BAC vs HSBC vs BMO Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Hsbc Holdings and Bank Of Montreal Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.54 -10.8% 1M -3.9% 1Y
Market cap
$354.69B
P/E
11.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.30%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$313.17B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
4.11%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$120.87B
P/E
18.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
3.92%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 6, Bank Of America 3, Bank Of Montreal 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACHSBCBMOLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $354.69B $313.17B $120.87B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.2x 12.8x 18.6x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.1x 10.1x 16.9x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +2,725.8% -4.6% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 44.6% 14.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% — 36.3% BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x — -4.8x BMO
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 2.30% 4.11% 3.92% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +36.1% +34.7% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +24.6%/yr +9.0%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 27.7% 20.5% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 73/100 66/100 63/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACHSBCBMO

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBACHSBCBMO
Valuation 95 #6 of 94 43 #54 of 94 46 #51 of 94
Growth 81 #16 of 81 64 #30 of 81 63 #31 of 81
Profitability 81 #17 of 85 82 #16 of 85 85 #14 of 85
Financial Health 36 #54 of 84 – 66 #29 of 84
Shareholder Returns 72 #25 of 87 74 #23 of 87 54 #41 of 87
Overall 73 66 63
  • BAC ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • BMO ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBACHSBCBMOSPY
1 month -10.8%-9.7%-1.1% -0.8%
3 months -18.7%-12.3%-4.4% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%+1.3%+11.9% +7.0%
Year to date -8.1%+15.9%+31.4% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%+36.1%+34.7% +13.0%
3 years +100.8%+148.4%+129.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.2%+35.5%+32.0% +23.1%
5 years +7.4%+199.7%+53.8% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+24.6%+9.0% +11.0%
10 years +199.6%+139.2%+163.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+9.1%+10.2% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACHSBCBMOSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%27.7%20.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%26.8%22.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.721.280.96 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.301.69 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-34.6%-39.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-15.5%-8.2% -1.8%
52-week high $64.82$107.85$185.81 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$67.20$119.92 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBACHSBCBMO
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 13.1x 12.8xmedian 13.1x 18.6xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x 2.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 6.0x —median 6.0x -1.7xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 12.3x —median 12.3x 3.4xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.0xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.40 1.95median 1.40 4.61median 1.40

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBACHSBCBMO
Revenue $121.10B $55.61B $44.39B
Operating income – $30.80B –
Net income $33.66B $26.01B $6.62B
Free cash flow $94.74B – $35.64B
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $7.07 $9.14
Cash & equivalents $229.75B $227.80B $52.88B
Total debt $399.84B – $13.94B
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 3.51B 723.27M
Enterprise value -$2.02T -$1.52T -$657.48B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBACHSBCBMO
P/E 11.2x 12.8x 18.6x
P/FCF 3.7x – 3.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x – 3.3x
P/S 2.9x 5.6x 2.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.6x 2.0x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.6x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – -1.7x
EV/EBIT 1.4x 2.8x -1.7x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 1.5x -1.4x
EV/FCF 1.8x – -1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x – -1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 1.95 4.61

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACHSBCBMO
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 2,726% -4.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.0% 6.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 25.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 4.4% –
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% 31.5% 5.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 0.8% 7.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 46.4% 6.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 6.6% 4.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – 2,208%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – 26.2%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – 9,217%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – 27.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACHSBCBMO
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 99.4% – 86.3%
Operating margin – 55.4% –
Pretax margin 36.2% 60.5% 20.1%
Net margin 26.5% 44.6% 14.9%
FCF margin 78.2% – 80.3%
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% – 81.9%
Return on equity 11.2% 13.2% 10.6%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.8% 0.6%
Return on invested capital 13.1% – 36.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – 5.5x
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACHSBCBMO
Debt / assets 11.4% – 1.3%
Debt / equity 1.3x – 0.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – -4.8x
Debt / FCF 4.2x – 0.4x
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 94.3% 94.4%
Equity / assets 8.6% 5.7% 5.6%
Interest coverage 1.6x – 1.3x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACHSBCBMO
Dividend yield 2.3% 4.1% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – -0.9%
Shareholder yield 8.9% 4.1% 3.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% – 56.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% – 10.4%
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% – 4.1%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – 23.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBACHSBCBMO
Forward P/E 11.1xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 16.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.54FY2026 $9.00FY2026 $10.08FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +19.2%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.2% +9.2% +24.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.85BFY2026 $70.02BFY2026 $28.55BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 -1.4%FY2026 +10.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.5% +18.0% +5.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACHSBCBMO
Held by institutions 75.0% 2.5% 46.5%
Institutions holding 3,612 707 656
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.3% +2.3%
Institutions buying 1,825 402 304
Institutions selling 1,342 180 211
Buyers to sellers 1.36 2.23 1.44

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BACHSBCBMO
BAC 1.00 0.46 0.56
HSBC 0.46 1.00 0.60
BMO 0.56 0.60 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, HSBC and BMO?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $354.69B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $313.17B, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $120.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, HSBC and BMO?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.1x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -3.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of America (BAC) 2.30%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.11%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 3.92%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, HSBC and BMO?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) leads on 6. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.