HSBC vs NU vs RY Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Nu Holdings and Royal Bank Of Canada Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$313.17B
P/E
12.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
4.11%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$60.85B
P/E
16.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$202.60 +0.3% 1M +37.1% 1Y
Market cap
$283.77B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
3.25%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Royal Bank Of Canada 5). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSBCNURYLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $313.17B $60.85B $283.77B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 16.9x 17.4x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 14.0x 16.6x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,725.8% +50.5% +11.2% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.6% 18.7% 31.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% 49.3% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x -3.0x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.11% — 3.25% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% -20.5% +37.1% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.6%/yr — +13.9%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 46.2% 16.5% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 66/100 43/100 77/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCNURY

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

AxisHSBCNURY
Valuation 43 #54 of 94 13 #82 of 94 66 #33 of 94
Growth 64 #30 of 81 74 #22 of 81 61 #32 of 81
Profitability 82 #16 of 85 41 #51 of 85 98 #3 of 85
Financial Health – 77 #20 of 84 76 #21 of 84
Shareholder Returns 74 #23 of 87 9 #79 of 87 85 #14 of 87
Overall 66 43 77
  • HSBC ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • NU ranked among 99 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 99 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCNURYSPY
1 month -9.7%-7.3%+0.3% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%-13.4%-3.3% +3.5%
6 months +1.3%-14.0%+14.7% +7.0%
Year to date +15.9%-24.8%+18.8% +12.2%
1 year +36.1%-20.5%+37.1% +13.0%
3 years +148.4%+57.2%+159.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.5%+16.3%+37.4% +23.1%
5 years +199.7%—+91.2% +68.6%
5 years, per year +24.6%—+13.9% +11.0%
10 years +139.2%—+224.1% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+12.5% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHSBCNURYSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%46.2%16.5% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%51.3%15.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.470.70 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.30-0.442.24 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-72.1%-34.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-32.9%-7.0% -1.8%
52-week high $107.85$18.76$217.87 $779.14
52-week low $67.20$11.60$145.41 $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.

MultipleHSBCNURY
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 13.1x 16.9xmedian 13.1x 17.4xmedian 13.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x 5.5xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 6.0x 11.5xmedian 6.0x 0.9xmedian 6.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 12.3x -44.7xmedian 12.3x 4.9xmedian 12.3x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.40 0.03median 1.40 1.21median 1.40

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 monthsHSBCNURY
Revenue $55.61B $19.34B $51.37B
Gross profit – $7.97B –
Operating income $30.80B $4.39B –
Net income $26.01B $3.61B $16.43B
Free cash flow – -$1.36B $57.35B
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $0.74 $11.62
Cash & equivalents $227.80B $13.55B $45.78B
Total debt – $14.55B $9.69B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 4.91B 1.41B
Enterprise value -$1.52T $4.83B -$546.23B

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
MetricHSBCNURY
P/E 12.8x 16.9x 17.4x
P/FCF – -44.7x 4.9x
P/Operating cash flow – -44.0x 4.9x
P/S 5.6x 3.1x 5.5x
P/B 1.6x 4.6x 2.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.9x 2.9x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x 0.9x
EV/EBIT 2.8x 11.8x 1.0x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.7x 1.3x
EV/FCF – -38.0x 1.2x
EV/Operating cash flow – -37.5x 1.2x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 0.03 1.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCNURY
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,726% 50.5% 11.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 45.8% 10.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% 38.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% 132.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 56.9% 19.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 260.8% 14.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.4% 56.2% 19.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 603.5% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -135.1% -8.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% 28.0%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -134.5% -8.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% 28.0%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCNURY
Gross margin – 41.2% –
EBITDA margin – 23.4% 140.4%
Operating margin 55.4% 22.7% –
Pretax margin 60.5% 22.7% 40.9%
Net margin 44.6% 18.7% 31.9%
FCF margin – -7.0% 111.6%
Operating cash flow margin – -7.1% 111.6%
Return on equity 13.2% 24.5% 15.9%
Return on assets 0.8% 4.0% 0.9%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% 49.3%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.4x 3.5x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCNURY
Debt / assets – 5.7% 0.5%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x -3.0x
Debt / FCF – -3.4x 0.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 84.0% 94.2%
Equity / assets 5.7% 16.0% 5.8%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCNURY
Dividend yield 4.1% – 3.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 3.1%
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.0% 6.4%
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.

ConsensusHSBCNURY
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 16.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.00FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $12.22FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026 +18.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +15.6% +6.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.02BFY2026 $24.04BFY2026 $52.84BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 +52.4%FY2026 +11.2%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +23.9% +0.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCNURY
Held by institutions 2.5% 59.8% 43.8%
Institutions holding 707 854 984
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.3% +1.9%
Institutions buying 402 442 446
Institutions selling 180 305 325
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.45 1.37

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.

HSBCNURY
HSBC 1.00 0.28 0.53
NU 0.28 1.00 0.36
RY 0.53 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, NU and RY?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $313.17B, Nu Holdings (NU) $60.85B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $283.77B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, NU and RY?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.9x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x, Nu Holdings (NU) 14.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x). 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%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%, Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.1%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.9%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.11%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 3.25%. Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HSBC, NU and RY?

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.