VBNK vs WFC vs HSBC Stock Comparison

VersaBank, Wells Fargo & Company and Hsbc Holdings Prices as of Oct 28, 2026 Peers: Industry group
VBNK VersaBank
$22.42 -0.6% 1M +87.1% 1Y
Market cap
$709.85M
P/E
29.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$107.38M
Div. yield
0.00%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
WFC Wells Fargo & Company/Mn
$83.74 +3.6% 1M -3.6% 1Y
Market cap
$254.91B
P/E
11.6x
Revenue (TTM)
$87.23B
Div. yield
0.02%
Money Center Banks Financial Services
2 wins
HSBC Hsbc Holdings Plc
$86.42 -14.6% 1M +23.4% 1Y
Market cap
$301.73B
P/E
11.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$55.16B
Div. yield
–
Money Center Banks Financial Services
7 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

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

QuestionVBNKWFCHSBCLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $709.85M $254.91B $301.73B HSBC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 29.0x 11.6x 11.4x HSBC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 18.7x 10.7x 9.6x HSBC
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +28.2% +5.4% +1,900.0% HSBC
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 22.8% 25.2% 47.9% HSBC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 25.0% 15.1% — VBNK
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.8x — –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.02% 0.00% WFC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months +87.1% -3.6% +23.4% VBNK
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years +13.3%/yr +10.4%/yr +23.5%/yr HSBC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 39.5% 25.6% 28.0% WFC
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 19/100 51/100 64/100 HSBC

Percentile Scorecard

VBNKWFCHSBC

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

AxisVBNKWFCHSBC
Valuation 5 #344 of 361 47 #193 of 361 11 #322 of 361
Growth 11 #153 of 172 52 #84 of 172 68 #55 of 172
Profitability 26 #111 of 149 65 #53 of 149 86 #22 of 149
Financial Health 31 #110 of 158 12 #140 of 158 –
Shareholder Returns 22 #264 of 338 79 #71 of 338 91 #33 of 338
Overall 19 51 64
  • VBNK ranked among 368 companies in Banking
  • WFC 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

PeriodVBNKWFCHSBCSPY
1 month -0.6%+3.6%-14.6% +0.9%
3 months +15.9%-0.2%-15.8% +5.9%
6 months +26.4%+2.7%-3.2% +8.5%
Year to date +49.7%-10.2%+9.9% +13.3%
1 year +87.1%-3.6%+23.4% +12.4%
3 years +203.8%+116.0%+135.4% +88.1%
3 years, per year +44.9%+29.3%+33.1% +23.5%
5 years +86.4%+63.7%+187.4% +68.2%
5 years, per year +13.3%+10.4%+23.5% +11.0%
10 years —+81.1%+128.3% +263.4%
10 years, per year —+6.1%+8.6% +13.8%

Risk

MeasureVBNKWFCHSBCSPY
Volatility, 1Y 39.5%25.6%28.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 35.5%29.1%28.1% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.671.25 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y 2.20-0.140.84 0.98
Max drawdown, 5Y -51.4%-38.7%-34.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -5.5%-13.1%-19.9% -0.9%
52-week high $23.72$96.39$107.85 $779.14
52-week low $11.26$73.42$67.56 $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.

MultipleVBNKWFCHSBC
P/E now vs peer median 28.9xmedian 12.1x 11.5xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 6.7xmedian 3.4x 2.9xmedian 3.4x 5.4xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 5.1x 6.0xmedian 5.1x —median 5.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median 104.7xmedian 10.8x 8.7xmedian 10.8x —median 10.8x
P/B now vs peer median 1.8xmedian 1.2x 1.4xmedian 1.2x 1.5xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median —median 1.32 0.80median 1.32 3.04median 1.32

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 monthsVBNKWFCHSBC
Revenue $107.38M $87.23B $55.16B
Operating income – – $33.06B
Net income $24.43M $22.97B $28.08B
Free cash flow $6.84M $28.91B –
EPS (diluted) – $7.20 $7.53
Cash & equivalents $349.76M – $222.46B
Total debt $74.08M $221.04B –
Shares (diluted) – 3.05B 3.51B
Enterprise value -$937.03M $254.91B -$1.80T

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
MetricVBNKWFCHSBC
P/E 28.9x 11.5x 11.4x
P/FCF 104.7x 8.7x –
P/Operating cash flow 63.4x 8.7x –
P/S 6.7x 2.9x 5.4x
P/B 1.8x 1.4x 1.5x
P/Tangible book 1.8x 1.4x 1.5x
EV/EBITDA – 6.0x –
EV/EBIT 2.5x 6.7x -16.4x
EV/Revenue 4.1x 5.4x -9.8x
EV/FCF 64.4x 16.3x –
EV/Operating cash flow 39.0x 16.3x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.80 3.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCHSBC
Revenue growth (1Y) 28.2% 5.4% 1,900%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 11.6% 2.0% -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% 9.1% 51.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) -3.2% 6.8% -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) – 16.2% 68.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 14.4% 3.7%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -90.0% 303.3% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) -58.5% -0.6% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -93.9% 303.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -64.9% -0.6% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCHSBC
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – 89.8% –
Operating margin – – 59.9%
Pretax margin 33.2% 31.7% 65.2%
Net margin 22.8% 25.2% 47.9%
FCF margin 6.4% 33.1% –
Operating cash flow margin 10.5% 33.1% –
Return on equity 6.1% 12.9% 14.3%
Return on assets 0.5% 1.0% 0.8%
Return on invested capital 25.0% 15.1% –
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x 0.0x 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.5x 1.3x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCHSBC
Debt / assets 1.5% 9.8% –
Debt / equity 0.2x 1.2x –
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.8x –
Debt / FCF 10.8x 7.6x –
Liabilities / assets 91.8% 92.1% 94.3%
Equity / assets 8.2% 7.9% 5.7%
Interest coverage 1.3x 1.6x –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricVBNKWFCHSBC
Dividend yield 0.5% 2.2% 4.3%
Net buyback yield -0.8% 5.6% –
Shareholder yield -0.3% 7.8% 4.3%
Payout ratio (earnings) 9.5% 24.6% –
Payout ratio (FCF) 33.9% 19.6% –
Dividend growth (1Y) -2.9% 5.6% –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) -5.0% 6.7% –

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.

ConsensusVBNKWFCHSBC
Forward P/E 18.7xFY2026 10.7xFY2026 9.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.20FY2026 $7.82FY2026 $9.02FY2026
EPS growth, next FY +44.6%FY2026 +24.9%FY2026 +19.5%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +69.2% +7.3% +9.1%
Revenue, next fiscal year $114.67MFY2026 $94.32BFY2026 $70.05BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +29.0%FY2026 +12.7%FY2026 -1.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +41.9% +4.3% +18.0%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersVBNKWFCHSBC
Held by institutions 36.8% 76.8% 2.5%
Institutions holding 51 2,878 707
Change in shares held, QoQ +0.8% +1.1% -0.3%
Institutions buying 29 1,293 402
Institutions selling 13 1,134 180
Buyers to sellers 2.23 1.14 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.

VBNKWFCHSBC
VBNK 1.00 0.23 0.23
WFC 0.23 1.00 0.37
HSBC 0.23 0.37 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, VBNK, WFC and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is the largest by market capitalisation: VersaBank (VBNK) $709.85M, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) $254.91B, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) $301.73B.

Which stock is cheaper, VBNK, WFC and HSBC?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (VersaBank (VBNK) 29.0x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 11.6x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 11.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) is cheapest (VersaBank (VBNK) 18.7x, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 10.7x, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 9.6x). 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%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +5.4%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +1,900.0%.

Which company is more profitable?

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) has the highest net margin (VersaBank (VBNK) 22.8%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.2%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 47.9%). On return on invested capital, VersaBank (VBNK) leads (VersaBank (VBNK) 25.0%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 15.1%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year VersaBank (VBNK) returned the most: VersaBank (VBNK) +87.1%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) -3.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.4%. Over five years, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) compounded fastest (VersaBank (VBNK) +13.3%/yr, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) +10.4%/yr, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) +23.5%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has the highest dividend yield: VersaBank (VBNK) 0.00%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 0.02%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 0.00%. Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) has been the steadiest (VersaBank (VBNK) 39.5%, Wells Fargo & Company (WFC) 25.6%, Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) 28.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, VBNK, WFC 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.