SAN vs JPM vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Banco Santander, Jpmorgan Chase and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 23, 2026 Peers: Industry group
SAN Banco Santander, S.A.
$12.83 -9.6% 1M +32.3% 1Y
Market cap
$184.12B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.35B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co
$331.54 -1.8% 1M +12.6% 1Y
Market cap
$898.55B
P/E
14.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$199.41B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
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
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, Jpmorgan Chase 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSANJPMHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $184.12B $898.55B $317.90B JPM
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 9.7x 14.1x 12.8x SAN
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.8x 13.7x 10.0x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.4% +13.5% +2,725.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.9% 31.9% 44.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 15.8% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -103.6x 2.8x — SAN
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +32.3% +12.6% +36.8% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +27.1%/yr +14.1%/yr +24.8%/yr SAN
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.1% 22.2% 27.7% JPM
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 10/100 33/100 70/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

SANJPMHSBC

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

AxisSANJPMHSBC
Valuation 7 #336 of 361 2 #353 of 361 39 #221 of 361
Growth 15 #293 of 344 27 #251 of 344 70 #105 of 344
Profitability 7 #323 of 348 55 #156 of 348 83 #59 of 348
Financial Health 0 #340 of 340 9 #311 of 340 –
Shareholder Returns 21 #279 of 352 74 #93 of 352 90 #36 of 352
Overall 10 33 70
  • SAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • JPM 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

PeriodSANJPMHSBCSPY
1 month -9.6%-1.8%-9.5% -1.0%
3 months -5.2%-6.1%-12.3% +2.9%
6 months +7.3%+7.5%+1.1% +6.4%
Year to date +9.4%+2.9%+15.2% +11.4%
1 year +32.3%+12.6%+36.8% +13.1%
3 years +264.5%+134.9%+140.6% +79.4%
3 years, per year +53.9%+32.9%+34.0% +21.5%
5 years +231.5%+93.0%+202.0% +67.7%
5 years, per year +27.1%+14.1%+24.8% +10.9%
10 years +186.7%+384.1%+137.1% +255.2%
10 years, per year +11.1%+17.1%+9.0% +13.5%

Risk

MeasureSANJPMHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.1%22.2%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 33.5%23.8%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.720.741.27 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.950.571.33 1.03
Max drawdown, 5Y -42.0%-40.5%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -14.6%-9.2%-15.9% -2.5%
52-week high $15.03$365.23$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $9.67$282.84$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.

MultipleSANJPMHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 10.1xmedian 12.5x 14.0xmedian 12.5x 12.7xmedian 12.5x
P/S now vs peer median 2.7xmedian 3.5x 4.4xmedian 3.5x 5.6xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median -107.2xmedian 4.8x 7.4xmedian 4.8x —median 4.8x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.4xmedian 11.4x -5.4xmedian 11.4x —median 11.4x
P/B now vs peer median 18.4xmedian 1.2x 2.4xmedian 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.38median 1.48 0.95median 1.48 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 monthsSANJPMHSBC
Revenue $70.35B $199.41B $55.61B
Gross profit -$52.97B – –
Operating income -$95.63B – $30.80B
Net income $20.36B $65.07B $26.01B
Free cash flow -$42.89B -$162.53B –
EPS (diluted) $1.27 $23.62 $7.07
Cash & equivalents $157.63B – $227.80B
Total debt $27.02T $532.95B –
Shares (diluted) 14.98B 2.69B 3.51B
Enterprise value -$497.88B $898.55B -$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
MetricSANJPMHSBC
P/E 10.1x 14.0x 12.7x
P/FCF -4.4x -5.4x –
P/Operating cash flow -4.4x -5.4x –
P/S 2.7x 4.4x 5.6x
P/B 18.4x 2.4x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 49.3x 2.4x 1.6x
EV/EBITDA -107.2x 7.4x –
EV/EBIT -100.1x 7.8x 2.7x
EV/Revenue 80.6x 7.1x 1.5x
EV/FCF -132.2x -8.7x –
EV/Operating cash flow -132.2x -8.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.38 0.95 1.94

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSANJPMHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.4% 13.5% 2,726%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 6.9% 10.7% 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% 15.1% 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 20.7% 10.8% 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) -83.3% 19.6% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 26.9% 14.8% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -9.4% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% -159.0% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -199.1% -9.4% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -96.9% -159.0% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSANJPMHSBC
Gross margin -75.3% – –
EBITDA margin -75.2% 96.0% –
Operating margin -135.9% – 55.4%
Pretax margin 32.4% 42.1% 60.5%
Net margin 26.9% 31.9% 44.6%
FCF margin -61.0% -81.5% –
Operating cash flow margin -61.0% -81.5% –
Return on equity 246.8% 17.6% 13.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.3% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 15.8% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) -2.1x -2.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSANJPMHSBC
Debt / assets 256.5% 10.6% –
Debt / equity 558.7x 1.4x –
Net debt / EBITDA -103.6x 2.8x –
Debt / FCF -133.5x -3.3x –
Liabilities / assets 99.5% 92.5% 94.3%
Equity / assets 0.5% 7.5% 5.7%
Interest coverage -0.8x 1.9x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSANJPMHSBC
Dividend yield 2.2% 1.9% 4.1%
Net buyback yield – 3.5% –
Shareholder yield 2.2% 5.3% 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.

ConsensusSANJPMHSBC
Forward P/E 11.8xFY2026 13.7xFY2026 10.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.09FY2026 $24.21FY2026 $9.03FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +2.8%FY2026 +20.9%FY2026 +19.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +23.9% +2.5% +9.2%
Revenue, next fiscal year $76.39BFY2026 $213.97BFY2026 $69.99BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +3.8%FY2026 +17.3%FY2026 -1.4%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -2.9% -2.6% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSANJPMHSBC
Held by institutions 3.4% 73.0% 2.5%
Institutions holding 659 5,081 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.8% +1.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 402 2,486 402
Institutions selling 149 2,060 180
Buyers to sellers 2.70 1.21 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.

SANJPMHSBC
SAN 1.00 0.44 0.77
JPM 0.44 1.00 0.47
HSBC 0.77 0.47 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SAN, JPM and HSBC?

Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) is the largest by market capitalisation: Banco Santander (SAN) $184.12B, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) $898.55B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $317.90B.

Which stock is cheaper, SAN, JPM and HSBC?

Banco Santander (SAN) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Banco Santander (SAN) 9.7x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 14.1x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.8x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Banco Santander (SAN) 11.8x, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 13.7x, 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: Banco Santander (SAN) +7.4%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +13.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Banco Santander (SAN) 26.9%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 31.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Banco Santander (SAN) +32.3%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +12.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.8%. Over five years, Banco Santander (SAN) compounded fastest (Banco Santander (SAN) +27.1%/yr, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) +14.1%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) has been the steadiest (Banco Santander (SAN) 34.1%, Jpmorgan Chase (JPM) 22.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SAN, 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 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.