RY vs HSBC vs BAC Stock Comparison

Royal Bank Of Canada, Hsbc Holdings and Bank Of America Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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RY Royal Bank Of Canada
$204.77 +1.9% 1M +37.4% 1Y
Market cap
$291.16B
P/E
17.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$51.37B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.42 -14.6% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$302.32B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.87 -8.3% 1M -3.8% 1Y
Market cap
$369.07B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
0.03%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 5, Royal Bank Of Canada 5, Bank Of America 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionRYHSBCBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $291.16B $302.32B $369.07B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 17.7x 11.4x 11.5x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 16.7x 9.6x 11.3x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +11.2% +1,900.0% +9.7% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 31.9% 47.9% 26.5% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 49.3% — 13.1% RY
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -3.0x — -1.6x RY
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.03% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +37.4% +23.4% -3.8% RY
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.5%/yr +23.5%/yr +1.3%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 16.5% 28.0% 21.8% RY
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 76/100 64/100 70/100 RY

Percentile Scorecard

RYHSBCBAC

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

AxisRYHSBCBAC
Valuation 64 #131 of 361 11 #322 of 361 96 #17 of 361
Growth 69 #54 of 172 68 #55 of 172 83 #30 of 172
Profitability 94 #10 of 149 86 #22 of 149 70 #46 of 149
Financial Health 66 #54 of 158 – 27 #115 of 158
Shareholder Returns 88 #40 of 338 91 #33 of 338 75 #85 of 338
Overall 76 64 70
  • RY ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodRYHSBCBACSPY
1 month +1.9%-14.6%-8.3% +0.9%
3 months -0.8%-15.8%-16.7% +5.9%
6 months +16.9%-3.2%-3.8% +8.5%
Year to date +20.1%+9.9%-7.5% +13.3%
1 year +37.4%+23.4%-3.8% +12.4%
3 years +161.9%+135.4%+102.1% +88.1%
3 years, per year +37.9%+33.1%+26.5% +23.5%
5 years +96.9%+187.4%+6.5% +68.2%
5 years, per year +14.5%+23.5%+1.3% +11.0%
10 years +227.4%+128.3%+205.0% +263.4%
10 years, per year +12.6%+8.6%+11.8% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureRYHSBCBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 16.5%28.0%21.8% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 15.8%28.1%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.701.250.72 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.270.84-0.17 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.2%-34.6%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -6.0%-19.9%-21.5% -0.9%
52-week high $217.87$107.85$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $145.41$67.56$46.72 $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.

MultipleRYHSBCBAC
P/E now vs peer median 17.6xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 5.6xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x 1.4xmedian 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 5.0xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x 3.8xmedian 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 2.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 1.22median 1.32 3.04median 1.32 1.41median 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 monthsRYHSBCBAC
Revenue $51.37B $55.16B $121.10B
Operating income – $33.06B –
Net income $16.43B $28.08B $33.66B
Free cash flow $57.35B – $94.74B
EPS (diluted) $11.62 $7.53 $4.41
Cash & equivalents $45.78B $222.46B $229.75B
Total debt $9.69B – $399.84B
Shares (diluted) 1.41B 3.51B 7.29B
Enterprise value -$538.89B -$1.80T -$2.01T

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
MetricRYHSBCBAC
P/E 17.6x 11.4x 11.3x
P/FCF 5.0x – 3.8x
P/Operating cash flow 5.0x – 3.8x
P/S 5.6x 5.4x 2.9x
P/B 2.8x 1.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 2.9x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 1.0x – 1.4x
EV/EBIT 1.0x -16.4x 1.4x
EV/Revenue 1.4x -9.8x 1.4x
EV/FCF 1.2x – 1.8x
EV/Operating cash flow 1.2x – 1.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 1.22 3.04 1.41

Growth

14 metrics
MetricRYHSBCBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 11.2% 1,900% 9.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 10.3% -4.3% 6.4%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 19.6% 51.5% 20.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 14.8% -1.1% 4.2%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.0% 68.0% 27.5%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 14.4% 3.7% 8.0%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% – 517.8%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% – 28.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -8.3% – 517.8%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 28.0% – 28.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricRYHSBCBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 140.4% – 99.4%
Operating margin – 59.9% –
Pretax margin 40.9% 65.2% 36.2%
Net margin 31.9% 47.9% 26.5%
FCF margin 111.6% – 78.2%
Operating cash flow margin 111.6% – 78.2%
Return on equity 15.9% 14.3% 11.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital 49.3% – 13.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 3.5x – 2.8x
Stock comp / revenue – – 3.4%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricRYHSBCBAC
Debt / assets 0.5% – 11.4%
Debt / equity 0.1x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -3.0x – -1.6x
Debt / FCF 0.2x – 4.2x
Liabilities / assets 94.2% 94.3% 91.4%
Equity / assets 5.8% 5.7% 8.6%
Interest coverage 1.4x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricRYHSBCBAC
Dividend yield 3.3% 4.3% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 3.1% – 6.5%
Shareholder yield 6.4% 4.3% 8.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 29.0%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 10.3%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 2.6%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – 3.5%

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.

ConsensusRYHSBCBAC
Forward P/E 16.7xFY2026 9.6xFY2026 11.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $12.27FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +19.2%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +6.9% +9.1% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $53.04BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +11.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +0.5% +18.0% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersRYHSBCBAC
Held by institutions 43.8% 2.5% 75.0%
Institutions holding 984 707 3,615
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.9% -0.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 446 402 1,828
Institutions selling 325 180 1,342
Buyers to sellers 1.37 2.23 1.36

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.

RYHSBCBAC
RY 1.00 0.53 0.55
HSBC 0.53 1.00 0.45
BAC 0.55 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, RY, HSBC and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) $291.16B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $302.32B, Bank Of America (BAC) $369.07B.

Which stock is cheaper, RY, HSBC and BAC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 17.7x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.7x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.6x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x). 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: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +11.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 31.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%). On return on invested capital, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) leads (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 49.3%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) returned the most: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +37.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) -3.8%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) +14.5%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.5%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.3%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 0.00%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%, Bank Of America (BAC) 0.03%. Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) and Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) has been the steadiest (Royal Bank Of Canada (RY) 16.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

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 5. 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.