SHG vs MS vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Shinhan Financial, Morgan Stanley and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MS Morgan Stanley
$183.50 -6.5% 1M +12.0% 1Y
Market cap
$290.76B
P/E
14.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$80.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
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
7 wins

Head to Head

9 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Shinhan Financial 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSHGMSHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.29B $290.76B $300.13B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 8.3x 14.6x 12.1x SHG
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 7.4x 13.4x 10.1x SHG
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months -2.5% +16.2% +2,725.8% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 5.9% — 44.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 3.9% — — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 10.1x — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +26.5% +12.0% +36.1% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +14.3%/yr +12.5%/yr +24.6%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 34.0% 28.4% 27.7% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 43/100 54/100 69/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

SHGMSHSBC

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

AxisSHGMSHSBC
Valuation 80 #73 of 362 36 #231 of 362 33 #242 of 362
Growth 22 #173 of 221 93 #17 of 221 73 #60 of 221
Profitability 25 #151 of 200 – 81 #38 of 200
Financial Health 3 #197 of 203 – –
Shareholder Returns 87 #47 of 342 33 #228 of 342 89 #40 of 342
Overall 43 54 69
  • SHG ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MS 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

PeriodSHGMSHSBCSPY
1 month -19.4%-6.5%-9.7% -0.8%
3 months -8.8%-14.5%-12.3% +3.5%
6 months -2.3%-3.5%+1.3% +7.0%
Year to date +21.6%+3.4%+15.9% +12.2%
1 year +26.5%+12.0%+36.1% +13.0%
3 years +159.6%+160.7%+148.4% +86.3%
3 years, per year +37.5%+37.7%+35.5% +23.1%
5 years +95.0%+80.1%+199.7% +68.6%
5 years, per year +14.3%+12.5%+24.6% +11.0%
10 years +70.8%+446.3%+139.2% +258.0%
10 years, per year +5.5%+18.5%+9.1% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureSHGMSHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 34.0%28.4%27.7% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 32.3%29.8%26.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.091.421.28 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.780.421.30 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -36.5%-35.3%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -22.8%-19.7%-15.5% -1.8%
52-week high $84.56$228.55$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $51.42$154.37$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.

MultipleSHGMSHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 8.5xmedian 12.1x 14.4xmedian 12.1x 12.8xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 3.4x 3.6xmedian 3.4x 5.6xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 15.5xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 4.4xmedian 11.0x -16.3xmedian 11.0x —median 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 0.8xmedian 1.2x —median 1.2x 1.6xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 6.02median 1.36 0.46median 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 monthsSHGMSHSBC
Revenue $64.00B $80.16B $55.61B
Operating income $4.92B – $30.80B
Net income $3.42B – $26.01B
Free cash flow $7.15B – –
EPS (diluted) $7.67 $12.65 $7.07
Cash & equivalents – – $227.80B
Total debt $246.90B – –
Shares (diluted) 488.92M 1.57B 3.51B
Enterprise value $31.29B $290.76B -$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
MetricSHGMSHSBC
P/E 8.5x 14.4x 12.8x
P/FCF 4.4x -16.3x –
P/Operating cash flow 4.2x – –
P/S 0.5x 3.6x 5.6x
P/B 0.8x – 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.8x – 1.6x
EV/EBITDA 15.5x – –
EV/EBIT 18.3x – 2.8x
EV/Revenue 1.4x 3.6x 1.5x
EV/FCF 12.6x – –
EV/Operating cash flow 12.3x – –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 6.02 0.46 1.95

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSHGMSHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) -2.5% 16.2% 2,726%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) -15.6% 14.1% 4.0%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -52.3% – 25.1%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -10.7% – 4.4%
Net income growth (1Y) -7.8% – 31.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -4.0% – 0.8%
EPS growth (1Y) 5.5% 29.2% 46.4%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 1.4% 30.9% 6.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 100.5% – –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 13.3% – –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 106.6% – –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) 14.4% – –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSHGMSHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 9.1% – –
Operating margin 7.7% – 55.4%
Pretax margin 12.1% – 60.5%
Net margin 5.9% – 44.6%
FCF margin 11.2% – –
Operating cash flow margin 11.4% – –
Return on equity 11.5% – 13.2%
Return on assets 0.9% 1.2% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 3.9% – –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 2.1x – –
Stock comp / revenue – – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSHGMSHSBC
Debt / assets 10.8% – –
Debt / equity 1.5x – –
Net debt / EBITDA 10.1x – –
Debt / FCF 8.2x – –
Liabilities / assets 92.6% – 94.3%
Equity / assets 7.4% – 5.7%
Interest coverage 0.6x – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSHGMSHSBC
Dividend yield 3.1% 2.3% 4.1%
Net buyback yield 2.7% – –
Shareholder yield 5.7% 2.3% 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.

ConsensusSHGMSHSBC
Forward P/E 7.4xFY2026 13.4xFY2026 10.1xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $8.77FY2026 $13.66FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +31.3%FY2026 +33.8%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +10.1% -4.2% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $13.05BFY2026 $80.05BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +24.2%FY2026 +13.3%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after -1.9% +13.3% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSHGMSHSBC
Held by institutions 5.1% 85.7% 2.5%
Institutions holding 301 2,740 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +10.6% +1.5% -0.3%
Institutions buying 206 1,466 402
Institutions selling 59 939 180
Buyers to sellers 3.49 1.56 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.

SHGMSHSBC
SHG 1.00 0.33 0.44
MS 0.33 1.00 0.54
HSBC 0.44 0.54 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SHG, MS and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Shinhan Financial (SHG) $31.29B, Morgan Stanley (MS) $290.76B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $300.13B.

Which stock is cheaper, SHG, MS and HSBC?

Shinhan Financial (SHG) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 8.3x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 14.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 12.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Shinhan Financial (SHG) is cheapest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 7.4x, Morgan Stanley (MS) 13.4x, 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: Shinhan Financial (SHG) -2.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +16.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +2,725.8%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 5.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 44.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Shinhan Financial (SHG) +26.5%, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.0%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +36.1%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) +14.3%/yr, Morgan Stanley (MS) +12.5%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +24.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Shinhan Financial (SHG) 34.0%, Morgan Stanley (MS) 28.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 27.7%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SHG, MS 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 7. 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.