HSBC vs BNY vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Bank of New York Mellon and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$89.44 -7.5% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$307.23B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.19%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
BNY Bank of New York Mellon Corp
$152.59 +6.1% 1M +41.3% 1Y
Market cap
$102.68B
P/E
16.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$21.96B
Div. yield
0.96%
Custody and Fund Services Financial Services
2 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 2, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSBCBNYMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.23B $102.68B $260.85B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.8x 16.5x 16.6x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 17.5x 12.9x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,900.0% +11.3% -12.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% 28.7% 47.7% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.3% 3.7% BNY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.19% 0.96% 1.41% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +41.3% +45.9% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.0%/yr +21.0%/yr +31.3%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 22.1% 26.6% BNY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 62/100 35/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCBNYMUFG

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

AxisHSBCBNYMUFG
Valuation 15 #308 of 360 83 #18 of 103 23 #276 of 360
Growth 88 #44 of 344 45 #39 of 70 74 #91 of 344
Profitability 86 #51 of 345 74 #20 of 74 62 #131 of 345
Financial Health – 29 #71 of 99 4 #326 of 339
Shareholder Returns 92 #29 of 352 77 #10 of 40 10 #316 of 352
Overall 70 62 35
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BNY ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MUFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCBNYMUFGSPY
1 month -7.5%+6.1%-4.4% -1.0%
3 months -12.9%-3.9%-2.0% -0.4%
6 months -2.1%+14.2%+19.5% +4.5%
Year to date +13.7%+31.4%+38.6% +12.4%
1 year +28.0%+41.3%+45.9% +13.6%
3 years +138.9%+237.2%+150.1% +76.4%
3 years, per year +33.7%+50.0%+35.8% +20.8%
5 years +205.0%+159.4%+290.4% +63.7%
5 years, per year +25.0%+21.0%+31.3% +10.4%
10 years +141.5%+254.9%+342.3% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.2%+13.5%+16.0% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHSBCBNYMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%22.1%26.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%22.9%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.280.780.95 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.981.871.72 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-41.4%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-7.4%-8.9% -1.6%
52-week high $107.85$164.85$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $67.56$106.43$14.88 $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.

MultipleHSBCBNYMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 12.7x 16.5xmedian 29.7x 16.6xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.5x 4.7xmedian 3.0x 8.2xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 4.4xmedian 13.6x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 14.4xmedian 15.1x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 2.3xmedian 2.4x 2.4xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.15median 1.33 0.59median 0.55 0.28median 1.33

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 monthsHSBCBNYMUFG
Revenue $55.16B $21.96B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income $33.06B – $18.02B
Net income $28.08B $6.58B $13.97B
Free cash flow – $7.14B –
EPS (diluted) $7.53 $9.16 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $222.46B – –
Total debt – $41.16B $112.96B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 686.91M 11.40B
Enterprise value -$1.80T $36.77B -$71.38B

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
MetricHSBCBNYMUFG
P/E 11.8x 16.5x 16.6x
P/FCF – 14.4x –
P/Operating cash flow – 11.0x –
P/S 5.6x 4.7x 8.2x
P/B 1.6x 2.3x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 4.4x –
EV/EBIT -16.0x 4.7x 5.1x
EV/Revenue -9.6x 5.7x 2.9x
EV/FCF – 17.5x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 13.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.15 0.59 0.28

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCBNYMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,900% 11.3% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.6% 8.1% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% 24.9% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 21.8% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.0% 30.4% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 28.0% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 202.6% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -4.9% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 356.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -9.4% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCBNYMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 128.6% –
Operating margin 59.9% – 57.0%
Pretax margin 65.2% 37.9% 59.6%
Net margin 47.9% 28.7% 47.7%
FCF margin – 32.5% –
Operating cash flow margin – 42.7% –
Return on equity 14.3% 14.7% 11.7%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.3% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 25.3% 3.7%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCBNYMUFG
Debt / assets – 8.3% 4.2%
Debt / equity – 0.9x 1.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.8x –
Debt / FCF – 5.8x –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 91.1% 96.0%
Equity / assets 5.7% 8.9% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCBNYMUFG
Dividend yield 4.2% 1.0% 1.4%
Net buyback yield – 4.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 4.9% 1.4%
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.

ConsensusHSBCBNYMUFG
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 17.5xFY2026 12.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $8.73FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +18.0%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.1% +23.9% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.05BFY2026 $23.23BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +16.0%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% -2.4% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCBNYMUFG
Held by institutions 2.5% 83.8% 3.0%
Institutions holding 709 1,884 576
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.5% -0.1%
Institutions buying 404 905 325
Institutions selling 180 701 161
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.29 2.02

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.

HSBCBNYMUFG
HSBC 1.00 0.46 0.50
BNY 0.46 1.00 0.42
MUFG 0.50 0.42 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, BNY and MUFG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $307.23B, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) $102.68B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $260.85B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, BNY and MUFG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.8x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 16.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 16.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.9x, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 17.5x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.9x). 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: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +11.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 28.7%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) leads (Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 25.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +41.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +45.9%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +25.0%/yr, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) +21.0%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +31.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.19%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 0.96%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 1.41%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.6%, Bank of New York Mellon (BNY) 22.1%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.