MS vs JPM vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, Jpmorgan Chase and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Nov 4, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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MS Morgan Stanley
$193.99 +2.0% 1M +18.3% 1Y
Market cap
$280.77B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$352.25 +6.0% 1M +13.9% 1Y
Market cap
$901.50B
P/E
14.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$203.15B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
4 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$89.44 -7.5% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$304.94B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Jpmorgan Chase 4). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSJPMHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $280.77B $901.50B $304.94B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.4x 14.0x 11.5x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.2x 14.6x 9.9x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +13.2% +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 31.8% 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 15.7% — JPM
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.7x — JPM
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +18.3% +13.9% +28.0% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.2%/yr +16.0%/yr +25.0%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.9% 22.6% 28.6% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 37/100 31/100 70/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

MSJPMHSBC

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

AxisMSJPMHSBC
Valuation 4 #345 of 360 3 #350 of 360 15 #308 of 360
Growth 86 #48 of 344 34 #226 of 344 88 #44 of 344
Profitability 23 #265 of 345 52 #167 of 345 86 #51 of 345
Financial Health 2 #331 of 339 8 #313 of 339 –
Shareholder Returns 70 #105 of 352 59 #146 of 352 92 #29 of 352
Overall 37 31 70
  • MS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • JPM ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSJPMHSBCSPY
1 month +2.0%+6.0%-7.5% -1.0%
3 months -11.1%-1.9%-12.9% -0.4%
6 months +0.3%+11.9%-2.1% +4.5%
Year to date +9.3%+9.3%+13.7% +12.4%
1 year +18.3%+13.9%+28.0% +13.6%
3 years +154.4%+146.3%+138.9% +76.4%
3 years, per year +36.5%+35.1%+33.7% +20.8%
5 years +94.2%+109.6%+205.0% +63.7%
5 years, per year +14.2%+16.0%+25.0% +10.4%
10 years +491.8%+419.8%+141.5% +267.7%
10 years, per year +19.5%+17.9%+9.2% +13.9%

Risk

MeasureMSJPMHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.9%22.6%28.6% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 30.3%24.0%28.4% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.480.781.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.630.620.98 1.06
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-39.7%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -15.1%-3.6%-17.1% -1.6%
52-week high $228.55$365.23$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$282.84$67.56 $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.

MultipleMSJPMHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 15.4xmedian 12.7x 14.6xmedian 12.7x 11.8xmedian 12.7x
P/S now vs peer median 3.9xmedian 3.5x 4.6xmedian 3.5x 5.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.6xmedian 4.9x 7.6xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median -16.4xmedian 11.0x -11.1xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 1.3x 2.5xmedian 1.3x 1.6xmedian 1.3x
PEG now vs peer median 0.52median 1.33 1.17median 1.33 3.15median 1.33

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 monthsMSJPMHSBC
Revenue $78.04B $203.15B $55.16B
Operating income – – $33.06B
Net income $20.37B $65.98B $28.08B
Free cash flow -$18.58B -$84.16B –
EPS (diluted) $12.46 $24.05 $7.53
Cash & equivalents $160.14B – $222.46B
Total debt $392.56B $531.50B –
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 2.68B 3.51B
Enterprise value -$228.32B $901.50B -$1.80T

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
MetricMSJPMHSBC
P/E 15.4x 14.6x 11.8x
P/FCF -16.4x -11.1x –
P/Operating cash flow -19.6x -11.1x –
P/S 3.9x 4.6x 5.6x
P/B 2.6x 2.5x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.7x 2.5x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.6x 7.6x –
EV/EBIT 7.0x 8.0x -16.0x
EV/Revenue 6.9x 7.2x -9.6x
EV/FCF -28.9x -17.4x –
EV/Operating cash flow -34.5x -17.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.52 1.17 3.15

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSJPMHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 13.2% 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 9.7% 50.6%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.7% 13.7% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 8.8% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.3% 17.5% 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 12.5% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% 29.7% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% -52.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 29.7% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% -52.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSJPMHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 104.2% 95.5% –
Operating margin – – 59.9%
Pretax margin 33.5% 42.0% 65.2%
Net margin 25.0% 31.8% 47.9%
FCF margin -23.8% -41.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -20.0% -41.4% –
Return on equity 17.5% 17.7% 14.3%
Return on assets 1.3% 1.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 15.7% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x -1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSJPMHSBC
Debt / assets 23.4% 10.4% –
Debt / equity 3.3x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 2.7x –
Debt / FCF -21.1x -6.3x –
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 92.7% 94.3%
Equity / assets 7.0% 7.3% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSJPMHSBC
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.7% 4.2%
Net buyback yield 2.4% 2.5% –
Shareholder yield 4.6% 4.3% 4.2%
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.

ConsensusMSJPMHSBC
Forward P/E 14.2xFY2026 14.6xFY2026 9.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.66FY2026 $24.14FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.8%FY2026 +20.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.2% +2.7% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $80.05BFY2026 $213.87BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.3%FY2026 +17.2%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% -2.4% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSJPMHSBC
Held by institutions 85.7% 73.0% 2.5%
Institutions holding 2,746 5,091 709
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +1.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 1,471 2,491 404
Institutions selling 940 2,064 180
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.21 2.24

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.

MSJPMHSBC
MS 1.00 0.63 0.52
JPM 0.63 1.00 0.48
HSBC 0.52 0.48 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, JPM and HSBC?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $280.77B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $901.50B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $304.94B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, JPM and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.4x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.0x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.2x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.9x). 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: Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.0%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%). On return on invested capital, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) leads (Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 15.7%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +18.3%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +14.2%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +16.0%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +25.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.6%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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.