USB vs BAC vs HSBC Stock Comparison

Us Bancorp \De\, Bank Of America and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
USB Us Bancorp \De\
$59.75 +0.7% 1M +25.0% 1Y
Market cap
$93.09B
P/E
11.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$29.58B
Div. yield
3.51%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
BAC Bank Of America Corp /De/
$50.68 -10.6% 1M -4.4% 1Y
Market cap
$355.67B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$121.10B
Div. yield
2.29%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
6 wins
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
6 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

Bank Of America leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Bank Of America 6, Hsbc Holdings 6). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionUSBBACHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $93.09B $355.67B $295.45B BAC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 11.9x 11.3x 11.3x BAC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 11.6x 11.2x 9.5x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +6.7% +9.7% +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 26.4% 26.5% 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 12.6% 13.1% — BAC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -1.6x — BAC
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 3.51% 2.29% 4.36% HSBC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +25.0% -4.4% +28.0% HSBC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.4%/yr +1.2%/yr +23.1%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 22.2% 21.8% 28.3% BAC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 48/100 70/100 65/100 BAC

Percentile Scorecard

USBBACHSBC

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

AxisUSBBACHSBC
Valuation 42 #210 of 360 96 #17 of 360 13 #313 of 360
Growth 50 #97 of 191 82 #35 of 191 70 #58 of 191
Profitability 80 #34 of 168 73 #46 of 168 86 #25 of 168
Financial Health 12 #154 of 175 24 #133 of 175 –
Shareholder Returns 54 #156 of 341 76 #84 of 341 90 #34 of 341
Overall 48 70 65
  • USB ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • BAC 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

PeriodUSBBACHSBCSPY
1 month +0.7%-10.6%-14.8% -0.2%
3 months -7.3%-19.1%-17.0% +3.9%
6 months +6.3%-3.8%-4.4% +8.2%
Year to date +12.0%-7.9%+9.3% +12.9%
1 year +25.0%-4.4%+28.0% +12.3%
3 years +95.0%+101.4%+134.3% +87.4%
3 years, per year +25.0%+26.3%+32.8% +23.3%
5 years -1.9%+6.1%+182.8% +67.9%
5 years, per year -0.4%+1.2%+23.1% +10.9%
10 years +33.7%+199.7%+126.2% +261.1%
10 years, per year +2.9%+11.6%+8.5% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureUSBBACHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 22.2%21.8%28.3% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 23.2%25.6%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.610.721.26 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 1.13-0.200.99 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -54.7%-49.0%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -8.7%-21.8%-20.3% -1.2%
52-week high $65.41$64.82$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $45.47$46.72$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.

MultipleUSBBACHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 11.9xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x 11.3xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.1xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 7.5xmedian 5.0x 1.4xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 7.4xmedian 10.9x 3.8xmedian 10.9x —median 10.9x
P/B now vs peer median 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.2xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median 0.98median 1.34 1.40median 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 monthsUSBBACHSBC
Revenue $29.58B $121.10B $55.16B
Operating income – – $33.06B
Net income $8.17B $33.66B $28.08B
Free cash flow $12.53B $94.74B –
EPS (diluted) $5.01 $4.41 $7.53
Cash & equivalents – $229.75B $222.46B
Total debt $96.01B $399.84B –
Shares (diluted) 1.56B 7.29B 3.51B
Enterprise value $93.56B -$2.02T -$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
MetricUSBBACHSBC
P/E 11.9x 11.3x 11.3x
P/FCF 7.4x 3.8x –
P/Operating cash flow 7.4x 3.8x –
P/S 3.1x 2.9x 5.4x
P/B 1.4x 1.2x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.5x 1.2x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA 7.5x 1.4x –
EV/EBIT 7.8x 1.4x -16.4x
EV/Revenue 6.4x 1.4x -9.8x
EV/FCF 15.1x 1.8x –
EV/Operating cash flow 15.1x 1.8x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) 0.98 1.40 3.03

Growth

14 metrics
MetricUSBBACHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 6.7% 9.7% 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 3.2% 6.4% -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) 18.4% 20.5% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 12.1% 4.2% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) 19.9% 27.5% 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) 12.2% 8.0% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 68.8% 517.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 28.5% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 68.8% 517.8% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -4.9% 28.5% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricUSBBACHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 85.2% 99.4% –
Operating margin – – 59.9%
Pretax margin 34.5% 36.2% 65.2%
Net margin 26.4% 26.5% 47.9%
FCF margin 42.3% 78.2% –
Operating cash flow margin 42.3% 78.2% –
Return on equity 12.2% 11.2% 14.3%
Return on assets 1.1% 1.0% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 12.6% 13.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.5x 2.8x –
Stock comp / revenue – 3.4% –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricUSBBACHSBC
Debt / assets 13.2% 11.4% –
Debt / equity 1.4x 1.3x –
Net debt / EBITDA 3.8x -1.6x –
Debt / FCF 7.7x 4.2x –
Liabilities / assets 90.6% 91.4% 94.3%
Equity / assets 9.4% 8.6% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.7x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricUSBBACHSBC
Dividend yield 3.5% 2.3% 4.4%
Net buyback yield 0.7% 6.6% –
Shareholder yield 4.2% 8.9% 4.4%
Payout ratio (earnings) 39.5% 29.0% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 25.7% 10.3% –
Dividend growth (1Y) 3.2% 2.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 3.8% 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.

ConsensusUSBBACHSBC
Forward P/E 11.6xFY2026 11.2xFY2026 9.5xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $5.17FY2026 $4.52FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +11.9%FY2026 +18.6%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +18.8% +19.9% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $30.11BFY2026 $127.79BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +5.1%FY2026 +13.0%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +16.7% -2.4% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersUSBBACHSBC
Held by institutions 81.6% 75.0% 2.5%
Institutions holding 2,068 3,614 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +2.1% +0.7% -0.3%
Institutions buying 965 1,827 402
Institutions selling 760 1,342 180
Buyers to sellers 1.27 1.36 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.

USBBACHSBC
USB 1.00 0.73 0.45
BAC 0.73 1.00 0.45
HSBC 0.45 0.45 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, USB, BAC and HSBC?

Bank Of America (BAC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) $93.09B, Bank Of America (BAC) $355.67B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $295.45B.

Which stock is cheaper, USB, BAC and HSBC?

Bank Of America (BAC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.9x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.3x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 11.6x, Bank Of America (BAC) 11.2x, 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: Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +6.7%, Bank Of America (BAC) +9.7%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 26.4%, Bank Of America (BAC) 26.5%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%). On return on invested capital, Bank Of America (BAC) leads (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 12.6%, Bank Of America (BAC) 13.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) returned the most: Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) +25.0%, Bank Of America (BAC) -4.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +28.0%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) -0.4%/yr, Bank Of America (BAC) +1.2%/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: Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 3.51%, Bank Of America (BAC) 2.29%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 4.36%.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Bank Of America (BAC) has been the steadiest (Us Bancorp \De\ (USB) 22.2%, Bank Of America (BAC) 21.8%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.3%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, USB, BAC 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, Bank Of America (BAC) leads on 6. 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.