HSBC Holdings plc

NYSE:HSBC Stock Report

Market Cap: US$306.5b

HSBC Holdings Management

Management criteria checks 3/4

HSBC Holdings' CEO is Georges Bahjat Elhedery, appointed in Mar 2020, has a tenure of 6.08 years. total yearly compensation is $8.93M, comprised of 22.3% salary and 77.7% bonuses, including company stock and options. directly owns 0.009% of the company’s shares, worth $28.75M. The average tenure of the management team and the board of directors is 3.7 years and 3.9 years respectively.

Key information

Georges Bahjat Elhedery

Chief executive officer

US$8.9m

Total compensation

CEO salary percentage22.33%
CEO tenure6.1yrs
CEO ownership0.009%
Management average tenure3.7yrs
Board average tenure3.9yrs

Recent management updates

Recent updates

HSBC Remains A 'Hold' Following Its 2025 Earnings

Feb 27

The Elhedery Cleansing: Dismantling the Global Generalist

The February 25th Reckoning HSBC enters its February 25, 2026 annual results presentation as a bank in the midst of a violent self-correction. For thirty years, HSBC operated under the hubristic "World’s Local Bank" strategy—a sprawling, inefficient model that left it with more middle managers than a government bureaucracy.

HSBC: A Strong Start To 2025 As Trade Fears Mount

Apr 30

HSBC: Not Much Compelling For Long-Term Investors (Rating Downgrade)

Mar 31

HSBC Holdings Continues To Reward Shareholders

Feb 22

HSBC Holdings: Strong Q3 Earnings And A Double-Digit Shareholder Yield

Oct 29

HSBC: Likely Fairly Valued With Fundamental Uncertainties

Oct 01

HSBC Showing Good Progress Mid-Year.

Aug 01

HSBC: Q2 2024 Earnings Preview, Investment Case Remains Geared To Income

Jul 12

CEO Compensation Analysis

How has Georges Bahjat Elhedery's remuneration changed compared to HSBC Holdings's earnings?
DateTotal CompensationSalaryCompany Earnings
Dec 31 2025US$9mUS$2m

US$21b

Sep 30 2025n/an/a

US$17b

Jun 30 2025n/an/a

US$18b

Mar 31 2025n/an/a

US$20b

Dec 31 2024US$7mUS$1m

US$23b

Sep 30 2024n/an/a

US$23b

Jun 30 2024n/an/a

US$22b

Mar 31 2024n/an/a

US$22b

Dec 31 2023US$4mUS$994k

US$22b

Compensation vs Market: Georges Bahjat's total compensation ($USD8.93M) is below average for companies of similar size in the US market ($USD14.23M).

Compensation vs Earnings: Georges Bahjat's compensation has increased by more than 20% whilst company earnings have fallen more than 20% in the past year.

CEO

Georges Bahjat Elhedery (51 yo)

6.1yrs
Tenure
US$8,927,921
Compensation

Mr. Georges Bahjat Elhedery is CEO at HSBC Holdings plc since September 2, 2024 and its Executive Director since January 1, 2023 and Member of the Group Management Board since March 1, 2020 and also serves...

Leadership Team

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Georges Bahjat Elhedery
Group CEO6.1yrsUS$8.93m0.0094%
$ 28.8m
Manveen Kaur
Group CFO & Executive Director1.3yrsUS$5.26m0.0057%
$ 17.6m
Barry O'Byrne
CEO of International Wealth & Premier Banking and Member of the Group Management Board6.7yrsno datano data
Aileen Taylor
Group Chief People & Governance Officer and Member of Group Mgmt Board7.3yrsno datano data
Michael Roberts
CEO of HSBC Bank plc & Corporate and Institutional Banking6.5yrsno datano data
Yi Chien Liao
Co-CEO of HSBC Asia and Middle East & Member of the Group Management Boardno datano datano data
Robert Hoyt
Group Chief Legal Officer & Member of the Group Management Board5.3yrsno datano data
Surendranath Ravi Rosha
Co-CEO of Asia and the Middle East & Member of the Group Management Boardno datano datano data
Suzy White
Group Chief Operating Officer & Member of Management Board1.5yrsno datano data
Stuart Riley
Group Chief Information Officer & Member of Management Board2.2yrsno datano data
Richard Blackburn
Group Chief Risk & Compliance Officer and Member of Grp Mgmt Board1.3yrsno datano data
David Lindberg
CEO of HSBC UK Bank Plc & Member of Group Management Boardless than a yearno datano data
3.7yrs
Average Tenure
52.5yo
Average Age

Experienced Management: HSBC's management team is considered experienced (3.7 years average tenure).

Board Members

NamePositionTenureCompensationOwnership
Georges Bahjat Elhedery
Group CEO3.3yrsUS$8.93m0.0094%
$ 28.8m
Manveen Kaur
Group CFO & Executive Director1.3yrsUS$5.26m0.0057%
$ 17.6m
Christian Larsen
Member of Technology Advisory Board9.3yrsno datano data
Steven Kirsch
Member of Technology Advisory Board9.3yrsno datano data
Ann Godbehere
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director2.6yrsUS$1.05m0.000090%
$ 275.9k
James Forese
Independent Non-Executive Director5.9yrsUS$1.15m0.00067%
$ 2.1m
Carolyn Fairbairn
Independent Non-Executive Director4.6yrsUS$474.50k0.000090%
$ 275.9k
Stuart Alan Rose
Member of European Advisory Council of Investment Banking Operationsno datano datano data
Michael Boodaei
Member of Technology Advisory Board9.3yrsno datano data
Claudio Boada Pallerés
Member of Advisory Boardno datano datano data
Brendan Nelson
Independent Group Chair2.6yrsUS$1.16m0.000090%
$ 275.9k
Diana Ferreira Cesar
Vice Chairman of HSBC Hong Kongless than a yearno datano data
3.9yrs
Average Tenure
65yo
Average Age

Experienced Board: HSBC's board of directors are considered experienced (3.9 years average tenure).

Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/04/27 12:48
End of Day Share Price 2026/04/24 00:00
Earnings2025/12/31
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

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Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
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Market Prices30 years
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  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

HSBC Holdings plc is covered by 45 analysts. 16 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Jesús Gómez DominguezBanco Santander
Thomas Andrew RaynerBarclays
Amandeep RakkarBarclays