BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ vs HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
HSBC earns 11.3% on equity to Bank of America's 10.6%, and the near-tie hides opposite geographies: an Asia-tilted global network against the definitive American deposit franchise. HSBC's 33.9% net margin tops BofA's 27.6%, though bank margins compare cleanly only within jurisdictions. The market pays a similar toll for each, 15.5 and 14.3 times earnings, with BofA showing the visible 1.9% dividend. Returns on assets favor BofA slightly, 0.91% against 0.72%. Two systemically enormous banks priced within a turn of each other; the choice is a currency-and-geography allocation wearing bank tickers, and the fundamentals refuse to break the tie.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | BAC | HSBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $57.81 | $93.76 |
| Market cap | $428.8B | $326.8B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 14.3 | 15.5 |
| P/B | 1.43 | 1.59 |
| P/S | 3.72 | 4.79 |
| EV/EBITDA | 1247.5 | -3.8 |
| Revenue growth | +6.4% | +9.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 41.0% |
| Net margin | 27.6% | 33.9% |
| Return on equity | 10.6% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | 0.9% | 0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 1.9% | — |
| Debt / equity | 1.08 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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