HSBC vs DAN vs GS Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Dana and Goldman Sachs 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
$307.13B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$23.73 -15.6% 1M +15.5% 1Y
Market cap
$2.40B
P/E
2.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$928.20 +3.9% 1M +17.4% 1Y
Market cap
$257.96B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 8, Goldman Sachs 2, Dana 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSBCDANGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $307.13B $2.40B $257.96B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.6x 2.2x 12.1x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.9x 12.5x 12.4x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,900.0% +3.7% +18.7% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% 14.6% 30.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% 13.9% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -5.6x GS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +15.5% +17.4% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +25.0%/yr +0.1%/yr +17.9%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.6% 44.5% 32.3% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 64/100 36/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCDANGS

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

AxisHSBCDANGS
Valuation 15 #308 of 360 98 #6 of 204 15 #306 of 360
Growth 88 #44 of 344 84 #32 of 191 50 #171 of 344
Profitability 86 #51 of 345 46 #102 of 189 16 #289 of 345
Financial Health – 21 #174 of 221 12 #298 of 339
Shareholder Returns 92 #29 of 352 70 #49 of 159 87 #47 of 352
Overall 70 64 36
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • DAN ranked among 223 companies in Machinery
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCDANGSSPY
1 month -7.5%-15.6%+3.9% -1.0%
3 months -12.9%-15.3%-12.5% -0.4%
6 months -2.1%-33.3%-1.0% +4.5%
Year to date +13.7%-0.1%+5.6% +12.4%
1 year +28.0%+15.5%+17.4% +13.6%
3 years +138.9%+92.5%+183.3% +76.4%
3 years, per year +33.7%+24.4%+41.5% +20.8%
5 years +205.0%+0.6%+128.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +25.0%+0.1%+17.9% +10.4%
10 years +141.5%+57.3%+427.6% +267.7%
10 years, per year +9.2%+4.6%+18.1% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureHSBCDANGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.6%44.5%32.3% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.4%47.9%32.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.341.68 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.980.350.54 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-69.7%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.1%-39.0%-19.4% -1.6%
52-week high $107.85$38.93$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $67.56$19.47$773.70 $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.

MultipleHSBCDANGS
P/E now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 12.7x 2.3xmedian 25.5x 12.9xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.5x 0.3xmedian 1.9x 3.8xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x 6.3xmedian 14.4x -2.9xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 17.9xmedian 23.3x -6.7xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.3x 1.3xmedian 2.2x 2.1xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 3.15median 1.33 0.02median 1.16 0.26median 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 monthsHSBCDANGS
Revenue $55.16B $7.66B $69.70B
Gross profit – $725.00M –
Operating income $33.06B $210.00M –
Net income $28.08B $1.13B $22.17B
Free cash flow – $143.00M -$39.98B
EPS (diluted) $7.53 $10.18 $70.77
Cash & equivalents $222.46B $331.00M $176.77B
Total debt – $1.34B $444.82B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 109.50M 301.10M
Enterprise value -$1.80T $708.82M -$3.49T

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
MetricHSBCDANGS
P/E 11.8x 2.3x 12.9x
P/FCF – 17.9x -6.7x
P/Operating cash flow – 5.6x -7.1x
P/S 5.6x 0.3x 3.8x
P/B 1.6x 1.3x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.3x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 6.3x -2.9x
EV/EBIT -16.0x 17.0x -3.0x
EV/Revenue -9.6x 0.5x -4.2x
EV/FCF – 24.9x 7.4x
EV/Operating cash flow – 7.8x 7.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.15 0.02 0.26

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCDANGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,900% 3.7% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 50.6% -9.9% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 79.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 307.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 6.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% 28,400% 33.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 83.0% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.0% 6,201% 40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 108.3% 49.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.3% -311.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% -29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 180.4% -353.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCDANGS
Gross margin – 9.5% –
EBITDA margin – 7.3% 144.7%
Operating margin 59.9% 2.7% –
Pretax margin 65.2% 1.0% 40.0%
Net margin 47.9% 14.6% 30.6%
FCF margin – 1.9% -57.4%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.0% -54.3%
Return on equity 14.3% 56.6% 17.9%
Return on assets 0.8% 18.6% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% 13.9%
Return on capital employed – 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCDANGS
Debt / assets – 22.0% 20.4%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -5.6x
Debt / FCF – 9.4x -11.1x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 67.6% 94.3%
Equity / assets 5.7% 32.4% 5.7%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.4x
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.24 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCDANGS
Dividend yield 4.2% 1.9% 1.9%
Net buyback yield – 22.0% 5.7%
Shareholder yield 4.2% 24.0% 7.7%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 4.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 35.7% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -12.1% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -4.2% –

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.

ConsensusHSBCDANGS
Forward P/E 9.9xFY2026 12.5xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.1% +128.4% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.05BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +34.2% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCDANGS
Held by institutions 2.5% 99.2% 72.1%
Institutions holding 709 343 3,153
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.8% +1.1%
Institutions buying 404 169 1,555
Institutions selling 180 126 1,125
Buyers to sellers 2.24 1.34 1.38

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.

HSBCDANGS
HSBC 1.00 0.30 0.54
DAN 0.30 1.00 0.36
GS 0.54 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, DAN and GS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $307.13B, Dana (DAN) $2.40B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $257.96B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, DAN and GS?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.6x, Dana (DAN) 2.2x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.9x, Dana (DAN) 12.5x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.4x). 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%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (Dana (DAN) 0.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%, Dana (DAN) +15.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.4%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +25.0%/yr, Dana (DAN) +0.1%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%, Dana (DAN) 0.02%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 0.00%. Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) and Goldman Sachs (GS) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.6%, Dana (DAN) 44.5%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.