BAC
Bank of America Corporation
BAC has a slight edge over CBSH overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
CBSH
Commerce Bancshares, Inc.
CBSH has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower 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.
CBSH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| N/A | |
| N/A |
CBSH's revenue and profitability are currently healthy. Free cash flow and net leverage aren't meaningful measures for financial services companies like CBSH.
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.
CBSH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $53.32 | -4% |
| Forward | 13x | $55.57 | — |
| Current | 14x | $55.57 | — |
| Fair | 16x | $62.21 | +12% |
| Expensive | 19x | $75.69 | +36% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
CBSH has the edge over BAC in the historical PE scenario, which offers more potential upside but is not a forecast.
BAC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAC, with profitability improving.
CBSH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for CBSH, 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 CBSH on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
CBSH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $4.43 | +11% |
| Q3 2026 | $4.00 | -1.2% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.98 | -0.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $4.02 | +3.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.04 | +8.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.05 | +15% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.01 | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.89 | +18% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.73 | +12% |
CBSH earned $4.00 per share over the past year, down 1.2% from 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 CBSH on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
CBSH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $494.3M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $498.9M | +12% |
| Q1 2026 | $475.7M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $449.4M | +6.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $441M | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $445.8M | +7.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $428.1M | +7.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $422.1M | +7.3% |
CBSH's revenue has grown year over year for 18 quarters in a row: $494M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 41% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 41% | -2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 39% | -0.2 points |
| Q4 2025 | 41% | -0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 42% | -0.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 44% | +0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 39% | +2.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 41% | +4.6 points |
CBSH 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.
CBSH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $181M | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $169.1M | +68% |
| Q1 2026 | $678.4M | +438% |
| Q4 2025 | $252.6M | +$403.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $113.3M | -73% |
| Q2 2025 | $100.5M | -28% |
| Q1 2025 | $126M | +1.2% |
| Q4 2024 | -$150.7M | -243% |
CBSH 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 CBSH 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.
CBSH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -1.3% | -1.9M shares |
| 1 year | +6.9% | +9.1M shares |
| 3 years | +3.3% | +4.5M shares |
| 5 years | +0.2% | +350K shares |
| Available history | -1% | -1.5M shares |
CBSH has 142M diluted shares, up 6.9% from a year ago, despite $422M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.7M |
| Q2 2026 | $112.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $84.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $115.3M |
| Q3 2025 | $25.2M |
| Q2 2025 | $11.9M |
| Q1 2025 | $55.2M |
| Q4 2024 | $46.9M |
CBSH spent $422M buying back its own shares over the past year, about three times what it spent the year before.
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.
CBSH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
CBSH 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).
CBSH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.3 | Neutral |
CBSH's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 24 (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 CBSH on valuation relative to its sector.
CBSH PE vs Financial Services Sector
| Metric | CBSH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 14x | 13x | 6.7% above |
| PE % | 22 | 63 | 41 pts below |
CBSH is trading at 14x earnings, in line with 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 19% above its 200-week average.
CBSH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $55.4 | 0.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $57.4 | 3.1% below |
| 50 week MA | $54.3 | 2.3% above |
| 100 week MA | $56.2 | 1.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $52.9 | 5.1% above |
CBSH 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.
CBSH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.9 | $52.0 | +2.2% |
| 2021 | $52.0 | $56.0 | +7.7% |
| 2022 | $56.0 | $57.7 | +3% |
| 2023 | $57.7 | $48.4 | -16% |
| 2024 | $48.4 | $59.8 | +24% |
| 2025 | $59.8 | $53.0 | -11% |
| 2026 YTD | $53.0 | $55.6 | +4.9% |
CBSH has the edge over BAC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.