BNY vs HSBC vs LPLA Stock Comparison

Bank of New York Mellon, Hsbc Holdings and LPL Financial Holdings Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$149.34 +2.7% 1M +38.2% 1Y
Market cap
$103.64B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.96B
Div. yield
–
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
4 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$84.52 -12.1% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$311.49B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Bank of New York Mellon 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBNYHSBCLPLALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $103.64B $311.49B $24.60B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 16.5x 11.8x 17.7x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 17.1x 9.4x 13.2x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.3% +1,900.0% +31.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 28.7% 47.9% 6.8% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.3% — 12.7% BNY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 0.8x — 2.2x BNY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +38.2% +20.0% -21.4% BNY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.4%/yr +23.7%/yr +11.8%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.0% 28.1% 39.5% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 62/100 71/100 57/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

BNYHSBCLPLA

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

AxisBNYHSBCLPLA
Valuation 83 #18 of 103 18 #296 of 360 75 #27 of 103
Growth 45 #39 of 70 88 #43 of 344 80 #15 of 70
Profitability 74 #20 of 74 85 #52 of 345 64 #27 of 74
Financial Health 29 #71 of 99 – 32 #68 of 99
Shareholder Returns 78 #10 of 41 93 #26 of 352 35 #27 of 41
Overall 62 71 57
  • BNY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • LPLA ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBNYHSBCLPLASPY
1 month +2.7%-12.1%-5.9% -2.0%
3 months -4.8%-20.3%-16.0% -2.2%
6 months +12.8%-3.3%-9.1% +4.2%
Year to date +28.6%+7.4%-16.7% +10.6%
1 year +38.2%+20.0%-21.4% +10.4%
3 years +230.0%+125.7%+36.5% +73.6%
3 years, per year +48.9%+31.2%+10.9% +20.2%
5 years +152.9%+189.0%+74.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +20.4%+23.7%+11.8% +10.1%
10 years +247.0%+127.9%+856.8% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.2%+8.6%+25.3% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBNYHSBCLPLASPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.0%28.1%39.5% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 22.8%28.3%46.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.771.240.80 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.740.71-0.54 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -41.4%-34.6%-33.4% -25.4%
From 52-week high -9.4%-21.6%-24.3% -3.2%
52-week high $164.85$107.85$393.25 $779.14
52-week low $106.43$67.56$265.86 $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.

MultipleBNYHSBCLPLA
P/E now vs peer median 16.1xmedian 29.4x 11.1xmedian 12.4x 16.8xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 4.6xmedian 3.0x 5.3xmedian 3.5x 1.1xmedian 3.0x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 13.1x —median 4.9x 9.9xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.1xmedian 14.8x —median 11.0x 23.0xmedian 14.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 2.4x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 4.0xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median 0.58median 0.55 2.97median 1.33 3.21median 0.55

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 monthsBNYHSBCLPLA
Revenue $21.96B $55.16B $20.40B
Operating income – $33.06B –
Net income $6.58B $28.08B $1.39B
Free cash flow $7.14B – $1.01B
EPS (diluted) $9.16 $7.53 $17.64
Cash & equivalents – $222.46B $1.06B
Total debt $41.16B – $7.80B
Shares (diluted) 686.91M 3.51B 78.97M
Enterprise value $37.26B -$1.79T $20.20B

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
MetricBNYHSBCLPLA
P/E 16.1x 11.1x 16.8x
P/FCF 14.1x – 23.0x
P/Operating cash flow 10.7x – 13.1x
P/S 4.6x 5.3x 1.1x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x 4.0x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.5x 9.9x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x – 9.9x
EV/EBIT 4.6x -16.6x 13.0x
EV/Revenue 5.6x -9.9x 1.5x
EV/FCF 17.2x – 29.7x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.1x – 16.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.58 2.97 3.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBNYHSBCLPLA
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.3% 1,900% 31.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.1% 50.6% 27.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 24.9% 51.5% 67.2%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 21.8% -1.1% 6.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 30.4% 68.0% 70.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 28.0% 3.7% 5.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 202.6% – 229.0%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% – 109.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 356.5% – 152.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -9.4% – 97.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBNYHSBCLPLA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 128.6% – 14.9%
Operating margin – 59.9% –
Pretax margin 37.9% 65.2% 9.2%
Net margin 28.7% 47.9% 6.8%
FCF margin 32.5% – 4.9%
Operating cash flow margin 42.7% – 8.7%
Return on equity 14.7% 14.3% 24.1%
Return on assets 1.3% 0.8% 7.0%
Return on invested capital 25.3% – 12.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 1.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBNYHSBCLPLA
Debt / assets 8.3% – 39.3%
Debt / equity 0.9x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA 0.8x – 2.2x
Debt / FCF 5.8x – 7.7x
Liabilities / assets 91.1% 94.3% 70.7%
Equity / assets 8.9% 5.7% 29.3%
Interest coverage 1.5x – 5.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBNYHSBCLPLA
Dividend yield 1.0% 4.4% 0.4%
Net buyback yield 4.0% – 2.5%
Shareholder yield 5.0% 4.4% 2.9%
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.

ConsensusBNYHSBCLPLA
Forward P/E 17.1xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 13.2xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.73FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $22.53FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +18.0%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +12.1%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +9.1% +30.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $23.23BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $20.12BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +16.0%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +18.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.4% +18.0% +24.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBNYHSBCLPLA
Held by institutions 83.8% 2.5% 100.0%
Institutions holding 1,884 709 768
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.5% -0.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 905 404 354
Institutions selling 701 180 301
Buyers to sellers 1.29 2.24 1.18

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.

BNYHSBCLPLA
BNY 1.00 0.46 0.40
HSBC 0.46 1.00 0.23
LPLA 0.40 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BNY, HSBC and LPLA?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $103.64B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $311.49B, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) $24.60B.

Which stock is cheaper, BNY, HSBC and LPLA?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.5x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.8x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 17.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 17.1x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.4x, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 13.2x). 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 New York Mellon (BNY) +11.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +31.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 28.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 6.8%). On return on invested capital, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) leads (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 25.3%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 12.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) returned the most: Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +38.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +20.0%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) -21.4%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +20.4%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.7%/yr, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) +11.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has been the steadiest (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 22.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.1%, LPL Financial Holdings (LPLA) 39.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BNY, HSBC and LPLA?

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.