BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC's fundamentals are strong: its operating margin rose 5 points to 35% and revenue grew 15%. At 12x earnings, it's trading in line with its usual 13x. Analysts expect earnings growth.
BETR
Better Home & Finance Holding Company
There isn't enough reported data to score BETR yet.
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.
BETR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BETR's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability is under pressure. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BETR.
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.
BETR PE Valuation
BETR 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.
BETR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect BETR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 BETR on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
BETR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$10.38 | +$1.97 |
| Q2 2026 | -$11.01 | +$2.36 |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.76 | +$1.72 |
| Q4 2025 | -$10.80 | +$2.85 |
| Q3 2025 | -$12.35 | +$0.73 |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.37 | +$30.13 |
BETR is still losing money, but far less than before: $10.38 per share over the past year, against $43.50 at its worst in mid-2024.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 10 quarters in a row: $30B last quarter, up 6.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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 BETR on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BETR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $45.1M | +2.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $54.7M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $47.5M | +46% |
| Q4 2025 | $44.3M | +77% |
| Q3 2025 | $43.9M | +51% |
| Q2 2025 | $44.1M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.6M | +46% |
| Q4 2024 | $25M | +143% |
BETR has the edge over BAC on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -79% | +9.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | -57% | +25 points |
| Q1 2026 | -107% | +48 points |
| Q4 2025 | -91% | +145 points |
| Q3 2025 | -89% | +98 points |
| Q2 2025 | -82% | +46 points |
| Q1 2025 | -155% | +76 points |
| Q4 2024 | -236% | +315 points |
BETR's operating margin was −79% last quarter, up 9.9 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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 has the edge over BETR on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
BETR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $88.6M | +2131% |
| Q2 2026 | $23.4M | +$80.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$125.6M | -$68.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$57.6M | +$48.9M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M | +$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$56.7M | +$165.1M |
| Q1 2025 | -$57.4M | -$14.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$106.5M | -$26.1M |
BETR's free cash flow was −$71M over the past year, against −$217M the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BETR.
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 BETR 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.
BETR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.8% | +344K shares |
| 1 year | +24% | +3.7M shares |
BETR has 19M diluted shares, up 24% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | $263.1M |
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.
BETR Net Leverage
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).
BETR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 58.8 | Neutral |
BETR's weekly RSI is 45 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 59 (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.
BETR PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BETR | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 13x | — |
BETR 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.
BETR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $14.3 | 9.5% above |
| 20 week MA | $16.6 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $26.4 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $24.6 | 36% below |
| 200 week MA | $126.1 | 88% below |
BETR has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 88% below its 200-week average.
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 BETR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BETR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $517.5 | $494.5 | -4.4% |
| 2022 | $494.5 | $503.5 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | $503.5 | $40.9 | -92% |
| 2024 | $40.9 | $10.0 | -75% |
| 2025 | $10.0 | $34.9 | +249% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.9 | $15.7 | -55% |
BETR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +249% in 2025 to −92% in 2023. It's down 55% so far in 2026.