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.
BRK-A
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score BRK-A 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.
BRK-A Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BRK-A's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BRK-A.
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.
BRK-A PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8x | N/A | N/A |
| Fair | 13x | N/A | N/A |
| Current | 16x | $885,660 | — |
| Expensive | 21x | N/A | N/A |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BRK-A's PE is 16x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over BRK-A on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and profitability expectations.
BRK-A Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Stable | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect BRK-A's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady.
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's earnings per share have climbed steadily: $4.19 over the past year, up 14% from the year before, and higher year over year for eight quarters in a row.
BRK-A Earnings Per Share
BRK-A and BAC do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 BRK-A 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 BRK-A on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
BRK-A Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $105.6B | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $101.8B | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $93.7B | +4.4% |
| Q4 2025 | $94.2B | -0.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $95B | +2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $92.5B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $89.7B | -0.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $94.9B | +1.6% |
BRK-A's revenue has picked up after two years of holding roughly level: $106B last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | -3.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | +1.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -4.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | +4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | -2.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 17% | +7.2 points |
BRK-A's operating margin was 13% last quarter, down 3.2 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'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.
BRK-A Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $6.8B | -18% |
| Q2 2026 | $5.6B | +6.6% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.5B | -18% |
| Q4 2025 | $5B | +$5.7B |
| Q3 2025 | $8.2B | +$11.1B |
| Q2 2025 | $5.2B | -42% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.6B | +7.3% |
| Q4 2024 | -$726M | -108% |
BRK-A's free cash flow was $22.8B over the past year, up 18% from the year before. Free cash flow isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BRK-A.
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 BRK-A 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.
BRK-A Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.3% | -4.2M shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +30.9M shares |
| 3 years | +7.3% | +95.3M shares |
| 5 years | +7.7% | +100M shares |
| Available history | +0.9% | +12.9M shares |
BRK-A has 1.4B diluted shares, up 2.3% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $9.3B |
| Q2 2026 | $4.2B |
| Q1 2026 | $235M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | $356M |
| Q1 2024 | $2.6B |
| Q4 2023 | $2.2B |
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.
BRK-A Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
BRK-A has the edge over BAC on leverage, with a lower net debt burden relative to earnings.
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).
BRK-A Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 79.2 | Overbought |
| Stochastic | 88.9 | Overbought |
BRK-A's weekly RSI is 79 (overbought) and its Stochastic is 89 (overbought).
BAC PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BAC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 13x | 7.5% below |
| PE % | 40 | 63 | 23 pts below |
BAC has the edge over BRK-A on valuation relative to its sector.
BRK-A PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BRK-A | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 13x | 25% above |
| PE % | 76 | 63 | 13 pts above |
BRK-A is trading at 16x earnings, a 25% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
BRK-A Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $807,132.2 | 9.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $776,603.9 | 14% above |
| 50 week MA | $750,366.7 | 18% above |
| 100 week MA | $744,239.4 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $660,359.8 | 34% above |
BRK-A 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.
BRK-A Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $338,920.0 | $340,262.0 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | $340,262.0 | $444,654.0 | +31% |
| 2022 | $444,654.0 | $463,400.0 | +4.2% |
| 2023 | $463,400.0 | $542,625.0 | +17% |
| 2024 | $542,625.0 | $684,908.5 | +26% |
| 2025 | $684,908.5 | $747,000.0 | +9.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $747,000.0 | $885,660.0 | +19% |
BRK-A has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.