SMFG vs HSBC vs GS Stock Comparison

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial, Hsbc Holdings and Goldman Sachs Prices as of Nov 3, 2026 Peers: Industry group
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HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$84.52 -12.1% 1M +20.0% 1Y
Market cap
$311.49B
P/E
11.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins
GS Goldman Sachs Group Inc
$895.85 -0.8% 1M +14.0% 1Y
Market cap
$274.53B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$69.70B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 7, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial 2, Goldman Sachs 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionSMFGHSBCGSLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $94.54B $311.49B $274.53B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -2.1x 11.8x 12.9x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 14.3x 9.4x 11.9x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +7.2% +1,900.0% +18.7% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -42.9% 47.9% 30.6% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -0.9% — 13.9% GS
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -5.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +45.9% +20.0% +14.0% SMFG
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +29.0%/yr +23.7%/yr +17.0%/yr SMFG
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 29.2% 28.1% 32.1% HSBC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 71/100 36/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

SMFGHSBCGS

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

AxisSMFGHSBCGS
Valuation 47 #193 of 360 18 #296 of 360 15 #305 of 360
Growth 21 #273 of 344 88 #43 of 344 50 #172 of 344
Profitability 14 #297 of 345 85 #52 of 345 17 #288 of 345
Financial Health 3 #330 of 339 – 12 #298 of 339
Shareholder Returns 8 #323 of 352 93 #26 of 352 87 #47 of 352
Overall 18 71 36
  • SMFG ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • GS ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodSMFGHSBCGSSPY
1 month -6.1%-12.1%-0.8% -2.0%
3 months -4.0%-20.3%-15.0% -2.2%
6 months +12.5%-3.3%-2.5% +4.2%
Year to date +23.4%+7.4%+1.9% +10.6%
1 year +45.9%+20.0%+14.0% +10.4%
3 years +135.1%+125.7%+173.4% +73.6%
3 years, per year +33.0%+31.2%+39.9% +20.2%
5 years +256.7%+189.0%+119.5% +61.6%
5 years, per year +29.0%+23.7%+17.0% +10.1%
10 years +254.0%+127.9%+408.4% +261.3%
10 years, per year +13.5%+8.6%+17.7% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureSMFGHSBCGSSPY
Volatility, 1Y 29.2%28.1%32.1% 12.8%
Downside volatility, 1Y 27.9%28.3%32.8% 12.8%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.111.241.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.570.710.44 0.81
Max drawdown, 5Y -30.0%-34.6%-31.5% -25.4%
From 52-week high -13.4%-21.6%-22.2% -3.2%
52-week high $27.55$107.85$1,152.07 $779.14
52-week low $16.14$67.56$773.70 $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.

MultipleSMFGHSBCGS
P/E now vs peer median -2.1xmedian 12.4x 11.1xmedian 12.4x 12.4xmedian 12.4x
P/S now vs peer median 0.9xmedian 3.5x 5.3xmedian 3.5x 3.7xmedian 3.5x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 4.9x —median 4.9x -3.0xmedian 4.9x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 11.0x —median 11.0x -6.5xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x 2.1xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.08median 1.33 2.97median 1.33 0.25median 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 monthsSMFGHSBCGS
Revenue $102.83B $55.16B $69.70B
Gross profit $67.73B – –
Operating income -$30.78B $33.06B –
Net income $11.49B $28.08B $22.17B
Free cash flow – – -$39.98B
EPS (diluted) $-11.47 $7.53 $70.77
Cash & equivalents – $222.46B $176.77B
Total debt $102.00B – $444.82B
Shares (diluted) 3.84B 3.51B 301.10M
Enterprise value -$1.26T -$1.79T -$3.47T

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
MetricSMFGHSBCGS
P/E -2.1x 11.1x 12.4x
P/FCF – – -6.5x
P/Operating cash flow – – -6.8x
P/S 0.9x 5.3x 3.7x
P/B 1.2x 1.5x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 1.2x 1.5x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – – -3.0x
EV/EBIT -35.7x -16.6x -3.1x
EV/Revenue 0.8x -9.9x -4.4x
EV/FCF – – 7.6x
EV/Operating cash flow – – 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.08 2.97 0.25

Growth

14 metrics
MetricSMFGHSBCGS
Revenue growth (1Y) 7.2% 1,900% 18.7%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 14.3% 50.6% 15.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) 12.6% – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) 5.3% – –
Operating income growth (1Y) -32.3% 40.9% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) -75.2% 1.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) 823.3% 51.5% 33.0%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 4.6% -1.1% 41.4%
EPS growth (1Y) 15.9% 68.0% 40.7%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -25.7% 3.7% 49.9%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – – -311.6%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -29.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – – -353.5%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – – -26.2%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricSMFGHSBCGS
Gross margin 65.9% – –
EBITDA margin – – 144.7%
Operating margin -29.9% 59.9% –
Pretax margin 14.7% 65.2% 40.0%
Net margin -42.9% 47.9% 30.6%
FCF margin – – -57.4%
Operating cash flow margin – – -54.3%
Return on equity 13.3% 14.3% 17.9%
Return on assets 0.6% 0.8% 1.0%
Return on invested capital -0.9% – 13.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.1x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – – -1.7x
Stock comp / revenue – – 5.0%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricSMFGHSBCGS
Debt / assets 5.0% – 20.4%
Debt / equity 1.4x – 3.6x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -5.6x
Debt / FCF – – -11.1x
Liabilities / assets 96.4% 94.3% 94.3%
Equity / assets 3.6% 5.7% 5.7%
Interest coverage -0.1x – 1.4x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricSMFGHSBCGS
Dividend yield 1.2% 4.4% 2.0%
Net buyback yield – – 5.9%
Shareholder yield 1.2% 4.4% 8.0%
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.

ConsensusSMFGHSBCGS
Forward P/E 14.3xFY2026 9.4xFY2026 11.9xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.67FY2026 $9.02FY2026 $75.07FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +28.5%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026 +46.3%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +2.4% +9.1% -6.8%
Revenue, next fiscal year $34.01BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026 $68.80BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -50.1%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026 +18.1%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +14.2% +18.0% +4.5%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersSMFGHSBCGS
Held by institutions 3.5% 2.5% 72.1%
Institutions holding 461 709 3,153
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.9% -0.3% +1.1%
Institutions buying 291 404 1,555
Institutions selling 93 180 1,125
Buyers to sellers 3.13 2.24 1.38

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.

SMFGHSBCGS
SMFG 1.00 0.51 0.45
HSBC 0.51 1.00 0.53
GS 0.45 0.53 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, SMFG, HSBC and GS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) $94.54B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $311.49B, Goldman Sachs (GS) $274.53B.

Which stock is cheaper, SMFG, HSBC and GS?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -2.1x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.8x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 12.9x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 14.3x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.4x, Goldman Sachs (GS) 11.9x). 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: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +7.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +18.7%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -42.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 30.6%). On return on invested capital, Goldman Sachs (GS) leads (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) -0.9%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 13.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) returned the most: Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +45.9%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +20.0%, Goldman Sachs (GS) +14.0%. Over five years, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) compounded fastest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) +29.0%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.7%/yr, Goldman Sachs (GS) +17.0%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has been the steadiest (Sumitomo Mitsui Financial (SMFG) 29.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.1%, Goldman Sachs (GS) 32.1%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, SMFG, HSBC and GS?

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.