HSBC vs RY vs MUFG Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Royal Bank Of Canada and Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 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
4 wins
RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$201.11 +0.8% 1M +36.4% 1Y
Market cap
$285.75B
P/E
17.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 4, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 3, Royal Bank Of Canada 3). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHSBCRYMUFGLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $317.90B $285.75B $240.31B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 12.8x 17.4x 15.9x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 10.0x 16.6x 12.3x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +2,725.8% +11.2% -12.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 44.6% 31.9% 47.7% MUFG
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 49.3% 3.6% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — -3.0x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +36.8% +36.4% +41.0% MUFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +24.8%/yr +13.3%/yr +29.6%/yr MUFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 27.7% 16.5% 26.3% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 70/100 76/100 35/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCRYMUFG

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

AxisHSBCRYMUFG
Valuation 39 #221 of 361 65 #128 of 361 21 #284 of 361
Growth 70 #105 of 344 64 #123 of 344 72 #98 of 344
Profitability 83 #59 of 348 93 #26 of 348 67 #116 of 348
Financial Health – 63 #127 of 340 4 #327 of 340
Shareholder Returns 90 #36 of 352 93 #24 of 352 11 #314 of 352
Overall 70 76 35
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RY ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MUFG ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCRYMUFGSPY
1 month -9.5%+0.8%-7.8% -1.0%
3 months -12.3%-3.9%-8.1% +2.9%
6 months +1.1%+14.7%+21.7% +6.4%
Year to date +15.2%+18.0%+32.7% +11.4%
1 year +36.8%+36.4%+41.0% +13.1%
3 years +140.6%+150.2%+159.2% +79.4%
3 years, per year +34.0%+35.8%+37.4% +21.5%
5 years +202.0%+86.6%+264.8% +67.7%
5 years, per year +24.8%+13.3%+29.6% +10.9%
10 years +137.1%+217.2%+318.5% +255.2%
10 years, per year +9.0%+12.2%+15.4% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureHSBCRYMUFGSPY
Volatility, 1Y 27.7%16.5%26.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 26.8%15.8%26.6% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.690.91 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.332.211.56 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-34.2%-35.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.9%-7.7%-12.8% -2.5%
52-week high $107.85$217.87$24.14 $779.14
52-week low $66.26$145.41$14.77 $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.

MultipleHSBCRYMUFG
P/E now vs peer median 12.7xmedian 12.5x 17.3xmedian 12.5x 15.9xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.5x 5.5xmedian 3.5x 7.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.8x 0.9xmedian 4.8x —median 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.4x 4.9xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 1.6xmedian 1.2x 2.7xmedian 1.2x 2.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.94median 1.48 1.20median 1.48 0.27median 1.48

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 monthsHSBCRYMUFG
Revenue $55.61B $51.37B $31.62B
Gross profit – – $29.85B
Operating income $30.80B – $18.02B
Net income $26.01B $16.43B $13.97B
Free cash flow – $57.35B –
EPS (diluted) $7.07 $11.62 $1.32
Cash & equivalents $227.80B $45.78B –
Total debt – $9.69B $494.43B
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 1.41B 11.40B
Enterprise value -$1.51T -$544.29B -$101.08B

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
MetricHSBCRYMUFG
P/E 12.7x 17.3x 15.9x
P/FCF – 4.9x –
P/Operating cash flow – 4.9x –
P/S 5.6x 5.5x 7.9x
P/B 1.6x 2.7x 2.3x
P/Tangible book 1.6x 2.9x 2.3x
EV/EBITDA – 0.9x –
EV/EBIT 2.7x 0.9x 5.2x
EV/Revenue 1.5x 1.3x 3.0x
EV/FCF – 1.1x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 1.1x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.94 1.20 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCRYMUFG
Revenue growth (1Y) 2,726% 11.2% -12.0%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 4.0% 10.3% -2.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – 38.8%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – 7.6%
Operating income growth (1Y) 25.1% – 24.8%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 4.4% – 12.7%
Net income growth (1Y) 31.5% 19.6% 62.6%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.8% 14.8% 32.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 46.4% 19.0% 104.8%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 6.6% 14.4% 59.4%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -8.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 28.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCRYMUFG
Gross margin – – 94.4%
EBITDA margin – 140.4% –
Operating margin 55.4% – 57.0%
Pretax margin 60.5% 40.9% 59.6%
Net margin 44.6% 31.9% 47.7%
FCF margin – 111.6% –
Operating cash flow margin – 111.6% –
Return on equity 13.2% 15.9% 11.7%
Return on assets 0.8% 0.9% 0.5%
Return on invested capital – 49.3% 3.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 3.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCRYMUFG
Debt / assets – 0.5% 4.7%
Debt / equity – 0.1x 1.2x
Net debt / EBITDA – -3.0x –
Debt / FCF – 0.2x –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 94.2% 96.0%
Equity / assets 5.7% 5.8% 4.0%
Interest coverage – 1.4x 0.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCRYMUFG
Dividend yield 4.1% 3.3% 1.5%
Net buyback yield – 3.1% –
Shareholder yield 4.1% 6.4% 1.5%
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.

ConsensusHSBCRYMUFG
Forward P/E 10.0xFY2026 16.6xFY2026 12.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.03FY2026 $12.12FY2026 $1.71FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.6%FY2026 +17.8%FY2026 +27.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.2% +6.9% +0.6%
Revenue, next fiscal year $69.99BFY2026 $52.39BFY2026 $44.38BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.4%FY2026 +10.2%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +0.5% +4.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCRYMUFG
Held by institutions 2.5% 43.8% 3.0%
Institutions holding 707 984 574
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +1.9% -0.1%
Institutions buying 402 446 324
Institutions selling 180 325 160
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.37 2.03

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.

HSBCRYMUFG
HSBC 1.00 0.53 0.51
RY 0.53 1.00 0.49
MUFG 0.51 0.49 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, RY and MUFG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $317.90B, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $285.75B, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) $240.31B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, RY and MUFG?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.4x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 15.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.0x, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.6x, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 12.3x). 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%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) -12.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 47.7%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 3.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.8%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +36.4%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +41.0%. Over five years, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.8%/yr, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +13.3%/yr, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) +29.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Mitsubishi Ufj Financial (MUFG) 26.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 4. 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.