BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over BANC overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
BANC
Banc of California, Inc.
BANC's outlook is improving, though it still trails on the overall score.
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.
BANC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BANC's revenue and profitability are currently weak. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BANC.
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's PE is in its fair range at 12x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
BANC PE Valuation
BANC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
BANC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BANC, with profitability improving.
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 BANC in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
BANC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.97 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.35 | -133% |
BANC has swung to a loss: it lost $0.35 per share over the past year, after a profit the year before.
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 BANC 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's operating margin was 30% last quarter, down 3.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
BANC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $303.8M | +5.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.4M | -94% |
| Q1 2026 | $286.9M | +7.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $292.9M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $287.7M | +33% |
| Q2 2025 | $272.8M | +5.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $266M | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $264.3M | +1086% |
BANC's revenue is down over the past year, though its latest quarter was up: $304M last quarter, up 5.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 36% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2044% | -2061 points |
| Q1 2026 | 33% | +5.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 34% | +7.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 32% | +27 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +11 points |
| Q4 2024 | 27% | +10451 points |
BANC has the edge over BAC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
BANC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $61.5M | -19% |
| Q2 2026 | $158.8M | +158% |
| Q1 2026 | $45.6M | +235% |
| Q4 2025 | $84.2M | +11% |
| Q3 2025 | $75.5M | +69% |
| Q2 2025 | $61.4M | +79% |
| Q1 2025 | $13.6M | +$103.9M |
| Q4 2024 | $75.7M | +120% |
BANC has the edge over BAC on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 BANC 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.
BANC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +4.5M shares |
| 1 year | +0.8% | +1.3M shares |
BANC has 160M diluted shares, up 0.8% from a year ago, despite $220M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $109,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $32.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $187.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $35.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $112.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $38.9M |
BANC spent $220M buying back its own shares over the past year.
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 has the edge over BANC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
BANC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 133.9x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 2,403.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
BANC's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BANC.
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).
BANC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.9 | Neutral |
BANC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 34 (neutral).
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.
BANC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BANC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
BANC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
BANC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $17.8 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $18.8 | 5.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $19.0 | 6.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $17.1 | 4% above |
| 200 week MA | $15.4 | 16% above |
BANC has the edge over BAC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 finished higher in four of the last six years. It's down 10% so far in 2026.
BANC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.0 | $15.0 | -12% |
| 2021 | $15.0 | $19.5 | +31% |
| 2022 | $19.5 | $15.5 | -21% |
| 2023 | $15.5 | $13.4 | -13% |
| 2024 | $13.4 | $15.5 | +15% |
| 2025 | $15.5 | $19.7 | +27% |
| 2026 YTD | $19.7 | $17.8 | -9.6% |
BANC has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.