HDFC BANK LIMITED vs UBS Group AG, two Banks—Regional stocks. A side-by-side on valuation, growth, margins, returns, and what each price is betting.
The margin gap is nearly double, HDFC's 30.8% net against UBS' 15.7%, an Indian retail-banking franchise at full march against a Swiss wealth manager mid-integration. Returns on assets triple the point, 1.4% against 0.48%. UBS' 8.6% return on equity edges HDFC's merger-diluted 7.8%, the one line the integration story wins. The market prices them five turns apart, 24.8 against 20 times, both premium multiples for different promises: India's compounding against Credit Suisse synergies. The pair asks which premium rests on fewer assumptions; a demographic tailwind needs no execution, and integrations need little else.
Comparison updated 2026-07-10.
| Metric | HDB | UBS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $25.74 | $49.12 |
| Market cap | $197.2B | $154.8B |
| Sector | Financial Services | Financial Services |
| Stage | Growth | Mature |
| P/E | 24.8 | 20.0 |
| P/B | 1.95 | 1.71 |
| P/S | 7.69 | 3.12 |
| Revenue growth | +26.0% | +9.2% |
| Net margin | 30.8% | 15.7% |
| Return on equity | 7.8% | 8.6% |
| Return on assets | 1.4% | 0.5% |
| Dividend yield | 1.0% | — |
| Debt / equity | 0.83 | 0.00 |
| Piotroski F (quality) | 7 / 9 | 9 / 9 |
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