HSBC vs DAN vs SAN Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Dana and Banco Santander Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$300.69B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
DAN DANA Inc
$27.05 -0.3% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$2.96B
P/E
2.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.66B
Div. yield
0.02%
Heavy Equipment Industrials
1 win
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$185.76B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSBCDANSANLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $300.69B $2.96B $185.76B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.1x 2.7x 9.8x DAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 14.2x 11.4x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,725.8% +3.7% +7.4% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.6% 14.6% 26.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 0.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 1.8x -103.6x SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% +36.1% +28.0% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.6%/yr +4.0%/yr +26.7%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 44.2% 34.3% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 61/100 14/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCDANSAN

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

AxisHSBCDANSAN
Valuation 33 #242 of 362 95 #11 of 203 8 #335 of 362
Growth 73 #60 of 221 82 #35 of 187 18 #181 of 221
Profitability 81 #38 of 200 46 #100 of 185 12 #176 of 200
Financial Health – 21 #174 of 219 0 #203 of 203
Shareholder Returns 89 #40 of 342 64 #56 of 153 34 #226 of 342
Overall 69 61 14
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • DAN ranked among 222 companies in Machinery
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCDANSANSPY
1 month -9.7%-0.3%-14.1% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%-0.7%-11.5% +3.5%
6 months +1.3%-29.7%+3.2% +7.0%
Year to date +15.9%+13.8%+5.5% +12.2%
1 year +36.1%+36.1%+28.0% +13.0%
3 years +148.4%+114.3%+242.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.5%+29.0%+50.8% +23.1%
5 years +199.7%+21.8%+226.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +24.6%+4.0%+26.7% +11.0%
10 years +139.2%+78.5%+169.7% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%+6.0%+10.4% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHSBCDANSANSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%44.2%34.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%46.1%33.9% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.301.71 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.300.820.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-69.7%-42.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-30.5%-17.6% -1.8%
52-week high $107.85$38.93$15.03 $779.14
52-week low $67.20$19.47$9.87 $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.

MultipleHSBCDANSAN
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.1x 2.6xmedian 26.0x 9.7xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.4x 0.4xmedian 1.9x 2.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 7.0xmedian 14.0x -107.0xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x 20.3xmedian 21.4x -4.2xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 2.2x 17.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.36 0.02median 1.26 0.36median 1.36

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 monthsHSBCDANSAN
Revenue $55.61B $7.66B $70.35B
Gross profit – $725.00M -$52.97B
Operating income $30.80B $210.00M -$95.63B
Net income $26.01B $1.13B $20.36B
Free cash flow – $143.00M -$42.89B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $10.18 $1.27
Cash & equivalents $227.80B $331.00M $157.63B
Total debt – $1.34B $27.02T
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 109.50M 14.98B
Enterprise value -$1.53T $1.27B -$496.24B

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
MetricHSBCDANSAN
P/E 12.8x 2.6x 9.7x
P/FCF – 20.3x -4.2x
P/Operating cash flow – 6.4x -4.2x
P/S 5.6x 0.4x 2.6x
P/B 1.6x 1.5x 17.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 1.5x 47.6x
EV/EBITDA – 7.0x -107.0x
EV/EBIT 2.8x 18.7x -99.9x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 0.5x 80.5x
EV/FCF – 27.4x -132.0x
EV/Operating cash flow – 8.6x -132.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 0.02 0.36

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCDANSAN
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,726% 3.7% 7.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% -9.9% 6.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 79.0% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – -6.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% 307.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 6.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 28,400% 28.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 83.0% 20.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.4% 6,201% -83.3%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 108.3% 26.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 49.3% -199.1%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -8.6% -96.9%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 180.4% -199.1%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 5.2% -96.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCDANSAN
Gross margin – 9.5% -75.3%
EBITDA margin – 7.3% -75.2%
Operating margin 55.4% 2.7% -135.9%
Pretax margin 60.5% 1.0% 32.4%
Net margin 44.6% 14.6% 26.9%
FCF margin – 1.9% -61.0%
Operating cash flow margin – 6.0% -61.0%
Return on equity 13.2% 56.6% 246.8%
Return on assets 0.8% 18.6% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 0.0% –
Return on capital employed – 5.3% –
Asset turnover 0.0x 1.3x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.4x -2.1x
Stock comp / revenue – 0.5% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCDANSAN
Debt / assets – 22.0% 256.5%
Debt / equity – 0.7x 558.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – 1.8x -103.6x
Debt / FCF – 9.4x -133.5x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 67.6% 99.5%
Equity / assets 5.7% 32.4% 0.5%
Interest coverage – 1.5x -0.8x
Current ratio – 1.5x –
Quick ratio – 0.9x –
Cash ratio – 0.2x –
Altman Z-score – 2.29 –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCDANSAN
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.7% 2.3%
Net buyback yield – 19.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 21.0% 2.3%
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.

ConsensusHSBCDANSAN
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 14.2xFY2026 11.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $1.90FY2026 $1.09FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +413.5%FY2026 +2.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.1% +128.4% +23.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.05BFY2026 $8.05BFY2026 $76.20BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +3.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +34.2% -2.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCDANSAN
Held by institutions 2.5% 99.2% 3.4%
Institutions holding 707 342 659
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.8% +2.8%
Institutions buying 402 168 402
Institutions selling 180 126 149
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.33 2.70

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.

HSBCDANSAN
HSBC 1.00 0.33 0.76
DAN 0.33 1.00 0.31
SAN 0.76 0.31 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, DAN and SAN?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $300.69B, Dana (DAN) $2.96B, Banco Santander (SAN) $185.76B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, DAN and SAN?

Dana (DAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.1x, Dana (DAN) 2.7x, Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x, Dana (DAN) 14.2x, Banco Santander (SAN) 11.4x). 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) +2,725.8%, Dana (DAN) +3.7%, Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Dana (DAN) 14.6%, Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%, Dana (DAN) +36.1%, Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr, Dana (DAN) +4.0%/yr, Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/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%, Banco Santander (SAN) 0.00%. Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) and Banco Santander (SAN) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Dana (DAN) 44.2%, Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.