UBS vs VBNK vs HSBC Stock Comparison

UBS Group AG, VersaBank and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
UBS UBS Group AG
$46.78 -5.8% 1M +21.2% 1Y
Market cap
$156.32B
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
1.18%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
VBNK VersaBank
$22.34 -4.6% 1M +86.3% 1Y
Market cap
$713.66M
P/E
28.8x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.48%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
1 win
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.01 -14.8% 1M +28.0% 1Y
Market cap
$295.45B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
4.36%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
8 wins

Head to Head

10 decided of 12

Hsbc Holdings leads on 8 of the 12 questions below (Hsbc Holdings 8, VersaBank 1, UBS Group AG 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUBSVBNKHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $156.32B $713.66M $295.45B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only — 28.8x 11.3x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.2x 18.6x 9.5x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — +28.2% +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — 22.8% 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — 25.0% — –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 1.18% 0.48% 4.36% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +21.2% +86.3% +28.0% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +20.8%/yr +13.1%/yr +23.1%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.9% 39.5% 28.3% UBS
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 18/100 65/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

UBSVBNKHSBC

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

AxisUBSVBNKHSBC
Valuation – 5 #343 of 360 13 #313 of 360
Growth – 12 #168 of 191 70 #58 of 191
Profitability – 26 #125 of 168 86 #25 of 168
Financial Health 23 #135 of 175 28 #126 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 11 #303 of 341 21 #271 of 341 90 #34 of 341
Overall – 18 65
  • UBS ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • HSBC ranked among 368 companies in Banking

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodUBSVBNKHSBCSPY
1 month -5.8%-4.6%-14.8% -0.2%
3 months -10.1%+14.7%-17.0% +3.9%
6 months +11.1%+21.9%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date +1.0%+49.1%+9.3% +12.9%
1 year +21.2%+86.3%+28.0% +12.3%
3 years +100.3%+202.7%+134.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +26.1%+44.7%+32.8% +23.3%
5 years +157.3%+85.1%+182.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year +20.8%+13.1%+23.1% +10.9%
10 years +234.6%—+126.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +12.8%—+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUBSVBNKHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.9%39.5%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.2%35.4%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 1.270.781.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 0.792.180.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -34.3%-51.4%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -16.1%-5.8%-20.3% -1.2%
52-week high $55.73$23.72$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $36.41$11.26$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.

MultipleUBSVBNKHSBC
P/E now vs peer median —median 12.1x 28.8xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median —median 3.4x 6.6xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.0x —median 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 10.9x 104.3xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.34 —median 1.34 3.03median 1.34

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 monthsUBSVBNKHSBC
Revenue – $107.38M $55.16B
Operating income – – $33.06B
Net income – $24.43M $28.08B
Free cash flow – $6.84M –
EPS (diluted) – – $7.53
Cash & equivalents $215.72B $349.76M $222.46B
Total debt $104.15B $74.08M –
Shares (diluted) 3.29B – 3.51B
Enterprise value -$773.53B -$933.21M -$1.81T

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
MetricUBSVBNKHSBC
P/E – 28.8x 11.3x
P/FCF – 104.3x –
P/Operating cash flow – 63.1x –
P/S – 6.6x 5.4x
P/B 1.8x 1.8x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.8x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – – –
EV/EBIT – 2.5x -16.4x
EV/Revenue – 4.1x -9.8x
EV/FCF – 64.0x –
EV/Operating cash flow – 38.7x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – – 3.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUBSVBNKHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) – 28.2% 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 11.6% -4.3%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – 40.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – 1.6%
Net income growth (1Y) – 18.8% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – -3.2% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – – 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – – 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -90.0% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -58.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -93.9% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – -64.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUBSVBNKHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – –
Operating margin – – 59.9%
Pretax margin – 33.2% 65.2%
Net margin – 22.8% 47.9%
FCF margin – 6.4% –
Operating cash flow margin – 10.5% –
Return on equity – 6.1% 14.3%
Return on assets – 0.5% 0.8%
Return on invested capital – 25.0% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 0.5x –
Stock comp / revenue – 0.0% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUBSVBNKHSBC
Debt / assets 1.7% 1.5% –
Debt / equity 0.3x 0.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – – –
Debt / FCF – 10.8x –
Liabilities / assets 94.8% 91.8% 94.3%
Equity / assets 5.2% 8.2% 5.7%
Interest coverage – 1.3x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUBSVBNKHSBC
Dividend yield 1.2% 0.5% 4.4%
Net buyback yield – -0.8% –
Shareholder yield 1.2% -0.3% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 9.5% –
Payout ratio (FCF) – 33.9% –
Dividend growth (1Y) – -2.9% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – -5.0% –

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.

ConsensusUBSVBNKHSBC
Forward P/E 12.2xFY2026 18.6xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $3.82FY2026 $1.20FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +38.9%FY2026 +44.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +14.7% +69.2% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $52.09BFY2026 $114.67MFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +8.9%FY2026 +29.0%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.6% +41.9% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUBSVBNKHSBC
Held by institutions – 36.8% 2.5%
Institutions holding – 51 707
Change in shares held, QoQ – +0.8% -0.3%
Institutions buying – 29 402
Institutions selling – 13 180
Buyers to sellers – 2.23 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.

UBSVBNKHSBC
UBS 1.00 0.13 0.58
VBNK 0.13 1.00 0.23
HSBC 0.58 0.23 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, UBS, VBNK and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: UBS Group AG (UBS) $156.32B, VersaBank (VBNK) $713.66M, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $295.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, UBS, VBNK and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (VersaBank (VBNK) 28.8x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (UBS Group AG (UBS) 12.2x, VersaBank (VBNK) 18.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.5x). 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: VersaBank (VBNK) +28.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: UBS Group AG (UBS) +21.2%, VersaBank (VBNK) +86.3%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (UBS Group AG (UBS) +20.8%/yr, VersaBank (VBNK) +13.1%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest dividend yield: UBS Group AG (UBS) 1.18%, VersaBank (VBNK) 0.48%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, UBS Group AG (UBS) has been the steadiest (UBS Group AG (UBS) 26.9%, VersaBank (VBNK) 39.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, UBS, VBNK 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 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.