BMO vs HSBC vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Bank Of Montreal, Hsbc Holdings and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$172.12 -0.1% 1M +35.2% 1Y
Market cap
$125.49B
P/E
19.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.01 -14.8% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$301.42B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 6, Bank Of Montreal 2, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMOHSBCMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $125.49B $301.42B $244.35B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 19.0x 11.4x 16.2x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.0x 9.5x 12.6x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +1,900.0% -12.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 47.9% 47.7% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.3% — 3.6% BMO
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -4.8x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +35.2% +28.0% +44.2% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +8.9%/yr +23.1%/yr +31.0%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 28.3% 26.3% BMO
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 65/100 37/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

BMOHSBCMUFG

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

AxisBMOHSBCMUFG
Valuation 39 #219 of 360 13 #313 of 360 20 #287 of 360
Growth 70 #59 of 191 70 #58 of 191 82 #36 of 191
Profitability 83 #29 of 168 86 #25 of 168 61 #66 of 168
Financial Health 53 #82 of 175 – 6 #164 of 175
Shareholder Returns 59 #139 of 341 90 #34 of 341 16 #287 of 341
Overall 61 65 37
  • BMO ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMOHSBCMUFGSPY
1 month -0.1%-14.8%-8.5% -0.2%
3 months -4.7%-17.0%-4.2% +3.9%
6 months +13.6%-4.4%+22.5% +8.2%
Year to date +32.6%+9.3%+35.5% +12.9%
1 year +35.2%+28.0%+44.2% +12.3%
3 years +131.9%+134.3%+160.8% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.4%+32.8%+37.7% +23.3%
5 years +53.3%+182.8%+285.1% +67.9%
5 years, per year +8.9%+23.1%+31.0% +10.9%
10 years +165.0%+126.2%+318.1% +261.1%
10 years, per year +10.2%+8.5%+15.4% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBMOHSBCMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%28.3%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%28.1%26.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.961.260.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.720.991.68 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-34.6%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -7.4%-20.3%-11.0% -1.2%
52-week high $185.81$107.85$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $119.92$67.20$14.88 $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.

MultipleBMOHSBCMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 18.8xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 16.2xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x 8.1xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.6xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 4.65median 1.34 3.03median 1.34 0.27median 1.34

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 monthsBMOHSBCMUFG
Revenue $44.39B $55.16B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income – $33.06B $18.02B
Net income $6.62B $28.08B $13.97B
Free cash flow $35.64B – –
EPS (diluted) $9.14 $7.53 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $52.88B $222.46B –
Total debt $13.94B – $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 723.27M 3.51B 11.40B
Enterprise value -$652.90B -$1.80T -$97.04B

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
MetricBMOHSBCMUFG
P/E 18.8x 11.3x 16.2x
P/FCF 3.4x – –
P/Operating cash flow 3.4x – –
P/S 2.7x 5.4x 8.1x
P/B 2.0x 1.5x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA -1.6x – –
EV/EBIT -1.7x -16.4x 5.5x
EV/Revenue -1.4x -9.8x 3.1x
EV/FCF -1.8x – –
EV/Operating cash flow -1.7x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.65 3.03 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 1,900% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% -4.3% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 5.6% 51.5% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% -1.1% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 68.0% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 3.7% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,208% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,217% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.0% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin 86.3% – –
Operating margin – 59.9% 57.0%
Pretax margin 20.1% 65.2% 59.6%
Net margin 14.9% 47.9% 47.7%
FCF margin 80.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 81.9% – –
Return on equity 10.6% 14.3% 11.7%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.8% 0.5%
Return on invested capital 36.3% – 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCMUFG
Debt / assets 1.3% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.8x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – –
Liabilities / assets 94.4% 94.3% 96.0%
Equity / assets 5.6% 5.7% 4.0%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCMUFG
Dividend yield 3.9% 4.4% 1.4%
Net buyback yield -0.9% – –
Shareholder yield 3.0% 4.4% 1.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 56.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 10.4% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 4.1% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 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.

ConsensusBMOHSBCMUFG
Forward P/E 17.0xFY2026 9.5xFY2026 12.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.11FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +9.1% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +18.0% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMOHSBCMUFG
Held by institutions 46.5% 2.5% 3.0%
Institutions holding 656 707 574
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -0.3% -0.1%
Institutions buying 304 402 324
Institutions selling 211 180 160
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.23 2.03

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.

BMOHSBCMUFG
BMO 1.00 0.59 0.51
HSBC 0.59 1.00 0.48
MUFG 0.51 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMO, HSBC and MUFG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $125.49B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $301.42B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $244.35B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMO, HSBC and MUFG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 19.0x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 17.0x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.6x). 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: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +35.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +44.2%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +8.9%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.1%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

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

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) has been the steadiest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.