BWA vs CAT vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Borgwarner, Caterpillar and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BWA Borgwarner Inc
$53.28 -12.6% 1M +24.4% 1Y
Market cap
$10.70B
P/E
22.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$14.24B
Div. yield
1.28%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
CAT Caterpillar Inc
$647.25 -21.7% 1M +10.5% 1Y
Market cap
$297.54B
P/E
25.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.77B
Div. yield
0.97%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.62 -14.0% 1M +22.9% 1Y
Market cap
$297.54B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.33%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionBWACATHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $10.70B $297.54B $297.54B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 22.4x 25.2x 11.4x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 25.1x 9.6x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +0.4% +20.3% +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 3.4% — 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 5.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.28% 0.97% 4.33% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +24.4% +10.5% +22.9% BWA
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +3.4%/yr +26.0%/yr +23.6%/yr CAT
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 41.0% 40.3% 28.0% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 63/100 44/100 64/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

BWACATHSBC

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

AxisBWACATHSBC
Valuation 95 #12 of 203 29 #144 of 203 11 #323 of 361
Growth 50 #94 of 188 74 #49 of 188 67 #51 of 153
Profitability 48 #96 of 183 77 #43 of 183 86 #19 of 128
Financial Health 41 #129 of 216 8 #199 of 216 –
Shareholder Returns 83 #26 of 152 31 #105 of 152 91 #32 of 335
Overall 63 44 64
  • BWA ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • CAT ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBWACATHSBCSPY
1 month -12.6%-21.7%-14.0% +0.7%
3 months -17.3%-20.0%-19.1% +3.7%
6 months -6.5%-27.3%-5.7% +7.1%
Year to date +18.2%+13.0%+10.1% +12.8%
1 year +24.4%+10.5%+22.9% +11.9%
3 years +45.1%+167.3%+140.5% +85.2%
3 years, per year +13.2%+38.8%+34.0% +22.8%
5 years +18.2%+217.3%+188.1% +67.6%
5 years, per year +3.4%+26.0%+23.6% +10.9%
10 years +49.5%+671.6%+128.9% +262.0%
10 years, per year +4.1%+22.7%+8.6% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBWACATHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 41.0%40.3%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 34.6%42.5%28.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.311.881.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.590.260.82 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.1%-39.2%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -30.8%-39.2%-19.7% -1.2%
52-week high $77.03$1,064.90$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $40.96$546.13$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.

MultipleBWACATHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 22.4xmedian 25.8x 25.2xmedian 25.8x 11.4xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.6x —median 14.6x —median 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median 9.3xmedian 22.2x 42.3xmedian 22.2x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 2.2x 13.9xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -2.55median 1.45 1.95median 1.45 3.05median 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 monthsBWACATHSBC
Revenue $14.24B $77.77B $55.16B
Gross profit $2.79B – –
Operating income $770.00M $14.25B $33.06B
Net income $538.00M $11.83B $28.08B
Free cash flow $1.15B – –
R&D – $2.31B –
EPS (diluted) $2.34 $25.58 $7.53
Cash & equivalents $1.58B $7.93B $222.46B
Total debt $3.01B – –
Shares (diluted) 204.60M 462.50M 3.51B
Enterprise value $2.44B $297.54B -$1.81T

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
MetricBWACATHSBC
P/E 22.4x 25.2x 11.4x
P/FCF 9.3x 42.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.4x 21.0x –
P/S 0.8x 3.8x 5.4x
P/B 1.8x 13.9x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.9x 14.1x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT 15.7x – -16.3x
EV/Revenue 0.9x 3.8x -9.8x
EV/FCF 10.5x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 7.2x 21.0x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -2.55 1.95 3.05

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBWACATHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 0.4% 20.3% 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 0.6% 5.3% -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 6.3% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 3.1% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 68.1% 24.9% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.4% 7.4% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 186.2% 27.6% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -10.5% 9.1% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 277.5% 29.9% 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -8.8% 12.9% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -2.0% 22.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.8% 6.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -7.4% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 53.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBWACATHSBC
Gross margin 19.6% – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 5.4% – 59.9%
Pretax margin 5.3% – 65.2%
Net margin 3.4% – 47.9%
FCF margin 8.1% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.8% 18.2% –
Return on equity 9.2% 57.9% 14.3%
Return on assets 4.0% 11.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 5.9% – –
Return on capital employed 8.5% – –
Asset turnover 1.0x 0.7x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.1x 1.2x –
Stock comp / revenue 1.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBWACATHSBC
Debt / assets 22.8% – –
Debt / equity 0.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF 2.6x – –
Liabilities / assets 55.6% 79.9% 94.3%
Equity / assets 44.4% 20.1% 5.7%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio 1.4x 1.4x –
Quick ratio 1.0x – –
Cash ratio 0.4x – –
Altman Z-score 3.07 – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBWACATHSBC
Dividend yield 1.3% 1.0% 4.3%
Net buyback yield 6.8% – –
Shareholder yield 8.0% 1.0% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 25.8% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 12.1% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 28.7% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -1.4% – –

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.

ConsensusBWACATHSBC
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 25.1xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.38FY2026 $25.79FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +9.6%FY2026 +35.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.8% +31.4% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.71BFY2026 $84.12BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -4.2%FY2026 +24.5%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.7% +1.5% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBWACATHSBC
Held by institutions 100.0% 72.3% 2.5%
Institutions holding 816 4,059 708
Change in shares held, QoQ +3.7% +0.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 420 1,890 403
Institutions selling 295 1,595 180
Buyers to sellers 1.42 1.18 2.24

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.

BWACATHSBC
BWA 1.00 0.53 0.42
CAT 0.53 1.00 0.43
HSBC 0.42 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BWA, CAT and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Borgwarner (BWA) $10.70B, Caterpillar (CAT) $297.54B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $297.54B.

Which stock is cheaper, BWA, CAT and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Borgwarner (BWA) 22.4x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.2x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Borgwarner (BWA) 9.9x, Caterpillar (CAT) 25.1x, 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: Borgwarner (BWA) +0.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +20.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Borgwarner (BWA) 3.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Borgwarner (BWA) returned the most: Borgwarner (BWA) +24.4%, Caterpillar (CAT) +10.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +22.9%. Over five years, Caterpillar (CAT) compounded fastest (Borgwarner (BWA) +3.4%/yr, Caterpillar (CAT) +26.0%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Borgwarner (BWA) 1.28%, Caterpillar (CAT) 0.97%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.33%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Borgwarner (BWA) 41.0%, Caterpillar (CAT) 40.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BWA, CAT 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 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.