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LSE · United Kingdom · Banks - Diversified
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Valued below its peers on earnings
At 11.1x trailing earnings, HSBC Holdings plc trades 53% below the median of 2 peers (23.6x).
At 1.5x book value, HSBC Holdings plc trades roughly in line with the median of 2 peers (1.6x).
Return on equity was 10.8% in 2025, below the 12.9% a year shareholders require (the cost of equity). A simple rule, fair P/B = (ROE − g) ÷ (cost of equity − g), gives about 0.8x against 1.5x today, if that return lasts.
Earnings yield is 9.0% (trailing earnings ÷ price) against 4.9% on a 10-year government bond: more profit per pound of price than the bond pays, though profits are less certain than interest.
Business health grade B (71 out of 100): looks mostly healthy, with 2 strengths and no red flags.
Educational, not investment advice. “Favourable” means the numbers lean in today's price's favour; “Caution” means the price asks a lot of the future.
Every valuation range side by side, against today's price and the value estimate. Per share, in GBP.
| Range | Low | Mid | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| P/B comps (25th to 75th percentile) | £10.50 | £13.46 | £16.42 |
| P/E comps (25th to 75th percentile) | £18.13 | £27.20 | £36.26 |
| Analyst targets (17 analysts, low to high) | £7.97 | £14.74 | £18.58 |
| 52-week share price (trading range) | £10.28 | – | £16.10 |
Is this a good, honest business, not just a cheap one? Published screens on the reported annual accounts (2022–2025), plus plain ratios. Screens, not verdicts: read the accounts before relying on any of them.
Grade B (71/100): looks mostly healthy, with 2 strengths and no red flags.
None of the checks raised a red flag.
Piotroski F-score (Joseph Piotroski, 2000): nine pass-or-fail tests of profitability, debt, liquidity and efficiency, each comparing the latest year with the one before. 7 or more is strong; 3 or fewer is weak.
Altman Z'' (Edward Altman, 1995, the version for non-manufacturers and emerging markets): combines working capital, retained earnings, operating profit and book equity relative to the balance sheet. Above 2.60 is the safe zone, below 1.10 the distress zone.
Beneish M-score (Messod Beneish, 1999): eight ratios that, in his study, separated companies later found to have manipulated earnings. Above −1.78 resembles that pattern. It is a prompt to read the notes to the accounts, not an accusation.
Grade: a 0 to 100 blend (Piotroski 40%, Altman 20%, Beneish 15%, the ratios 25%, re-weighted when a part is missing): A from 80, B from 65, C from 50, D from 35, E below.
All three screens were built on US companies and annual accounts from Yahoo Finance, which can be incomplete. Lenders, insurers and holding companies get financial-firm ratios instead of the Altman and Beneish screens.
Price targets and ratings from the brokers' analysts who cover the stock, as Yahoo collects them. Their opinion, not this app's; set against the model so you can see where you differ.
17 analysts' average 12-month target is £14.74, +15.4% against today's £12.77 (median £15.10). The range runs from £7.97 to £18.58.
Your value estimate of £20.30 is 38% above the analysts' average: a big gap is worth explaining, it usually comes down to growth or margin assumptions.
Targets are usually for 12 months ahead and tend to run optimistic; brokers that cover a company often do business with it. Counts and targets come from different updates, so they may not match exactly.
How much the shares have swung and how far they have fallen over five years. Risk repeats far more reliably than direction, so this is the honest kind of forecast: how far the price may move, not which way.
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For a lender, an insurer or an investment holding company, debt is raw material rather than financing, so free cash flow to the firm and the WACC bridge don't describe the business. The value above uses peer P/E and P/B only.
Found from Yahoo's related stocks in the same industry; multiples rebuilt here so currencies match. Untick a peer to drop it, or add your own.
| Company | In median | EV/EBITDA | P/E | EV/Sales | P/B | Op. margin | Rev. growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays PLC BARC.L Banks - Diversified | – | 7.8x | 1.7x | 0.9x | 32.2% | 4.9% | |
| Aviva plc AV.L Insurance - Diversified | 2.2x | 39.3x | 0.2x | 2.2x | 7.8% | 16.9% | |
| Median of included | 2 | 2.2x | 23.6x | 1.0x | 1.6x | ||
| HSBC Holdings plc | – | – | 11.1x | 3.7x | 1.5x | 0.0% | 2.2% |
| Implied value per share | 25th pct | Median | 75th pct |
|---|---|---|---|
| EV/EBITDA × EBITDA + net cash | – (2.2x) | – (2.2x) | – (2.2x) |
| P/E × earnings per share | £18.13 (15.7x) | £27.20 (23.6x) | £36.26 (31.4x) |
| P/B × book value per share | £10.50 (1.2x) | £13.46 (1.6x) | £16.42 (1.9x) |
| EV/Sales × revenue + net cash (check only) | £3.70 (0.6x) | £4.82 (1.0x) | £5.93 (1.4x) |
| Peer value (average of median P/E and median P/B prices) | £20.33 |
Is today's multiple high or low for this stock? Its P/E (price ÷ earnings per share) or P/B (price ÷ book value per share) month by month, against the range it has traded in.
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HSBC Holdings plc (HSBA.L), valuation summary, 2 Nov 2026 Value estimate £20.30 (+59.0% vs today's price of £12.77). • DCF (base case): £1.32 per share. WACC 9.35%, terminal growth 3.0%; terminal value is 75% of enterprise value. • Peers: £20.33 per share (average of median P/E and median P/B prices; 2 peers). • Scenarios: bear £0.62, base £1.32, bull £2.17; probability-weighted £1.36. • What the price implies: outside the range tested for 2026E–2030E, against 5.3% in this forecast. • Monte Carlo: 0% of 2,000 simulated outcomes are above today's price; middle 80% £0.31 to £2.32. • Key assumptions (base): revenue growth 6.0% → 5.3% → 5.2% → 5.1% → 5.0%; EBIT margin 0.0% to 0.0%; tax 17.3%. • Checks: to review: At least three peers are in the medians. Data: Yahoo Finance via yahoo-finance2 (unofficial; delayed prices), as of 2 Nov 2026. Educational model, not investment advice.
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What the model uses, from Yahoo Finance via yahoo-finance2 (unofficial; delayed prices). Edit any number that looks wrong; your edits stay in this browser and are marked.
| GBP mn | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | Avg ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | growth 7.5% | ||||
| EBIT (operating profit) | margin 0.0% | ||||
| D&A | 6.4% | ||||
| Profit before tax | |||||
| Tax | rate 17.3% | ||||
| Capex | 6.6% | ||||
| Increase in working capital | -194.6% of Δrev |
| Cash and short-term investments (GBP mn) | |
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| Dividends since the balance sheet (GBP mn) |
| Revenue, trailing 12 months (GBP mn) | |
| EBITDA, trailing 12 months (GBP mn) | |
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| Shares outstanding (mn) |
Years are calendar fiscal years. Statements are reported in USD; converted to GBP at each year's average exchange rate (balance sheet and trailing figures at today's USD/GBP rate of 0.7468). Shares: 17,099,329,154. Price £12.77 at Fri, 30 Oct 2026 16:47:03 GMT.