ALLY
Ally Financial Inc.
ALLY has the edge over BAC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
ALLY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
ALLY's profitability is currently strong, and its revenue is stable. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like ALLY.
BAC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BAC's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BAC.
ALLY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 5.4x | $23.66 | -38% |
| Forward | 6.5x | $38.00 | — |
| Current | 8.7x | $38.00 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $41.09 | +8.1% |
| Expensive | 17x | $75.07 | +98% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ALLY's PE is in its fair range at 8.7x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.5x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BAC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 9.4x | $39.50 | -22% |
| Forward | 10x | $50.51 | — |
| Current | 12x | $50.51 | — |
| Fair | 13x | $53.81 | +6.5% |
| Expensive | 15x | $62.23 | +23% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BAC has the edge over ALLY in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
ALLY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for ALLY, with profitability improving.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
ALLY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.85 | +34% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.38 | +164% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.26 | +177% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.12 | +203% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.37 | -8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.66 | -33% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.54 | -33% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.36 | -44% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.60 | -13% |
ALLY's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $4.38 over the past year, against $8.23 in late 2021.
BAC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.92 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.19 | +14% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.34 | +27% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.02 | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.81 | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $3.66 | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $3.41 | +20% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.35 | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.21 | +4.2% |
BAC has the edge over ALLY on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ALLY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $2.3B | +7.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3B | +9.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.1B | +36% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.1B | +1.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.2B | +3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.1B | +4.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.5B | -22% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.1B | +1.2% |
ALLY's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $2.3B last quarter, up 7.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 24% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 23% | +2.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 19% | +38 points |
| Q4 2025 | 18% | +9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +13 points |
| Q2 2025 | 21% | +8.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -18% | -27 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.4% | +5.3 points |
ALLY's operating margin was 24% last quarter, up 0.6 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BAC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $30B | +6.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.6B | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $30.3B | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $31.2B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $28.1B | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $26.5B | +4.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4B | +6% |
| Q4 2024 | $25.3B | +15% |
BAC has the edge over ALLY on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 30% | -3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 37% | +7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 34% | +4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 40% | +12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 34% | +4.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | 29% | -0.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | 30% | +1.5 points |
| Q4 2024 | 28% | +14 points |
BAC has the edge over ALLY on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ALLY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.6B | +33% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.4B | +43% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $640M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2B | +21% |
| Q2 2025 | $947M | -40% |
| Q1 2025 | $940M | -30% |
| Q4 2024 | $951M | +$968M |
ALLY has the edge over BAC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BAC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$6.5B | -114% |
| Q2 2026 | $29B | +$38.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $41.8B | +$44B |
| Q4 2025 | -$22.9B | -189% |
| Q3 2025 | $46.9B | +$84.2B |
| Q2 2025 | -$9.1B | -150% |
| Q1 2025 | -$2.2B | +$13.4B |
| Q4 2024 | $25.9B | -21% |
BAC's free cash flow was $41.4B over the past year, down 33% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
ALLY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.9% | -2.9M shares |
| 1 year | -1.8% | -5.7M shares |
| 3 years | +0.8% | +2.4M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -53.7M shares |
| Available history | -22% | -87.3M shares |
ALLY has 308M diluted shares, down 1.8% from a year ago, with $496M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $178M |
| Q2 2026 | $148M |
| Q1 2026 | $147M |
| Q4 2025 | $23M |
| Q3 2025 | $1M |
| Q2 2025 | $1M |
| Q1 2025 | $34M |
| Q4 2024 | $7M |
ALLY spent $496M buying back its own shares over the past year, more than ten times what it spent the year before.
BAC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1% | -72M shares |
| 1 year | -5.3% | -405M shares |
| 3 years | -11% | -854M shares |
| 5 years | -15% | -1.3B shares |
| Available history | -24% | -2.2B shares |
BAC has the edge over ALLY on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6B |
| Q2 2026 | $6B |
| Q1 2026 | $7.2B |
| Q4 2025 | $6.3B |
| Q3 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3B |
| Q1 2025 | $4.5B |
| Q4 2024 | $3.5B |
BAC spent $25.6B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 37% from the year before.
ALLY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 5.1x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.2x | High |
ALLY has the edge over BAC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BAC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 6.7x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 7.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 8.3x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.8x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 8.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.0x | High |
BAC's net debt is about 6.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.3 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BAC.
ALLY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.5 | Neutral |
ALLY's weekly RSI is 39 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
BAC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 4.9 | Oversold |
BAC's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 5 (oversold).
ALLY PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | ALLY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 8.7x | 13x | 33% below |
| PE % | 44 | 63 | 19 pts below |
ALLY has the edge over BAC on valuation relative to its sector.
BAC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BAC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 40 | 63 | 23 pts below |
BAC is trading at 12x earnings, in line with the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
ALLY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $38.2 | 0.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $41.4 | 8.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.1 | 9.8% below |
| 100 week MA | $39.8 | 4.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $36.5 | 4.2% above |
ALLY has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 4.2% above its 200-week average.
BAC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $52.1 | 3% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.8 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $54.7 | 7.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $50.5 | 0% below |
| 200 week MA | $42.5 | 19% above |
BAC has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
ALLY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $30.6 | $34.5 | +13% |
| 2021 | $34.5 | $47.6 | +38% |
| 2022 | $47.6 | $23.9 | -50% |
| 2023 | $23.9 | $34.9 | +46% |
| 2024 | $34.9 | $35.7 | +2.1% |
| 2025 | $35.7 | $46.3 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.3 | $38.0 | -18% |
ALLY has finished higher in five of the last six years. It's down 18% so far in 2026.
BAC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.4 | $30.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $30.0 | $44.4 | +48% |
| 2022 | $44.4 | $32.5 | -27% |
| 2023 | $32.5 | $33.7 | +3.7% |
| 2024 | $33.7 | $44.3 | +32% |
| 2025 | $44.3 | $56.2 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $56.2 | $50.5 | -10% |
BAC has the edge over ALLY on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.