DAN vs FSS vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Dana, Federal Signal and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
DAN DANA Inc
$25.44 -6.3% 1M +27.0% 1Y
Market cap
$2.74B
P/E
2.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.78B
Div. yield
1.81%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
2 wins
FSS Federal Signal Corp /De/
$113.43 -1.4% 1M -9.9% 1Y
Market cap
$6.92B
P/E
24.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.45B
Div. yield
0.52%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.42 -14.6% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$296.86B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.34%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Dana 2, Federal Signal 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionDANFSSHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $2.74B $6.92B $296.86B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 2.6x 24.2x 11.4x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 23.1x 9.6x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +5.1% +24.0% +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 11.7% 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.81% 0.52% 4.34% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +27.0% -9.9% +23.4% DAN
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +2.8%/yr +21.5%/yr +23.5%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 44.6% 35.0% 28.0% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 67/100 76/100 64/100 FSS

Percentile Scorecard

DANFSSHSBC

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

AxisDANFSSHSBC
Valuation 99 #4 of 203 54 #95 of 203 11 #322 of 361
Growth 76 #46 of 188 94 #13 of 188 68 #55 of 172
Profitability 75 #47 of 184 91 #18 of 184 86 #22 of 149
Financial Health 8 #199 of 217 76 #53 of 217 –
Shareholder Returns 79 #33 of 153 66 #53 of 153 91 #33 of 338
Overall 67 76 64
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • FSS 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

PeriodDANFSSHSBCSPY
1 month -6.3%-1.4%-14.6% +0.9%
3 months -5.1%+1.3%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months -29.0%-6.6%-3.2% +8.5%
Year to date +7.1%+4.5%+9.9% +13.3%
1 year +27.0%-9.9%+23.4% +12.4%
3 years +101.6%+98.1%+135.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +26.3%+25.6%+33.1% +23.5%
5 years +14.6%+165.0%+187.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +2.8%+21.5%+23.5% +11.0%
10 years +65.9%+834.3%+128.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year +5.2%+25.0%+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureDANFSSHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 44.6%35.0%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 47.0%35.9%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.281.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.61-0.280.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -69.7%-33.3%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -34.7%-15.2%-19.9% -0.9%
52-week high $38.93$133.73$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $19.47$104.77$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.

MultipleDANFSSHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 25.4x 24.2xmedian 25.4x 11.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.8xmedian 1.9x 5.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 14.3x 15.1xmedian 14.3x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 20.6xmedian 21.8x 20.4xmedian 21.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 2.2x 4.6xmedian 2.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.02median 1.41 0.85median 1.41 3.04median 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 monthsDANFSSHSBC
Revenue $7.78B $2.45B $55.16B
Gross profit – $714.00M –
Operating income $249.00M $395.40M $33.06B
Net income $1.06B $285.40M $28.08B
Free cash flow – $339.20M –
EPS (diluted) $9.56 $4.64 $7.53
Cash & equivalents $321.00M $62.80M $222.46B
Total debt – $453.60M –
Shares (diluted) 109.50M 61.50M 3.51B
Enterprise value $2.80B $6.67B -$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
MetricDANFSSHSBC
P/E 2.6x 24.2x 11.4x
P/FCF 20.6x 20.4x –
P/Operating cash flow 6.5x 18.6x –
P/S 0.4x 2.8x 5.4x
P/B 1.5x 4.6x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 6.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 15.1x –
EV/EBIT – 18.5x -16.4x
EV/Revenue 0.4x 3.0x -9.8x
EV/FCF – 21.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow 6.5x 19.6x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.02 0.85 3.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricDANFSSHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 5.1% 24.0% 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -9.8% 16.1% -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 24.5% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 22.1% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 722.5% 27.8% 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -12.1% 28.8% 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 1,378% 28.8% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 143.1% 28.6% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 2,174% 28.4% 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 149.7% 28.6% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 3.4% 45.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -7.9% 59.2% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 73.3% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricDANFSSHSBC
Gross margin – 29.2% –
EBITDA margin – 19.8% –
Operating margin – 16.2% 59.9%
Pretax margin – 15.2% 65.2%
Net margin – 11.7% 47.9%
FCF margin – 13.9% –
Operating cash flow margin 5.4% 15.2% –
Return on equity 56.6% 19.4% 14.3%
Return on assets 17.5% 11.7% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.3% –
Return on capital employed – 18.5% –
Asset turnover 1.3x 1.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.4x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.5% 0.6% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricDANFSSHSBC
Debt / assets – 18.6% –
Debt / equity – 0.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 1.3x –
Liabilities / assets 70.8% 38.2% 94.3%
Equity / assets 29.2% 61.8% 5.7%
Interest coverage – 19.3x –
Current ratio 1.1x 2.7x –
Quick ratio – 1.1x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 7.10 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricDANFSSHSBC
Dividend yield 1.8% 0.5% 4.3%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.8% 0.5% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 12.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 10.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 13.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 17.0% –

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.

ConsensusDANFSSHSBC
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 23.1xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.90FY2026 $4.92FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +413.5%FY2026 +16.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +128.4% +10.0% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $8.05BFY2026 $2.79BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +7.3%FY2026 +28.1%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +34.2% -5.3% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersDANFSSHSBC
Held by institutions 99.2% 100.0% 2.5%
Institutions holding 342 474 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.8% +3.9% -0.3%
Institutions buying 168 249 402
Institutions selling 126 152 180
Buyers to sellers 1.33 1.64 2.23

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.

DANFSSHSBC
DAN 1.00 0.32 0.31
FSS 0.32 1.00 0.34
HSBC 0.31 0.34 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, DAN, FSS and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Dana (DAN) $2.74B, Federal Signal (FSS) $6.92B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $296.86B.

Which stock is cheaper, DAN, FSS and HSBC?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Dana (DAN) 2.6x, Federal Signal (FSS) 24.2x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Dana (DAN) 13.4x, Federal Signal (FSS) 23.1x, 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: Dana (DAN) +5.1%, Federal Signal (FSS) +24.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Federal Signal (FSS) 11.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Dana (DAN) returned the most: Dana (DAN) +27.0%, Federal Signal (FSS) -9.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.4%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Dana (DAN) +2.8%/yr, Federal Signal (FSS) +21.5%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Dana (DAN) 1.81%, Federal Signal (FSS) 0.52%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Dana (DAN) 44.6%, Federal Signal (FSS) 35.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, DAN, FSS 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 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.