GS vs HSBC vs SHG Stock Comparison

Goldman Sachs, Hsbc Holdings and Shinhan Financial Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$927.52 +1.2% 1M +18.4% 1Y
Market cap
$270.32B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
1.94%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
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, Shinhan Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionGSHSBCSHGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $270.32B $297.54B $31.45B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 13.1x 11.4x 11.7x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.4x 9.6x 7.5x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.7% +1,900.0% +23.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 47.9% 3.4% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 4.3% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 9.9x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.94% 4.33% 3.03% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.4% +22.9% +25.2% SHG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +17.6%/yr +23.6%/yr +15.3%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 31.9% 28.0% 34.1% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 64/100 46/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

GSHSBCSHG

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

AxisGSHSBCSHG
Valuation 17 #301 of 361 11 #323 of 361 86 #52 of 361
Growth 97 #6 of 153 67 #51 of 153 33 #103 of 153
Profitability – 86 #19 of 128 24 #98 of 128
Financial Health – – 4 #135 of 140
Shareholder Returns 29 #237 of 335 91 #32 of 335 85 #51 of 335
Overall 48 64 46
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SHG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodGSHSBCSHGSPY
1 month +1.2%-14.0%-19.5% +0.7%
3 months -9.5%-19.1%-8.8% +3.7%
6 months +0.4%-5.7%-4.2% +7.1%
Year to date +5.5%+10.1%+22.9% +12.8%
1 year +18.4%+22.9%+25.2% +11.9%
3 years +208.3%+140.5%+160.7% +85.2%
3 years, per year +45.6%+34.0%+37.7% +22.8%
5 years +124.4%+188.1%+104.0% +67.6%
5 years, per year +17.6%+23.6%+15.3% +10.9%
10 years +423.6%+128.9%+73.4% +262.0%
10 years, per year +18.0%+8.6%+5.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureGSHSBCSHGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 31.9%28.0%34.1% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%28.1%32.3% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.631.251.09 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.580.820.74 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.0%-34.6%-36.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.5%-19.7%-22.0% -1.2%
52-week high $1,152.07$107.85$84.56 $779.14
52-week low $773.70$67.56$51.42 $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.

MultipleGSHSBCSHG
P/E now vs peer median 13.1xmedian 12.2x 11.4xmedian 12.2x 11.7xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x 0.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 5.3x 15.2xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median -6.4xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x 4.4xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 0.8xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.27median 1.34 3.05median 1.34 -1.36median 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 monthsGSHSBCSHG
Revenue $69.70B $55.16B $81.30B
Operating income – $33.06B $5.04B
Net income – $28.08B $3.42B
Free cash flow – – $7.15B
EPS (diluted) $69.89 $7.53 $5.62
Cash & equivalents $177.00B $222.46B –
Total debt – – $58.93B
Shares (diluted) 304.90M 3.51B 488.92M
Enterprise value $270.32B -$1.81T $33.02B

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
MetricGSHSBCSHG
P/E 13.1x 11.4x 11.7x
P/FCF -6.4x – 4.4x
P/Operating cash flow – – 4.3x
P/S 3.9x 5.4x 0.4x
P/B 2.2x 1.5x 0.8x
P/Tangible book 2.2x 1.5x 0.9x
EV/EBITDA – – 15.2x
EV/EBIT – -16.3x 17.9x
EV/Revenue 3.9x -9.8x 1.1x
EV/FCF – – 12.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 12.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.27 3.05 -1.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricGSHSBCSHG
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.7% 1,900% 23.8%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 15.3% -4.3% -8.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% -51.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% -10.0%
Net income growth (1Y) – 51.5% -7.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -1.1% -4.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 39.0% 68.0% -22.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 49.3% 3.7% -8.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – 100.5%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 13.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – 106.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricGSHSBCSHG
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 7.3%
Operating margin – 59.9% 6.2%
Pretax margin – 65.2% 13.1%
Net margin – 47.9% 3.4%
FCF margin – – 8.8%
Operating cash flow margin – – 9.0%
Return on equity – 14.3% 11.5%
Return on assets – 0.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – – 4.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricGSHSBCSHG
Debt / assets – – 10.8%
Debt / equity – – 1.5x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 9.9x
Debt / FCF – – 8.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 94.3% 92.6%
Equity / assets 5.7% 5.7% 7.4%
Interest coverage – – 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricGSHSBCSHG
Dividend yield 1.9% 4.3% 3.0%
Net buyback yield – – 2.6%
Shareholder yield 1.9% 4.3% 5.7%
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.

ConsensusGSHSBCSHG
Forward P/E 12.4xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 7.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $75.07FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $8.77FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +46.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +31.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -6.8% +9.1% +10.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $68.80BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $13.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +18.1%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +24.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +4.5% +18.0% -1.9%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersGSHSBCSHG
Held by institutions 72.1% 2.5% 5.1%
Institutions holding 3,151 708 301
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.1% -0.3% +10.6%
Institutions buying 1,554 403 206
Institutions selling 1,124 180 59
Buyers to sellers 1.38 2.24 3.49

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.

GSHSBCSHG
GS 1.00 0.52 0.37
HSBC 0.52 1.00 0.44
SHG 0.37 0.44 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, GS, HSBC and SHG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Goldman Sachs (GS) $270.32B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $297.54B, Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, GS, HSBC and SHG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.1x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 11.7x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.4x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.6x, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.5x). 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: Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +23.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.4%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Shinhan Financial (SHG) returned the most: Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +22.9%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +25.2%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.6%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.6%/yr, Shinhan Financial (SHG) +15.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Goldman Sachs (GS) 1.94%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.33%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 3.03%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Goldman Sachs (GS) 31.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%, Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, GS, HSBC and SHG?

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.