SCHW vs HSBC vs BAC Stock Comparison

Schwab Charles, Hsbc Holdings and Bank Of America Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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SCHW Schwab Charles Corp
$89.26 -7.7% 1M -4.2% 1Y
Market cap
$154.36B
P/E
15.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$26.03B
Div. yield
1.38%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$84.52 -12.1% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$290.33B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.44%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$49.66 -7.7% 1M -7.3% 1Y
Market cap
$343.78B
P/E
11.5x
Revenue (TTM)
$120.16B
Div. yield
2.34%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 8, Bank Of America 3, Schwab Charles 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSCHWHSBCBACLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $154.36B $290.33B $343.78B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 15.9x 11.1x 11.5x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 13.4x 9.4x 11.0x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +20.3% +1,900.0% +5.4% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 37.4% 47.9% 25.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 15.0% — 13.0% SCHW
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA -0.2x — -1.8x BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.38% 4.44% 2.34% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -4.2% +20.0% -7.3% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +1.8%/yr +23.7%/yr +1.0%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 25.8% 28.1% 21.9% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 55/100 71/100 47/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

SCHWHSBCBAC

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

AxisSCHWHSBCBAC
Valuation 8 #333 of 360 18 #296 of 360 93 #26 of 360
Growth 60 #138 of 344 88 #43 of 344 13 #298 of 344
Profitability 90 #36 of 345 85 #52 of 345 40 #208 of 345
Financial Health 39 #206 of 339 – 18 #279 of 339
Shareholder Returns 80 #72 of 352 93 #26 of 352 70 #105 of 352
Overall 55 71 47
  • SCHW 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

PeriodSCHWHSBCBACSPY
1 month -7.7%-12.1%-7.7% -2.0%
3 months -16.1%-20.3%-21.1% -2.2%
6 months -3.4%-3.3%-6.5% +4.2%
Year to date -10.7%+7.4%-9.7% +10.6%
1 year -4.2%+20.0%-7.3% +10.4%
3 years +59.9%+125.7%+74.7% +73.6%
3 years, per year +16.9%+31.2%+20.5% +20.2%
5 years +9.6%+189.0%+4.9% +61.6%
5 years, per year +1.8%+23.7%+1.0% +10.1%
10 years +186.5%+127.9%+201.3% +261.3%
10 years, per year +11.1%+8.6%+11.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSCHWHSBCBACSPY
Volatility, 1Y 25.8%28.1%21.9% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 29.3%28.3%25.9% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.421.240.74 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.160.71-0.33 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -50.4%-34.6%-49.0% -25.4%
From 52-week high -21.5%-21.6%-23.4% -3.2%
52-week high $113.68$107.85$64.82 $779.14
52-week low $85.35$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.

MultipleSCHWHSBCBAC
P/E now vs peer median 15.9xmedian 12.4x 11.1xmedian 12.4x 11.5xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 5.9xmedian 3.5x 5.3xmedian 3.5x 2.9xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 4.9x —median 4.9x 1.2xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median 14.3xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x 8.3xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.89median 1.33 2.97median 1.33 2.07median 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 monthsSCHWHSBCBAC
Revenue $26.03B $55.16B $120.16B
Operating income – $33.06B –
Net income $10.10B $28.08B $32.24B
Free cash flow $10.79B – $41.37B
EPS (diluted) $5.59 $7.53 $4.22
Cash & equivalents $40.58B $222.46B $249.64B
Total debt $37.11B – $380.92B
Shares (diluted) 1.74B 3.51B 7.29B
Enterprise value -$7.80B -$1.81T -$2.03T

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
MetricSCHWHSBCBAC
P/E 15.9x 11.1x 11.5x
P/FCF 14.3x – 8.3x
P/Operating cash flow 13.5x – 8.3x
P/S 5.9x 5.3x 2.9x
P/B 3.1x 1.5x 1.2x
P/Tangible book 3.6x 1.5x 1.2x
EV/EBITDA 8.5x – 1.2x
EV/EBIT 9.2x -16.6x 1.3x
EV/Revenue 5.8x -9.9x 1.2x
EV/FCF 14.0x – 3.4x
EV/Operating cash flow 13.2x – 3.4x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.89 2.97 2.07

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSCHWHSBCBAC
Revenue growth (1Y) 20.3% 1,900% 5.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 7.8% 50.6% 5.9%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 40.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 38.6% 51.5% 9.8%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 13.6% -1.1% 1.9%
EPS growth (1Y) 200.1% 68.0% 15.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 17.8% 3.7% 5.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -35.9% – -32.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -0.3% – -1.5%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -37.2% – -32.7%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 0.4% – -1.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSCHWHSBCBAC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 68.2% – 95.5%
Operating margin – 59.9% –
Pretax margin 50.2% 65.2% 33.8%
Net margin 37.4% 47.9% 25.6%
FCF margin 41.5% – 34.4%
Operating cash flow margin 43.9% – 34.4%
Return on equity 20.3% 14.3% 10.8%
Return on assets 2.0% 0.8% 0.9%
Return on invested capital 15.0% – 13.0%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.1x – 1.3x
Stock comp / revenue 1.3% – 3.5%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSCHWHSBCBAC
Debt / assets 7.2% – 11.1%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 1.3x
Net debt / EBITDA -0.2x – -1.8x
Debt / FCF 3.4x – 9.2x
Liabilities / assets 90.3% 94.3% 91.3%
Equity / assets 9.7% 5.7% 8.7%
Interest coverage 4.9x – 1.6x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSCHWHSBCBAC
Dividend yield 1.4% 4.4% 2.3%
Net buyback yield 5.7% – 7.7%
Shareholder yield 7.1% 4.4% 10.1%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – 30.8%
Payout ratio (FCF) – – 24.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – – 4.8%
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.

ConsensusSCHWHSBCBAC
Forward P/E 13.4xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 11.0xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $6.66FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $4.52FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +36.8%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +13.1% +9.1% +19.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.04BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +25.6%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +3.1% +18.0% -2.4%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSCHWHSBCBAC
Held by institutions 83.0% 2.5% 75.0%
Institutions holding 2,317 709 3,617
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% -0.3% +0.7%
Institutions buying 1,080 404 1,828
Institutions selling 952 180 1,344
Buyers to sellers 1.13 2.24 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.

SCHWHSBCBAC
SCHW 1.00 0.24 0.50
HSBC 0.24 1.00 0.46
BAC 0.50 0.46 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SCHW, HSBC and BAC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Schwab Charles (SCHW) $154.36B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $290.33B, Bank Of America (BAC) $343.78B.

Which stock is cheaper, SCHW, HSBC and BAC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.9x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.1x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.5x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 13.4x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.4x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.0x). 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: Schwab Charles (SCHW) +20.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) +5.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 37.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Bank Of America (BAC) 25.6%). On return on invested capital, Schwab Charles (SCHW) leads (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 15.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.0%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Schwab Charles (SCHW) -4.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +20.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) -7.3%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) +1.8%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.7%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: Schwab Charles (SCHW) 1.38%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.44%, Bank Of America (BAC) 2.34%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Schwab Charles (SCHW) 25.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.1%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.9%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SCHW, 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 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.