HSBC vs SMFG vs MS Stock Comparison

Hsbc Holdings, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial and Morgan Stanley Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.01 -14.8% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$295.45B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.36%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
MS Morgan Stanley
$186.98 -4.7% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$293.92B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
2.22%
Money Center Banks Financial Services

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

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

QuestionHSBCSMFGMSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $295.45B $92.82B $293.92B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.3x -2.1x 14.6x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 9.5x 14.5x 13.7x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +1,900.0% +34.8% +16.2% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 47.9% -42.5% — HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — -0.9% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 4.36% 1.20% 2.22% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +51.1% +12.6% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +23.1%/yr +29.9%/yr +12.8%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.3% 29.2% 28.4% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 65/100 22/100 53/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

HSBCSMFGMS

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

AxisHSBCSMFGMS
Valuation 13 #313 of 360 44 #201 of 360 31 #248 of 360
Growth 70 #58 of 191 33 #128 of 191 94 #13 of 191
Profitability 86 #25 of 168 18 #138 of 168 –
Financial Health – 5 #167 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 90 #34 of 341 12 #300 of 341 34 #225 of 341
Overall 65 22 53
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodHSBCSMFGMSSPY
1 month -14.8%-8.8%-4.7% -0.2%
3 months -17.0%-5.2%-11.6% +3.9%
6 months -4.4%+15.8%-1.8% +8.2%
Year to date +9.3%+25.5%+5.3% +12.9%
1 year +28.0%+51.1%+12.6% +12.3%
3 years +134.3%+152.3%+165.6% +87.4%
3 years, per year +32.8%+36.2%+38.5% +23.3%
5 years +182.8%+270.2%+82.4% +67.9%
5 years, per year +23.1%+29.9%+12.8% +10.9%
10 years +126.2%+257.7%+452.9% +261.1%
10 years, per year +8.5%+13.6%+18.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureHSBCSMFGMSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.3%29.2%28.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.1%28.2%29.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.261.111.42 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.991.750.44 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.6%-30.0%-35.3% -25.4%
From 52-week high -20.3%-12.0%-18.2% -1.2%
52-week high $107.85$27.55$228.55 $779.14
52-week low $67.20$16.05$154.37 $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.

MultipleHSBCSMFGMS
P/E now vs peer median 11.3xmedian 12.1x -2.1xmedian 12.1x 14.6xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.4xmedian 3.4x 0.9xmedian 3.4x 3.7xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x —median 10.9x -16.3xmedian 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 3.03median 1.34 0.08median 1.34 0.47median 1.34

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 monthsHSBCSMFGMS
Revenue $55.16B $103.68B $80.16B
Gross profit – $67.73B –
Operating income $33.06B -$30.78B –
Net income $28.08B $11.49B –
EPS (diluted) $7.53 $-11.47 $12.65
Cash & equivalents $222.46B – –
Total debt – $397.48B –
Shares (diluted) 3.51B 3.84B 1.57B
Enterprise value -$1.81T -$1.26T $293.92B

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
MetricHSBCSMFGMS
P/E 11.3x -2.1x 14.6x
P/FCF – – -16.3x
P/Operating cash flow – – –
P/S 5.4x 0.9x 3.7x
P/B 1.5x 1.3x –
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.3x –
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT -16.4x -36.3x –
EV/Revenue -9.8x 0.8x 3.7x
EV/FCF – – –
EV/Operating cash flow – – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 3.03 0.08 0.47

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHSBCSMFGMS
Revenue growth (1Y) 1,900% 34.8% 16.2%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -4.3% 14.6% 14.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 12.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.3% –
Operating income growth (1Y) 40.9% -32.3% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) 1.6% -75.2% –
Net income growth (1Y) 51.5% 823.3% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) -1.1% 4.6% –
EPS growth (1Y) 68.0% 15.9% 29.2%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 3.7% -25.7% 30.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHSBCSMFGMS
Gross margin – 65.3% –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin 59.9% -29.7% –
Pretax margin 65.2% 14.5% –
Net margin 47.9% -42.5% –
FCF margin – – –
Operating cash flow margin – – –
Return on equity 14.3% 13.3% –
Return on assets 0.8% 0.6% 1.2%
Return on invested capital – -0.9% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.1x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHSBCSMFGMS
Debt / assets – 5.0% –
Debt / equity – 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – – –
Liabilities / assets 94.3% 96.4% –
Equity / assets 5.7% 3.6% –
Interest coverage – -0.1x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHSBCSMFGMS
Dividend yield 4.4% 1.2% 2.2%
Net buyback yield – – –
Shareholder yield 4.4% 1.2% 2.2%
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.

ConsensusHSBCSMFGMS
Forward P/E 9.5xFY2026 14.5xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $9.02FY2026 $1.67FY2026 $13.66FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.5%FY2026 +28.5%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +9.1% +2.4% -4.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $70.05BFY2026 $34.01BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -1.3%FY2026 -50.1%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +18.0% +14.2% +13.3%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHSBCSMFGMS
Held by institutions 2.5% 3.5% 85.7%
Institutions holding 707 459 2,742
Change in shares held, QoQ -0.3% +7.9% +1.5%
Institutions buying 402 291 1,468
Institutions selling 180 91 939
Buyers to sellers 2.23 3.20 1.56

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.

HSBCSMFGMS
HSBC 1.00 0.51 0.51
SMFG 0.51 1.00 0.45
MS 0.51 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HSBC, SMFG and MS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $295.45B, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $92.82B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $293.92B.

Which stock is cheaper, HSBC, SMFG and MS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.3x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.5x, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.5x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.7x). 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%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +34.8%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.5%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +51.1%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.6%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.1%/yr, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.9%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.36%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 1.20%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 2.22%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.3%, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.