MS vs SNEX vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Morgan Stanley, StoneX and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$179.49 -9.5% 1M +12.7% 1Y
Market cap
$285.21B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$78.04B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
SNEX StoneX Group Inc.
$56.55 -16.6% 1M -15.0% 1Y
Market cap
$6.46B
P/E
12.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$157.71B
Div. yield
–
Institutional Trading Financial Services
1 win
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
8 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 8, Morgan Stanley 2, StoneX 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionMSSNEXHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $285.21B $6.46B $317.90B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.6x 12.3x 12.8x SNEX
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.2x 12.4x 10.0x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +18.0% +20.6% +2,725.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 25.0% 0.3% 44.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.0% 6.6% — MS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 10.3x — MS
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +12.7% -15.0% +36.8% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +12.0%/yr +21.8%/yr +24.8%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 28.5% 60.5% 27.7% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 39/100 52/100 70/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

MSSNEXHSBC

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

AxisMSSNEXHSBC
Valuation 7 #337 of 361 96 #5 of 97 39 #221 of 361
Growth 88 #44 of 344 90 #8 of 69 70 #105 of 344
Profitability 25 #263 of 348 41 #42 of 70 83 #59 of 348
Financial Health 2 #332 of 340 14 #87 of 101 –
Shareholder Returns 75 #88 of 352 18 #33 of 40 90 #36 of 352
Overall 39 52 70
  • MS ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • SNEX ranked among 112 companies in Capital Markets
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodMSSNEXHSBCSPY
1 month -9.5%-16.6%-9.5% -1.0%
3 months -16.3%-23.8%-12.3% +2.9%
6 months -4.6%-46.7%+1.1% +6.4%
Year to date +1.1%-10.8%+15.2% +11.4%
1 year +12.7%-15.0%+36.8% +13.1%
3 years +150.8%+117.7%+140.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +35.9%+29.6%+34.0% +21.5%
5 years +76.3%+168.4%+202.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +12.0%+21.8%+24.8% +10.9%
10 years +436.8%+411.3%+137.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +18.3%+17.7%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureMSSNEXHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 28.5%60.5%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.8%74.5%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.421.231.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.45-0.251.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -35.3%-59.5%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-59.3%-15.9% -2.5%
52-week high $228.55$139.01$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $154.37$55.81$66.26 $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.

MultipleMSSNEXHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 12.5x 12.4xmedian 29.4x 12.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 3.6xmedian 3.5x 0.0xmedian 2.8x 5.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.3xmedian 4.8x 12.2xmedian 12.8x —median 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -15.2xmedian 11.4x 1.8xmedian 15.9x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 2.4xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 2.5x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.49median 1.48 0.55median 0.51 1.94median 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 monthsMSSNEXHSBC
Revenue $78.04B $157.71B $55.61B
Gross profit – $5.68B –
Operating income – $3.50B $30.80B
Net income $20.37B $526.90M $26.01B
Free cash flow -$18.58B $3.78B –
EPS (diluted) $12.46 $4.23 $7.07
Cash & equivalents $160.14B $2.19B $227.80B
Total debt $392.56B $142.62B –
Shares (diluted) 1.57B 124.48M 3.51B
Enterprise value -$223.89B -$1.06B -$1.51T

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
MetricMSSNEXHSBC
P/E 14.3x 12.4x 12.7x
P/FCF -15.2x 1.8x –
P/Operating cash flow -18.1x 1.8x –
P/S 3.6x 0.0x 5.6x
P/B 2.4x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 2.5x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 6.3x 12.2x –
EV/EBIT 6.7x 12.5x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 6.6x 0.3x 1.5x
EV/FCF -27.7x 11.6x –
EV/Operating cash flow -33.0x 11.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.49 0.55 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricMSSNEXHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 18.0% 20.6% 2,726%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 13.3% 37.5% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 47.6% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 27.8% –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 51.2% 25.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 35.6% 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 36.7% 77.5% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 26.0% 30.0% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 40.3% 60.2% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 29.4% 22.6% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 11.8% 266.9% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 27.6% 217.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 11.3% 282.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 25.1% 188.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricMSSNEXHSBC
Gross margin – 3.6% –
EBITDA margin 104.2% 2.3% –
Operating margin – 2.2% 55.4%
Pretax margin 33.5% 0.4% 60.5%
Net margin 25.0% 0.3% 44.6%
FCF margin -23.8% 2.4% –
Operating cash flow margin -20.0% 2.4% –
Return on equity 17.5% 19.0% 13.2%
Return on assets 1.3% 1.0% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 12.0% 6.6% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 2.9x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -0.8x 7.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 2.6% 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricMSSNEXHSBC
Debt / assets 23.4% 72.8% –
Debt / equity 3.3x 13.8x –
Net debt / EBITDA 2.9x 10.3x –
Debt / FCF -21.1x 10.4x –
Liabilities / assets 93.0% 94.7% 94.3%
Equity / assets 7.0% 5.3% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.5x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricMSSNEXHSBC
Dividend yield 2.3% – 4.1%
Net buyback yield 2.6% -0.3% –
Shareholder yield 4.9% -0.3% 4.1%
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.

ConsensusMSSNEXHSBC
Forward P/E 13.2xFY2026 12.4xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $13.63FY2026 $4.57FY2026 $9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +33.5%FY2026 +74.4%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after -4.0% +1.8% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $79.95BFY2026 $5.64BFY2026 $69.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +13.2%FY2026 +36.5%FY2026 -1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +13.3% +10.8% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersMSSNEXHSBC
Held by institutions 85.7% 83.8% 2.5%
Institutions holding 2,740 468 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.5% +2.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 1,466 277 402
Institutions selling 939 145 180
Buyers to sellers 1.56 1.91 2.23

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.

MSSNEXHSBC
MS 1.00 0.36 0.53
SNEX 0.36 1.00 0.21
HSBC 0.53 0.21 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, MS, SNEX and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Morgan Stanley (MS) $285.21B, StoneX (SNEX) $6.46B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $317.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, MS, SNEX and HSBC?

StoneX (SNEX) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.3x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.2x, StoneX (SNEX) 12.4x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.0x). 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%, StoneX (SNEX) +20.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Morgan Stanley (MS) 25.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 0.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%). On return on invested capital, Morgan Stanley (MS) leads (Morgan Stanley (MS) 12.0%, StoneX (SNEX) 6.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.7%, StoneX (SNEX) -15.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.8%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%/yr, StoneX (SNEX) +21.8%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.5%, StoneX (SNEX) 60.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, MS, SNEX 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 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.