BCS vs HTT vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Barclays, High Templar Tech and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BCS Barclays Plc
$22.91 -6.9% 1M +6.2% 1Y
Market cap
$81.44B
P/E
7.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$41.50B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
HTT High Templar Tech Ltd
$1.88 -21.0% 1M -60.3% 1Y
Market cap
$767.52M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Consumer Lending Financial Services
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.42 -14.6% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$301.73B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Barclays 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBCSHTTHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $81.44B $767.52M $301.73B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 7.6x — 11.4x BCS
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.9x — 9.6x BCS
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +9.5% — +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.0% — 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +6.2% -60.3% +23.4% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +15.4%/yr +2.4%/yr +23.5%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.0% 56.9% 28.0% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 — 64/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

BCSHTTHSBC

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

AxisBCSHTTHSBC
Valuation 99 #5 of 361 – 11 #322 of 361
Growth 66 #59 of 172 – 68 #55 of 172
Profitability 18 #123 of 149 – 86 #22 of 149
Financial Health 1 #157 of 158 93 #12 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 56 #151 of 338 – 91 #33 of 338
Overall 48 – 64
  • BCS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HTT ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBCSHTTHSBCSPY
1 month -6.9%-21.0%-14.6% +0.9%
3 months -12.1%-21.0%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months -0.4%-20.7%-3.2% +8.5%
Year to date -10.0%-47.0%+9.9% +13.3%
1 year +6.2%-60.3%+23.4% +12.4%
3 years +267.1%+4.4%+135.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +54.3%+1.5%+33.1% +23.5%
5 years +104.7%+12.6%+187.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +15.4%+2.4%+23.5% +11.0%
10 years +147.7%—+128.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +9.5%—+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureBCSHTTHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.0%56.9%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 31.8%59.9%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.611.151.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.20-1.060.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.0%-64.4%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.8%-62.0%-19.9% -0.9%
52-week high $28.56$4.95$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $20.07$1.88$67.56 $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.

MultipleBCSHTTHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 12.1x —median 11.4x 11.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 1.9xmedian 3.4x —median 2.7x 5.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x —median 11.3x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x —median 6.9x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x 0.5xmedian 0.7x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.42median 1.32 —median 0.34 3.04median 1.32

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 monthsBCSHTTHSBC
Revenue $41.50B – $55.16B
Operating income – – $33.06B
Net income $10.83B – $28.08B
EPS (diluted) $2.95 – $7.53
Cash & equivalents $335.17B $561.74M $222.46B
Total debt $302.10B $879.65M –
Shares (diluted) 3.65B 500.73M 3.51B
Enterprise value -$1.63T -$2.27B -$1.80T

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
MetricBCSHTTHSBC
P/E 7.5x – 11.4x
P/FCF – – –
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 1.9x – 5.4x
P/B 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 0.8x 0.5x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 16.4x – -16.4x
EV/Revenue -1.5x – -9.8x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.42 – 3.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBCSHTTHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 9.5% – 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 9.8% – -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 19.1% – 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 10.5% – -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 29.0% – 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% – 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBCSHTTHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 59.9%
Pretax margin 33.1% – 65.2%
Net margin 26.0% – 47.9%
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 10.4% – 14.3%
Return on assets 0.5% – 0.8%
Return on invested capital – – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBCSHTTHSBC
Debt / assets 13.1% 16.0% –
Debt / equity 2.9x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 95.5% 21.2% 94.3%
Equity / assets 4.5% 78.8% 5.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – 4.8x –
Quick ratio – 2.4x –
Cash ratio – 2.4x –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBCSHTTHSBC
Dividend yield 2.7% – 4.3%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 2.7% – 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

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.

ConsensusBCSHTTHSBC
Forward P/E 7.9xFY2026 – 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $2.91FY2026 $-0.04FY2024 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 -233.3%FY2024 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +12.7% – +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $42.91BFY2026 $47.00MFY2024 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.7%FY2026 +164.2%FY2024 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -4.3% – +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBCSHTTHSBC
Held by institutions 8.5% 2.2% 2.5%
Institutions holding 556 42 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.9% -26.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 306 14 402
Institutions selling 161 21 180
Buyers to sellers 1.90 0.67 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.

BCSHTTHSBC
BCS 1.00 0.17 0.77
HTT 0.17 1.00 0.14
HSBC 0.77 0.14 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BCS, HTT and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Barclays (BCS) $81.44B, High Templar Tech (HTT) $767.52M, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $301.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, BCS, HTT and HSBC?

Barclays (BCS) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Barclays (BCS) 7.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Barclays (BCS) is cheapest (Barclays (BCS) 7.9x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.6x). 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: Barclays (BCS) +9.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Barclays (BCS) 26.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Barclays (BCS) +6.2%, High Templar Tech (HTT) -60.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.4%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Barclays (BCS) +15.4%/yr, High Templar Tech (HTT) +2.4%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Barclays (BCS) 31.0%, High Templar Tech (HTT) 56.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BCS, HTT 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, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) leads on 7. 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.