BMO vs HSBC vs SLF Stock Comparison

Bank Of Montreal, Hsbc Holdings and Sun Life Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BMO Bank Of Montreal /Can/
$170.50 -1.1% 1M +34.7% 1Y
Market cap
$123.82B
P/E
18.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$44.39B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$297.98B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
SLF Sun Life Financial Inc
$79.49 -0.5% 1M +29.5% 1Y
Market cap
$45.05B
P/E
18.8x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Life Insurance Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 8, Bank Of Montreal 1, Sun Life Financial 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBMOHSBCSLFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $123.82B $297.98B $45.05B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 18.7x 12.0x 18.8x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.9x 10.1x 13.1x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -4.6% +2,725.8% — HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 14.9% 44.6% — HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 36.3% — 12.7% 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 +34.7% +36.1% +29.5% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +9.0%/yr +24.6%/yr +6.7%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 20.5% 27.7% 18.6% SLF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 61/100 69/100 33/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

BMOHSBCSLF

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

AxisBMOHSBCSLF
Valuation 41 #214 of 362 33 #242 of 362 22 #93 of 119
Growth 69 #69 of 221 73 #60 of 221 24 #88 of 115
Profitability 83 #34 of 200 81 #38 of 200 43 #65 of 113
Financial Health 54 #95 of 203 – 33 #77 of 114
Shareholder Returns 60 #137 of 342 89 #40 of 342 45 #59 of 107
Overall 61 69 33
  • BMO ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SLF ranked among 126 companies in Insurance

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBMOHSBCSLFSPY
1 month -1.1%-9.7%-0.5% -0.8%
3 months -4.4%-12.3%-4.2% +3.5%
6 months +11.9%+1.3%+12.4% +7.0%
Year to date +31.4%+15.9%+27.4% +12.2%
1 year +34.7%+36.1%+29.5% +13.0%
3 years +129.7%+148.4%+77.7% +86.3%
3 years, per year +32.0%+35.5%+21.1% +23.1%
5 years +53.8%+199.7%+38.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year +9.0%+24.6%+6.7% +11.0%
10 years +163.2%+139.2%+137.6% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.2%+9.1%+9.0% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureBMOHSBCSLFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 20.5%27.7%18.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.7%26.8%20.0% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.961.280.37 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.691.301.59 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -39.3%-34.6%-33.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.2%-15.5%-5.4% -1.8%
52-week high $185.81$107.85$84.07 $779.14
52-week low $119.92$67.20$57.60 $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.

MultipleBMOHSBCSLF
P/E now vs peer median 18.6xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x 18.7xmedian 10.6x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x —median 1.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -1.7xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 7.6x
P/FCF now vs peer median 3.4xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 13.4xmedian 8.6x
P/B now vs peer median 2.0xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.5x
PEG now vs peer median 4.61median 1.36 1.95median 1.36 7.13median 0.52

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 monthsBMOHSBCSLF
Revenue $44.39B $55.61B –
Operating income – $30.80B –
Net income $6.62B $26.01B $2.57B
Free cash flow $35.64B – $3.28B
EPS (diluted) $9.14 $7.07 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $52.88B $227.80B –
Total debt $13.94B – $6.42B
Shares (diluted) 723.27M 3.51B 566.00M
Enterprise value -$654.56B -$1.53T $3.00B

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
MetricBMOHSBCSLF
P/E 18.6x 12.8x 18.7x
P/FCF 3.4x – 13.4x
P/Operating cash flow 3.3x – 13.0x
P/S 2.7x 5.6x –
P/B 2.0x 1.6x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 2.1x 1.6x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA -1.7x – –
EV/EBIT -1.7x 2.8x 9.8x
EV/Revenue -1.4x 1.5x –
EV/FCF -1.8x – 12.1x
EV/Operating cash flow -1.8x – 11.7x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 4.61 1.95 7.13

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCSLF
Revenue growth (1Y) -4.6% 2,726% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.7% 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) 5.6% 31.5% 4.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 7.0% 0.8% 6.5%
EPS growth (1Y) 6.4% 46.4% 4.1%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 6.6% 2.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 2,208% – 8.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 26.2% – 13.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 9,217% – 8.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.0% – 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCSLF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.3% – –
Operating margin – 55.4% –
Pretax margin 20.1% 60.5% –
Net margin 14.9% 44.6% –
FCF margin 80.3% – –
Operating cash flow margin 81.9% – –
Return on equity 10.6% 13.2% 13.9%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 36.3% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x –
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 5.5x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCSLF
Debt / assets 1.3% – 2.1%
Debt / equity 0.2x – 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -4.8x – –
Debt / FCF 0.4x – 2.0x
Liabilities / assets 94.4% 94.3% 93.7%
Equity / assets 5.6% 5.7% 6.3%
Interest coverage 1.3x – 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBMOHSBCSLF
Dividend yield 3.9% 4.1% 4.7%
Net buyback yield -0.9% – -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.0% 4.1% 4.6%
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.

ConsensusBMOHSBCSLF
Forward P/E 16.9xFY2026 10.1xFY2026 13.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $10.11FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $6.06FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +16.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +11.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +24.6% +9.1% -3.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $28.65BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $6.17BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +10.7%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 -4.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +5.6% +18.0% +29.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBMOHSBCSLF
Held by institutions 46.5% 2.5% 44.7%
Institutions holding 656 707 490
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.3% -0.3% +1.3%
Institutions buying 304 402 256
Institutions selling 211 180 130
Buyers to sellers 1.44 2.23 1.97

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.

BMOHSBCSLF
BMO 1.00 0.60 0.43
HSBC 0.60 1.00 0.27
SLF 0.43 0.27 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BMO, HSBC and SLF?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) $123.82B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $297.98B, Sun Life Financial (SLF) $45.05B.

Which stock is cheaper, BMO, HSBC and SLF?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 18.7x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.0x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 16.9x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 13.1x). 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 Montreal (BMO) -4.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 14.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of Montreal (BMO) leads (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 36.3%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +34.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +29.5%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) +9.0%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr, Sun Life Financial (SLF) +6.7%/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%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 0.00%. Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) and Sun Life Financial (SLF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Sun Life Financial (SLF) has been the steadiest (Bank Of Montreal (BMO) 20.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Sun Life Financial (SLF) 18.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 8. 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.