HSBC vs NU vs WFC Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Nu Holdings and Wells Fargo & Company Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.42 -14.6% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$296.86B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.34%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
9 wins
NU Nu Holdings Ltd.
$11.98 -2.0% 1M -24.8% 1Y
Market cap
$57.90B
P/E
16.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$19.34B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$251.37B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
2.21%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 9 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 9, Nu Holdings 2, Wells Fargo & Company 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSBCNUWFCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $296.86B $57.90B $251.37B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.4x 16.1x 11.5x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.6x — 10.7x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,900.0% +50.5% +5.4% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% 18.7% 25.2% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 18.1% 15.1% NU
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -2.0x 2.8x NU
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.34% — 2.21% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +23.4% -24.8% -3.6% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.5%/yr — +10.4%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.0% 46.2% 25.6% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 64/100 42/100 51/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCNUWFC

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

AxisHSBCNUWFC
Valuation 11 #322 of 361 10 #325 of 361 47 #193 of 361
Growth 68 #55 of 172 75 #43 of 172 52 #84 of 172
Profitability 86 #22 of 149 39 #92 of 149 65 #53 of 149
Financial Health – 75 #40 of 158 12 #140 of 158
Shareholder Returns 91 #33 of 338 10 #305 of 338 79 #71 of 338
Overall 64 42 51
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • NU ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCNUWFCSPY
1 month -14.6%-2.0%+3.6% +0.9%
3 months -15.8%-14.6%-0.2% +5.9%
6 months -3.2%-14.7%+2.7% +8.5%
Year to date +9.9%-28.4%-10.2% +13.3%
1 year +23.4%-24.8%-3.6% +12.4%
3 years +135.4%+49.6%+116.0% +88.1%
3 years, per year +33.1%+14.4%+29.3% +23.5%
5 years +187.4%—+63.7% +68.2%
5 years, per year +23.5%—+10.4% +11.0%
10 years +128.3%—+81.1% +263.4%
10 years, per year +8.6%—+6.1% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureHSBCNUWFCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.0%46.2%25.6% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%51.4%29.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.251.450.67 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.84-0.54-0.14 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-72.1%-38.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -19.9%-36.1%-13.1% -0.9%
52-week high $107.85$18.76$96.39 $779.14
52-week low $67.56$11.60$73.42 $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.

MultipleHSBCNUWFC
P/E now vs peer median 11.4xmedian 12.1x 16.1xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 3.4x 3.0xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 10.8xmedian 5.1x 6.0xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.8x -42.5xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 4.4xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.04median 1.32 0.03median 1.32 0.80median 1.32

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 monthsHSBCNUWFC
Revenue $55.16B $19.34B $87.23B
Gross profit – $7.97B –
Operating income $33.06B $4.39B –
Net income $28.08B $3.61B $22.97B
Free cash flow – -$1.36B $28.91B
EPS (diluted) $7.53 $0.74 $7.20
Cash & equivalents $222.46B $13.55B –
Total debt – $14.55B $221.04B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 4.91B 3.05B
Enterprise value -$1.81T $1.88B $253.49B

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
MetricHSBCNUWFC
P/E 11.4x 16.1x 11.5x
P/FCF – -42.5x 8.7x
P/Operating cash flow – -41.9x 8.7x
P/S 5.4x 3.0x 2.9x
P/B 1.5x 4.4x 1.4x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 4.6x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA – 10.8x 6.0x
EV/EBIT -16.4x 11.1x 6.7x
EV/Revenue -9.8x 2.5x 5.4x
EV/FCF – -35.9x 16.3x
EV/Operating cash flow – -35.4x 16.3x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.04 0.03 0.80

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCNUWFC
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,900% 50.5% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 45.8% 2.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 42.8% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 48.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% 38.6% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% 132.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% 56.9% 9.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 260.8% 6.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 68.0% 56.2% 16.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% 603.5% 14.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -135.1% 303.3%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -39.0% -0.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -134.5% 303.3%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -38.6% -0.6%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCNUWFC
Gross margin – 41.2% –
EBITDA margin – 23.4% 89.8%
Operating margin 59.9% 22.7% –
Pretax margin 65.2% 22.7% 31.7%
Net margin 47.9% 18.7% 25.2%
FCF margin – -7.0% 33.1%
Operating cash flow margin – -7.1% 33.1%
Return on equity 14.3% 24.5% 12.9%
Return on assets 0.8% 4.0% 1.0%
Return on invested capital – 18.1% 15.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.2x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – -0.4x 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue – 1.8% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCNUWFC
Debt / assets – 5.7% 9.8%
Debt / equity – 0.4x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -2.0x 2.8x
Debt / FCF – -3.4x 7.6x
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 84.0% 92.1%
Equity / assets 5.7% 16.0% 7.9%
Interest coverage – 1.2x 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCNUWFC
Dividend yield 4.3% – 2.2%
Net buyback yield – 0.0% 5.6%
Shareholder yield 4.3% 0.0% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 24.6%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 19.6%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 5.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 6.7%

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.

ConsensusHSBCNUWFC
Forward P/E 9.6xFY2026 – 10.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $-2.06FY2023 $7.82FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 – +24.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.1% – +7.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.05BFY2026 $42.10BFY2029 $94.32BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 +3,295.3%FY2029 +12.7%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% – +4.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCNUWFC
Held by institutions 2.5% 59.8% 76.8%
Institutions holding 707 854 2,878
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +0.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 402 442 1,293
Institutions selling 180 305 1,134
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.45 1.14

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.

HSBCNUWFC
HSBC 1.00 0.28 0.37
NU 0.28 1.00 0.28
WFC 0.37 0.28 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, NU and WFC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $296.86B, Nu Holdings (NU) $57.90B, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $251.37B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, NU and WFC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x, Nu Holdings (NU) 16.1x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.6x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x). 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) +1,900.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) +50.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Nu Holdings (NU) 18.7%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%). On return on invested capital, Nu Holdings (NU) leads (Nu Holdings (NU) 18.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.4%, Nu Holdings (NU) -24.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.5%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.34%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 2.21%. Nu Holdings (NU) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%, Nu Holdings (NU) 46.2%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 9. 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.