HSBC vs NU vs UBS Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Nu Holdings and UBS Group AG Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$296.94B
P/E
12.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$12.59 -7.3% 1M -20.5% 1Y
Market cap
$62.03B
P/E
17.2x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
UBS UBS Group AG
$46.47 -6.4% 1M +22.2% 1Y
Market cap
$147.06B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSBCNUUBSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $296.94B $62.03B $147.06B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.0x 17.2x — HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.1x 14.0x 12.1x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,725.8% +50.5% — HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.6% 18.7% — HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.1% -20.5% +22.2% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.6%/yr — +20.8%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 46.2% 27.0% UBS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 69/100 42/100 — HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCNUUBS

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

AxisHSBCNUUBS
Valuation 33 #242 of 362 10 #327 of 362 –
Growth 73 #60 of 221 81 #42 of 221 –
Profitability 81 #38 of 200 35 #131 of 200 –
Financial Health – 72 #57 of 203 23 #157 of 203
Shareholder Returns 89 #40 of 342 11 #305 of 342 9 #311 of 342
Overall 69 42 –
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • NU ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • UBS ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCNUUBSSPY
1 month -9.7%-7.3%-6.4% -0.8%
3 months -12.3%-13.4%-11.6% +3.5%
6 months +1.3%-14.0%+10.2% +7.0%
Year to date +15.9%-24.8%+0.3% +12.2%
1 year +36.1%-20.5%+22.2% +13.0%
3 years +148.4%+57.2%+98.9% +86.3%
3 years, per year +35.5%+16.3%+25.8% +23.1%
5 years +199.7%—+157.6% +68.6%
5 years, per year +24.6%—+20.8% +11.0%
10 years +139.2%—+237.5% +258.0%
10 years, per year +9.1%—+12.9% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHSBCNUUBSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%46.2%27.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%51.3%28.2% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.281.471.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.30-0.440.82 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-72.1%-34.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.5%-32.9%-16.6% -1.8%
52-week high $107.85$18.76$55.73 $779.14
52-week low $67.20$11.60$36.41 $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.

MultipleHSBCNUUBS
P/E now vs peer median 12.8xmedian 12.1x 16.9xmedian 12.1x —median 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.4x 3.1xmedian 3.4x —median 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x 11.5xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x -44.7xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 4.6xmedian 1.2x 1.7xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.95median 1.36 0.03median 1.36 —median 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 monthsHSBCNUUBS
Revenue $55.61B $19.34B –
Gross profit – $7.97B –
Operating income $30.80B $4.39B –
Net income $26.01B $3.61B –
Free cash flow – -$1.36B –
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $0.74 –
Cash & equivalents $227.80B $13.55B $215.72B
Total debt – $14.55B $104.15B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 4.91B 3.29B
Enterprise value -$1.53T $6.01B -$783.06B

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
MetricHSBCNUUBS
P/E 12.8x 16.9x –
P/FCF – -44.7x –
P/Operating cash flow – -44.0x –
P/S 5.6x 3.1x –
P/B 1.6x 4.6x 1.7x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 4.9x 1.7x
EV/EBITDA – 11.5x –
EV/EBIT 2.8x 11.8x –
EV/Revenue 1.5x 2.7x –
EV/FCF – -38.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – -37.5x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.95 0.03 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCNUUBS
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,726% 50.5% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 45.8% –
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% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 260.8% –
EPS growth (1Y) 46.4% 56.2% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 603.5% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -135.1% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -134.5% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% –

Profitability

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

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCNUUBS
Debt / assets – 5.7% 1.7%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 0.3x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x –
Debt / FCF – -3.4x –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 84.0% 94.8%
Equity / assets 5.7% 16.0% 5.2%
Interest coverage – 1.2x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCNUUBS
Dividend yield 4.1% – 1.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 0.0% 1.2%
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.

ConsensusHSBCNUUBS
Forward P/E 10.1xFY2026 14.0xFY2026 12.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.00FY2026 $0.90FY2026 $3.83FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +55.2%FY2026 +39.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +15.6% +14.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.02BFY2026 $24.04BFY2026 $51.93BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 +52.4%FY2026 +8.5%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +23.9% +12.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCNUUBS
Held by institutions 2.5% 59.8% 40.4%
Institutions holding 707 854 762
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.3% +10.4%
Institutions buying 402 442 427
Institutions selling 180 305 218
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.45 1.96

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.

HSBCNUUBS
HSBC 1.00 0.28 0.60
NU 0.28 1.00 0.36
UBS 0.60 0.36 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, NU and UBS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $296.94B, Nu Holdings (NU) $62.03B, UBS Group AG (UBS) $147.06B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, NU and UBS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.0x, Nu Holdings (NU) 17.2x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x, Nu Holdings (NU) 14.0x, UBS Group AG (UBS) 12.1x). 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%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%, Nu Holdings (NU) -20.5%, UBS Group AG (UBS) +22.2%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr, UBS Group AG (UBS) +20.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, UBS Group AG (UBS) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%, UBS Group AG (UBS) 27.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.