CM vs HSBC vs NU Stock Comparison

Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce, Hsbc Holdings and Nu Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.42 -14.6% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$302.15B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$11.98 -2.0% 1M -24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$58.74B
P/E
16.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 3, Nu Holdings 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCMHSBCNULeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $110.99B $302.15B $58.74B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 11.4x 16.3x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.8x 9.6x — HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +15.7% +1,900.0% +50.5% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 29.9% 47.9% 18.7% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 26.3% — 18.1% CM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 1.0x — -2.0x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +40.4% +23.4% -24.8% CM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +23.5%/yr — HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 21.7% 28.0% 46.2% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 52/100 64/100 42/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

CMHSBCNU

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

AxisCMHSBCNU
Valuation 24 #274 of 361 11 #322 of 361 10 #325 of 361
Growth 74 #46 of 172 68 #55 of 172 75 #43 of 172
Profitability 88 #19 of 149 86 #22 of 149 39 #92 of 149
Financial Health 15 #135 of 158 – 75 #40 of 158
Shareholder Returns 59 #140 of 338 91 #33 of 338 10 #305 of 338
Overall 52 64 42
  • CM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodCMHSBCNUSPY
1 month +4.9%-14.6%-2.0% +0.9%
3 months +1.2%-15.8%-14.6% +5.9%
6 months +9.3%-3.2%-14.7% +8.5%
Year to date +29.9%+9.9%-28.4% +13.3%
1 year +40.4%+23.4%-24.8% +12.4%
3 years +238.9%+135.4%+49.6% +88.1%
3 years, per year +50.3%+33.1%+14.4% +23.5%
5 years +94.1%+187.4%— +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.2%+23.5%— +11.0%
10 years +212.1%+128.3%— +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.1%+8.6%— +13.8%

Risk

MeasureCMHSBCNUSPY
Volatility, 1Y 21.7%28.0%46.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.0%28.1%51.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.831.251.45 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.860.84-0.54 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-34.6%-72.1% -25.4%
From 52-week high -4.9%-19.9%-36.1% -0.9%
52-week high $123.74$107.85$18.76 $779.14
52-week low $82.39$67.56$11.60 $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.

MultipleCMHSBCNU
P/E now vs peer median 15.8xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 16.1xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 4.7xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 4.3xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x 10.8xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 10.6xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x -42.5xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.3xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 4.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.60median 1.32 3.04median 1.32 0.03median 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 monthsCMHSBCNU
Revenue $23.35B $55.16B $19.34B
Gross profit – – $7.97B
Operating income – $33.06B $4.39B
Net income $7.33B $28.08B $3.61B
Free cash flow $10.29B – -$1.36B
EPS (diluted) $7.41 $7.53 $0.74
Cash & equivalents $10.94B $222.46B $13.55B
Total debt $45.66B – $14.55B
Shares (diluted) 940.68M 3.51B 4.91B
Enterprise value $70.07B -$1.80T $2.73B

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
MetricCMHSBCNU
P/E 15.8x 11.4x 16.1x
P/FCF 10.6x – -42.5x
P/Operating cash flow 10.6x – -41.9x
P/S 4.7x 5.4x 3.0x
P/B 2.3x 1.5x 4.4x
P/Tangible book 2.4x 1.5x 4.6x
EV/EBITDA 4.3x – 10.8x
EV/EBIT 4.6x -16.4x 11.1x
EV/Revenue 6.1x -9.8x 2.5x
EV/FCF 13.9x – -35.9x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.9x – -35.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.60 3.04 0.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCMHSBCNU
Revenue growth (1Y) 15.7% 1,900% 50.5%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.1% -4.3% 45.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 42.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 48.4%
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% 38.6%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% 132.2%
Net income growth (1Y) 25.5% 51.5% 56.9%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 27.5% -1.1% 260.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 24.8% 68.0% 56.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.4% 3.7% 603.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% – -135.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – -39.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -16.2% – -134.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 15.7% – -38.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCMHSBCNU
Gross margin – – 41.2%
EBITDA margin 142.0% – 23.4%
Operating margin – 59.9% 22.7%
Pretax margin 39.0% 65.2% 22.7%
Net margin 29.9% 47.9% 18.7%
FCF margin 44.1% – -7.0%
Operating cash flow margin 44.1% – -7.1%
Return on equity 15.3% 14.3% 24.5%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.8% 4.0%
Return on invested capital 26.3% – 18.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.2x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.4x – -0.4x
Stock comp / revenue 0.1% – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCMHSBCNU
Debt / assets 5.4% – 5.7%
Debt / equity 1.0x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 1.0x – -2.0x
Debt / FCF 4.4x – -3.4x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 94.3% 84.0%
Equity / assets 5.7% 5.7% 16.0%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 1.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCMHSBCNU
Dividend yield 3.6% 4.3% –
Net buyback yield -0.7% – 0.0%
Shareholder yield 2.9% 4.3% 0.0%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.4% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) 30.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.8% – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 19.6% – –

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.

ConsensusCMHSBCNU
Forward P/E 16.8xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 –
EPS, next fiscal year $7.02FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $-2.06FY2023
EPS growth, next FY +14.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 –
EPS growth, the year after +12.4% +9.1% –
Revenue, next fiscal year $25.13BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029
Revenue growth, next FY +20.9%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029
Revenue growth, the year after -5.9% +18.0% –

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCMHSBCNU
Held by institutions 45.6% 2.5% 59.8%
Institutions holding 566 707 854
Change in shares held, QoQ 0.0% -0.3% +0.3%
Institutions buying 291 402 442
Institutions selling 172 180 305
Buyers to sellers 1.69 2.23 1.45

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.

CMHSBCNU
CM 1.00 0.54 0.26
HSBC 0.54 1.00 0.28
NU 0.26 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CM, HSBC and NU?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $110.99B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $302.15B, Nu Holdings (NU) $58.74B.

Which stock is cheaper, CM, HSBC and NU?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.9x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.8x, 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: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%). On return on invested capital, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) leads (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 26.3%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) returned the most: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) -24.8%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +14.2%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 0.03%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%, Nu Holdings (NU) 0.00%. Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) and Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CM, HSBC and NU?

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.