BAC vs MUFG vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial and Hsbc Holdings 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
$362.39B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$300.13B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 5, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3, Hsbc Holdings 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBACMUFGHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $362.39B $244.81B $300.13B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 16.2x 12.1x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 12.3x 10.1x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% -12.0% +2,725.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 47.7% 44.6% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 3.6% — BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +42.8% +36.1% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +30.5%/yr +24.6%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 26.3% 27.7% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 36/100 69/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACMUFGHSBC

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

AxisBACMUFGHSBC
Valuation 96 #17 of 362 22 #284 of 362 33 #242 of 362
Growth 83 #39 of 221 75 #56 of 221 73 #60 of 221
Profitability 74 #52 of 200 66 #69 of 200 81 #38 of 200
Financial Health 24 #154 of 203 5 #193 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 77 #79 of 342 15 #291 of 342 89 #40 of 342
Overall 71 36 69
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBACMUFGHSBCSPY
1 month -10.8%-10.2%-9.7% -0.8%
3 months -18.7%-8.7%-12.3% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%+20.9%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date -8.1%+33.0%+15.9% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%+42.8%+36.1% +13.0%
3 years +100.8%+155.9%+148.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.2%+36.8%+35.5% +23.1%
5 years +7.4%+278.6%+199.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+30.5%+24.6% +11.0%
10 years +199.6%+316.0%+139.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+15.3%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACMUFGHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%26.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%26.7%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.921.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.181.631.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-35.6%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-12.6%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $64.82$24.14$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$14.88$67.20 $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.

MultipleBACMUFGHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.1x 15.9xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 7.9xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.36 0.27median 1.36 1.95median 1.36

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 monthsBACMUFGHSBC
Revenue $121.10B $31.62B $55.61B
Gross profit – $29.85B –
Operating income – $18.02B $30.80B
Net income $33.66B $13.97B $26.01B
Free cash flow $94.74B – –
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $1.32 $7.07
Cash & equivalents $229.75B – $227.80B
Total debt $399.84B $494.43B –
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 11.40B 3.51B
Enterprise value -$2.01T -$96.58B -$1.53T

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
MetricBACMUFGHSBC
P/E 11.2x 15.9x 12.8x
P/FCF 3.7x – –
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x – –
P/S 2.9x 7.9x 5.6x
P/B 1.2x 2.3x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 2.3x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x – –
EV/EBIT 1.4x 5.2x 2.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF 1.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 0.27 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACMUFGHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% -12.0% 2,726%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% -2.4% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 38.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 7.6% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 24.8% 25.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 12.7% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 20.5% 62.6% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 32.4% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 104.8% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 59.4% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACMUFGHSBC
Gross margin – 94.4% –
EBITDA margin 99.4% – –
Operating margin – 57.0% 55.4%
Pretax margin 36.2% 59.6% 60.5%
Net margin 26.5% 47.7% 44.6%
FCF margin 78.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% – –
Return on equity 11.2% 11.7% 13.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 0.5% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 3.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x – –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACMUFGHSBC
Debt / assets 11.4% 4.7% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x – –
Debt / FCF 4.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 96.0% 94.3%
Equity / assets 8.6% 4.0% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x 0.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACMUFGHSBC
Dividend yield 2.3% 1.5% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 6.6% – –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 1.5% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% – –

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.

ConsensusBACMUFGHSBC
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 12.3xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $1.71FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +0.6% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +4.0% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACMUFGHSBC
Held by institutions 75.0% 3.0% 2.5%
Institutions holding 3,612 574 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% -0.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 1,825 324 402
Institutions selling 1,342 160 180
Buyers to sellers 1.36 2.03 2.23

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.

BACMUFGHSBC
BAC 1.00 0.42 0.47
MUFG 0.42 1.00 0.51
HSBC 0.47 0.51 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, MUFG and HSBC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $362.39B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $244.81B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $300.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, MUFG and HSBC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x). 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%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -3.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +42.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +30.5%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 0.00%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%. Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) and Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 5. 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.