HSBC vs ING vs AXP Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Ing Groep and American Express Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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
7 wins
ING Ing Groep Nv
$32.24 -10.6% 1M +33.4% 1Y
Market cap
$93.57B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.71%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
AXP American Express Co
$323.70 +6.0% 1M -9.6% 1Y
Market cap
$217.20B
P/E
17.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$77.59B
Div. yield
1.13%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSBCINGAXPLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $297.54B $93.57B $217.20B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x — 17.8x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x 12.0x 18.4x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,900.0% — +10.2% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% — 15.8% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 19.6% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — 0.5x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.33% 4.71% 1.13% ING
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +22.9% +33.4% -9.6% ING
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.6%/yr +16.3%/yr +13.3%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 27.9% 26.2% AXP
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 — 47/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCINGAXP

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

AxisHSBCINGAXP
Valuation 11 #323 of 361 – 20 #289 of 361
Growth 67 #51 of 153 – 42 #89 of 153
Profitability 86 #19 of 128 – 69 #41 of 128
Financial Health – 27 #103 of 140 45 #78 of 140
Shareholder Returns 91 #32 of 335 93 #23 of 335 59 #138 of 335
Overall 64 – 47
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • ING ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • AXP ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCINGAXPSPY
1 month -14.0%-10.6%+6.0% +0.7%
3 months -19.1%-7.7%-4.1% +3.7%
6 months -5.7%+11.4%+0.2% +7.1%
Year to date +10.1%+15.1%-12.5% +12.8%
1 year +22.9%+33.4%-9.6% +11.9%
3 years +140.5%+150.5%+125.9% +85.2%
3 years, per year +34.0%+35.8%+31.2% +22.8%
5 years +188.1%+113.1%+86.3% +67.6%
5 years, per year +23.6%+16.3%+13.3% +10.9%
10 years +128.9%+145.5%+387.1% +262.0%
10 years, per year +8.6%+9.4%+17.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSBCINGAXPSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%27.9%26.2% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%27.0%30.1% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.360.92 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.821.20-0.37 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-47.4%-32.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.7%-13.5%-15.9% -1.2%
52-week high $107.85$37.26$384.89 $779.14
52-week low $67.56$24.17$292.27 $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.

MultipleHSBCINGAXP
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.2x —median 12.2x 17.8xmedian 12.2x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x 2.8xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.3x —median 5.3x 9.0xmedian 5.3x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x —median 10.8x 15.6xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 6.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.05median 1.34 —median 1.34 0.96median 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 monthsHSBCINGAXP
Revenue $55.16B – $77.59B
Operating income $33.06B – –
Net income $28.08B – $12.26B
Free cash flow – – $13.91B
EPS (diluted) $7.53 – $18.18
Cash & equivalents $222.46B $74.19B $43.20B
Total debt – $21.78B $59.95B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 2.99B 674.00M
Enterprise value -$1.81T -$448.57B $16.68B

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
MetricHSBCINGAXP
P/E 11.4x – 17.8x
P/FCF – – 15.6x
P/Operating cash flow – – 12.3x
P/S 5.4x – 2.8x
P/B 1.5x 1.5x 6.1x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.6x 6.1x
EV/EBITDA – – 9.0x
EV/EBIT -16.3x – 9.8x
EV/Revenue -9.8x – 2.9x
EV/FCF – – 16.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 13.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.05 – 0.96

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCINGAXP
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,900% – 10.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% – 9.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% – –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% – 16.3%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% – 15.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.0% – 19.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% – 18.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -16.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -4.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -26.6%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -9.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCINGAXP
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 32.6%
Operating margin 59.9% – –
Pretax margin 65.2% – 19.9%
Net margin 47.9% – 15.8%
FCF margin – – 17.9%
Operating cash flow margin – – 22.7%
Return on equity 14.3% – 35.0%
Return on assets 0.8% – 4.0%
Return on invested capital – – 19.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.3x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 0.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCINGAXP
Debt / assets – 1.6% 19.3%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.7x
Net debt / EBITDA – – 0.5x
Debt / FCF – – 4.3x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 95.3% 88.5%
Equity / assets 5.7% 4.7% 11.5%
Interest coverage – – 3.0x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCINGAXP
Dividend yield 4.3% 4.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 3.1%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 4.7% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusHSBCINGAXP
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 12.0xFY2026 18.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $2.68FY2026 $17.56FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +5.9%FY2026 +14.2%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.1% +18.3% +21.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.05BFY2026 $27.20BFY2026 $82.04BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -1.0%FY2026 +13.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +3.2% -0.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCINGAXP
Held by institutions 2.5% 4.5% 84.9%
Institutions holding 708 590 3,011
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% -19.0% -0.3%
Institutions buying 403 319 1,474
Institutions selling 180 155 1,052
Buyers to sellers 2.24 2.06 1.40

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.

HSBCINGAXP
HSBC 1.00 0.75 0.37
ING 0.75 1.00 0.43
AXP 0.37 0.43 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, ING and AXP?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $297.54B, Ing Groep (ING) $93.57B, American Express (AXP) $217.20B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, ING and AXP?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x, American Express (AXP) 17.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.6x, Ing Groep (ING) 12.0x, American Express (AXP) 18.4x). 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%, American Express (AXP) +10.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, American Express (AXP) 15.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Ing Groep (ING) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +22.9%, Ing Groep (ING) +33.4%, American Express (AXP) -9.6%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.6%/yr, Ing Groep (ING) +16.3%/yr, American Express (AXP) +13.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Ing Groep (ING) has the highest dividend yield: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.33%, Ing Groep (ING) 4.71%, American Express (AXP) 1.13%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, American Express (AXP) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%, Ing Groep (ING) 27.9%, American Express (AXP) 26.2%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSBC, ING and AXP?

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.