SAN vs CM vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.38 -14.1% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$185.46B
P/E
9.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$91.17 -9.7% 1M +36.1% 1Y
Market cap
$300.13B
P/E
12.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.61B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 5, Banco Santander 3, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANCMHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $185.46B $108.98B $300.13B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.8x 15.6x 12.1x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.4x 16.5x 10.1x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +15.7% +2,725.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 29.9% 44.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 26.3% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -103.6x 1.0x — SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.03% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +28.0% +40.4% +36.1% CM
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +26.7%/yr +13.8%/yr +24.6%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.3% 21.8% 27.7% CM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 14/100 52/100 69/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

SANCMHSBC

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

AxisSANCMHSBC
Valuation 8 #335 of 362 26 #267 of 362 33 #242 of 362
Growth 18 #181 of 221 75 #57 of 221 73 #60 of 221
Profitability 12 #176 of 200 89 #22 of 200 81 #38 of 200
Financial Health 0 #203 of 203 11 #180 of 203 –
Shareholder Returns 34 #226 of 342 59 #142 of 342 89 #40 of 342
Overall 14 52 69
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • CM ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSANCMHSBCSPY
1 month -14.1%+1.7%-9.7% -0.8%
3 months -11.5%-2.3%-12.3% +3.5%
6 months +3.2%+4.7%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +5.5%+27.5%+15.9% +12.2%
1 year +28.0%+40.4%+36.1% +13.0%
3 years +242.9%+232.7%+148.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +50.8%+49.3%+35.5% +23.1%
5 years +226.6%+90.4%+199.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +26.7%+13.8%+24.6% +11.0%
10 years +169.7%+207.1%+139.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +10.4%+11.9%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSANCMHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.3%21.8%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.9%23.0%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.710.831.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.821.861.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-47.4%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -17.6%-6.6%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $15.03$123.74$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $9.87$82.39$67.20 $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.

MultipleSANCMHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 9.7xmedian 12.1x 15.5xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 2.6xmedian 3.4x 4.6xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -107.0xmedian 5.0x 4.3xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.2xmedian 11.0x 10.4xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 17.7xmedian 1.2x 2.2xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.36median 1.36 0.59median 1.36 1.95median 1.36

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 monthsSANCMHSBC
Revenue $70.35B $23.35B $55.61B
Gross profit -$52.97B – –
Operating income -$95.63B – $30.80B
Net income $20.36B $7.33B $26.01B
Free cash flow -$42.89B $10.29B –
EPS (diluted) $1.27 $7.41 $7.07
Cash & equivalents $157.63B $10.94B $227.80B
Total debt $27.02T $45.66B –
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 940.68M 3.51B
Enterprise value -$496.54B $68.06B -$1.53T

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
MetricSANCMHSBC
P/E 9.7x 15.5x 12.8x
P/FCF -4.2x 10.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -4.2x 10.4x –
P/S 2.6x 4.6x 5.6x
P/B 17.7x 2.2x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 47.6x 2.3x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -107.0x 4.3x –
EV/EBIT -99.9x 4.5x 2.8x
EV/Revenue 80.5x 6.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF -132.0x 13.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -132.0x 13.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.36 0.59 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANCMHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 15.7% 2,726%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 11.1% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 25.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) 28.1% 25.5% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 27.5% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -83.3% 24.8% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 26.4% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -16.2% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% 15.7% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -16.2% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% 15.7% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANCMHSBC
Gross margin -75.3% – –
EBITDA margin -75.2% 142.0% –
Operating margin -135.9% – 55.4%
Pretax margin 32.4% 39.0% 60.5%
Net margin 26.9% 29.9% 44.6%
FCF margin -61.0% 44.1% –
Operating cash flow margin -61.0% 44.1% –
Return on equity 246.8% 15.3% 13.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 0.9% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 26.3% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.1x 1.4x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.1% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANCMHSBC
Debt / assets 256.5% 5.4% –
Debt / equity 558.7x 1.0x –
Net debt / EBITDA -103.6x 1.0x –
Debt / FCF -133.5x 4.4x –
Liabilities / assets 99.5% 94.3% 94.3%
Equity / assets 0.5% 5.7% 5.7%
Interest coverage -0.8x 1.4x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANCMHSBC
Dividend yield 2.3% 3.7% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – -0.7% –
Shareholder yield 2.3% 3.0% 4.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 42.4% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 30.2% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – 12.8% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% –

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.

ConsensusSANCMHSBC
Forward P/E 11.4xFY2026 16.5xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $7.02FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +14.3%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +12.4% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.20BFY2026 $25.13BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.5%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.8% -5.9% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANCMHSBC
Held by institutions 3.4% 45.6% 2.5%
Institutions holding 659 566 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% 0.0% -0.3%
Institutions buying 402 291 402
Institutions selling 149 172 180
Buyers to sellers 2.70 1.69 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.

SANCMHSBC
SAN 1.00 0.53 0.77
CM 0.53 1.00 0.56
HSBC 0.77 0.56 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, CM and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $185.46B, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) $108.98B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $300.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, CM and HSBC?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.8x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 15.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.4x, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 16.5x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 10.1x). 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: Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +15.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 29.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +28.0%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +40.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +26.7%/yr, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) +13.8%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Banco Santander (SAN) 0.00%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 0.03%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%. Banco Santander (SAN) and Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 34.3%, Canadian Imperial Bank Of Commerce (CM) 21.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, CM 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 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.