BAC vs PNC vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Bank Of America, Pnc Financial Services 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
$362.46B
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
$300.82B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

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

QuestionBACPNCHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $362.46B $91.54B $300.82B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x 12.5x 12.1x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.2x 11.6x 10.1x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.7% +13.2% +2,725.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.5% 29.2% 44.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 13.1% 11.7% — BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 4.2x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.03% 0.00% PNC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -3.9% +21.1% +36.1% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.4%/yr +1.2%/yr +24.6%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.9% 21.3% 27.7% PNC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 71/100 39/100 69/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

BACPNCHSBC

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

AxisBACPNCHSBC
Valuation 96 #17 of 362 14 #311 of 362 33 #242 of 362
Growth 83 #39 of 221 35 #144 of 221 73 #60 of 221
Profitability 74 #52 of 200 62 #76 of 200 81 #38 of 200
Financial Health 24 #154 of 203 17 #169 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 77 #79 of 342 66 #118 of 342 89 #40 of 342
Overall 71 39 69
  • BAC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • PNC 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

PeriodBACPNCHSBCSPY
1 month -10.8%+0.1%-9.7% -0.8%
3 months -18.7%-9.5%-12.3% +3.5%
6 months -4.0%+2.0%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date -8.1%+8.2%+15.9% +12.2%
1 year -3.9%+21.1%+36.1% +13.0%
3 years +100.8%+103.0%+148.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +26.2%+26.6%+35.5% +23.1%
5 years +7.4%+6.1%+199.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +1.4%+1.2%+24.6% +11.0%
10 years +199.6%+139.5%+139.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +11.6%+9.1%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBACPNCHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.9%21.3%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 25.6%22.2%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.720.531.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.180.991.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -49.0%-51.6%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.0%-12.1%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $64.82$256.97$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $46.72$179.04$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.

MultipleBACPNCHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 11.2xmedian 12.1x 12.5xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.9xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 5.0x 8.6xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.7xmedian 11.0x 12.0xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.40median 1.36 1.76median 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 monthsBACPNCHSBC
Revenue $121.10B $25.03B $55.61B
Operating income – – $30.80B
Net income $33.66B $7.68B $26.01B
Free cash flow $94.74B $7.49B –
EPS (diluted) $4.41 $18.13 $7.07
Cash & equivalents $229.75B – $227.80B
Total debt $399.84B $85.72B –
Shares (diluted) 7.29B 403.00M 3.51B
Enterprise value -$2.01T $91.54B -$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
MetricBACPNCHSBC
P/E 11.2x 12.5x 12.8x
P/FCF 3.7x 12.0x –
P/Operating cash flow 3.7x 12.0x –
P/S 2.9x 3.6x 5.6x
P/B 1.2x 1.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 1.4x 8.6x –
EV/EBIT 1.4x 8.8x 2.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 7.0x 1.5x
EV/FCF 1.8x 23.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow 1.8x 23.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.40 1.76 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBACPNCHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.7% 13.2% 2,726%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.4% 4.1% 4.0%
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% 22.4% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.2% 6.4% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 27.5% 22.6% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 8.0% 7.1% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 23.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -15.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 517.8% 23.6% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.5% -15.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBACPNCHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 99.4% 81.4% –
Operating margin – – 55.4%
Pretax margin 36.2% 37.5% 60.5%
Net margin 26.5% 29.2% 44.6%
FCF margin 78.2% 29.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 78.2% 29.9% –
Return on equity 11.2% 12.0% 13.2%
Return on assets 1.0% 1.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 13.1% 11.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.8x 1.0x –
Stock comp / revenue 3.4% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBACPNCHSBC
Debt / assets 11.4% 13.9% –
Debt / equity 1.3x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA -1.6x 4.2x –
Debt / FCF 4.2x 11.4x –
Liabilities / assets 91.4% 89.6% 94.3%
Equity / assets 8.6% 10.4% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBACPNCHSBC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.3% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 6.6% 2.3% –
Shareholder yield 8.9% 5.6% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) 29.0% 35.7% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.3% 36.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 2.6% 6.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.5% 3.9% –

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.

ConsensusBACPNCHSBC
Forward P/E 11.2xFY2026 11.6xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $4.52FY2026 $19.52FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.6%FY2026 +17.7%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +19.9% +6.8% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $127.79BFY2026 $27.20BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.0%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +7.0% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBACPNCHSBC
Held by institutions 75.0% 82.8% 2.5%
Institutions holding 3,612 2,040 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.7% +2.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 1,825 1,047 402
Institutions selling 1,342 666 180
Buyers to sellers 1.36 1.57 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.

BACPNCHSBC
BAC 1.00 0.70 0.47
PNC 0.70 1.00 0.37
HSBC 0.47 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BAC, PNC and HSBC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of America (BAC) $362.46B, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) $91.54B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $300.82B.

Which stock is cheaper, BAC, PNC and HSBC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 12.5x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.6x, 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%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +13.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 29.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 11.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Bank Of America (BAC) -3.9%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +21.1%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Bank Of America (BAC) +1.4%/yr, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) +1.2%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has the highest dividend yield: Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 0.03%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%. Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) has been the steadiest (Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%, Pnc Financial Services (PNC) 21.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BAC, PNC 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.