HSBC vs JPM vs MA Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Jpmorgan Chase and Mastercard Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$90.65 -9.5% 1M +36.8% 1Y
Market cap
$317.90B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$331.54 -1.8% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$898.55B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$199.41B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
MA Mastercard Inc
$623.47 +11.3% 1M +8.7% 1Y
Market cap
$541.87B
P/E
33.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$35.08B
Div. yield
–
Payment Networks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 6, Mastercard 3, Jpmorgan Chase 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSBCJPMMALeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.90B $898.55B $541.87B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 14.1x 33.3x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 13.7x 29.7x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,725.8% +13.5% +16.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.6% 31.9% 46.3% MA
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.8% 59.0% MA
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x 0.6x MA
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +12.6% +8.7% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.8%/yr +14.1%/yr +11.7%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 22.2% 22.6% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 33/100 51/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCJPMMA

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

AxisHSBCJPMMA
Valuation 39 #221 of 361 2 #353 of 361 13 #822 of 945
Growth 70 #105 of 344 27 #251 of 344 68 #268 of 822
Profitability 83 #59 of 348 55 #156 of 348 99 #11 of 835
Financial Health – 9 #311 of 340 49 #461 of 905
Shareholder Returns 90 #36 of 352 74 #93 of 352 28 #521 of 726
Overall 70 33 51
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MA ranked among 1,011 companies in Financial Services

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCJPMMASPY
1 month -9.5%-1.8%+11.3% -1.0%
3 months -12.3%-6.1%+15.5% +2.9%
6 months +1.1%+7.5%+23.7% +6.4%
Year to date +15.2%+2.9%+9.2% +11.4%
1 year +36.8%+12.6%+8.7% +13.1%
3 years +140.6%+134.9%+61.1% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+32.9%+17.3% +21.5%
5 years +202.0%+93.0%+73.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.8%+14.1%+11.7% +10.9%
10 years +137.1%+384.1%+506.2% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.0%+17.1%+19.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHSBCJPMMASPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%22.2%22.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%23.8%22.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.740.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.330.570.38 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-40.5%-28.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-9.2%-1.5% -2.5%
52-week high $107.85$365.23$632.81 $779.14
52-week low $66.26$282.84$471.55 $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.

MultipleHSBCJPMMA
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.5x 14.0xmedian 12.5x 33.8xmedian 13.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.5x 4.4xmedian 3.5x 15.5xmedian 3.2x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.8x 7.4xmedian 4.8x 23.1xmedian 5.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x -5.4xmedian 11.4x 32.5xmedian 11.1x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 96.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 1.48 0.95median 1.48 1.73median 0.89

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 monthsHSBCJPMMA
Revenue $55.61B $199.41B $35.08B
Operating income $30.80B – $20.47B
Net income $26.01B $65.07B $16.26B
Free cash flow – -$162.53B $16.70B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $23.62 $18.41
Cash & equivalents $227.80B – $11.29B
Total debt – $532.95B $81.59B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 2.69B 883.00M
Enterprise value -$1.51T $898.55B $501.79B

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
MetricHSBCJPMMA
P/E 12.7x 14.0x 33.8x
P/FCF – -5.4x 32.5x
P/Operating cash flow – -5.4x 31.1x
P/S 5.6x 4.4x 15.5x
P/B 1.6x 2.4x 96.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.4x 3,744x
EV/EBITDA – 7.4x 23.1x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 7.8x 27.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 7.1x 15.9x
EV/FCF – -8.7x 33.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -8.7x 31.9x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 0.95 1.73

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCJPMMA
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,726% 13.5% 16.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 10.7% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% – 21.3%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 16.1%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 15.1% 19.7%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 10.8% 16.7%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.4% 19.6% 23.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 14.8% 19.5%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.4% 2.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -159.0% 14.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.4% 0.9%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -159.0% 14.4%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCJPMMA
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 96.0% 68.6%
Operating margin 55.4% – 58.3%
Pretax margin 60.5% 42.1% 57.5%
Net margin 44.6% 31.9% 46.3%
FCF margin – -81.5% 47.6%
Operating cash flow margin – -81.5% 49.7%
Return on equity 13.2% 17.6% 263.6%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.3% 29.5%
Return on invested capital – 15.8% 59.0%
Return on capital employed – – 68.1%
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.6x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -2.5x 1.1x
Stock comp / revenue – – 1.8%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCJPMMA
Debt / assets – 10.6% 42.7%
Debt / equity – 1.4x 4.4x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x 0.6x
Debt / FCF – -3.3x 1.5x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 92.5% 90.3%
Equity / assets 5.7% 7.5% 9.7%
Interest coverage – 1.9x 27.4x
Current ratio – – 1.1x
Quick ratio – – 0.7x
Cash ratio – – 0.5x
Altman Z-score – – 10.29

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCJPMMA
Dividend yield 4.1% 1.9% 0.6%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% 2.9%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 5.3% 3.4%
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.

ConsensusHSBCJPMMA
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 29.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $24.21FY2026 $20.99FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +23.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +2.5% +14.7%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.99BFY2026 $213.97BFY2026 $38.98BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 +18.9%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% -2.6% +0.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCJPMMA
Held by institutions 2.5% 73.0% 88.6%
Institutions holding 707 5,081 3,581
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.1% +0.6%
Institutions buying 402 2,486 1,587
Institutions selling 180 2,060 1,526
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.21 1.04

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.

HSBCJPMMA
HSBC 1.00 0.47 0.11
JPM 0.47 1.00 0.32
MA 0.11 0.32 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, JPM and MA?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $317.90B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $898.55B, Mastercard (MA) $541.87B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, JPM and MA?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x, Mastercard (MA) 33.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.0x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.7x, Mastercard (MA) 29.7x). 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%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.5%, Mastercard (MA) +16.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mastercard (MA) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.9%, Mastercard (MA) 46.3%). On return on invested capital, Mastercard (MA) leads (Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.8%, Mastercard (MA) 59.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.8%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +12.6%, Mastercard (MA) +8.7%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.8%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.1%/yr, Mastercard (MA) +11.7%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%, Mastercard (MA) 22.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSBC, JPM and MA?

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 6. 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.