BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has the edge over BXSL overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger fundamentals.
BXSL
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
BXSL trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
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.
BXSL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
BXSL's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like BXSL.
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 BXSL in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BXSL PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8x | $9.65 | -59% |
| Forward | 9.3x | $23.67 | — |
| Fair | 9.4x | $11.30 | -52% |
| Expensive | 11x | $12.62 | -47% |
| Current | 20x | $23.67 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BXSL's PE is in its expensive range at 20x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 9.3x, in its fair range.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
BAC has the edge over BXSL on the outlook, with more favorable earnings and revenue expectations.
BXSL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Decline | |
| Decline | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect BXSL's earnings and revenue to decline, with profitability weakening.
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 BXSL on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
BXSL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.54 | +111% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.20 | -55% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.27 | -55% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.91 | -39% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.46 | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.64 | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.82 | -27% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.15 | -16% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.45 | -5.5% |
BXSL's earnings per share have fallen from their peak: $1.20 over the past year, against $6.63 in early 2021.
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 stronger quarterly revenue trend. Revenue is up 6.7% for BAC versus down 1.9% for BXSL.
| 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.
BXSL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | $118.4M | -1.9% |
| Q1 2022 | $142.5M | +23% |
| Q4 2021 | $157.6M | +23% |
| Q3 2021 | $117.1M | -36% |
| Q2 2021 | $120.7M | -48% |
| Q4 2020 | $127.9M | +140% |
BXSL's revenue fell from its 2020 peak and has held roughly level since: $118M last quarter, down 1.9% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 67% | +8 points |
| Q1 2022 | 76% | +11 points |
| Q4 2021 | 78% | +11 points |
| Q3 2021 | 80% | +49 points |
| Q2 2021 | 59% | +38 points |
| Q1 2021 | 66% | N/A |
| Q4 2020 | 67% | +3.5 points |
| Q3 2020 | 31% | N/A |
BXSL's operating margin was 67% last quarter, up 8 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.
BXSL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $479.3M | +$911.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $561M | +$782M |
| Q1 2026 | $249.3M | -41% |
| Q4 2025 | -$229.7M | +$674.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$432.6M | +$85.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$221.1M | +$488.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $424.7M | +$820.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$903.9M | -$775.9M |
BXSL 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 BXSL 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.
BXSL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +333K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +2.4M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +63M shares |
| 5 years | +39% | +65.3M shares |
| Available history | +367% | +183M shares |
BXSL has 233M diluted shares, up 1.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $47.4M |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
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.
BXSL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2022 | 12.4x | High |
| Q1 2022 | 10.6x | High |
| Q4 2021 | 10.0x | High |
| Q3 2021 | 10.0x | High |
| Q2 2021 | 12.9x | High |
| Q1 2021 | 20.0x | High |
BXSL's net debt is about 12 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 13 years a year ago. Net leverage isn't a meaningful measure for financial services companies like BXSL.
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).
BXSL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 33.0 | Neutral |
BXSL's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 33 (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 has the edge over BXSL on valuation relative to its sector.
BXSL PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | BXSL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 13x | 52% above |
| PE % | 100 | 64 | 36 pts above |
BXSL is trading at 20x earnings, a 52% premium to the Financial Services sector's median of 13x.
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 the edge over BXSL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
BXSL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $23.8 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.0 | 1.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $24.5 | 3.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $27.5 | 14% below |
| 200 week MA | $28.0 | 15% below |
BXSL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 15% 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 BXSL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
BXSL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $29.0 | $37.6 | +30% |
| 2022 | $37.6 | $22.9 | -39% |
| 2023 | $22.9 | $27.6 | +20% |
| 2024 | $27.6 | $33.3 | +20% |
| 2025 | $33.3 | $27.2 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $27.2 | $23.7 | -13% |
BXSL has finished higher in three of the last five years. It's down 13% so far in 2026.