HSBC Holdings plc
HSBC Financial Banks Diversified
HSBC Holdings plc’s revenue for fiscal 2025 (year ended December 2025) was $134.3 billion, down 7.19% from fiscal 2024.
- Revenue
- +0.11%
- EPS
- +29.9%
- Free cash flow
- +75.4%
- Total debt
- +5.79%
Quarter to September 2026, against a year earlier
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HSBC Holdings plc (HSBC) Return on equity
HSBC Holdings plc's return on equity over the twelve months to 30 September 2026 was 0.00%, down 10.6 percentage points from fiscal 2025 (10.6%). Over the past ten years it has ranged from 0.68% (fiscal 2016) to 11.9% (fiscal 2024); the current reading is higher than 82% of that period. That is below the Banks Diversified industry median of 11.0% and below the Financial sector median of 9.01%.
Return on equity, annual
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Annual newest first
| Period | Return on equity | Change (points) |
|---|---|---|
| FY2025 | 10.6% | (1.30) |
| FY2024 | 11.9% | 0.04 |
| FY2023 | 11.9% | 4.55 |
| FY2022 | 7.32% | 1.20 |
| FY2021 | 6.12% | 4.16 |
| FY2020 | 1.96% | (1.13) |
| FY2019 | 3.09% | (3.37) |
| FY2018 | 6.46% | 1.35 |
| FY2017 | 5.11% | 4.43 |
| FY2016 | 0.68% | (5.65) |
Against its own ten years
Return on equity against peers
| Company | Return on equity |
|---|---|
| BBVA Banco Bilbao Viscaya Argentaria S.A. compare | 18.1% |
| SAN Banco Santander, S.A. compare | 14.2% |
| WFC Wells Fargo & Company compare | 13.4% |
| BAC Bank of America Corporation compare | 11.2% |
| UBS UBS Group AG compare | 10.9% |
| MUFG Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. compare | 10.1% |
| SMFG Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc compare | 9.85% |
| C Citigroup Inc. compare | 9.40% |
| HSBC HSBC Holdings plc | 0.00% |
| Banks Diversified industry median | 11.0% |
| Financial sector median | 9.01% |
| Market median | 0.51% |
What Return on equity is
ROE shows how much profit a company earns for its shareholders on the equity they have in the business.
Annual: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity; TTM: Net Income Allotted to Shareholders ÷ Average Common Equity (latest quarter)
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