CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE /CAN/ vs HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where CM and HSBC diverge most: on revenue growth, CM reads -9.3% and HSBC reads +9.0%; on net margin, CM reads 21.6% and HSBC reads 33.9%. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What CM's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). What HSBC's price implies is an extreme bet versus history and the cohort (earnings-power basis). The bull and bear cases for each are in their full reports below.
| Metric | CM | HSBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $121.27 | $100.55 |
| Market cap | $112.1B | $350.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Mature | Mature |
| P/E | 17.1 | 16.6 |
| P/B | 2.32 | 1.70 |
| P/S | 3.51 | 5.13 |
| EV/EBITDA | — | -2.9 |
| Revenue growth | -9.3% | +9.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 41.0% |
| Net margin | 21.6% | 33.9% |
| Return on equity | 14.3% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 6 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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