Hsbc Holdings HSBC
NYSE HSBC
$104.15 +1.82 (+1.78%)
As of: Aug 21, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2021)

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) posted Free Cash Flow of -$711.0 million for Q4 2021, down 103.32% sequentially from $21.4 billion in Q4 2020, and down 103.32% YoY from $21.4 billion in Q4 2020.

Hsbc Holdings (HSBC) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2021) Analysis & Trends

Hsbc Holdings has reported Free Cash Flow for 10 years, with the latest figure at -$711.0 million in Q4 2021.

  • Quarterly Free Cash Flow fell 103.32% year-over-year to -$711.0 million in Q4 2021, while the trailing twelve-month figure through Sep 2022 was -$711.0 million (down 103.32% YoY) and the FY2025 annual result came in at $28.3 billion, down 55.72% from the prior year.
  • Free Cash Flow retreated to -$711.0 million in Q4 2021 per HSBC's latest filing, from $21.4 billion in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $21.4 billion in Q4 2020 and troughed at -$711.0 million in Q4 2021.
  • A 5-year average of $8.0 billion and a median of $5.3 billion in 2019 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
  • The sharpest annual moves came in 2018 and 2021: Free Cash Flow soared 2362.07% in 2018, then sank 103.32% in 2021.
  • Over 5 years, Free Cash Flow stood at $551.0 million in 2017, then jumped by 2362.07% to $13.6 billion in 2018, then sank by 61.09% to $5.3 billion in 2019, then soared by 306.06% to $21.4 billion in 2020, then sank by 103.32% to -$711.0 million in 2021.
  • According to Business Quant data, Free Cash Flow over the past three periods registered -$711.0 million, $21.4 billion, and $5.3 billion for Q4 2021, Q4 2020, and Q4 2019 respectively.

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr) Free Cash Flow (Qtr)
1 Bank Of America 441.62 Bn -146.87 Bn 30.39 Bn 29.04 Bn
2 Hsbc Holdings 357.01 Bn 357.01 Bn - -
3 Royal Bank Of Canada 286.58 Bn 87.66 Bn - 27.31 Bn
4 Wells Fargo & Company 254.86 Bn 50.89 Bn - 6.78 Bn
5 Mitsubishi Ufj Financial 251.70 Bn -141.92 Bn 10.89 Bn -
6 Citigroup 223.37 Bn -2,078.94 Bn 24.75 Bn -
7 Banco Santander 209.76 Bn 30.11 Bn - 16.27 Mn
8 Toronto Dominion Bank 194.48 Bn 19.99 Bn - 17.83 Bn
9 UBS Group AG 167.76 Bn -47.95 Bn - -
10 Bank of New York Mellon 108.83 Bn 47.61 Bn - 1.98 Bn

Historic Data

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Dec 31, 2021 -711.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2021 -711.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2020 21.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2020 21.44 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 5.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2019 5.28 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 13.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2018 13.57 Bn
Dec 31, 2017 551.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2017 551.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 732.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2015 732.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 954.00 Mn
Dec 31, 2014 954.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -664.00 Mn
Sep 30, 2011 -664.00 Mn
Mar 31, 2011 1.28 Bn
Mar 31, 2011 1.28 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.08 Bn
Sep 30, 2010 2.08 Bn