profitability

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 9.40% is around its peer norm for ROE, while Citigroup (C) at 8.53% drops into the bottom quartile, signaling weaker returns on shareholders’ equity.

Both Citigroup (C) at 21.83% and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 25.77% let more of each sales dollar slip away before the bottom line than peers do, sitting in the lower net margin quartile of their industries.

Neither side reports a meaningful operating margin: for Citigroup (C) in Banks and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in Banks, funding costs are part of the core business, so net margin and ROE are the cleaner profitability reads.

Profitability Metrics

Growth

Both Citigroup (C) at 5.63% and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 9.98% land near their industries' usual revenue growth ranges, so top-line momentum looks broadly in line with peers on both sides.

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 33.15% sits in the top EPS growth quartile, while Citigroup (C) at 17.68% is closer to the peer norm — faster per-share earnings growth for MUFG.

Growth Metrics

Financial Strength

current ratio doesn’t apply on either side: Citigroup (C) in Banks and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in Banks both report balance sheets without a current/non-current split, so their short-term liquidity is better judged through regulatory and funding measures.

debt-to-equity ratio is set aside for both: Citigroup (C) in Banks and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in Banks run businesses where balance-sheet leverage is part of the model, so capital-adequacy and funding measures are the better gauges of balance-sheet risk.

Financial Strength Metrics

Dividends

Citigroup (C) at 1.89% pays an industry-typical yield; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 391.98% is above its entire peer range — the higher number, but one that calls for a look at payout sustainability before treating it as an advantage.

Citigroup (C) at 25.86% keeps its payout within the industry’s typical band; Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 15.74% pays out less than peers usually do, retaining more of its earnings — a policy difference more than a quality gap.

Dividend Metrics

Valuation

Citigroup (C) at 13.70 is near its industry’s usual P/E ratio, while Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 16.92 sits in the richer quartile — MUFG needs stronger growth or earnings quality to justify the premium.

P/S ratio is set aside for both Citigroup (C) in Banks and Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) in Banks: without a conventional revenue line, pricing per dollar of sales isn’t meaningful, and book- or earnings-based multiples make the better comparison.

Citigroup (C) at 1.15 looks cheap against book in the lower P/B ratio quartile, while Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) at 2.12 carries a premium in the upper quartile — a clear price-to-book gap.

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