HSBC vs MS vs SNEX Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Morgan Stanley and StoneX 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
8 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$56.55 -16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSBCMSSNEXLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.90B $285.21B $6.46B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 14.6x 12.3x SNEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 13.2x 12.4x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,725.8% +18.0% +20.6% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.6% 25.0% 0.3% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 12.0% 6.6% MS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 10.3x MS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +12.7% -15.0% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.8%/yr +12.0%/yr +21.8%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 28.5% 60.5% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 39/100 52/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCMSSNEX

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

AxisHSBCMSSNEX
Valuation 39 #221 of 361 7 #337 of 361 96 #5 of 97
Growth 70 #105 of 344 88 #44 of 344 90 #8 of 69
Profitability 83 #59 of 348 25 #263 of 348 41 #42 of 70
Financial Health – 2 #332 of 340 14 #87 of 101
Shareholder Returns 90 #36 of 352 75 #88 of 352 18 #33 of 40
Overall 70 39 52
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCMSSNEXSPY
1 month -9.5%-9.5%-16.6% -1.0%
3 months -12.3%-16.3%-23.8% +2.9%
6 months +1.1%-4.6%-46.7% +6.4%
Year to date +15.2%+1.1%-10.8% +11.4%
1 year +36.8%+12.7%-15.0% +13.1%
3 years +140.6%+150.8%+117.7% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+35.9%+29.6% +21.5%
5 years +202.0%+76.3%+168.4% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.8%+12.0%+21.8% +10.9%
10 years +137.1%+436.8%+411.3% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.0%+18.3%+17.7% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHSBCMSSNEXSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%28.5%60.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%29.8%74.5% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.271.421.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.330.45-0.25 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-35.3%-59.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-21.5%-59.3% -2.5%
52-week high $107.85$228.55$139.01 $779.14
52-week low $66.26$154.37$55.81 $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.

MultipleHSBCMSSNEX
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.5x 14.3xmedian 12.5x 12.4xmedian 29.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.5x 3.6xmedian 3.5x 0.0xmedian 2.8x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.8x 6.3xmedian 4.8x 12.2xmedian 12.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x -15.2xmedian 11.4x 1.8xmedian 15.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.5x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 1.48 0.49median 1.48 0.55median 0.51

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 monthsHSBCMSSNEX
Revenue $55.61B $78.04B $157.71B
Gross profit – – $5.68B
Operating income $30.80B – $3.50B
Net income $26.01B $20.37B $526.90M
Free cash flow – -$18.58B $3.78B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $12.46 $4.23
Cash & equivalents $227.80B $160.14B $2.19B
Total debt – $392.56B $142.62B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 1.57B 124.48M
Enterprise value -$1.51T -$223.89B -$1.06B

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
MetricHSBCMSSNEX
P/E 12.7x 14.3x 12.4x
P/FCF – -15.2x 1.8x
P/Operating cash flow – -18.1x 1.8x
P/S 5.6x 3.6x 0.0x
P/B 1.6x 2.4x 2.4x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.5x 2.4x
EV/EBITDA – 6.3x 12.2x
EV/EBIT 2.7x 6.7x 12.5x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 6.6x 0.3x
EV/FCF – -27.7x 11.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – -33.0x 11.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 0.49 0.55

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCMSSNEX
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,726% 18.0% 20.6%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 13.3% 37.5%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 47.6%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 27.8%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% – 51.2%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 35.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 36.7% 77.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 26.0% 30.0%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.4% 40.3% 60.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 29.4% 22.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.8% 266.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 27.6% 217.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – 11.3% 282.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 25.1% 188.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCMSSNEX
Gross margin – – 3.6%
EBITDA margin – 104.2% 2.3%
Operating margin 55.4% – 2.2%
Pretax margin 60.5% 33.5% 0.4%
Net margin 44.6% 25.0% 0.3%
FCF margin – -23.8% 2.4%
Operating cash flow margin – -20.0% 2.4%
Return on equity 13.2% 17.5% 19.0%
Return on assets 0.8% 1.3% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 12.0% 6.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 2.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.8x 7.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 2.6% 0.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCMSSNEX
Debt / assets – 23.4% 72.8%
Debt / equity – 3.3x 13.8x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 10.3x
Debt / FCF – -21.1x 10.4x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 93.0% 94.7%
Equity / assets 5.7% 7.0% 5.3%
Interest coverage – 1.5x 1.9x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCMSSNEX
Dividend yield 4.1% 2.3% –
Net buyback yield – 2.6% -0.3%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 4.9% -0.3%
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.

ConsensusHSBCMSSNEX
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 13.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $13.63FY2026 $4.57FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +33.5%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% -4.0% +1.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.99BFY2026 $79.95BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 +13.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +13.3% +10.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCMSSNEX
Held by institutions 2.5% 85.7% 83.8%
Institutions holding 707 2,740 468
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.5% +2.5%
Institutions buying 402 1,466 277
Institutions selling 180 939 145
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.56 1.91

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.

HSBCMSSNEX
HSBC 1.00 0.53 0.21
MS 0.53 1.00 0.36
SNEX 0.21 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, MS and SNEX?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $317.90B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.46B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, MS and SNEX?

StoneX (SNEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.0x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x, StoneX (SNEX) 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) +2,725.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%). On return on invested capital, Morgan Stanley (MS) leads (Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%, StoneX (SNEX) -15.0%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.8%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +21.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSBC, MS and SNEX?

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.