CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP vs HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
Where COF and HSBC diverge most: on ev/ebitda, COF reads 94.4 and HSBC reads -2.9; on debt / equity, COF reads 0.11 and HSBC reads 0.00. The rest of the comparable metrics sit closer together. What COF'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 | COF | HSBC |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $208.01 | $100.55 |
| Market cap | $129.7B | $350.5B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 53.1 | 16.6 |
| P/B | 1.16 | 1.70 |
| P/S | 2.21 | 5.13 |
| EV/EBITDA | 94.4 | -2.9 |
| Revenue growth | +47.5% | +9.0% |
| Operating margin | — | 41.0% |
| Net margin | 5.5% | 33.9% |
| Return on equity | 2.9% | 11.3% |
| Return on assets | 0.5% | 0.7% |
| Dividend yield | 0.8% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.11 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 8 / 9 | 8 / 9 |
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