Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
Bringing the fundamentals into focus…
HSBC · against 17 other Banks & Insurance companies of similar size
Ranked #6 of 18 · scores higher than 71% of peers
Bars: peers in each 10-point band of the valuation score1 peers with a valuation score of 40–49, including HSBC · Click a bar to see the companies
Its metrics sit close to the Banks & Insurance norm.
| Metric | HSBC | Peer median | Better than | Position among peers | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earnings yieldHigher is better · 19 reported | 8.3% | 7.1% | 78% | 60% | |
| EBITDA yieldHigher is better · 1 reported | Not reported | 31.5% | — | — | Context only |
| Free cash flow yieldHigher is better · 9 reported | Not reported | 7.0% | — | — | Context only |
| Book yieldHigher is better · 18 reported | 14.9% | 48.9% | 0% | 40% |
Metrics with no weight are context only: for banks, brokers and insurers, free cash flow, EBITDA, gross margin and current ratio mostly reflect trading and funding flows, not the health of the business.
A metric that is not reported is left out of the score; the other weights are rescaled.
| Rank | Company | Market cap | Valuation | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 260.6B EUR (≈$286.7B) | 87 | 49 | |
| 2 | 342.7B USD | 67 | 59 | |
| 2 | 203.1B USD | 67 | 56 | |
| 4 | 164.4B USD | 61 | 51 | |
| 5 | 258.6B USD | 51 | 51 | |
| 6 | 289.1B USD | 44 | 34 | |
| 7 | 260.9B USD | 34 | 59 | |
| 8 | 201.6B SGD (≈$153.2B) | 30 | 40 | |
| 9 | 203.7B USD | 28 | 64 | |
| 10 | 1.36T BRL (≈$244.3B) | 27 | 42 |
Scores are sector-relative percentiles from the latest snapshot, always calculated against the whole sector: narrowing the comparison group changes who you compare with, not the scores. Missing metrics are left out and the remaining weights rescaled. How we score